YMCA

Due to such a large shortage of lifeguards in the Central New York region causing beaches and pools to remain closed, the YMCA of CNY is stepping in to help.

James R. Tisch (age 64) of Del Ray Beach, Florida was arrested on June 21, 2022 after being accused of taking $130,000 from a YMCA in New York.

Halloween may look a little different this year, but organizations and businesses across CNY are banding together to make sure kids still get their treats.

When Steve Townsend let people know in the Facebook Group "People and Place of Rome" that two lifeguards from the YMCA in Rome had come to the rescue of a young boy who had been injured nobody really seemed surprised. Comments flooded in below the post with nothing but positive words about all the lifeguards and staff. There are two in particular that deserve a little extra credit for th

No, I'm not talking about the disco song (and dance) from the Village People, I'm referring to the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Organization). I remember as a kid growing up in Utica, going down to the YMCA on Washington Street in downtown Utica to pass along the time during those summer days and Saturdays. It was there that I learned how to swim, shoot pool, play ping pong and make boondogles (we