Dead freshwater drum lie strewn across Barcelona Beach, along Lake Erie, in Westfield, NY, on Saturday, August 2, 2025. The fish were killed following an upswelling that forced cold water from the bottom of the lake to the surface, resulting in a temperature shift that the fish could not survive.
Jake Muldoon, University of Vermont class of 2026, hits a dirt jump over a bonfire during a beer-fueled celebration after the first day of competition at the 2023 Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference hosted by Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY, Sept. 23, 2023.
Bret Bumpus, left, his son, Evan Bumpus, and referee Robert Caico, right, confer after the first of three rounds during a boxing match on Oct. 1, 2022, hosted by The Saint Martin Boxing Club in Rochester, NY. The Saint Martin Boxing Club allows 8-16 year olds to compete and train for free. Evan won his match.
Participants in the University of Rochester pro-Palestine encampment pray during a peaceful sit-in inside the UR administrative building, Wallis Hall, on May 1, 2024, in Rochester, NY, as Peace Officers from the UR Department of Public Safety look on. The sit-in was intended as a means to bring administrators back to the negotiating table for divestment from Israel.
Mo Chara of the Irish language hip-hop trio KNEECAP sneers at the crowd during a performance on March 21, 2024, in Toronto, Canada.
Sarah Aljitawi, a Palestinian-American University of Rochester student organizer for divestment from Israel stands on Eastman Quadrangle in front of Rush Rhees Library, on Feb. 20, 2025, in Rochester, NY. Eastman Quadrangle was the site of the University of Rochester (UR) pro-Palestine encampment.
Angelica Generosa and Johnathan Batista perform “Black Swan Grand Pas de Deux,” choreographed by Marius Petipa and featuring music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in the Amphitheater, Chautauqua, NY. 
Charlie Tea, right, of the Chautauqua softball team, the “YAC PAC,” simultaneously has his legs swept out from under him and tags out Rylan Springer as Springer slides into third base during a game against Chautauqua softball team “The Arthritics” July 7, 2025, at Sharpe Field. From left, Marshall Howe, Flint Dickinson, and Teddy Anderson of the “YAC PAC” look on.
Protesters organized by the Finger Lakes branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation block and paint University Ave. in front of L3 Harris Technologies, Rochester, NY, on June 1, 2024. The protesters accused L3 Harris Technologies of “profiting from genocide” in Gaza.
A young grower who asked not to be identified by name waters autoflower cannabis plants in his apartment in Henrietta, NY, April 12, 2023.
Sparrow Harvey shows off an eclipsed sun painted onto his face on April 8, 2024, on the Smith St. Bridge, in Rochester, NY. Harvey, like many Rochester residents, took to the street to witness a total solar eclipse that was visible at 3:20 pm.
Zack Yakutsk, 11, and Zoe Svea, 10, are immersed in cascades of water as the Chautauqua Fire Department trains by pumping water from Chautauqua Lake and spraying it from their ladder truck on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at Children’s Beach. 
Members of the Rochester Police Department investigate the scene after a police chase concludes on Genesee St., Rochester, NY, on Oct. 21, 2024. The vehicle, which officers pursued because they believed it was used in a recent shooting, stopped when it hit the Chabad House-Rohr Center for Jewish Life at the University of Rochester. Three suspects were taken into custody.
Penelope Baird, 13, swings on Friday, July 4, 2025, Chautauqua, NY.

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