Alec Hamilton

New York

Senior Producer, Morning Edition at WNYC (New York, NY)

Sr Producer for Morning Edition @wnyc. Fan of public water fountains. Always trying to play Maná on the air. https://t.co/jq3PUA6w91

Articles

Is pollen relief on the horizon in NYC? Don't hold your breath just yet.

6 days ago | gothamist.com | Michael Hill |Alec Hamilton |Andrew Giambrone

If you're sneezing or sniffling while reading this, you're not alone. Pollen is in the air in New York City, and while the levels are currently declining due to recent rain and many trees losing their flowers, the reprieve will likely be temporary. "We'll get another peak toward the end of May," said Dr. Guy Robinson, who runs the city's only official pollen monitoring station, at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan.
Athlete of the Week: Cannon Falls senior Avery Rustad returns with a vengeance

1 week ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

Stepping onto the softball diamond was a long-time coming for Cannon Falls senior Avery Rustad this spring. Rustad, a three-sport athlete for the Bombers, broke onto varsity teams as a sophomore and was starting to become a mainstay across the board when she suffered a knee injury during the winter of her junior basketball season.
"A Night in the Roaring 20’s": Cannon Falls students enjoy a beautiful weekend for Prom 2025

1 week ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

Cannon Falls High School students enjoyed a beautiful weekend to celebrate Prom 2025. The theme for this year’s prom was “A Night in the Roaring 20’s” with the Cannon Falls Middle/High School Auditorium decorated with candles, lights, champagne glasses, an arch and a piano for the grand march. Over 100 young adults took part in the grand march Saturday evening, which started at 5 p.m. and lasted just over a half-an-hour.
"Light Up the Night": Randolph students celebrate their 2025 prom

1 week ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

This past Saturday was Randolph Schools’ 2025 prom with the theme “Light Up the Night”. The grand march took place at 5 p.m. in the school’s North Gymnasium and there was an after-prom party held later that night. Pictures were held on the Dakota County side of Lake Byllesby Beach for all who were interested. Click through the gallery below for more images from Prom courtesy of Keri Lorenzen.
Cannon Falls boys golf looks to put it all together in second half of season

1 week ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

The Cannon Falls boys golf team has battled the weather and knocked off the rust in the first half of their season this spring and it’s now time to see what they can do. Last week, the Bombers traveled to Pine Island Golf Course on Thursday, May 1, for their first Hiawatha Valley League meet of the season. Cannon Falls finished fifth out of seven teams in that first meet with an 18-hole team score of 320, just five strokes behind Byron and two ahead of Lake City.
Mock crash held for Cannon Falls High Schoolers

1 week ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

Cannon Falls EMS and the Cannon Falls High School chapter of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) held a mock crash for grades 9-12 Wednesday, April 30. Bleachers were rolled into the main visitor parking lot in front of the main entrance and a mock head-on collision between two vehicles due to drunk driving was staged. Ron Freeberg, a retired Cannon Falls Fire Department and EMS member, provided commentary as several emergency services simulated their response to the crash.
Cannon Falls softball sweeps Zumbrota-Mazeppa in doubleheader

1 week ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

Cannon Falls Bomber softball continued its solid first season under new head coach Adam Templin by going 3-1 this week to improve 10-3 overall and 5-2 (tied for first) in the Hiawatha Valley League Conference. The week started with a home doubleheader sweep of Zumbrota-Mazeppa 9-8 and 7-4 as the Bomber bats came alive following a shutout loss to Stewartville last week.
Athlete of the Week: Cannon Falls’ Jack Meyers talks senior season after shutout of Randolph

2 weeks ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

The Cannon Falls Bomber baseball team has started to find its groove after a slow start to the season and a large part of that has been thanks to the pitching of senior Jack Meyers. Meyers notched a complete-game, shutout win over rival Randolph Saturday where he allowed just 5 hits and struck out 14 batters. Back on April 17, Meyers allowed just 1 hit in a complete-game shutout of Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Kingsland and struck out 15.
Randolph's Schmidt named High School Principal, Severson Asst. Principal/Special Education Director

2 weeks ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

The Randolph School Board approved Michael Schmidt as the new High School Principal and Rio Severson as the new Assistant Principal and Special Education Director at its Tuesday, April 22 meeting. Schmidt, previously the Assistant Principal, also continues as Activities Director while Severson resigned as head girls basketball coach to take on her new roles.
Area point guards, forwards end season with high marks

2 weeks ago | republicaneagle.com | Alec Hamilton |Martin Schlegel

Introducing the All-Area girls basketball teams from the Cannon Falls Beacon and Republican Eagle. Alec Hamilton, community editor for the Beacon, and Martin Schlegel, sports editor for the Eagle, cooperated to put together three All-Area girls basketball teams from the respective schools: Cannon Falls, Randolph, Red Wing, Lake City, Goodhue and Zumbrota-Mazeppa. The head coaches were able to nominate up to three players for Player of the Year.