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DEC announces over $1.35 million in conservation grants

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:11:01 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Department of Environmental Conservation has announced that more than $1.35 million in grants will be given out to six land trusts across the state. The grants will go toward protecting forested land and reducing emissions that cause climate change. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Grant funding will be used to acquire new forest conservation easements. The following land trusts have been awarded grants: Adirondack Land Trust in Warren County - $350,000Saratoga PLAN in Saratoga County - $301,497Western New York Land Conservancy in Cattaraugus County - $227,474Dutchess Land Conservancy in Dutchess County - $189,605Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust in Lewis County - $181,150Mohawk-Hudson Land Conservancy in Montgomery County - $104,609 Sinking boat recovered on Great Sacandaga Lake “Working in close partnership with land trusts across New York State is critical to protecting forest lands from the pressur...

Yarn shop with drive-thru opens in Amsterdam

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:11:01 GMT

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Beth Ressel started her business Chunky Boy Craft Handles about two years ago by selling ergonomic handles for crochet hooks. Now, she's expanded by opening up Chunky Boy Yarn Shop in Amsterdam. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Ressel and her husband moved to the Amsterdam area from Texas in June. She saw how few options there were in this area and decided it was the perfect spot to open a yarn shop. She opened Chunky Boy Yarn Shop on October 7."I'm a big believer in fiber arts as one of the lowest barriers to entry into crafts," said Ressel. "For about $10 and access to YouTube, you can teach yourself to knit or crochet." Amsterdam pizzeria moving, owners to open live music venue Chunky Boy Yarn Shop carries yarn, as well as knitting needles and crochet hooks. The shop has crochet classes and will soon have knitting classes as well, said Ressel. Chunky Boy also hosts a variety of social community-d...

Schroon River Road closing north of Warrensburg

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:11:01 GMT

WARRENSBURG, N.Y. (NEWS10) - This weekend, a section of Schroon River Road in Warrensburg will be closed to give room for construction. The work is set to run 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 14 and 15. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Schroon River Road, which is also known as County Route 10, will be closed from its intersection with County Home Bridge Road - passing over the Schroon River north of town - to its meeting place with County Route 11 further north. The road is in need of a culvert replacement.The replacement is part of a grander set of improvements planned for the road, which connects the town of Warrensburg to areas further north into the Adirondacks, combining with Route 30 on the way to Brant Lake. Further culvert replacements are planned, as well as roadside ditch improvements and resurfacing work. Unique electric airplane makes stop in Queensbury This weekend's closure will still allow local t...

Man charged for shooting St. Louis football coach at practice

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:11:01 GMT

Update: Daryl Clemmon, 43, has been charged with assault and armed criminal action in connection with this shooting. He turned himself in to the police.ST. LOUIS - Grief on the gridiron. Community leaders say a well-known youth football coach was shot several times Tuesday during practice in front of his players. The preliminary investigation from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department revealed that a 30-year-old coach ended up in an altercation with a 43-year-old suspect moments before he was shot. The shooting happened at Sherman Park around 7 p.m. Tuesday. Police have not disclosed if the suspect had been known to the coach. Check your tickets! Numbers drawn for $1.73 billion Powerball jackpot Many residents, in addition to players and parents, are shocked by the shooting. “I can’t imagine how horrific it is for the players, and they have to go home, and the parents are now trying to come up with answers as to why," said James Clark with the Urban League ...

10 ways to get cheap ski and snowboard gear in Colorado

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:11:01 GMT

Ski season is almost here. The countdown has begun to see whether Arapahoe Basin, Loveland, Keystone or Wolf Creek will become the first Colorado ski area to open. It’s usually the first ski area in the country to open for the season, too.Related ArticlesOutdoors | New in Colorado skiing: Four resort improvements we can’t wait to try this winter Outdoors | Here’s how the Floyd Hill project on I-70 will affect ski traffic this winter Outdoors | Colorado’s major ski resorts announce opening dates for 2023-24 season Labor Day ski sales have come and gone, but there are plenty of ways for skiers and snowboarders to save money on gear and clothing, especially if you have little ones to outfit. We’ve pulled together a list of Front Range stores that sell used gear, options for daily clothing rental options and season gear rentals for your kids.Sales of used equipmentPlay It Again Sports: This franchise chain with six ...

Broncos intend to trade or release Frank Clark in coming days, sources say

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:11:01 GMT

Frank Clark’s short, strange journey with the Broncos is coming to an end.Denver intends to trade or release him over the coming days after agreeing with the veteran pass-rusher to a restructured deal that facilitates either outcome, sources confirmed to The Denver Post.The writing’s been slowly stretching across the wall, but it dialed up a notch this week when Clark didn’t practice Tuesday due to a reported illness and then was ruled out for Thursday’s night’s game against his old team, Kansas City.Clark was in the locker room briefly during the time open to reporters Tuesday but Broncos media relations staff said he was not available for interview due to his illness.The Broncos have already traded one veteran pass rusher in Randy Gregory, who went to San Francisco last week along with a 2024 seventh-round pick in return for a 2024 sixth-round pick, and now may end up dealing another.Just Tuesday, Denver coach Sean Payton said, “We’re not ...

Camping season’s over; here’s how to recycle propane containers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:11:01 GMT

Campers confident in their fire-making skills — and the weather — may rely on a campfire to cook, but many of the thousands who camp in Colorado’s mountains and valleys tote stoves and canisters of propane into the high country for more reliable cooking.Related ArticlesOutdoors | One of Colorado’s loveliest campgrounds is also one of its most historic | Opinion Outdoors | “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse headed to Colorado. Here’s everything you need to know. Outdoors | Everything you need to know to hike the Maroon Bells Four Pass Loop Outdoors | “We literally get run over”: Golden Gate Canyon State Park braces for another busy leaf-peeping season But disposing of those canisters once empty can prove tricky in the Denver area. Small propane tanks are considered hazardous waste and cannot be thrown away in regular trash. They also shouldn’t be refilled unless speci...

Opinion: A joyous Jewish wedding could not be shattered by Hamas’ terror

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:11:01 GMT

Five months ago I traveled to Israel for the opening of the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem and subsequently wrote these words describing Israel’s time of need: “surrounded by deadly enemies, principally Iran and its proxies who play the leading role in funding terrorists who attempt to kill Israelis and disrupt Israeli life on a daily basis.”Those words haunted me on what should have been a joyous day — my son’s wedding. On Saturday morning, prepared for the celebration, I woke up to the horrific news of Israel being attacked by Hamas terrorists.While in Israel, I had visited the Western Wall to pray for peace and the health and welfare of my friends and family. The Western Wall is one of the four supporting walls of the Temple Mount still standing since the destruction of the Second Temple and dates back to 20 BCE. For me, like generations of Jews, the Western Wall is a source of inspiration and prayer.I purchased two Star of David necklaces from the daughter of...

Oakland police reveal name of teen who allegedly killed Uber driver last year

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:11:01 GMT

OAKLAND — An Oakland police detective revealed the name of a teen accused of killing an Uber driver during an attempted carjacking last year, while testifying against the teen’s co-defendant in a preliminary hearing, court records show.Oakland police Detective Yun Zhou said that authorities identified Tristen Bengco, 17, as the teen who shot and killed 52-year-old Kon Woo Fung, while attempting to rob Fung on the morning of July 17, 2022, near the intersection of East 22nd Street and 13th Avenue in Oakland. Bengco is being prosecuted as a juvenile, while his adult co-defendant, 20-year-old Major Willis, has been charged with murder and carjacking in adult court.Willis’ preliminary hearing last month revealed that after the shooting, he and Bengco allegedly travelled to San Francisco and stayed in an abandoned townhouse in an attempt to lay low after the homicide. During the time they were on the lam, the two argued about what went wrong during the incident, a perso...

Algeria: Journalist’s appeal of seven-year sentence rejected

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:11:01 GMT

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A journalist in Algeria targeted as part of a broader crackdown against pro-democracy protests will remain imprisoned after the country’s Supreme Court rejected his appeals on Thursday.Defense attorneys for Ihsane El Kadi, the owner of a media company that oversaw Algeria’s now-shuttered news site Maghreb Emergent and radio station Radio M, filed two appeals asking the court to overturn the journalist’s sentence for taking foreign funds for his media outlets and “inciting acts susceptible to threaten state security.”El Kadi is one of hundreds of people associated with Algeria’s pro-democracy movement who have faced criminal charges and imprisonment. His website and radio station emerged as key channels during the North African nation’s 2019 Hirak protests.In April, a court in Algiers gave him a 7-year sentence that included three years in prison and ordered his website and radio station shut down. The sentence was part of a...