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Hudson Crossing Park seeks award candidates

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:25:46 GMT

SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Hudson Crossing Park runs education and community programs for Schuylerville and the surrounding communities from a green outdoor learning space. On Friday, the park opened submissions for applicants to an award acknowledging students who have proven their own respect for the environment around them. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The park is looking for applications for the 2023 Hudson Crossing Park Seedling Award. The award is given to a student who has shown excellence and dedication to their environment and community. Ideal candidates can show that they have served as role models to their fellows, and show the difference that an individual can make for their neighbors and their world.High school seniors from Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties are welcome to apply, including homeschooled students. To apply, students are asked to submit an essay of around 1,000 words, or a 3-5 minute ...

City of Pittsfield to implement three-hour parking on North Street

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:25:46 GMT

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) -- Starting Monday, March 27, a three-hour limit for paid on-street parking will be implemented on North Street. Meters from Park Square to Madison Avenue will be updated to reflect the time limit. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to the Department of Public Services and Utilities, customers parked over the allotted time will not be ticketed during the first two weeks. Instead, they will be provided with an explanation of the three-hour limit.“This three-hour parking time will allow sufficient time for customers and clients to visit theirattorney, hairstylist, retailer, accountant, exercise studio, etc., and also allow proper turnover andavailability of parking spaces for other customers throughout the business day,” said David Daunais of the Cheveux Hair Clinic. “These are the simple needs of the business owners that will allow them to continue in business and allow themselves and their ...

New date announced for Springsteen's Albany concert

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:25:46 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A new concert date has been announced for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at MVP Arena. This comes after the original show date on March 14 was postponed due to illness. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Springsteen will now perform on September 19. According to the MVP Arena website, previously purchased tickets will be honored for this new date.Springsteen and The E Street Band postponed two other concerts at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut and Nationwide Arena in Ohio due to illness before the the Albany concert. Those shows have also been rescheduled to September 16 and September 21, respectively. Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band postpone Albany concert According to a post on Springsteen's Twitter page, if you cannot attend the new date, you have until April 16 to request a refund from Ticketmaster. You can also still buy tickets for the new date on the Ticketmaster website.

New plans in store for former Vermont college

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:25:46 GMT

BENNINGTON, Vt. (NEWS10) - The former Southern Vermont College has been closed since 2019, leaving a 371-acre campus unused in the meantime. On Friday, the property's current owner made an announcement regarding its next step. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Southwestern Vermont Health Care, which purchased the campus in 2020, announced on Friday that it had entered an agreement to sell the campus to Alfred Weissman Real Estate, LLC, a Harrison, New York-based developer with a history of civic and business development. The developer has big plans for the future of the campus, itself including the historic Everett Mansion.“The former college campus has served our health system and community well – most especially over the past three years during the pandemic as our COVID Resource Center as we tested and vaccinated over 60,000 people,” stated Tom Dee, president and CEO of Southwestern Vermont Health Care. “AWRE will continue ...

Pictures: St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dogtown

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:25:46 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Dogtown is a sea of green today as the 38th annual Ancient Order of Hibernian Parade winds through this historic neighborhood. Thousands of people lined the streets to cheer on the marchers. More than 90 floats that highlighted Irish culture and history.The Irish festival continues until 6 p.m and the area is divided into three zones for partying, families, and heritage.St. Charles is hosting the second annual St. Patrick’s Day this evening. It’s on Main Street, starting from the Lewis and Clark Boathouse parking lot at 4:00 p.m., and it marches down South Main Street to First Capitol Drive.

Hospital dresses up newborns as 'Cute clovers' for St. Patrick's Day

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:25:46 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- The newborns at St. Luke’s Hospital are wearing green for St. Patrick's Day. These "cute clovers" are from the Birth Care Suite and Special Care Nursery.The hospital is known for dressing babies up for holidays and special occasions. They have been doing it since 1997. The costumes are made by nurses and volunteers.St. Luke’s Hospital has been named one of the Best Hospitals for Maternity by U.S. News & World Report.

Denver Referred Question 2N: Cleaning up rules around rezoning protest petitions

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:25:46 GMT

The ballot question:Shall the Charter of the City and County of Denver be amended to clarify City Council’s authority regarding zone districts and to require that zoning protests can only be initiated by property owners in Denver?What it does:This ballot question seeks to clarify specific sections of the city’s charter where it deals with zoning regulations. Specifically, it addresses protest petitions for rezoning applications.Protest petitions allow property owners to create a higher bar for the City Council to approve a rezoning application. If a protest petition is signed by enough property owners either within or adjacent to the boundaries of an area that is being considered for rezoning, that petition triggers a super-majority vote. That means 10 of the council’s 13 members must vote to approve the application to pass it instead of just a simple majority of seven or more yes votes.Opponents to the Park Hill golf course rezoning turned in a protest petition with int...

Biden calls for tougher penalties for failed bank execs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:25:46 GMT

By ZEKE MILLER (AP White House Correspondent)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday called on Congress to allow regulators to impose tougher penalties on the executives of failed banks, including clawing back compensation and making it easier to bar them from working in the industry.Biden wants the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to be able to force the return of compensation paid to executives at a broader range of banks should they fail, and to lower the threshold for the regulator to impose fines and bar executives from working at another bank. He called on Congress to grant the FDIC those powers after the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank sent shockwaves through the global banking industry.“Strengthening accountability is an important deterrent to prevent mismanagement in the future,” Biden said in a statement. “Congress must act to impose tougher penalties for senior bank executives whose mismanagement contributed to their...

Man shot to death in Willowbrook area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:25:46 GMT

A man was fatally shot in the Willowbrook area Friday morning, officials said.The shooting was reported around 8:15 a.m. at the intersection of East 132nd and Alameda streets, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.Responding deputies found unidentified the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene.No further details have been released.Anyone with additional information about the shooting is asked to call LASD’s homicide bureau at 323-890-5500.

Rare Disney character will make worldwide debut at Disneyland Resort

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:25:46 GMT

A Disney character older than Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Rabbit will make his debut at the Disneyland Resort.Pete, the cat-like cartoon character created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks in 1925, will be available for photo-op appearances when Mickey’s Toontown reopens at Disneyland Park on March 19. Pete’s debut at the Disneyland Resort marks the first time the character has appeared at any Disney theme park. For the first time at any Disney park, Pete makes appearances as he causes mischief around the neighborhood at Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park at Mickey’s Toontown. (Sean Teegarden/Disneyland Resort)Pete had several names and personalities through the years, but a version of Pete from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse will meet guests in Mickey's Toontown. New souvenir shop opens in Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park The character first appeared in the 1925 short film collection “Alice Comedies” before appearing in “Steamboat Wille” alongside Mickey Mouse in 1928. “Steamboat Willi...