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Early Childhood Education Center celebrates 50th Anniversary

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:41 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Established in 1973, the Early Childhood Education Center is celebrating 50 years in the Capital Region. The not-for-profit agency provides services to preschool children with developmental disabilities. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The ECEC was first started by a group of parents who, together with a special education teacher, were approved for a Federal Bureau for the Education of the Handicapped First-Chance three-year grant. They established the first ECEC classroom in September 1975. The ECEC became an independent private school in 1978.Now, the ECEC has three school sites that serve approximately 150 students from 5 counties and 26 school districts. To celebrate the anniversary, the ECEC is holding a picnic for current and past families and staff on Thursday, June 8. The picnic will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cook Park Pavilion at Cook Park.

Rotterdam playground vandalized

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:41 GMT

ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Town of Rotterdam has released images of vandalism at a local park/playground. Thanks to the town's Park and Recreation Crew, the vandalism has been cleaned up since. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Image via Town of Rotterdam on FacebookImage via Town of Rotterdam on FacebookImage via Town of Rotterdam on FacebookImage via Town of Rotterdam on FacebookImages via Town of Rotterdam on FacebookAnyone with concerns or comments is asked to reach out to the Director of Parks and Recreation at (518) 356-1561 or contact the supervisor's office at (518) 355-7575.

Ukulelist Jake Shimabukuro to perform in Troy

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:41 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro is set to perform at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on October 7 at 8 p.m. Shimabukuro has been dubbed “the Jimi Hendrix of the ‘ukulele." Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Born in Hawaii, Shimabukuro first picked a ukulele at four years old. He went from a local phenom to a YouTube sensation. He's played in small clubs and prestigious concert venues such as the Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Center and Sydney Opera House. Shimabukuro was recently nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as a member for the National Council on the Arts.Tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday, June 8 at 10 a.m., with a pre-sale starting on June 6 for Music Hall members. You can buy tickets on the Troy Music Hall website, by calling (518) 273-0038, or in person at the box office.

Denver brewery known for pre-Columbian beers to close this summer

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:41 GMT

A Denver brewery is planning to close later this summer after what the owner calls a “tough five years” brewing and serving beer in the Mile High City.Judd Belstock, owner and founder of Dos Luces Brewery, announced the closure via social media Monday, and while he doesn’t have a firm closing date, he plans to celebrate the business’ fifth anniversary on July 29 before closing up shop.Belstock’s decision comes several months after a car crashed into Dos Luces’ storefront at 1236 S. Broadway in Denver.“The car crashing into the brewery was one of those ‘aha’ moments,” Belstock told The Denver Post. “Like, do I really want to spend my life dealing with insurance companies and cleaning up dust? The day-to-day of running a taproom was wearing on me particularly.”Opened in 2018, Dos Luces Brewery quickly garnered attention for its unique offerings, including Mexican and South American alcoholic beverages like chicha, tepache and pulque — all of which date back to pre-Co...

Boy, 14, uses stolen cars to burglarize Torrance businesses, police say

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:41 GMT

A 14-year-old boy faces almost two dozen felony charges for a series of alleged commercial burglaries in Torrance.Between 3:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. on April 27, the unidentified teen used a stolen car to burglarize 11 businesses "in close proximity" to each other in the north part of Torrance, leaving "signs of forced entry via a smashed window" on several structures, according to the Torrance Police Department.When police identified the teen, they found that he had been arrested by a neighboring law enforcement agency "for committing additional burglaries in a second stolen vehicle," the release said. "In total, the juvenile suspect has been charged with 22 felony counts committed in approximately a 25-hour period," police added. Businesses concerned about break-ins are encouraged to join Business Watch.

What the heck is Grimace? And why is it getting its own McDonald's meal?

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:41 GMT

Twitter users who follow the official McDonald’s account were greeted with a nostalgic sight on Monday: the large purple face of Grimace — bug-eyed and nearly expressionless — staring directly back at them.McDonald’s ultimately revealed that Grimace is back to promote its upcoming “Grimace Birthday Meal,” which comes complete with a brand-new (and very purple) berry-vanilla shake.There’s just one thing McDonald’s declined to fully explain: Just what the heck are we looking at, here?Grimace, by McDonald’s own admission, is an “ambiguous” blob of a mascot. Introduced in 1971 as “Evil Grimace,” the character was first depicted as a villain — with four arms — who was singularly focused on stealing McDonald’s milkshakes, as seen in early TV commercials.Over the years, Grimace eventually lost his mad lust for milkshakes (and two of his arms) and became best buds with Ronald McDonald.Grimace apparently resides in Malibu, stands at 9 feet tall, and is legally permitted to operate ...

Get Garbage and Gallagher to the Greek

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:41 GMT

Get Garbage and Gallagher to the Greek: Quite the double bill, this one. Shirley Manson, Butch Vig and co. return to L.A. with their ‘90s electro-alt-rock outfit Garbage, alongside former Oasis man Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds. Rumors are, ahem, flying around that Oasis will be reforming sooner rather than later, but this will very much do for now. Metric also perform. June 2 saw Gallagher’s High Flying Birds release new album Council Skies. “It’s going back to the beginning,” he said in a statement. “Daydreaming, looking up at the sky and wondering about what life could be … that’s as true to me now as it was in the early ‘90s. When I was growing up in poverty and unemployment, music took me out of that. Top of the Pops on TV transformed your Thursday night into this fantasy world, and that’s what I think music should be. I want my music to be elevating and transforming in some way.”Get Garbage and Gallagher to the Greek: The event takes place at 7 p.m...

Woman shot multiple times while sitting in car in Oakland

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:41 GMT

OAKLAND — A 65-year-old Richmond woman was shot multiple times early Tuesday as she sat in a parked car in East Oakland, authorities said.She was in stable condition at a hospital..The shooting was reported about 2 a.m. Tuesday in the 6700 block of MacArthur Boulevard. Police said the woman was sitting in a parked car when at least one person and possibly more began shooting at the vehicle.The woman was hit at least twice. She was able to make it to a home in the area where police and medical personnel were called.Some parked vehicles and structures were also hit by the gunfire but no other injuries were reported. Dozens of shell casings were recovered in the area.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man fatally shot in East Oakland Crime and Public Safety | Bay Area sex offender sentenced for deadly crash Crime and Public Safety | Former KTVU anchor Frank Somerville arrested after getting into fight with family member Crime...

All Tesla Model 3s now eligible for full $7,500 tax credit

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:41 GMT

By Keith Laing | BloombergAll of Tesla’s Model 3 sedans are now eligible for the full US tax credit under new criteria for battery-sourcing set by the US Treasury Department, part of a Biden administration plan to spur adoption of electric vehicles.The US government confirmed the tax credit of as much as $7,500 for all variations of the Model 3 in an update on its website Tuesday.The change brings the total number of electric vehicle models eligible for the full tax credits to 22, including those from General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG.Related ArticlesBusiness | Love the VW Bus? The new electric version was just unveiled in California’s Surf City Business | VW to launch electric version of venerable Bus in 2024 Business | The easiest way to get a $7,500 tax credit for an electric vehicle? Consider leasing. Business | San Francisco clean-energy startup aims for trucking breakthrough Business | ...

Discounted Disneyland tickets for California residents return this summer

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:41 GMT

Disneyland is bringing back discounted multiday ticket offers for California residents in the middle of summer just as the kids are getting out of school and the vacation season kicks into high gear.Beginning Tuesday, June 6, California locals can purchase $249 three-day single-park tickets that allow access to either Disneyland or Disney California Adventure on weekdays or $299 three-day tickets good on weekends as well.That’s a pretty good deal for the typically pricey tickets, with the weekday tickets running $83 per day and the weekend tickets costing $100 per day.By comparison, the lowest-priced single-day ticket costs $104 while the highest-priced tickets cost $179. Upgrades are available for parkhopper tickets and to add the Genie+ line-cutting perk.Disneyland typically offers Southern California resident discounts just as the Christmas holiday decorations get put away for another season and the slower winter months begin. But after the pandemic closure, Disneyland began offe...