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13-Year-Old From Regio Gives Judges Goosebumps On 'The Voice' With 'Dream A Little Dream' Cover
A 13-year-old girl from the Hudson Valley is turning chairs on NBC's "The Voice." Orange County resident Julia Roome, of Warwick, wowed judges on the Tuesday, Sept. 26 episode of the popular singing show, with a cover of Ella Fitzgerald's "Dream A Little Dream" (scroll for video). "The fact that you're 13 and you sing like that makes me want to vomit," Niall Horan said. "In a good way." Gwen Stefani was so impressed that she got up to give her a hug. According to the bio on her website, Julia has been performing since the second grade and released her first original "Steel Glass" at 10 y…
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New Restaurant In Capital Region Praised For Food, Atmosphere
Puerto Rican fusion is on the menu at a new restaurant in the region earning high praise just weeks into business. Rensselaer County eatery Viejo San Juan, located in Troy at 697 Hoosick Road, held its grand opening on Saturday, Sept. 9. The business also carries Hispanic grocery items and offers catering services. Adorning its menu are a rotating selection of entrees including jerk chicken, sweet and sour chicken with pineapple, and pastelon, made with thinly sliced plantains, ground beef, and cheese. Interior of Viejo San JuanFacebook/Viejo San Juan In Troy Diners can also opt for …
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Support Rises For 'Loving' Mom, Special Ed Teacher From Capital Region After Brain Injury
The community is rallying around a beloved teacher and mother from the region who is recovering from a brain injury. Lindsey Dutelle, age 38, of Schenectady, suffered a pulmonary embolism - a blood clot in the lungs - in August 2023, according to a GoFundMe campaign. The incident sent the “loving” wife and mother of three young children into cardiac arrest, resulting in brain damage due to a lack of oxygen. In the weeks since, Dutelle, a special education teacher in the Scotia-Glenville Central School District, has been in the intensive care unit as medical bills pile up. “Lindsey has a v…
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Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $34K Sold At Copake Convenience Store
A winning lottery ticket worth over $30,000 was sold at a convenience store in the region. The top-prize winning Take 5 ticket, worth $34,210, was sold in Columbia County at the Sunoco Mart in Copake, located at 1678 Church Street. It was sold for the evening drawing held on Saturday, Sept. 23, New York Lottery announced. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is televised twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize money. Players can check their numbers on the New York Lottery website.
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This Restaurant In Region To Appear On Gordon Ramsay's 'Kitchen Nightmares'
Fans of Gordon Ramsay will want to look out for an episode of the famed celebrity chef's revived "Kitchen Nightmares" that will feature a Puerto Rican restaurant in Westchester. El Cantito Cafe, located in Yonkers at 1550D Central Park Ave., will appear on an episode of "Kitchen Nightmares" that is set to air on Monday, Nov. 13, Yonkers officials announced. During the episode, Ramsay will help the eatery's owners recover from challenges posed by the pandemic, city officials said. No further details have been released by the network, so those interested will have to tune in to learn more.…
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$1,000,000 Powerball Ticket In $748.3M Drawing Sold In Region
New York is one of three states in which a second-place ticket worth $1 million for the Powerball drawing on Saturday, Sept. 23 was purchased. It was sold in Westchester County at Chestnut Mart on 69 Theodore Fremd Ave. in Rye. The two other $1M tickets were sold in California and Florida. There was no first-prize winner in the $748,300,000 drawing. The jackpot for the new drawing on Monday, Sept. 25 is now at $785,000,000.
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Windfall: $1M Lottery Prize Claimed By Man From Region
He took a gamble and it paid off, big time. Putnam County resident James Gilchrist, of Mahopac, claimed a $1 million top prize playing a Multiplier Money scratch-off game, New York Lottery announced. After paying Uncle Sam, he took home a not-too-shabby lump sum totaling $546,840. Gilchrist bought the incredibly lucky ticket in Mahopac, at the Route 6 Deli located at 1100 Route 6. As of Friday, there was still one top prize remaining on the Multiplier Money ticket. Players can check their tickets on the New York Lottery website. Scratch-off games have proven quite lucrative for New York…
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Popular Pizza Guru Puts Capital Region Restaurant In 'Drunk Category'
You could say he found this local pizzeria… half baked. Self-proclaimed pizza expert and Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy visited La Famiglia Pizza in Albany on Wednesday, Sept. 13, for his popular “One Bite Pizza Reviews” series on YouTube. The 46-year-old begins the video by saying that the pizza chef, possibly the owner, was “not impressed” with Portnoy’s appearance. “(He had) no clue who I was,” he says. “I always respect that in the pizza game.” He then moves on to the taste test, critiquing the crust before taking his first bite. “It’s a little bit doughy. A lot of bit doughy…
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Jackpot! $7M Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Capital Region Convenience Store
An incredibly lucky lottery player has beat the odds and joined the millionaires club. One winning Cash4Life ticket, worth $1,000 a day for life, was sold in Schenectady at the Speedway located at 1911 Curry Road, according to New York Lottery. The ticket, sold for the drawing held Tuesday, Sept. 19, guarantees a minimum payout of $7 million. Tuesday’s winning numbers are: 2-3-6-18-19 and the Cash Ball is 1. Cash4Life numbers are drawn from a field of one to 60. The Cash Ball is drawn from a separate field of one to four. Drawings are held daily at 9 a.m. Players can check their ticke…
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Eatery In Area Makes Top 50 US Restaurants List: New Report
A new report by The New York Times listed four New York eateries among the Top 50 in the nation. Stissing House, located in Dutchess County at 7801 South Main Street in Pine Plains, is among the locales to be lauded by The Times in its 2023 “The Restaurant List,” which tests hundreds of eateries across the US to determine which are sending out the most exceptional and exciting dishes. Situated in a building with over 200 years of history, Stissing House as it’s known today officially opened in March 2022 when Clare de Boer took over the French restaurant and turned it into a country taver…
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Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Capital Region Convenience Store
A winning Powerball ticket worth tens of thousands of dollars was sold at a convenience store in the region. The third prize-winning ticket, worth $50,000, was sold in Albany at the Stewart’s Shops located at 1050 Western Avenue, New York Lottery announced. It was sold for the drawing held on Saturday, Sept. 16. Powerball numbers are drawn from a field of one to 69. The red ball Power Ball is drawn from a separate field of one to 26. Saturday’s winning numbers were 8-11-19-24-46 and the Power Ball is 5. Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize money. Players can …
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Tools For Schools Is Back!
It is hard to believe that another school year is right around the corner. At Price Chopper and Market 32, we understand the importance of children having proper school supplies to fuel their education and have donated over $14,600,000 in educational equipment through Tools for Schools. Beginning on Sunday, August 20th, customers can register for Tools for Schools to help their local school earn its share of over $200,000 in educational equipment. How does what I buy help my school when I register for Tools for Schools? By registering your AdvantEdge Card on our rewards site (follow steps …
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