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Troy Mayor praises Public Works crew for duckling rescue
Troy, NY (WRGB) — Friday, Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello praised the city's Public Utilities Crew for a sweet spring rescue. Inside the city's Frear Park city employees rescued a gaggle of baby ducklings by removing the cover from the storm drain, scooping them out and returning them to the parents.
Summer block party concert series coming to Troy
Twisted Fiddler is bringing Fiddler Fridays, a summer block party concert series, to Troy. The restaurant will be hosting 10 concerts at 9 First Street with live outdoor music, a beer truck, and food from the Slidin' Dirty food truck.
Berkshire Comedy Festival Returns
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Comedy Festival returns this summer at their new home, Barrington Stage Company. The Comedy Festival will run over three days of the Memorial Day Weekend, with performances on each of Barrington Stage Company's three stages: Mr. Finn's Cabaret (Opening Night), St. Germain Stage (Night Two), and the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage for the big Comedy Festival closing night finale.
Dalton Health Board OKs 90-Day Variance for Food Truck
DALTON, Mass. — The Board of Health approved a 90-day variance for Pizza Trails Food Truck to get a food manager's permit during its meeting last week. Pizza Trails owner Jake Sweener plans to operate in Dalton, in front of Downswing's Indoor Golf Center, on select Thursday nights when the truck is not already scheduled for another event.
PCTV to Host Eatza Pizza Fundraiser
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Community Television is holding "Eatza Pizza" at Berkshire Hills Country Club on Thursday, May 23, at 6 p.m. The event will feature nine of the best pizza restaurants in the Berkshires. The event is a fundraiser for the non-profit television station and sister radio station...
THEY’RE BAAACK! Sheep landscaping squad returns to chomp invasive plant species on Governors Island
They’re baaack and better than ever. The Governors Island sheep landscaping squad has returned from their farm upstate, and the five herbivores are back at their post in Hammock Grove, ready to eat down invasive plant species.
Hoffmann Bird Club: Bobolink Trip to Field Farm
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Join leader Peter Rogers to view the breeding Bobolinks at the peak of their activity on May 18. This established seasonal community of birds has been monitored annually for over 15 years as part of a citizen science project. Easy walking on mowed paths around grassy...
SPOTTED: Find The Beautiful tour with Plush, Anacortez, and Deveria at Empire Live
Local superstar Moriah Formica and her band Plush were in town Saturday, May 4 at Empire Live in Albany for their Find The Beautiful Tour which is their current EP album. The post SPOTTED: Find The Beautiful tour with Plush, Anacortez, and Deveria at Empire Live first appeared on Spotlight News.
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