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A new month, a new chance to binge watch television.  Especially as the weather starts to get chillier, and this pandemic stuff continues.
A number of new series are coming to Netflix in the month of September, some which look pretty interesting...

Leave it to Wendy's and McDonald's to provide some comic relief in 2020.
This year's been crazy, so any kind of humor (in my opinion) is appreciated.  Who knew it would come in the form of a new food item on McDonald's menu.
I recently read that McDonald's is debuting a n…

Another day, another update to the New York Covid-19 quarantine travel list.  Well, actually I think the more formal name is the 'travel advisory list'.
Either way, there's updates.  It seems hard to keep up with since each day it seems like something is changing...

Free Coffee Mondays are back at Dunkin' Donuts.  So are Free Donut Fridays.
It's August, so officially you can get extra perks at Dunkin' Donuts with your morning stop.  Starting this week, Mondays and Fridays are getting better with free coffees on Mondays and free donuts on…

Well, get ready to say good-bye to single use plastic bags again.  At least, at one major grocery store in the area.
I know it seems like forever ago, but it really hasn’t been that long since New York put a ban on plastic bags.   Then of course COVID19 hit and reusable bags…

The MLB is back, and Governor Cuomo is offering to host "any major league baseball game that any teams want to play" (CBS 6 Albany) in New York.  Now please, I want your opinion on this one.
Really, because it's getting so hard to keep up with the latest news, restrictions…

Today would have been Chris Cornell's 56th birthday.  In a fitting manner on the rock legend's birthday, a previous unreleased cover of Guns N' Roses "Patience" done by Cornell was released.
I took a listen to the cover on his official website this morning..…

Nine Upstate New York towns landed on a list of best places in the Northeast to live after Coronavirus.
Life in 2020 is of course different than usual.  So, with that comes changes in what would make a location idea.  Newyorkupstate...

As of today, New Yorkers can apply for assistance under a new rent relief program.
2020 has not been the easiest year, for anyone. Financially, it's been a year of extreme difficulty for many.  However, $100 million in federal funds have been set aside to help those with rental assistance t…

Tis' the season of 'Shark Week'.  This year though, on top of watching dives and jumps and attacks, you can also make a nice chunk of change.
One thousand dollars could be yours just for watching 'Shark Week'.  According to Thrillist, someone is going to be luc…

Bring on the bacon.
But seriously, bring on the bacon.  And the Irish Crème.  Because Dunkin' Donuts has some new menu items happening, and I am here for it.
For starters, with St. Patrick's Day coming up, Dunkin' Donuts has brought back the Irish Crème flav…

Labs in the Capital Region are working on testing and treatments for COVID-19,