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Dazzling Days-Long Display Underway As Jupiter, Mercury, Venus Align With Moon
The evening sky is about to put the finishing touch on a rare June display.
A slender crescent moon will join Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus in the western sky Tuesday, June 16, through Thursday, June 18, creating one of the month’s best skywatching moments.
The best viewing window will be about 30 to 60 minutes after sunset. In the Northeast, that means roughly between 8:45 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
The moon will rise higher in the sky each night before finally moving above the planets on Thursday evening.
Look low toward the west-northwest horizon.
A clear, flat view will matter. Trees, bui…
Nearly $70K Raised After Storm Displaces 28 Horses, Cats At Maryland's By Chance Farm
Twenty-eight horses and several barn cats are in temporary homes after severe storms ripped through By Chance Farm, leaving owner Michele Wellman scrambling to save the business she has spent more than two decades building.
The storm hit Sunday night, June 14, causing extensive damage at the farm in Libertytown.
"Last night, my worst nightmare happened," Wellman wrote on Facebook. "Either straight line winds or a possible tornado destroyed my barn."
By the next morning, the work had already begun.
Volunteers spent hours clearing debris, repairing fencing, salvaging supplies, and helping m…
$40K Stolen For Vegas Vacation By Former Manager Of One Of America's Most Beautiful Cemeteries
A former cemetery manager admitted stealing more than $40,000 from one of the Capital Region's most historic landmarks and spending some of the money on trips to Las Vegas, Walt Disney World, and other personal expenses, prosecutors announced.
David Eslinger, 58, of Fort Edward, pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and Identity Theft in the First Degree before Albany County Judge Roger McDonough on Thursday, March 27, according to Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon.
An investigation found Eslinger, who served as general manager of Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands,…
Virginia Legal Weed Sales Set To Spark Up In 2027 Under New Cannabis Deal
Virginia’s long-stalled legal marijuana market may finally be ready to light up.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger, Sen. Lashrecse Aird, and Del. Paul Krizek announced a new agreement on Tuesday, June 16, that would create a legal, regulated adult-use retail cannabis market in Virginia, with sales set to begin on July 1, 2027.
The deal, reached through the state budget process, would complete a years-long effort that began in 2020, when Virginia started moving toward legalization.
Adult possession has been legal in Virginia for years. Retail sales have not.
That left a hazy middle ground: legal to …
