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Movie theater operator rebrands, buys Huck Finn's Playland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:17 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Bow Tie Management, who operates BTM Cinemas (formerly Bow Tie Cinemas), has rebranded as Scene One Entertainment. The company has also bought Huck Finn's Playland on Erie Boulevard in Albany. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “Huck Finn’s Playland has entertained generations of residents of the Capital District. The park continues to delight, and it is my goal to preserve and grow it for many future generations,” said Joseph Masher, owner and CEO of Scene One Entertainment.Formerly Hoffman's Playland, the amusement park operated for 52 years before closing and moving to Huck Finn’s Warehouse in Albany where it was taken over by the Sperber family. After selling food truck, Schodack pizzeria rebrands Scene One has movie theaters in Colorado, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, and Virginia. It's Schenectady theater Movieland 6 will change to Scene One Entertainment Movieland in the coming weeks, sai...

Human remains discovered in Wahconah Park identified

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:17 GMT

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) -- Human remains that were discovered on October 10 in Wahconah Park have been identified. Pittsfield Police say the remains are that of 43-year-old Luis Lopez-Lopez. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! At the time of the discovery, the Pittsfield Police Department said the remains were in an advanced form of decomposition. A manner of death has still not been determined. Police also say the area of the discovery is not part of the Wahconah Park baseball field.Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Detective Matos at 413-448-9700, extension 576. Information can also be provided anonymously via the Detective Bureau Tip Line at 413-448-9706, or by texting PITTIP and your message to TIP411 (847411).

Arts and Crafts Festival returns to Great Barrington

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:17 GMT

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (NEWS10) -- The Berkshire South Regional Community Center in Great Barrington will be presenting their eighth annual Arts and Crafts Festival. The event is scheduled for November 4. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The festival will feature more than 25 Berkshire-based vendors, offering creative creations ranging from paintings and jewelry to handmade instruments and clothing. The community center will also host multiple food trucks, as well as live music by The Midnight Anthem. The event is set to be held outside, but it will be moved indoors if there is inclement weather. The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Empire Live to host Extreme Music Awards The Berkshire South Regional Community Center is located at 15 Crissey Road. The Arts and Crafts Festival is free to attend and open to the public.

Decorators wanted for Granville festival of trees

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:17 GMT

GRANVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The Slate Valley area is looking for trees - well-decorated ones. A call for entries has gone out this week for the annual Slate Valley Festival of Trees in Granville. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Hosted by Slate Valley Museum, the festival is a showcase of holiday-themed trees from around the Granville community. Other types of foliage and decorations don't need to feel left out, though. This year, centerpieces, table settings, gingerbread houses, and other forms of seasonal decor are welcome as well. Submit whatever encapsulates the holidays as they mean to you.“The goal is to encourage people to create a display that speaks to them,” said Slate Valley Museum Executive Director Sarah Kijowski. “We welcome people to make suggestions and enter new kinds of displays and décor this year, something that lets them convey how they want to celebrate or reflect the spirit of the holidays.”This year's holi...

Repair Cafe in Ulster County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:17 GMT

COTTEKILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Bring all your broken goods to be repaired and have them as good as new. The Rondout Valley Repair Cafe is returning to the Rondout Valley Municipal Center on Saturday, located at 1921 Lucas Avenue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Bring your broken stuff, and enjoy refreshments and conversation while your items get repaired. Lamps, wood and electrical items, jewelry, and more will be accepted for fixing. Most items get fixed, but if they don't the workers have a great time trying!

St. Louis couple wakes up to a gunman; suspect killed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:17 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A couple woke up to a gunman in their bedroom. A man in bed allegedly pulled a gun on the suspect, killing him. He is claiming self-defense in the shooting.Police got the call to the 4400 block of San Francisco Avenue just after 1:00 a.m. The scene was just north of Natural Bridge in the Penrose neighborhood of north St. Louis.The victims were asleep when they woke up to a 37-year-old man standing over them. He was pointing a gun at the 37-year-old man in bed. He was able to pull a gun on the suspect, shooting and killing him. Authorities added that the suspect was shot in the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. The alleged shooter remained at the scene, according to investigators, and then police detained him. Two firearms were recovered by police. Series of failures? Family blames broken system for inmate’s death The shooter is making a claim of self-defense. City police homicide detectives have been called in to take over the investigation into this ...

Grandma's heartwarming teen breakfast club continues in honor of late grandson

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:17 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- One St. Louis grandmother is making a difference in teens' lives, one breakfast plate at a time. Dozens of Bishop DuBourg high school students shuffle through her doors and into her kitchen on Wednesday mornings for breakfast club. They call her "Grandma Peggy."Peggy Winckowski's grandson, Sam Crowe, started the Wednesday Breakfast Club, and it continues in his honor. Crowe died in an accident at the end of July 2022. Winckowski said that the breakfast club visited Grandma Peggy every day for a full week to ensure she was okay.Sam Crowe and his Grandma, Peggy Winckowski"Sam, his cousin Owen, and seven of their friends used to go to breakfast before school started on Wednesdays because Bishop DuBourg had a late start," said Peggy Winckowski, also known as Grandma Peggy.She said, "One day, Crowe came home and said to me, 'I told my friends that my grandma makes the best breakfast.'"Winckowski said, "I told Sam and Owen to bring their friends and I will make breakfast ne...

Schnucks stores recalling applesauce products after finding lead in pouches

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:17 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Schnucks markets across the region have recalled several applesauce products after finding elevated levels of lead. Austrofood SAS, the manufacturer of the applesauce cinnamon pouches, Schnucks, as well as Eat Well Markets, are urging customers to check for:Schnucks Cinnamon Applesauce Pouch | 4 pk. | UPC: 4131801155Schnucks Cinnamon Applesauce Pouch | 12 pk | UPC: 4131801152Schnucks Applesauce Pouch Variety | 20 pk. | UPC: 4131801157For a full refund, customers may return the affected products to the store of purchase. For further questions, you're urged to contact Schnucks' customer care team at 1-800-264-4400 or 314-994-4400.Schnucks stores in DeKalb, Illinois; Rockford, Illinois; and Janesville, Wisconsin, are not affected.

Trapped in hell: Palestinian civilians try to survive in northern Gaza, focus of Israel’s offensive

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:17 GMT

By ISABEL DEBRE, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and WAFAA SHURAFA (Associated Press)DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — When Israeli warplanes bombed the crowded Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza this week, neonatal nurse Hudaa Ali Eldaor felt the vibration in her ward at the nearby Kamal Adwan Hospital. She heard the thunder and saw the smoke. Then the wounded flooded in. Patients young and old filled the beds and then covered the floors — burns and shrapnel wounds, life-threatening abdominal bleeds, traumatic amputations. Eldaor snapped into crisis mode: Halt the bleeding. Resuscitate. Clean just enough to prevent sepsis.During the bedlam Wednesday, Eldaor caught a glimpse of two familiar faces coated with gray dust. She ran toward them, screaming. They were her boys, 7-year-old Kenan and 9-year-old Haidar.She buried them later that day, along with her sister, two brothers and three uncles.On Thursday, Eldaor was back at work, weeping between hospital rounds. “What was their ...

Time to fall back: How daylight saving time can affect your health

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:17 GMT

Brunch dates and flag football games might be a little easier to get to this Sunday, when phones grace early-risers with an extra hour of rest before alarm clocks go off.The downside: Next week across most of the U.S., the sun will set well before many folks step foot out of the office, leaving them to run errands or take walks in utter darkness. Come Nov. 5, daylight saving time is out and standard time is in, and will last until March 10.No need to wait till the midnight hour to prepare for the time change that clocks in early Sunday, when 2 a.m. becomes 1 a.m. Before bed beckons Saturday night, rewind the clock on the microwave, oven, car, or any other device not yet clever enough to make the leap on its own. Besides scheduling stumbles and sleep habit disruptions, experts say the twice-yearly ritual can have more serious effects on human health. Daylight saving time: Why are we still changing the clocks? Many Americans are already sleep-deprived, and a change in time messes wi...