Saturday, September 10, 2022

Notes from around town

 As previously reported, Days of Our Lives moves exclusively to Peacock starting Monday. To fill the void, NBC will add a hour-long afternoon news program, NBC News Daily, which locally will lead to a 2 hour talk show block, followed by 3 hours of news, including NBC Nightly News.

Not to be outdone, closer to home, WTEN is adding an extra hour of News10 in The Morning at 9 am, in back of Good Morning, America. Weekend anchor Stephanie Rivas will handle this hour, which leads to Sherri Shepherd's new self-titled talk show.


Shepherd (ex-The View, The Newlywed Game) previously had a self-titled series in 2009, which lasted one season. The actress' new, slimmer look should be a selling point.
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The North Central district in the hometown hasn't had a grocery in too long. That's about to change with the opening of a market on River Street. We may need to check that out at some point. We've also yet to pay a visit to Dollar General in Lansingburgh, which has been open for a while.
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Walking up Congress Street, between 3rd & 4th Streets, one can't help but feel sad that some businesses have left the block in recent weeks. We've mentioned the for sale sign in the window at Jimmy's Lunch. The attempt to open a West Indian restaurant in the former Troy Kitchen space apparently has died. A corner grocer which had occupied the former Coffee Tyme diner, closed its doors earlier this year. Midtown Grocery has changed its name to Lucky Stop, and has discontinued its deli department. Styles Upon Styles, an urban barbershop, also closed. Real sad.
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After nearly 2 1/2 years, and thanks to a decision by Governor Hochul, the mask mandates on public transportation have changed. Locally, CDTA has made masks optional, but encouraged, so your best bet is to still carry a mask in your bag or pocket until we no longer need the masks.

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