Tuesday, November 30, 2021

HGTV PICKS UP 10 NEW EPISODES OF BREAKOUT HIT SERIES ‘NO DEMO RENO’ STARRING DESIGNER AND SOCIAL MEDIA CREATOR JENN TODRYK

New York [Nov. 29, 2021] Designer and social media creator Jenn Todryk—whose popular Instagram account @theramblingredhead boasts a passionate and growing following of more than one million—will return for a 10-episode sophomore season of HGTV’s breakout hit series No Demo Reno. The freshman run of No Demo Reno attracted more than 25.1 million viewers and ranks as a top 5 new unscripted series

ViacomCBS To Sell CBS Studio Center For $1.85 Billion

NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAC, VIACA) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell CBS Studio Center and its associated operating business to a partnership formed by Hackman Capital Partners, LLC and Square Mile Capital Management, LLC for approximately $1.85 billion.








The transaction is the result of a widely marketed sale process, which attracted interest from a number of buyers, reflecting the value of CBS Studio Center as a best-in-class studio lot in the highly competitive Los Angeles studio marketplace. The property sits on a

Nasdaq and AWS Partner to Transform Capital Markets

Nasdaq Will Begin Migrating Markets to AWS Starting in 2022

Co-Designed Edge Computing Solution Offers On-Ramp for Global Capital Markets to Migrate to AWS

Nasdaq’s Primary Data Center Becomes First-Ever Private AWS Local Zone for Capital Markets

LAS VEGASNov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, at AWS re:Invent, Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com Inc. company (Nasdaq: AMZN), announced a multi-year partnership to build the next generation of cloud-enabled infrastructure for the world’s capital markets.

Beginning in 2022, Nasdaq plans to migrate its North American markets to

CBS NEWS NAMES INGRID CIPRIAN-MATTHEWS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF NEWSGATHERING

Award-winning journalist and experienced news executive Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews has been named executive vice president of newsgathering for CBS News, it was announced today by Neeraj Khemlani, president and co-head of CBS News and Stations.

In this new role, Ciprian-Matthews will have editorial oversight for Network newsgathering worldwide, including all domestic and international bureaus.


Drawing on her years of experience leading teams from Washington to

‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2022′ Taps More Star Power for Its Golden Anniversary Show

Liza Koshy, Billy Porter and Ciara Set To Join Host Ryan Seacrest As Co-Hosts of Iconic ABC Broadcast

D-Nice Joins As Los Angeles Party DJ Jessie James Decker Continues Run As Powerball Correspondent

‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022’ Airs Live Friday, Dec. 31, Beginning at 8/7c on ABC


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ABC and MRC Live & Alternative today announced that “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022” has added more talent to its co-host roster for this year’s 50th-anniversary celebration headlined by 17-time host and executive producer of the show Ryan Seacrest in Times Square. Actress, producer and entertainer Liza Koshy, who previously served as a correspondent on the show in 2019, will return

Host Eric Adjepong and Skilled Chefs from Across the Country Challenge Alex Guarnaschelli in the New Primetime Series Alex vs America

Five-Episode Competition Series Premieres Sunday, January 2nd at 10pm ET/PT on Food Network and discovery+



discovery+ Subscribers Can Also Get a Sneak Peek of the First Episode Ahead of the Premiere on Saturday, December 25th  

 

NEW YORK – November 29, 2021 – Alex Guarnaschelli is one of the most accomplished and revered chefs in the culinary arena, having won virtually every battle she has ever competed in. Now, over the course of five weeks, 15 brave chefs from across the United States take their best shot at beating Alex for the ultimate culinary triumph in the new competition series, Alex vs America, premiering Sunday, January 2nd at

Monday, November 29, 2021

NAC Weekly Awards 11.29.21

Player of the Week

Josh Gregory, SUNY Poly

Senior / Whitesboro, New York

Josh Gregory had an outrageous week for the Wildcats. The senior averaged a 34.7 point, 10.3 rebound double-double in the Wildcat's three wins over Plattsburgh, Fredonia, and Pitt.-Bradford. On Tuesday, Gregory led his team to a win at Plattsburgh with a 31 point, 12 rebound double-double. His 31 points were a season-high to that point. Gregory topped that performance with a new career-high of 41 points in a win over Fredonia in the 2021 Harold J. Brodie Tournament at R.I.T on Saturday. Gregory then shot 64.7% from the field for a 32 point, 13 rebound double-double in the Championship game against Pitt.-Bradford on Sunday. His weekend performance earned him the Tournament MVP Award. Gregory also had seven steals, seven blocks, and six assists in the three games. 


Rookie of the Week

Lester McCarthy, SUNY Delhi

First-Year / Dobbs Ferry, New York


Lester McCarthy scored eight points and grabbed a rebound in 21 minutes of action against Williams College on Sunday. The first-year guard added an assist and three steals in the non-conference tilt against the NESCAC team.


Player of the Week

Chelsey Raven, SUNY Canton

Senior / Ogdensburg, New York

Chelsey Raven led all players with 26 points and 12 rebounds as the Roos defeated Clarkson University 69-54 in their lone game of the week. The win is just the second for SUNY Canton against Clarkson since the Roos became a four-year school and the first in nine years. Raven's 26 points are her highest total in a SUNY Canton uniform, while her 12 boards mark her second-highest rebounding total. The forward shot 12-for-18 from the field (66.7%), 1-for-2 from three-point range, and made her lone free throw while adding an assist, two blocks, and two steals. 


Rookie of the Week

Hannah Cater, SUNY Cobleskill

Sophomore / Schoharie, New York

Hannah Cater scored 14 points, grabbed five rebounds, and blocked four shots in Cobleskill's 82-35 win over MCLA last Tuesday. The rookie forward also tallied an assist and a steal on the stat sheet. She connected on six-of-nine field goal attempts and both free throw opportunities as Cobleskill improved to 3-4 on the season.

BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC, AND JAZMINE SULLIVAN WIN BIG AT 2021 “SOUL TRAIN AWARDS” PRESENTED BY BET, TAKING HOME AWARDS FOR SONG OF THE YEAR AND ALBUM OF THE YEAR, RESPECTIVELY

MAXWELL HONORED WITH THE LEGEND AWARD, AND PERFORMS REPERTOIRE OF HIS CLASSIC SOUL HITS AND NEW MUSIC

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ASHANTI CROWNED “LADY OF SOUL” AND DELIVERS ELECTRIFYING PERFORMANCE FEATURING SPECIAL APPEARANCES BY FAT JOE AND JA RULE

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PERFORMANCES INCLUDED ARI LENNOX, BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC, EL DEBARGE, FRED HAMMOND, LEON BRIDGES ,LUCKY DAYE, SUMMER WALKER, BET AMPLIFIED ARTISTS ELHAE AND MARZZ AND MANY MORE!

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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE “SOUL TRAIN” TELEVISION LEGACY, THE 2021 “SOUL TRAIN AWARDS” WERE HOSTED BY DYNAMIC BEST-FRIEND DUO TISHA CAMPBELL AND TICHINA ARNOLD

#SOULTRAINAWARDS 

 

NEW YORK, NY (November 28, 2021) – This year, the 2021 “Soul Train Awards” presented by BET, commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Soul Train television show legacy, marking the milestone with a star-studded event showcasing today’s reigning R&B/Soul artists. For the very first time, the “Soul Train Awards” took place at the World Famous Apollo in Harlem, NYC and dynamic best-friend duo Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold returned as co-hosts of this year’s awards, which premiered on Sunday, November 28 on BET, BET Her, MTV2 and VH1. Adding to the excitement, BET also held the first-ever “Soul Train Awards Weekend,” a three-day multiplatform celebration, that featured several events including the ‘Leading With Soul Luncheon,’ ‘Soul Surprises,’

RCN Worldwide Media: ViacomCBS and NENT Group partner for Pluto TV's la...

RCN Worldwide Media: ViacomCBS and NENT Group partner for Pluto TV's la...: NEW YORK and STOCKHOLM , Nov. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --   ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), a division of ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIAC, ...

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Church, Williamson, Volker and Horn narrowly miss medals, tie for fifth in four-man bobsled World Cup

 Photo credit: IBSF / Viesturs Lacis
IGLS, Austria (November 28, 2021) – Hunter Church (Cadyville, N.Y.), Josh Williamson (Lake Mary, Fla.), Charlie Volker (Fair Haven, N.J.) and Kris Horn (Pembroke, Mass.) tied for fifth in today’s four-man bobsled World Cup race in Igls. The crew showed their medal potential after posting the third fastest run of the first heat, and they finished 0.06 seconds from the medals. Codie Bascue (Whitehall, N.Y.) teamed with Carlo Valdes (Newport Beach, Calif.), Hakeem Abdul Saboor (Powhatan, Va.) and Jimmy Reed (Garmisch, Germany) for 12th place.

“To tie for fifth is awesome, but

Saturday, November 20, 2021

Team USA Earns Two Medals at Internationaux de France

Brown, Knierim and Frazier earn bronze medals in Grenoble

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Nov. 20, 2021) - Team USA collected two medals to at Internationaux de France in Grenoble this weekend, with Jason Brown earning bronze in the men’s competition and Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier capturing bronze in pairs. The event was the fifth stop on the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series.

Brown finished third overall with

Friday, November 19, 2021

Jason Brown in Podium Position After Day One at Internationaux de France

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Nov. 19, 2021) - Jason Brown is in podium position after the first day of competition at Internationaux de France in Grenoble, finishing third in the men’s short program. The competition kicked off on Friday morning and will conclude on Saturday, Nov. 20.

Brown earned 89.39 points for his performance to “Sinnerman” by Nina

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

La MaMa in association with Stephen Petronio Company presents "Petronio’s Punk Picks and Other Delights" - 11/18-21

 La MaMa

in association with 
Stephen Petronio Company
presents
Petronio’s Punk Picks and Other Delights
November 18-21, 2021
La MaMa in association with Stephen Petronio Company (SPC) presents Punk Picks and Other Delights in-person from November 18-21, 2021, at 7pm Thursday-Saturday and 2pm Sunday, at La MaMa, 66 E. 4th Street, NYC. Advance tickets are $25 Adults, $20 Students/Seniors, and day-of tickets are $30 Adults, $25 Students/Seniors. Tickets are available at lamama.org/shows/petronio-punk-picks-2021.

Stephen Petronio Company revives a series of iconic solos and duets from Petronio's formative days coming up in the East Village, featuring collaborations from the ’80s and ’90s. The program includes solos from Full Half Wrong (1993), Stephen's version of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, with costumes by Leigh Bowery, and Love Me Tender (1993) set to Elvis Presley, performed by the Bessie nominated ‘Outstanding Performer,’ Nicholas Sciscione. Also inspiring the fun is the music of The Stranglers, Yoko Ono, Suede, Thom York, Anonhi and Rufus Wainwright. The Company invites Bloodlines(future) Bessie nominated ‘Outstanding Breakout Choreographer’ Johnnie Cruise Mercer to the stage for the World Premiere of his latest work, and then we hit the boundary where the sun's wind ceases...

Considered one of the leading talents of his generation, Petronio’s

THE NEW YORK INNOVATIVE THEATRE AWARDS CELEBRATE RESILIENCY

HONORARY AWARDS CEREMONY

CELEBRATE RESILIENCY! 

NOVEMBER 14, 2021 - 7:00 PM

NEW YORK INNOVATIVE THEATRE AWARDS

NEW YORK, NY; November 8, 2021: The New York Innovative Theatre Awards is pleased to announce its 2021 Honorary Awards Ceremony, hosted by Shalewa Sharpe and Courtney Fearrington. This year’s celebration will take place at The Kraine Theater (85 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003) on November 14th, 2021 starting at 7pm, as well as live-streamed. You can read more about the awards and the recipients at NYITAwards.com and purchase tickets to the event at frigid.nyc/events/nyit-awards.

 

The NYIT Awards celebrates New York City’s independent theatre

Ice Theatre of New York Performs at Opening Week of The Rink at Rockefeller through 11/12

Ice Theatre of New York, Inc. ®
performs at
Opening Week of The Rink at Rockefeller
Part of Chanel’s No. 5 in the Stars Event
November 5-12, 2021

Ice Theatre of New York (ITNY) performed during opening weekend at The Rink at Rockefeller on Friday, November 5, 2021 for a private event by Chanel to celebrate its fragrance Chanel No. 5, featuring a performance by guest artist and social media sensation Elladj Baldé. There were also special performances by Mary J. Blige and the Brass Queens Band. ITNY continues performances with full public viewing from November 8-12 at 5pm with the ITNY Ensemble and Junior Ice Dance Medalists Oona & Gage Brown. These performances are free and open to the public, and the rink will be open for skating. For more information, visit https://icetheatre.org/2021-pop-up-fall-performances.html.

The upcoming slate of performances includes:
Monday, November 8 at 5pm - ITNY Ensemble
Tuesday, November 9 at 5pm - ITNY Ensemble
Wednesday, November 10 at 5pm - Oona and Gage Brown
Thursday, November 11 at 5pm- ITNY Ensemble
Friday, November 12 at 5pm - ITNY Ensemble 

About the Performers

Elladj Baldé is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. His mother is from

SBA Businesses Recovery Center Opens to New Rochelle

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has relocated the Westchester County SBA Business Recovery Center(BRC) from the New York Power Authority ((NYPA) to the New Rochelle American Legion Post #8 to help businesses affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. 

“The SBA is committed to the New York small business community’s

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

The 92nd Street Y Presents Yin Yue Dance Company Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 8pm

The 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center’s 2021-22 Mainstage Series continues on Thursday, November 18 with Ripplea new show from Yin Yue Dance Company. Acclaimed choreographer Yin Yue – a 2021 Dance Magazine Harkness Promise Award honoree for her innovative work – created Ripple as an evening of

I Love My Library Shopping Day at Market Block Books

Market Block Books, 290 River Street, in partnership with The Friends Group of the Troy Public Library, is graciously hosting a fundraising event for the Troy Public Library on Sunday, November 14th from 11AM-3PM. Market Block Books will donate 20% of all sales to support the Troy Public Library.  Come out and support your library and get a head start on your holiday shopping! Make your purchase count doubly by purchasing an item from the library’s wish list at Market Block Books and donate both the item plus 20% of the sale to the library! Curbside pick up will be available, just call Market Block Books at 518-328-0045.


Please feel free to contact the library at 518 274-7071 or 518 235-5310  or email the Friends of the Library at friends@thetroylibrary.org if you need further details or have any questions.

Rockland-Time to Change Your Clocks and Check Your Emergency Supply Kits, & Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarms

NEW CITY, NY, - Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert remind residents to set their clocks back one hour as Daylight Savings time ends at 2:00 am on Sunday, November 7th. Along with changing your clocks, this is also a good time to check your emergency supply kit and your smoke detector and carbon monoxide alarm.


"It's very important to be prepared for emergencies because they can happen with little or

A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder opens at The CENTER!


A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder

Up In One Productions 

 

The Center for Performing Arts, Route 308, Rhinebeck, NY 12572 

November 5 -21, 2021 – Fridays & Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays at 3 PM

Reservations: www.centerforperformingarts.org 

Tickets: $27 

Contact: Kevin Archambault, Director, (917) 647-1559

 Diana di Grandi, Producer, (845) 233 4857

 

 A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder Comes To Rhinebeck


Up in One Productions proudly presents the regional premier of A Gentleman’s Guide

2021 Fall Leaf Collection Schedule

VILLAGE OF TARRYTOWN 2021 FALL LEAF COLLECTION SCHEDULE


The hours of leaf collection occur during a normal DPW work day - 7:00AM to 3:00PM, according to the schedule beginning the second week of November. On the day of your scheduled collection, please refrain from parking on the street to allow DPW crews to safely, and efficiently, collect leaf piles. Due to conditions beyond our control, your scheduled day may be delayed.


The following rules apply to leaf collection, and will be strictly enforced:


Leaves must not be placed at the curb prior to the weekend before your scheduled collection date.

Leaves must be piled at the edge of the curb, and NOT in the travel lane of the road.

Leaf piles mixed with any other materials - brush, twigs, pumpkins, etc - WILL NOT be collected.

All leaves place curbside prior to the beginning, and after the conclusion of the leaf collection season, must be placed in biodegradeable paper bags to be collected during normal organic waste collection on Thursdays.

Please click on the file attachments for the 2021 Fall Leaf Collection Schedule (by street name or district).


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Register for Winter Art Classes starting 11/16!



Con Edison Reminds Customers to Conserve and Save Money This Winter

Smart Energy Usage Becomes More Important As Gas and Electricity Costs Rise


Con Edison reminds customers they can save money for their households and businesses by conserving natural gas and electricity this winter as the cost of energy rises.


The average residential gas-heating bill from November 2021 through March

City of Plattsburgh announces 6th Annual Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting Celebration

Parade Theme and Grand Marshal

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superheroes Celebrate the Holidays! This year the City of Plattsburgh is pleased to announce the 2021 Holiday Parade Theme: Superheroes Celebrating the Holidays. Whether it's Batman building a snowman, or Wonder Woman walking in a Winter's Wonderland, we are expecting to see fantastical mashups of our favorite superheroes doing festive things on Saturday December 4th, 2021 at 5:30PM.

Over the past 18 months, our community has come together in the face of adversity

Monday, November 1, 2021

SUNY New Paltz Field Hockey Close Out Regular Season With Win Over No. 18 Vassar on Senior Day


New Paltz, NY -
 The State University of New York at New Paltz field hockey closed out the regular season with a gritty performance against one of the best programs in the country in the No. 18 Vassar Brewers.

On a night where they celebrated their nine seniors, the No. 19 ranked Hawks were backed by a strong performance from their veteran class, including senior back Kayla Ahern and senior goalie Ryan Dowling, to come away with a 2-1 double overtime, shootout victory over the Brewers.

"Throughout the game our defense held strong," said SUNY New Paltz coach Shanna Szablinski. "Ryan came up with some key saves while Kayla broke up any fast breaks. We just played composed while under pressure and that made a significant difference in our transition attack."

The game was scoreless through the first 30 minutes, but Vassar held the advantage in

SUNY New Paltz Women's Volleyball Finish Regular Season with Split at Skidmore Classic

Saratoga Springs, NY - The State University of New York at New Paltz's women's volleyball team concluded its regular season on Saturday, defeating Union College in its first match but falling to hosting Skidmore in the final day of the Skidmore Classic.

SUNY New Paltz (13-13 overall, 6-3 SUNYAC) completed its three-game weekend at the Thoroughbred hosted tournament with a 2-1 slate, securing its 20th straight season with a .500 record. It was a rare non-conference regular season rematch against the Dutchmen (5-18); the Hawks previously lost to Union 3-2 in the opener of the Johnson and Wales

SUNY New Paltz Cross Country Earn Sixth Place Finishes at SUNYAC Championships

Preble, NY - The State University of New York at New Paltz cross country programs came away with two sixth place finishes, two All-SUNYAC honorees and a Hall of Fame Inductee at the SUNYAC Championships in Cortland on Saturday.

SUNY New Paltz head coach Aislinn Ryan was proud of how their teams performed.

"I am very happy with how this team did," they said. "This was a really good day for this team this year. I am proud of how they conducted themselves, how they fought, and how

SUNY New Paltz Women's Soccer Season Come to End in SUNYAC Quarterfinal Against Fredonia

New Paltz, NY - Nearly a decade later, the State University of New York at New Paltz was finally back in the postseason. Ironically, the Hawks faced the same opponent they did then, Fredonia State, and the result also mirrored their last playoff appearance, a double overtime, penalty kick loss to end the season.

"It's certainly a very difficult way to end your season and for some to end their career," said Hawks coach Mike Eckberg after the 1-1 double overtime, shootout loss on the South Turf Field Saturday. "I think when our student-athletes, including myself has a chance to get away from the season and realize what we just did over the last three months I think they'll be able to put things into prospective that there's some amazing things that took place, individually and collectively as a program.

"Overall, I'm grateful for our student-athletes. Their buy-in, their relentless work ethic, their commitment to our process, which is incredibly rigorous and every single day we're putting

SUNY New Paltz Swimming Open Up Season at Cortland Pumpkin Relays

Cortland, NY - The State University of New York at New Paltz swimming team competed in its first meet in nearly two years Saturday, swimming in the annual Cortland Pumpkin relays.

The Hawks saw a promising opening meet with coach Matt Distler's young program owning two first place finishes on the day to place second on both the men's and women's side against the hosting Red Dragons and Wells College.

"It was a blast to be back on deck, and it is always nice to start the season off with the

Final-Round Notes - 2021 Butterfield Bermuda Championship

Final-Round Notes – Sunday, October 31, 2021

 

Weather: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. High of 79. Wind SW 15-20 mph, gusting to 30 mph. Due to inclement weather, play was suspended at 12:07 p.m. and players were held in place before resuming at 12:18 p.m.

 

Final-Round Leaderboard

Lucas Herbert                    70-65-65-69—269 (-15)

Patrick Reed                       68-69-68-65—270 (-14)

Danny Lee                          67-67-65-71—270 (-14)

Patrick Rodgers                  68-64-69-70—271 (-13)

 

Things to Know

  • Lucas Herbert picks up his first PGA TOUR victory in his 20th start
  • The PGA TOUR rookie entered the final round trailing by four strokes; marks the third come-from-behind win at the event
  • The Australian becomes the fourth international winner on the PGA TOUR in as many weeks
  • World No. 24 Patrick Reed finishes T2 to record seventh runner-up on TOUR
  • Playing on a Minor Medical Extension, Danny Lee secures conditional PGA TOUR status with a runner-up finish
  • After holding the outright lead after the second and third rounds Taylor Pendrith