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Farmers market season approaches in Ticonderoga

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:00 GMT

TICONDEROGA, N.Y. (NEWS10) - It's farmer's market season across the North Country and Capital Region. The north end of Lake George is no different. The 2023 Ticonderoga Area Farmers Market season was announced to begin on Saturday, July 8. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “The Ticonderoga Area Farmers Market is a great opportunity for community members and visitors to connect, support the local economy, and enjoy a beautiful morning in the Ticonderoga Area. We continue to be excited about now being in Downtown Ticonderoga," said market manager Cathy Allen. "Please, join us each Saturday for local produce, products, and much more."The Ticonderoga Area Farmers Market runs through July, August, and through to Saturday, Sept. 30. Every weekend from 9 a.m. to noon, vendors will gather behind the Glens Falls National Bank located at 123 Montcalm St. in Ticonderoga. The farmer's market season comes with special festivities across ...

Corliss Park Apartment shooting suspect pleads guilty to gun charges

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:00 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Troy man linked to a shooting in April that left three hospitalized has pled guilty to criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. Hector Rodriguez, 35, was accused of firing a gun in the area of the Corliss Park apartments. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! At the time of the incident, police believed Rodriguez was the lone gunman involved and that the shooting was not a random act of violence. The three victims were an adult male, a teenage male, and an adult woman. Sentencing is scheduled for June 13. Rodriguez faces up to 15 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision.

Women's Health Wednesday: Colorectal Cancer Awareness

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - May is National Women's Health Awareness Month and one of the leading causes of death for women is cancer. Colorectal cancer, in particular, is the third most common cancer in women, but it's one that can often be prevented, with proper screening. In the U.S. the incidence of colorectal cancer is very similar between men and women. According to the American Cancer Society, recent studies have shown 1 in 21 men and 1 in 23 women will develop colorectal cancer in their lifetimes.That's why women and men at average risk should start getting a screening colonoscopy every 10 years, beginning at age 45. However, if you have a family history of colorectal cancer, you should get those screenings at an earlier age. As Dr. Mary Strader, M.D., with Gastroenterology Associates of Northern New York, explains in this weeks Women's Health Wednesday segment, it's important to talk to your family about any prior history with colon polyps or colorectal cancer, and then let you...

NEWS10 Staff Picks: Best locations to get ice cream

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Over the last few weeks, I have been witnessing a phenomenon that left me dumbfounded. On cold or rainy days, there would be lines of people at local ice cream locations like Kurver Kreme on Central Avenue and Devoe's Rainbow Orchards in Clifton Park.I admit, I have a sweet tooth and love all things ice cream, but I could not fathom wanting ice cream on a cold, gloomy day, let alone having to wait outside in chilly temperatures. Could the ice cream really be that great? My curiosity was piqued, and thus, my investigation began. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! I looked up top ice cream locations on Yelp and was provided with quite an extensive list. No matter how much I love ice cream, the thought of visiting 81 places was quite daunting. I opted to start with three locations and see how things go. Spoiler alert! This turned out to be a good idea!First, I made my way to Jim's Tastee Freez in Bethlehe...

Lake Luzerne home to music, food trucks this summer

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:00 GMT

LAKE LUZERNE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Lake Luzerne is welcoming delicious food and live music to its community park this summer. The first-ever Food Trucks and Music Extravaganza comes to Pavilion Park over six weeks this summer. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The food trucks will vend, and the bands will play, starting on Wednesday, July 12, and continuing on until Aug. 16. The full schedule to come to the lakeside includes:July 12: Stony Creek BandJuly 19: The National ReserveJuly 26: Panther Mountain BandAug. 2: Mallett Brothers BandAug. 9: Donny ElvisAug. 16: The Spirit of Johnny Cash"This event is not only a fun and exciting way to bring the community together, but also a way to support local organizations that make a significant impact on the lives of our community members," said event founder Sam Zappas. Memorial Day events in the Lake George region Each event is free to attend - but bring cash, and come on an empty stoma...

California governor roasts Target for dropping LGBTQ merchandise

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:00 GMT

(KRON) — Ahead of Pride month, Target announced it is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers. California Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted that Americans should be alarmed not just by attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, but by Target apparently siding with anti-gay bigots. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "CEO of Target Brian Cornell selling out the LGBTQ+ community to extremists is a real profile in courage. This isn’t just a couple stores in the South. There is a systematic attack on the gay community happening across the country," Newsom tweeted. "Wake up America. This doesn't stop here. You're Black? You're Asian? You're Jewish? You're a woman? You're next."Target said that customers knocked down Pride displays at some stores, angrily approached workers, and posted threatening...

Cardinals first-round pick Cooper Hjerpe fires six no-hit innings

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:00 GMT

PEORIA, Ill. - One of the top pitching prospects in the St. Louis Cardinals farm system is making big strides this season, and he enjoyed one of the finest moments of his young minor-league career on Tuesday. Cooper Hjerpe, a 2022 first-round selection, fired six no-hit innings Tuesday for the Single-A Peoria Chiefs against the Great Lakes Loons. Hjerpe struck out five hitters and issued just three walks on 86 pitches. Despite the impressive outing, Hjerpe didn't end up with the victory. Peoria and Great Lakes were engaged in a scoreless battle through seven innings. The Chiefs won on a ninth-inning walkoff. RELATED - Adam Wainwright earns another win, closing in on 200 career victories Hjerpe, a left-handed hurler out of Oregon State University, tossed his second straight quality start in his no-hit bid. It was his second consecutive quality start and fourth straight of five-plus innings. During that stretch, he struck out a career-high eight hitters on May 9. The southpaw is av...

Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” dead at 83

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:00 GMT

NEW YORK — Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and ‘70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” has died at 83.Turner died Tuesday, after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, according to her manager. She became a Swiss citizen a decade ago.Few stars traveled so far — she was born Anna Mae Bullock in a segregated Tennessee hospital and spent her latter years on a 260,000 square foot estate on Lake Zurich — and overcame so much. Physically battered, emotionally devastated and financially ruined by her 20-year relationship with Ike Turner, she became a superstar on her own in her 40s, at a time when most of her peers were on their way down, and remained a top concert draw for years after.With admirers ranging from Beyoncé to Mick Jagger, Turner was one of the world’s...

Opinion: He gave his life at Incheon

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:00 GMT

Cemeteries are the keepers of our memories. When others have forgotten, they remember — in stone, in monument, in a chiseled line here or there, a carved symbol, a record of past deeds, who we were and what we stood for.At Crown Hill Mortuary & Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, there is a special grave site. It is special because it commemorates a stunning military achievement, heroism, self-sacrifice, and, most importantly, the life of a young American who paid the ultimate price for his country.The Honor Bell at Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary & Cemetery in Wheat Ridge (Shaban Athuman/Denver Post file)A polished, raspberry-red granite slab, lying flat and more than casket-length and casket-wide, is flanked by two similar stones, mother on one side, father on the other. The son’s stone has a Marine Corps emblem in the upper right-hand corner. The inscription, about a fourth of the way down, reads:“OUR BELOVED SONRALPH L. YOUNG JR.NOV. 28, 1928SEPT. 17, 1950HE GAVE HIS ...

Tina Turner, the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, dies at 83

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:42:00 GMT

Tina Turner, one of rock music's most beloved and enduring stars, has died at the age of 83.The singer's team announced her passing in a post on Instagram Wednesday."It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner. With her music and her boundless passion for life, she enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow," the post read. "Today we say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us all her greatest work: her music. All our heartfelt compassion goes out to her family. Tina, we will miss you dearly."The rock and soul singer died Wednesday after a long illness at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland according to her manager. She became a Swiss citizen a decade ago.“With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model,” her spokesperson, Bernard Doherty, said in a statement to Variety.Tina Turner holds up a Grammy Award, Feb. 27, 1985, Los Angeles, Calif. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)The unstoppable singer and stage performer tea...