Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead at 46

PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 19: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman attends The Variety Studio: Sundance Edition Presented By Dawn Levy on January 19, 2014 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Variety) | Jonathan Leibson via Getty Images

Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his Manhattan apartment, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday (Feb. 2).

The 46-year-old actor's cause of death has yet to be determined but the New York Police Department is investigating and a law enforcement official confirmed to WSJ that the academy award winning actor was found dead in his West Village home.

Soon-to-be spring or a much longer winter? The groundhog says...

Punxsutawney Phil is very close with his handlers, who are referred to as the "Inner Circle."

Baby, it's cold outside. And it's going to stay that way.

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Impaired driving crackdown planned for Super Bowl weekend

Created: 01/30/2014 3:58 PM WNYT.com

By: Ben Gorenstein

State Police say they plan to crack down on impaired driving this Super Bowl weekend. That includes people who text along with those who drink.

It's part of a statewide Stop DWI initiative, which is set to take place from Friday to Monday.

How Can I Keep From Singing

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Unable to carry his beloved banjo, Pete Seeger used a different but equally formidable instrument, his voice, to instruct yet another generation of young people how to effect change through song and determination two years ago.

A surging crowd, two canes and seven decades as a history-sifting singer and rabble-rouser buoyed him as he led an Occupy Wall Street protest through Manhattan in 2011.

"Be wary of great leaders," he told The Associated Press two days after the march. "Hope that there are many, many small leaders."

The banjo-picking troubadour who sang for migrant workers, college students and star-struck presidents in a career that introduced generations of Americans to their folk music heritage died Monday at age 94. Seeger's grandson, Kitama Cahill-Jackson, said his grandfather died peacefully in his sleep around 9:30 p.m. at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where he had been for six days. Family members were with him.

"He was chopping wood 10 days ago," Cahill-Jackson recalled.

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The 30-Year-Old Macintosh and a Lost Conversation With Steve Jobs

 

JANUARY 24, 2014, 11:57 AM 

By NICK BILTON

Associated PressSteven P. Jobs, left and John Sculley presented the Macintosh computer at an Apple shareholder meeting in Cupertino, Calif, in January 1984.

To celebrate the 30-year anniversary of the Mac, Mr. Levy said Friday that he was appending the transcript, which is “essentially unexpurgated,” in an updated Kindle version of the book about the birth of the Macintosh, “Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer that Changed Everything.”

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East Greenbush student raises funds for Tanzanian girl’s relocation

Posted: Jan 24, 2014 5:11 PM EST

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COLONIE, N.Y. – An 18-year old East Greenbush student flew into the Albany International Airport on Friday with a 14-year old Tanzanian girl who will now spend her high school years in the Capital Region.

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Ali Reinhold is a senior at East Greenbush, and she raised almost $20,000 to pay for Arafa Salimu's travel and living expenses to attend school in the United States.

Reinhold met Salimu back in 2009 when she was part of a group of volunteers who went to Tanzania from Woodland Hill Montessori School in North Greenbush through the nonprofit WaterPowerPeace. Salimu is from Babati, Tanzania. 

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Maple Hill Music Parents

Maple Hill Music Parents Association is looking for donations for their Indoor Garage Sale to be held Saturday, March 15, 2013 from 9AM to 3PM. 

We need gently used items, but cannot accept personal care items, clothing, magazines, televisions, computers, or stuffed animals.  Drop off items at Maple Hill High School on the following dates:

Saturday   Jan 25           9AM – 11AM

Thursday  Feb 6             6 -  8 PM

Thursday  Feb 13            6 – 8 PM

Saturday   Mar 1      9 – 11 AM

Tuesday     Mar 4            6 – 8 PM

Thursday   Mar 6            6 – 8 PM

If you have any questions please contact Rachael Coleda at 732-0241 or raye@coleda.com

Last call for T-shirts

The FINAL pick-up for Peter's Dairy fund-raising T-shirts is set for Wednesday, January 22 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Peter Andrews VFW, Scott Ave. in the Village of Castleton. Those who have pre-ordered shirts must either pick them up or contact Linda Underwood - 

linda.underwood12033@yahoo.com