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Town Of Carroll Landfill Fight Continues

For months there were some who thought the legal fight over landfills in the town of Carroll were over. Not so much. A ream of paperwork was introduced in state Supreme Court this week. Attorneys representing Carol Jones, executor of the estate of Donald Jones, Jones Carroll Inc. and ...

What To Know About Health Effect Study Of Ultraprocessed Foods

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Sam Srisatta, a 20-year-old Florida college student, spent a month living inside a government hospital here last fall, playing video games and allowing scientists to document every morsel of food that went into his mouth. From big bowls of salad to platters of ...

Useful Cents

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump talks of big change in his second term of office. But he’s not forgetting small change, either. Trump ordered the Treasury Department to stop making pennies with a Feb. 10 sentence on his social media account that followed years of conservatives ...

Some Things Can’t Be Said Enough

Way back when, circa the infancy days of the Voice from the Bullpen, we (Sally and me) had many connections with other people, with whom we crossed many paths. Some were through our jobs, some through church, some through Holy Family School, some who were co-coaches and co-officials, and some ...

Upstate Eats Trail Is A Delicious Idea

Have you ever had a tomato pie in Utica, New York? It’s essentially like a pizza except the crust is a thick, focaccia dough that’s topped with tons of delicious tomato sauce and Romano cheese. It seems too simple to be so good, but getting the perfect dough and sweet and zesty sauce ...

Always Running Just A Little Bit Behind

We finished undressing the Christmas tree on Friday. Today, Monday, a kind friend helped us take it apart and bag it. Yes, I know. It’s March 10th as I write this. I hear this echo in my head, “You’re just getting your Christmas tree down? It’s Lent already!” I was annoyed when I ...