Communities around the region are holding curbside trash pickup for residents, allowing them to clean out the attics, basements, sheds and garages every spring. Often times, one person's junk is another person's treasure which means many times, the "trash" is picked up by "pickers" before the trash collectors actually arrive.
Last year, students at Myles Elementary School in New Hartford got a big surprise when the mallard ducks that had flown into their school courtyard had laid eggs which hatched into little ducklings. This year, the students are learning from home due to COVID-19; but, the ducks returned ands more ducklings have hatched.
It’s a new decade, and Eli Young Band plan to “Break It In” by hitting the road on a headlining tour. They'll make a stop at FrogFest 32 at the Utica/Rome Speedway May 30, presented by White's Farm Supply and Kubota.