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Whether you promise to meditate more, streamline your workdays or find a creative outlet, these apps can help you make 2025 the best year ever.

The creator of a beloved eighties children's TV show has died at the age of 81. Britt Allcroft was an English writer, ...

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A new film of a Pulitzer Prize-winning book details the appalling brutality that took place in one of America’s infamous ...

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When the fever rose to 104 on Saturday, my husband and I grew concerned, and when it persisted on Sunday, we took him to ...

So what challenges defined parenting in 2024, and how can parents navigate these challenges better in the coming year? Here’s ...

Anyone age 17 and older may donate to the Red Cross Blood Drive held at the Rensselaer Library on Saturday, Jan. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (last appointments are at 1:45 p.m.). Donors who are 16 years ...