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Netflix Movie About Manhattan Couple Moving To Hudson Valley Debuts Netflix Movie About Manhattan Couple Moving To Hudson Valley Debuts
Netflix Movie About Manhattan Couple Moving To Hudson Valley Debuts A hot new movie filmed in New York's Hudson Valley is making its debut on Netflix. "Things Heard & Seen," a psychological thriller, based on the book "All Things Cease to Appear," by Elizabeth Brundage, stars James Norton, Amanda Seyfried, Natalia Dyer, and Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham, started streaming on Thursday, April 29.  Brundage said she got the idea for the book while living in Monroe County, New York, in the Town of Brighton, where she learned of the 1982 death of Cathleen Krauseneck, a resident there who was found in bed with an ax lodged in her head. Her 3-year-old da…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Casting Call: Netflix Film Being Produced In Fairfield County Seeks Extras From Area Casting Call: Netflix Film Being Produced In Fairfield County Seeks Extras From Area
Casting Call: Netflix Film Being Produced In Fairfield County Seeks Extras From Area A large casting company has put out the call for extras in Fairfield County for a Netflix film being produced in the area. Citrola Casting will be hiring extras of all shapes, colors, and sizes to appear in the upcoming Netflix movie, "The Good Nurse," which will film in Stamford this spring. A casting company is looking to hire extra for an upcoming Netflix movie filming in Stamford.Daily Voice The true-crime drama will star Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain and tells the story of serial killer Charles Cullen, a nurse who confessed to killing some 40 patients in hospitals in New Jers…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Here's How Netflix Is Now Cracking Down On Password Sharing Here's How Netflix Is Now Cracking Down On Password Sharing
Here's How Netflix Is Now Cracking Down On Password Sharing Netflix is testing ways to stop customers from sharing the service they purchased with people living outside the paying subscriber’s home. In some markets, including Australia, Netflix interrupts streaming on home televisions where there is no registered user. When Netflix detects this, the screen turns black with a couple of white print sentences including: “If you don’t live with the owner of this account, you need your own account to keep watching.” The streaming video service is offering new customers a free 30-day trial. For years streaming services such as Netflix and HBO Max hav…

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by Kristin Palpini
Lifestyle
Zoom, Other Video Conferencing Services May Have This Downside, Study Says Zoom, Other Video Conferencing Services May Have This Downside, Study Says
Zoom, Other Video Conferencing Services May Have This Downside, Study Says Zoom and other video conference services may not be as much of an environmentally-friendly alternative to in-person meetings as many people assumed, according to a new study. But there’s a simple trick to make video conferencing even greener - turn off your camera. Despite a record drop in global carbon emissions in 2020, a pandemic-driven shift to remote work and more at-home entertainment still presents a “significant environmental impact” due to how internet data is stored and transferred around the world, according to a study by Purdue University, Yale University, and the Massachus…

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by Kristin Palpini
Lifestyle
Burning Energy: Video Conferencing's Pollution Problem - And How To Clean It Up Burning Energy: Video Conferencing's Pollution Problem - And How To Clean It Up
Burning Energy: Video Conferencing's Pollution Problem - And How To Clean It Up Zoom and other video conference calls may not be as much of an environmentally-friendly alternative to in-person meetings as many people assumed, according to a new study. But there’s a simple trick to make video conferencing even greener - turn off your camera. Despite a record drop in global carbon emissions in 2020, a pandemic-driven shift to remote work and more at-home entertainment still presents a “significant environmental impact” due to how internet data is stored and transferred around the world, according to a study by Purdue University, Yale University, and the Massachusett…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
Comcast Data-Cap Kicks In - Some Residential Customers Notice Change Comcast Data-Cap Kicks In - Some Residential Customers Notice Change
Comcast Data-Cap Kicks In - Some Residential Customers Notice Change Comcast promised to put a cap on customer data-usage and some people say they can notice a difference in their service. Comcast’s planned data caps went into effect on Jan. 1, in 12 states - including Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania - plus Washington, D.C. The internet service and cable provider has said that it will not charge customers for going over the new 1.2 terabytes per month limit in January and February. After that, it will cost $10 per 50 gigabytes up to a maximum of $100 for more data. To get an idea of how much that is, with 1.2TB of data, …

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by Kristin Palpini
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence Reportedly In Worcester Shooting A Film Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence Reportedly In Worcester Shooting A Film
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence Reportedly In Worcester Shooting A Film A-List actors can be spotted in Worcester as filming for a new Netflix movie gets underway. On Friday, Dec. 4, film crews set up at the base of the Mercantile Center to shoot scenes for a romantic drama set to debut on the streaming service starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, according to the Worcester Telegram and Gazette. The movie is called “Don’t Look Up” and is being filmed in Worcester as well as Boston and other locations in Massachusetts. Some scenes will be shot at the DCU Center. Lawrence and DiCaprio play star-crossed lovers who also happen to be astronomers that…

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by Kristin Palpini
Lifestyle
Alert Issued For Netflix 'Update Your Payment' Email Scam Alert Issued For Netflix 'Update Your Payment' Email Scam
Alert Issued For Netflix 'Update Your Payment' Email Scam A phishing scam is taking on new life as many use streaming services more frequently during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Forbes, the legitimate-looking email prompting users to update their Netflix payment information comes complete with Netflix logos and bypasses most email spam filters. The scam email, titled "Notice of Verification Failure", reportedly takes Netflix users that are fooled into clicking to a convincing CAPTCHA page, which also has Netflix branding.  From there, victims of the scam are taken to a Netflix lookalike page, where they are prompted to enter their Ne…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
15 Years Later, Conviction Vacated Due To Evidence Tampering 15 Years Later, Conviction Vacated Due To Evidence Tampering
15 Years Later, Conviction Vacated Due To Evidence Tampering Convictions are still being up-ended nearly 15 years after a Massachusetts drug lab chemist was found to be falsifying results. Earlier this September, a superior court judge ordered a new trial for a man convicted of heroin possession in 2006. The judge said this is necessary because Massachusetts did not fully investigate problems at one of its law enforcement labs. Thousands of cases have already been dismissed or reopened due to the Boston crime lab scandal. From 2003-2005, lab technician Sonja Farak doctored test results to hide her own habit of ingesting drugs that were sent to her fo…

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by Kristin Palpini
Lifestyle
Alert Issued For Netflix 'Update Your Payment' Email Scam Alert Issued For Netflix 'Update Your Payment' Email Scam
Alert Issued For Netflix 'Update Your Payment' Email Scam A phishing scam is taking on new life as many use streaming services more frequently during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Forbes, the legitimate-looking email prompting users to update their Netflix payment information comes complete with Netflix logos and bypasses most email spam filters. The scam email, titled "Notice of Verification Failure", reportedly takes Netflix users that are fooled into clicking to a convincing CAPTCHA page, which also has Netflix branding.  From there, victims of the scam are taken to a Netflix lookalike page, where they are prompted to enter their Ne…

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by Christina Coulter