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Cure For Loneliness? Robotic Pets Going Out To Thousands Of Socially Isolated NYers Cure For Loneliness? Robotic Pets Going Out To Thousands Of Socially Isolated NYers
Cure For Loneliness? Robotic Pets Going Out To Thousands Of Socially Isolated NYers Call it four-legged companionship without the need for potty training. Thousands of animatronic pets are on their way to older, socially isolated New Yorkers in an effort to combat what experts describe as a crisis of loneliness. The state’s Office for the Aging (OFA) announced Sunday, June 3, that Rhode Island-based Ageless Innovation is delivering another 4,725 robotic pets and games to elderly adults through New York State’s aging network. Since 2018, OFA has distributed more than 31,500 of the plush, lifelike pets, which are designed to make realistic sounds and movements, to those ass…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Restaurant In Knox Closes Due To Health Concerns Restaurant In Knox Closes Due To Health Concerns
Restaurant In Knox Closes Due To Health Concerns A family-owned Italian restaurant and pub in the region is closing after less than a year in business. Albany County eatery Joe’s Township Tavern, located in Knox at 1412 Township Road, closed on Saturday, Sept. 30, the company announced on Facebook. Owner Joe Conklin attributed the move to co-owner Nadia Raza’s declining health. “With Nadia’s health concerns, it is too much stress to keep the tavern open,” he said. “We are hoping to open Curry Patta in the future at some point and Nadia is actively searching for a location.” Conklin encouraged customers to join them one last time before…

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by Michael Mashburn