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Ultra Rare Orange Lobster Rescued From NY Stop & Shop Ultra Rare Orange Lobster Rescued From NY Stop & Shop
Ultra Rare Orange Lobster Rescued From NY Stop & Shop This lucky crustacean is officially 86’d from the menu. An ultra rare orange lobster was saved from becoming someone’s dinner after being rescued from a New York Stop & Shop. “Clementine” – as she’s now affectionately known – arrived on Long Island at a Stop & Shop store in Southampton with a shipment of traditional brown lobsters sometime before Thursday, July 4. Her 1-in-30-million amber glow made her an instant celebrity at the store, where she was fed shrimp by management and given the name “Pinky” by the manager’s daughter, according to Humane Long Island. When the store’s o…
Street Turns To River After 107-Year-Old Water Main Ruptures In Capital Region (Developing) Street Turns To River After 107-Year-Old Water Main Ruptures In Capital Region (Developing)
Street Turns To River After 107-Year-Old Water Main Ruptures In Capital Region (Developing) Crews are responding to a “substantial” water main break in the region that has inundated a residential neighborhood with a torrent of flood water. The Rensselaer County incident happened at around 2:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18 in Troy’s Lansingburgh neighborhood, near 7th Avenue and 124th Street. According to city officials, a 30-inch cast iron water main running along 124th Street broke somewhere between 6th and 7th avenues. The water main was installed in 1916 and is one of the two major distribution lines flowing from the water treatment plant. In a photo shared by the city, a significan…