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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
Business
Capital Region Restaurant Closes Due To Health Concerns Capital Region Restaurant Closes Due To Health Concerns
Capital Region Restaurant 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
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Police Sergeant Who's Gone Missing In Westchester Alert Issued For Police Sergeant Who's Gone Missing In Westchester
Alert Issued For Police Sergeant Who's Gone Missing In Westchester An alert has been issued by police as they attempt to locate an officer who was reported missing this week. Robert Byrnes, age 48, a current Yonkers Police Department sergeant who has recently been experiencing health problems and “could be a danger to himself,” was reported missing on Monday, Feb. 15 by friends and family. Police said that Byrnes was last seen in Yonkers, but could be in the area of Far Rockaway Beach in Queens. Byrnes was last seen wearing a grey sweatshirt, brown winter coat, a brown and white wool hat, and khaki cargo pants. He was described as being 5-foot-8 and weig…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Iona College Men's Basketball Coach Tim Cluess Steps Down Iona College Men's Basketball Coach Tim Cluess Steps Down
Iona College Men's Basketball Coach Tim Cluess Steps Down Click here for an updated story: Rick Pitino Coming Home To New York As Iona College Basketball Coach After an unprecedented decade of success, Iona College men’s basketball head coach Tim Cluess said he will be stepping down. Citing health concerns, Cluess, 61, announced his resignation on Friday, March 13, though he will remain with the program in an advisory role. The three-time MAAC Coach of the Year compiled a 199-106 (.650) record over his nine seasons at Iona and his NCAA record stands at 297-131 (.694).  In his career, which included stops at St. Mary’s Manhasset High Sc…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Services Scheduled For Northern Westchester Couple Killed At Medical Center Services Scheduled For Northern Westchester Couple Killed At Medical Center
Services Scheduled For Northern Westchester Couple Killed At Medical Center Memorial services have been scheduled for the couple killed in a murder-suicide last week at the Westchester Medical Center. The two -- Richard DeLucia, 71, and his wife, Ann Macken DeLucia, 70 -- were residents of Yorktown. Family and friends are invited to Pleasant Manor Funeral Home, Inc. 575 Columbus Avenue in Thornwood on Thursday, Aug. 16, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. for visitation.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for the two at Holy Name of Jesus Church on Friday, Aug. 17 at 10 a.m. Committal will follow at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale. Richard DeLucia shot his wife in her ho…

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by Joe Lombardi