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John Mellencamp’s Sold-Out NY Show Canceled John Mellencamp’s Sold-Out NY Show Canceled
John Mellencamp’s Sold-Out NY Show Canceled Fans are singing the blues after John Mellencamp canceled an upcoming performance in New York. The 71-year-old singer-songwriter’s sold-out show at Albany’s Palace Theatre on Tuesday, June 13, has been canceled, the venue announced on Facebook Monday, June 12. No reason was given for the move. Those with tickets were informed that refunds will be available at the point of purchase. The same message was shared on Mellencamp’s official Facebook and Twitter accounts. Mellencamp embarked on his “Live and In Person Tour” on Feb. 5 in Bloomington, Indiana. The tour is scheduled to end on Saturd…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Hundreds Of Unexpected Amazon Packages Delivered To Home In New York Hundreds Of Unexpected Amazon Packages Delivered To Home In New York
Hundreds Of Unexpected Amazon Packages Delivered To Home In New York Hundreds of unexpected and unwanted packages from Amazon were sent to a New York home as part of what could potentially be a scam, officials said. Dozens of boxes arrived daily from Amazon, UPS and FedEx were delivered to upstate New York resident Jillian Canaan recently, despite her and her family not ordering any packages. According to WIVB-TV, Canaan, who runs a studio in the Buffalo area, initially believed that the packages could be for the family’s studio, but upon closer inspection, she found that while it was her home address listed on the boxes, it wasn’t in her name. Inside the …

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by Zak Failla
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People's United Bank Sold For $7.6 Billion People's United Bank Sold For $7.6 Billion
People's United Bank Sold For $7.6 Billion People’s United Financial Inc. and all of its stock is being sold for $7.6 billion to M&T Bank Corp. All together, M&T plus People’s, there will be 1,100 branches and more than 2,000 ATMs across 12 states, M&T said in an announcement. The combined banks have $200 billion in assets. The purchase-and-sale agreement was entered into on Friday, Feb. 19, and the acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021. People’s United’s headquarters in Bridgeport, Connecticut, will become the New England regional headquarters for M&T. Representatives for M&T said the…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: Cuomo Outlines Plan To Defeat Virus In 'State Of State' Address COVID-19: Cuomo Outlines Plan To Defeat Virus In 'State Of State' Address
Covid-19: Cuomo Outlines Plan To Defeat Virus In 'State Of State' Address COVID-19 dominated Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “State of the State” address as he looked forward to a rosier 2021 after a rough 2020, and vowed to win the war on the virus. In his 11th “State of the State” address, Cuomo’s agenda spoke of “Reminding, Rebuilding, and Renewing” New York as it combats COVID-19 and faces a questionable economy with a $15 billion deficit following a near year of battling the pandemic. “Do you remember last spring?", Cuomo stated. "Do you remember what New Yorkers did in their darkest hour? I will never forget it. When COVID ambushed New York and we went from one ca…

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by Zak Failla