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Lay's Making Major Changes To Potato Chip Brand: See What's New Lay's Making Major Changes To Potato Chip Brand: See What's New
Lay's Making Major Changes To Potato Chip Brand: See What's New The world's top potato chip brand is removing artificial additives as it undergoes its largest redesign in nearly 100 years. Lay's will remove artificial flavors and colors from all of its core US products by the end of 2025, parent company PepsiCo announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. The brand is also tweaking its logo and the designs on its potato chip bags. PepsiCo said the visual changes will focus on the potatoes it sources from more than 100 family-owned farms in North America. "This redesign, the brand's biggest in nearly a century, is a love letter to our origins," said Ca…

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by Chris Spiker
Lifestyle
'Hate! Him!' Richard Gere Under Fire From Paul Simon's Daughter For Selling Her Former CT Home 'Hate! Him!' Richard Gere Under Fire From Paul Simon's Daughter For Selling Her Former CT Home
'Hate! Him!' Richard Gere Under Fire From Paul Simon's Daughter For Selling Her Former CT Home "Pretty Woman" star Richard Gere's decision to sell his Connecticut estate that once belonged to famed singer-songwriter Paul Simon has irked Simon's daughter enough to wish a curse upon him. Why such vitriol from the 30-year-old daughter of one half of the legendary duo Simon & Garfunkel? According to an Instagram story posted on Tuesday, July 8, by Lulu Simon, Gere promised to "take care of the land as condition of his purchase."  This was particularly important to Simon, who has followed her dad into the music business, as her childhood pets are buried on the 32-acre property, l…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Bird Flu Outbreak Kills Dozens Of Chickens, Ducks At Ulster County Farm; 2nd In NY This Month Bird Flu Outbreak Kills Dozens Of Chickens, Ducks At Ulster County Farm; 2nd In NY This Month
Bird Flu Outbreak Kills Dozens Of Chickens, Ducks At Ulster County Farm; 2nd In NY This Month Health officials are working to contain an outbreak of bird flu at a Hudson Valley farm, the second such outbreak in New York this month. The disease – highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1, or bird flu – was confirmed at a farm within Ulster County, the county health department confirmed to Daily Voice. Authorities did not name the impacted farm, but noted that around 48 of 50 ducks and chickens died from infection. Two others were euthanized. The farm’s owners and a veterinarian are the only people believed to have had contact with the infected birds, health officials said. News of th…

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by Michael Mashburn
Real Estate
2,078-Acre Hudson Valley Estate Assembled From 5 Farms Hits Market For $65M 2,078-Acre Hudson Valley Estate Assembled From 5 Farms Hits Market For $65M
2,078-Acre Hudson Valley Estate Assembled From 5 Farms Hits Market For $65M A vast Hudson Valley estate combined from five farms owned by the same person for 60 years has hit the market for $65 million. According to Zillow, the Hitchcock Estate, located in Dutchess County in the village of Millbrook near the heart of Washington, has had 2078 acres intact since its first owner assembled it in 1889.  Zillow said that most of the estate, which features two main houses, began as a summer escape for the original owners and quickly became a favorite place to visit and entertain. Zillow says the property includes 10 bedrooms and eight bathrooms and has been maintain…

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by Kathy Reakes