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A Smart Move on Tax Day: Get Health Insurance Information Using Your State’s Tax Forms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:54 GMT

Many of her clients don’t believe it when Maryland tax preparer Diana Avellaneda tells them they might qualify for low-cost health insurance. Or they think she’s trying to sell them something. In reality, she wants to help her customers take advantage of an underused feature of her state’s tax forms that allows them to get financial assistance for health insurance. Avellaneda said she wants people to avoid the financial risk of a medical emergency: “I have health insurance right now, and I feel very, very peaceful. So I want my community to know that.”The process is simple: By checking a box, taxpayers trigger a “qualifying event,” enabling them to sign up for insurance outside the traditional open enrollment period and access subsidies that can bring the cost of that insurance down, if their income is low enough. Doing so also allows Maryland’s comptroller to share a person’s income information with the state’s insura...

2 people have died in St. Paul, leading to homicide investigation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:54 GMT

A homicide investigation is underway Tuesday after a shooting on St. Paul’s Greater East Side. Two people died, according to police.Investigators are working in the 1400 block of East Minnehaha Avenue in the Lincoln Park Parkway/Greenbrier neighborhood.Police did not immediately release more information about the circumstances and said they plan to later today. Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Man gets 6 months in county workhouse for biting St. Paul cop outside Target store Crime & Public Safety | Lake Elmo: Teen charged with felony assault after weekend stabbing Crime & Public Safety | Two dead after van goes off a road and hits a tree in St. Paul early Sunday Crime & Public Safety | Sheriff’s deputy dead, 2 other officers injured in gunfight during domestic call in western Minnesota Crime & Public Safety | Man stabbed multiple times at Lake Elmo home on Saturday after...

First statewide gun buyback event April 29

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:54 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The first-ever statewide gun buyback event will be held on Saturday, April 29. This is a one-day, statewide initiative that will feature nine simultaneous gun buyback events across New York. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Unloaded firearms, working and non-working, will be accepted for compensation on-site with no questions asked. There is no limit to the number of firearms each person can bring. All guns must be unloaded and placed in a bag or a box.Each event will be working with local law enforcement agencies and will be present at the following locations:Family Life Academy in the Bronx – 14 West 170th St, Bronx, NY 10452. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.All Saints Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn – 115 Throop Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.OAG Suffolk Regional Office in Suffolk County – 300 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, NY 11788. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Watervliet Dome in Albany County – 1300 2nd Ave, Wate...

Simone's Kitchen reopening Coxsackie location

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:54 GMT

COXSACKIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Simone's Kitchen, a Mediterranean restaurant, is reopening its Coxsackie location. The restaurant closed in August 2021 due to a labor shortage from the COVID-19 pandemic. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "A scrappy little project started by a mother and son that has grown beyond its roots but has never (despite what some may think) forgotten where it came from," said Simone's Kitchen on its Facebook page. "We’re coming home and we can’t wait to show you everything we’ve done."In August 2022, Simone's Kitchen opened its second location at 121 Jay Street in Schenectady. The restaurant serves Chicken Shawarma, Falafel and other Mezza bowls, warm plates, pita pockets and more. You can view the full menu on the Simone's Kitchen website. Glens Falls brewery opening taproom in Troy The Coxsackie location at 18 Hope Plaza originally opened in 2018. It is scheduled to reopen in the late spring. You can ...

Snoopy leads the way at Aviation Mall blood drive

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:54 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The American Red Cross of Northeastern New York is headed back to the Aviation Mall for a blood drive. This month's drive is a collection of blood donations in support of National Volunteer Month. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Volunteers at the Aviation Mall will collect blood donations on Friday, April 21, from 1-6 p.m. The Red Cross will operate across from Regal Cinema, inside the mall's northeast side. Those who want to give blood can make an appointment through the American Red Cross website using sponsor code AVIATIONMALLNY; or by calling 1-800-REDCROSS.In recognition of National Volunteer Month, the Red Cross is offering an exclusive T-shirt featuring "Peanuts" comic strip and cartoon character Snoopy. Supplies are limited. Donors will also be entered for a chance to win a three-night trip for two to Sonoma County, California, including flights, a hotel stay, and a $1,000 gift card, as w...

Rensselaer County hazardous waste disposal event

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:54 GMT

RENSSELAER COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Troy, Bethlehem, and Rensselaer County are partnering for several household hazardous waste disposal events, the first being Saturday, May 13, at the Troy Resource Management Facility. Residents must visit their participating municipality's website to register. Residents without internet access can contact their community's municipal liaison. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! At the event, residents will be able to dispose of hazardous materials that cannot be thrown away in the normal garbage. These events will not be collecting electronics or tires for shredding. The event is free for residents in participating municipalities who've pre-registered.Participating municipalities include:TroyBethlehemNorth GreenbushRensselaerSchodackGraftonMunicipality contacts:TroyNaomi Pitkin, Recycling SpecialistEmail: [email protected]: (518) 279-7313BethlehemDan Lilkas-Rain, Recycling Coordi...

98th season of live horse racing in Collinsville, Illinois today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:54 GMT

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. - The horses are back on the track Tuesday at 'Fa Duel Sportsbook and Horse Racing' in Collinsville.This is the 98th year of racing at the track formerly known as Fairmount Park. Trending: Kim Gardner faces contempt of court after prosecutor no-shows murder trial The racing season opens Tuesday and runs through November 18. Race days are Tuesdays and Saturdays. The $250,000 'FanDuel St. Louis Derby' is back for its third year on August 26.The sports book is open seven days a week for simulcast betting and sports wagering.\

Broncos draft preview: Zach Allen among free agency highlights, but Denver needs more pass-rush up front

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:54 GMT

Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series of NFL draft previews as it relates to the Broncos. Today: Defensive tacklesApril 10: Quarterbacks | April 11: Running backs | April 12: Wide receivers | Thursday: Tight ends | Friday: Offensive line Wednesday: Edge rushersBroncos’ in-house offseason moves: Signed Zach Allen (three years, $45.75 million), signed Jordan Jackson (one year, $750,000).Under contract: Allen, Jordan, D.J. Jones (two years), Mike Purcell (one year), Matt Henningsen (three years), Eyioma Uwazurike (three years), Jonathan Harris (one year), Elijah Garcia (two years).Need scale (1-10): 7. Denver replaced Dre’Mont Jones with Allen this offseason but also lost DeShawn Williams to Carolina. The Broncos will expect second-year jumps from Henningsen and Uwazurike, but outside of Allen, where does the pass rush from this group come from? The Broncos would do well to fortify this group, perhaps with one of their first pair of picks in the third round.Top Five1. Jale...

Jessie James Decker slams United Airlines after pregnant sister was 'humiliated' on flight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:54 GMT

Jessie James Decker is slamming United Airlines after an incident involving her pregnant sister and spilled popcorn. Decker posted the account in a since-deleted Instagram story. The singer said her five-month-pregnant sister, Sydney Rae Bass, was traveling alone with her two young children when one of them accidentally spilled some popcorn. According to Decker, the flight attendant approached Bass with "a trash bag and wet wipe" and told her that the captain wanted the mom of two to "clean up every drop."“My poor sister is on her hands and knees, crying in the aisle completely humiliated and exhausted, with her children while everyone else watched. Way to go United," the post read according to People.In another post, Decker said flight staff called the spill a "safety hazard" US Weekly reported. The "Should Have Known Better" singer kept fans updated and then explained where the children got the popcorn in the first place. "You guys, this whole time I'm thinking that this popcorn i...

Presale Codes for Underoath and The Ghost Inside Summer Tour 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:54 GMT

The Writings on the Wall — Underoath fans get ready, they just announced a banger tour with The Ghost Inside. In the tour dubbed “Summer Tour 2023,” the two hard rock bands will be joined by special guests We Came As Romans and Better Lovers. The tour launches on July 15 in Mansfield, OH at the Inkcarceration Festival and will dot around the country before their last date on August 19, here in SoCal at the  Observatory Festival Grounds in Santa Ana — see below for all dates. Passwords and presale codes for the Underoath and The Ghost Inside Summer Tour 2023 tickets are as follows:Presale codes for Underoath and The Ghost Inside Summer Tour 2023Presale tickets for Underoath and The Ghost Inside Summer Tour 2023 go on sale today, April 18 and we’ve been told the following presale codes and passwords may work. Details are subject to change, and vary by event date:Artist presale code or password: LETGOLive Nation website presale code or password: VINYLLive Nation mobil...