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The American Red Cross urges donors to make an appointment to give lifesaving blood or platelets in the new year to help keep the blood supply strong this winter. Type O negative blood donors and those giving platelets are especially urged to give now to keep critical blood products on the shelves for patients in need.

BRANCHPORT - The Plant Based People are thrilled to announce that Chef Robert of the Moonshadow Kitchen of Penn Yan will be our presenter for the February meeting. The lecture and demonstration of vegan/gluten-free food will be held at 6 p.m.

HARPER is a 5-year-old Rottweiler-Shepherd mix. This friendly girl is very playful and loves to play fetch.

In early December, Governor Kathy Hochul said, "My agenda for the coming year will be laser-focused on putting money back in your pockets." A few weeks later, the governor signed into law what's known as the "Climate Change Superfund Act," the latest step in the ongoing implementation of a radical agenda of energy mandates that many of us believe will do next to nothing to address climate challenges we experience here locally as New York only accounts for 0.4% of global emissions, but will wind up imposing huge costs on our state's consumers, industries, taxpayers, and local economies. Welcome to the current state of New York, where one week the governor pledges to be "laser-focused" on affordability and a few weeks later signs into law yet another mandate that will cost all of us a bundle.

After the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, a few things have been rattling around my brain like crumbs in the bottom of the Christmas cookie tin. Here are a some thoughts to begin a new year which will likely be full of things to opine about.