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Oscar Mayer’s “Frankmobile” made a stop in Watertown on Friday afternoon. The Frankmobile had vehicles stopping to get a photo of it, and people walking up to take pictures next to the vehicle in the parking lot of the Thompson Park Golf Course. Continue Reading on y!sports Keep Reading
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Arlington, Virginia is like a gateway to the city of Washington D.C. Part of the Metro line, but across the Potomac, it’s nevertheless a busy area and not the kind of place you’d expect to be able to get minutes-old, farm-fresh produce. But Area 2 Farms is growing greens, herbs, and root vegetables in a… Keep Reading
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A little rain wasn’t going to Justin T. Wilbanks from going to opening day of the Watertown Farm and Craft Market. He said he had to go out to get a windshield replaced and noticed that the market had begun. Mr. Wilbanks is originally from Georgia and moved to the north country about seven years… Keep Reading
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Watertown-based Renzi Foodservice is set to be acquired by US Foods later this year. US Foods, a national food distribution businesses based in Rosemont, Illinois, announced the deal today. Renzi, a family-owned business for two generations, has over $180 million in annual revenue and serves more than 2,300 restaurants, health care facilities, schools, government groups,… Keep Reading
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The Northern New York Community Foundation’s LEAD Council has announced the winners of its first “Canstruction for Northern New York” contest to help reduce food insecurity across the north country. The project is a group activity to encourage students to team up and construct a fun, themed structure made of donated canned food and other… Keep Reading
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It’s time to celebrate American healthcare workers—and Chipotle is giving us an easy way to say thank you. To mark National Nurses Week in early May, the Mexican restaurant chain announced more than $1 million in free lunches for healthcare professionals. 2,000 healthcare workers will win ‘Burrito Care Packages’ which come with 50 free entrées… Keep Reading
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Popeyes will open its Route 3 location at 10 a.m. Monday, according to its operator, Liberty Restaurants of Syracuse LLC. The restaurant is located at the site of the former Bob Evans restaurant on Route 3, also known as outer Arsenal Street, adjacent to Interstate 81 in the town of Watertown. Alvin C. Copeland Sr.… Keep Reading
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A pair of Japanese researchers have launched a startup that turns food waste into cement with 4-times better bending resistance. The potential applications are endless, and as well as being potential building material, the cement can produce any kind of simple object like tea cups or chairs; but it’s also edible, and aromatic, and biodegradable.… Keep Reading
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A baker in the English town of Guisborough, pop. 17k or thereabouts, is reviving an ancient tradition to help his neighbors endure high energy costs. Thousands of years ago, societies built one oven in town where everyone went to bake their bread, and now Ed Hamilton-Trewhitt from Brickyard Bakery is offering to bake Christmas cakes… Keep Reading
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A kind-hearted 11-year-old boy used his own birthday money to launch a foodbank service which he runs from his garden shed. Isaac Winfield fills bags of groceries which have been donated and hands them out to the needy around his hometown. Since starting the foodbank in 2020, the service has grown so much that Isaac’s… Keep Reading
