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Allegany town bans data center, crypto mining facilities
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (279+ words) ALLEGANY " A data center ban has been passed in the town of Allegany. On Tuesday, the town board passed a ban on building or operating data centers, accessory data centers and cryptocurrency data mines. The move came amid a flurry…...
NY must repeal outdated tax break for billion-dollar data centers
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (379+ words) A New York state tax exemption for data center equipment enacted in 2000, early in the evolution of the internet, could end up costing today's taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars in forgone sales tax revenue. Legislators should repeal it as…...
Bill pausing data centers in NY for one year on governor's desk
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (289+ words) New York lawmakers would become the first state to pause on artificial intelligence data centers under a proposal approved by the state Legislature late last week, which comes in response to concerns about its impact on the regional power grid,…...
Mailbox delivers sweet surprise
3+ week, 1+ day ago (284+ words) I grew up when people wrote letters in longhand on pretty stationery. Going to the mailbox and finding a letter was a whiff of Christmas morning. Many Sunday nights, as a young girl, I wrote to a great aunt who…...
Despite mixed results in research, keep school cell phone bans
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (288+ words) Schools across the U. S. have ramped up cell phone bans over the last few years. Now researchers are testing the effects, and the results are mixed. Even the researchers, however, are warning schools not to pull the plug on the policy....
Dear Readers: Yes, pen pal programs still exist in a digital world
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (290+ words) CONCORD, N. H. (AP) " In 1985, a 13-year-old girl in New Zealand spotted a pair of purple, lip-shaped sunglasses in "Young Miss" magazine. In March, I traveled 9, 000 miles from New Hampshire to deliver them to her, finally fulfilling my pen pal's decades-old request....
No longer old-school, matchmaking is drawing younger, more diverse singles looking for connections - Olean Times Herald
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (293+ words) CHICAGO (TNS) " Alicia Williams has had some rough dating experiences. The 29-year-old mom of two dated a guy who claimed he was divorced, even presenting her with papers to prove it. It turns out they were fake because, after Williams…...
Ham radio group's Field Days this weekend
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (179+ words) The PROS (Pioneer, Radio, Operators Society) ham radio group is hosting a 2025 ARRL Field Days on Saturday and Sunday at 180 Elm St. , Springville. This is a 24-hour simulated emergency event. Ham. .. Ham radio group's Field Days this weekend The PROS…...