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NRG: No price shock for residential customers FacebookTwitterEmail NRG Energy outfitted its W.A. Parish power plant in Fort Bend County with infrastructure to capture carbon dioxide from coal and pipe the greenhouse to an oil field for use underground in enhanced oil recovery, but the systemis no longer in operation.NRG Energy / NRG Energy NRG Energy, whose brands include Reliant Energy, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, Direct Energy and Cirro Energy, said Monday that its residential custo...

The Silver Fox? Alibi Inn? Schaffer’s? Which South Shore or Mid-Island bar was your go-to back in the day? Updated Feb 26, 2021; Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - I just want to say one thing before we get started: I know that I’m going to forget somebody’s favorite watering hole. That’s where you come in. If I did neglect to mention your go-to saloon and you can send me a picture, please do, and I’ll make sure that it gets included. Meanwhile, I hope you’ll enjoy this trip (or ...

These adorable pets are looking for a forever home: Feb. 27-28 Updated Feb 26, 2021; Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Thanks to the volunteers who are devoted to helping these animals get adopted by loving families like you. It takes a significant amount of time and dedication to volunteer at the animal rescues listed below. Before adopting a new fur friend, volunteers organize pet events every week in and around the borough, send out announcements, hold fundraisers, help with supplies, ...

Dedicated volunteer rescue groups have dozens of animals in their care just waiting for forever families like you to adopt them.

'From the second kids walk in here, they light up ... I love watching the kids’ faces when they walk in; it’s just amazing.'

3 pals launch CBD oil and wellness spa: ‘We just want people to feel good’ Updated Feb 11, 2021; Posted Feb 11, 2021 Cathy Davide teamed up with former co-worker, Luis Acevedo (right), and her ex-husband, Michael Mistretta (left), to open Bella Vita CBD & Wellness in Tottenville. (Courtesy of Bella Vita CBD & Wellness in Tottenville) Facebook Share “Lowe’s cancelled the program, so I was in need of a job,” she recalled. Soon after taking on her new role, throngs of customers turned ...

Numismatic Musings on the Staten Island Ferry   The half-hour that I spend every workday morning and evening on the ferry traversing the five miles of the Upper Bay of Staten Island to Manhattan and back again affords plenty of time to enjoy the views, catch up on reading, or simply ponder the history of the city and its port. The Staten Island Ferry remains the best public transportation option around: free to all passengers and plenty of space to socially distance on the 300-foot-long, m...

Cal Flyn Review by Dani Garavelli IT was the photograph on the front cover of Cal Flyn’s new book that first drew me in. Captioned Last House on Holland Island, it shows a mottled grey structure, its roof lined with pelicans, perched on a rocky outcrop in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. The photograph was taken in May 2010; five months later, the house surrendered to the sea. Like many people, I find forsaken places beguiling. In 2019, I took a trip to Ulva, off the coast of Mull, to write ...

Love is in the air! These friends are looking for a home | Adopt a pet, Feb. 6-7 Updated Feb 05, 2021; Facebook Share Check out this infographic from our friends over at Rover.com. Spread love to these adoptable friends: Feb 6-7 ADOPTION EVENTS Thanks to the volunteers who are devoted to helping these animals get adopted by loving families like you. It takes a significant amount of time and dedication to volunteer at the animal rescues listed below. Before adopting a new fur friend, volunteer...

Construction Worker Killed in New Jersey When Excavator Goes Into Waterway February 4, 2021 A construction worker was killed when the excavator he was operating fell into a waterway, leaving him trapped him inside the equipment, authorities said. The man was part of a crew working at a site in Linden, New Jersey, when the accident occurred shortly after 8 a.m. The excavator ended up in the Arthur Kill – a waterway which separates New Jersey and Staten Islan...