Money

While there are just some crazy numbers to absorb in the proposed New York state budget, there is a bit of good news for the middle class.

Starting in July, the child tax credit will comeback to parents on a monthly basis.

Last year around this time, everything started to get canceled. The majority of those were live sports. If you paid for a specific channel or a live sporting event, you have some money coming to you. A deal has been reached with seven cable providers to give New Yorkers the refund they deserve for sporting events they paid for but never received during COVID.

Check your Take 5 ticket from the New York Lottery.   Someone purchased a ticket from a Stewart's in Schenectady County for last night's drawing it whoever won is sitting on some pretty serious money right now and they may not even know it.

There is a contest that I think is right up my alley. But it's not for everyone. It's called a screen detox which means that you have to give up all screens for twenty-four hours. Not only does this mean cell phones but it's laptops, television, gaming, all computers, smartwatches, and even smart speakers.

When I first looked at the location of the next potential site for the proposed Amazon warehouse, I had to do a doubletake. It is literally right down the street from where I live now and in the shadow of the Cohoes dump. I think it's an odd location for such a big warehouse. The other locations seem to be in areas with a lot of space and away from residential neighborhoods.

The IRS website has set up a new website where you can track the status of your next stimulus payment.

Bills mafia most likely won't be that upset about the Buffalo Bills raising ticket prices for the 2021 season. With the amazing run the team made coming up just one game short of going to the Super Bowl, not only will they raise prices but they plan on having a packed house at Bills Stadium.

If you were deemed a Capital Region essential worker during the pandemic, there is a twenty-nine million-dollar grant program that could reimburse you to help with many sacrifices you have made. There are some requirements but you could be getting much-needed reimbursements for out-of-pocket expenses.

There has been a lot of activity for me in Mechanicville in the last few weeks but this one, unfortunately, has nothing to do with me or my family this time. Someone has won nearly thirty-five thousand dollars on a Take 5 New York Lottery ticket at the Stewart's on Vosburgh Road in the Mechanicville-Halfmoon area.

It's time to beautify your property and help the environment for a low cost on your landscaping. The annual spring tree and shrub seedling sale are happening now with the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). There are more than fifty species available to buy from the Colonel William Fox Memorial Saratoga Tree Nursery.

The pandemic has been especially hard on the arts and small theaters that have been in business for decades. The Crandell Theatre in Chatham is one of those historic theaters that is struggling. However, because of the two million dollars raised and another million in an endowment, the ninety-five year old theater will be better than ever.