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If you ever wondered if it is legal to burn trash in your yard in New York State, let this Capital Region resident's story be your guide.

The old Beech-Nut Factory in Canajoharie has sat vacant for quite some time. Back in March, there was talk of turning it into a cannabis plant and partnering up with Fulton County Community College to offer cannabis classes. Not much has happened since and now this eyesore has been tagged.

There are more jobs and more dollars coming to Montgomery County. There is a company that is looking to add another distribution center to the one they already have in the area.

With an extra primary election necessary after a redistricting controversy, taxpayers across Upstate will be left with the bill for the August 23 primary.

Lots of paperwork and furniture left behind. As well as junk.

Can which New York county you live in determine your life expectancy? Well, it can be a factor. In a cool report compiled by the Princeton, New Jersey based Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Health Population Institute, they ranked all 62 counties in New York State in order of the healthiest to the not so healthy. The annual rankings compile data from the past several years from multiple sources, such as the National Center for Health Statistics.

One of the biggest disasters in state history.

Today is the day that Montgomery County will get its first brewery. Eisenadler Brauhaus will be officially opened to the public today (Friday, August 13th). A grand opening celebration is planned for some time in the fall.

If you follow Dierks Bentley on Instagram you saw that some lucky fans got to FaceTime him while he was recording his album. What you may not have known is that one of those fans is from Montgomery County and I'm really jealous!

Picture it: A beautiful summer day, the sun is shining, you're hanging with a friend at a local fishing spot just relaxing and enjoying the day. That's when tragedy strikes.

Reading the details of this story left me making a "Note to Self:" Don't keep jar of money in eye site. I would actually suggest maybe not keeping a jar of money at all, really. A safe full of money? Sure. Leaves people less able to run away with it, unless they are Wyle E. Coyote.

I love animals, but even I'll admit 50 cats in one home is way too many! One, sure. Two, "awww, they're so cute!" Three, okay we're getting to crazy cat lady status. Fifty? Um, we have a problem.