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🐾💩 BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: SAY GOODBYE TO SCOOPING... AND HELLO TO MORE FREE TIME! 🌿🏡

🏘️📋 BETHLEHEM ZONING UPDATE: TOWN BOARD HITS PAUSE UNTIL SEPTEMBER ⏸️🍂

⚡🔌 POWERING THROUGH SUMMER: NEW YORK SAYS ELECTRIC GRID READY FOR THE HEAT! 🌞❄️

🍽️🏡 A NEW CHAPTER FOR BLACKBIRDS IN VOORHEESVILLE! 🐦✨

🧩☕ WEDNESDAY MORNING MATH PUZZLER SOLVED! ☕🧩

Introducing the Bethlehem Area Live Community Calendar

JULY 9th - Thursday

JULY 10th - Friday

JULY 11th - Saturday

JULY 12th - Sunday

JULY 13th - Monday

JULY 14th - Tuesday

More Events at: https://BethlehemAreaLive.com

Nobody gets a dog because they love scooping the yard. 😅 That's where one local family-owned business is making life a whole lot easier for pet owners across the Capital Region!

Meet Too Pooped To Scoop, a Town of Bethlehem-based business that's been helping families enjoy cleaner yards and more free time for the past eight years.

🐶 How It All Started

What began as a simple favor for a neighbor quickly turned into a thriving local business. After cleaning up after his own dog in Delmar, owner John was asked if he'd scoop a neighbor's yard too. Encouraged by his daughter's entrepreneurial spirit, that one request grew into a company now serving homeowners, apartment communities, HOAs, and commercial properties throughout the Capital District.

Too Pooped To Scoop offers convenient, professional services designed around each customer's needs, including:

✅ FREE lawn surveys
🐾 Customized pet waste removal plans
📅 Weekly or one-time cleanups
🏘️ Residential & commercial properties
🚮 Pet waste station maintenance
🌦️ Year-round service in all seasons

Best of all? You don't even have to be home! Their trusted technicians will leave your yard fresh, clean, and ready for your family—and your four-legged friends—to enjoy.

As a family-owned company, customer service and pet safety come first.

✔️ Background-checked, insured technicians
✔️ No long-term contracts
✔️ Flexible scheduling
✔️ Affordable pricing
✔️ Friendly, dependable service

Their attention to detail has earned them loyal customers across the region, with glowing compliments arriving every week from happy homeowners.

Instead of spending your valuable free time cleaning the yard, spend it making memories with your family, relaxing outdoors, or simply enjoying more quality time with your pets.

Too Pooped To Scoop takes care of the dirty work—so you don't have to!

📍 Serving Bethlehem and communities throughout the Capital District

🌐 Learn more:
www.toopoopedtoscoopny.com

📞 Schedule your FREE Lawn Survey today:
518-391-8072

👏 Bethlehem Local News is proud to spotlight another outstanding local business serving our community! If you're looking for a cleaner yard and one less chore on your to-do list, Too Pooped To Scoop has you covered!

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The Town of Bethlehem has announced it is pausing the current zoning code update process following extensive community feedback received over the past several months.

Town officials said they have carefully considered not only the comments submitted by residents, but also the concerns behind those comments. Rather than moving forward with the proposal in its current form, the Town Board will use the summer months to review key elements of the draft and develop recommendations before reconvening in early September.

🗣️ What This Means
✅ The zoning proposal will not move forward as currently written.
⏸️ The review process is being paused for the summer.
📅 The Town Board plans to resume discussions in early September with recommendations that reflect many of the themes raised by residents.

Officials also expressed appreciation to the hundreds of community members who have:
🏡 Attended public meetings
💬 Submitted comments
🤝 Participated in the zoning review process

They noted that public participation has played an important role in shaping the ongoing discussion.

As the review continues, residents can expect additional information and updates when the Town Board reconvenes this fall.

📖 Read the full Town of Bethlehem announcement here:
https://www.townofbethlehem.org/m/newsflash/home/detail/2544

💬 What are your thoughts on the decision to pause the zoning update process? Share your perspective respectfully in the comments below.

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As temperatures climb across New York, many residents are wondering if the electric grid can keep up with heavy air conditioning use. According to a new report from the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), the answer is yes—the state is expected to have enough electricity to meet this summer's demand under normal conditions.

📊 Here's what the report found:

⚡ New York is projected to have a 417-megawatt reliability buffer above expected peak electricity demand this summer.

🌡️ Peak demand is forecast to reach approximately 31,578 megawatts, slightly higher than last summer but still below the all-time statewide summer record set in 2013.

🏭 While several fossil fuel power plants have retired and a wind facility has closed, new renewable energy projects and battery storage systems are helping replace some of that lost generating capacity.

🔋 Major transmission improvements—including the newly completed Champlain Hudson Power Express, which delivers Canadian hydropower into New York—are increasing the amount of electricity that can reach the Hudson Valley and New York City.

⚠️ The report also notes that some localized bottlenecks and equipment limitations remain, meaning grid operators will continue monitoring conditions closely during periods of extreme heat or unexpected equipment outages.

💡 To further strengthen the system, New York has announced $24 million in funding for technologies designed to improve the efficiency and reliability of existing power lines.

🏡 What this means for Bethlehem and the Capital Region:
Residents should still do their part to conserve electricity during periods of extreme heat by:
✅ Setting thermostats a few degrees higher when possible
✅ Running major appliances during off-peak hours
✅ Closing blinds and curtains during the hottest part of the day
✅ Turning off unnecessary lights and electronics

With hot weather expected to continue this summer, every little bit helps reduce stress on the electric grid while keeping everyone comfortable.

Stay cool, stay safe, and stay informed with Bethlehem Local News! ❤️📰

Read More Including the NYSIO Report: https://www.news10.com/capitol/nyiso-study-summer-2026/?ipid=promo-link-block8

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The problem is:

50 + 5 × 0 + 6 + 4 = ?

Multiplication comes before addition.

So first:

5 × 0 = 0

Now the problem becomes:

50 + 0 + 6 + 4

50 + 0 = 50
50 + 6 = 56
56 + 4 = 60

A common mistake is adding everything first and then multiplying by zero.

But only the 5 is multiplied by 0.

So:

50 + 5 × 0 + 6 + 4
= 50 + 0 + 6 + 4
= 60 ✅

How Did We Do This Issue??