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Dazzling Days-Long Display Underway As Jupiter, Mercury, Venus Align With Moon
The evening sky is about to put the finishing touch on a rare June display.
A slender crescent moon will join Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus in the western sky Tuesday, June 16, through Thursday, June 18, creating one of the month’s best skywatching moments.
The best viewing window will be about 30 to 60 minutes after sunset. In the Northeast, that means roughly between 8:45 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
The moon will rise higher in the sky each night before finally moving above the planets on Thursday evening.
Look low toward the west-northwest horizon.
A clear, flat view will matter. Trees, bui…
$40K Stolen For Vegas Vacation By Former Manager Of One Of America's Most Beautiful Cemeteries
A former cemetery manager admitted stealing more than $40,000 from one of the Capital Region's most historic landmarks and spending some of the money on trips to Las Vegas, Walt Disney World, and other personal expenses, prosecutors announced.
David Eslinger, 58, of Fort Edward, pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and Identity Theft in the First Degree before Albany County Judge Roger McDonough on Thursday, March 27, according to Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon.
An investigation found Eslinger, who served as general manager of Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands,…