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Starbucks holiday drinks (and holiday cups!) now in stores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:47 GMT

BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.Starbucks holiday cups are back — and so are the drinksIt’s the most wonderful time of the year! Starbucks rolled out its annual holiday menu Thursday. That means holiday cups are back, too, and you can fill them with delicious flavored drinks, including Peppermint Mocha, Chestnut Praline Latte, this year’s newcomer, the Iced Gingerbread Oatmilk Chai and other holiday favorites.Holiday snacks and treats are also back, so if you need to feel a little festive, now’s the time to head to Starbucks and treat yourself to a seasonal beverage or bite.Shop this article: Holiday Lights Starbucks Stocking Reusable Cold Cup, Candy Cane Starbucks Stocking Reusable Cold Cup, Snow Flake Winter Wonderland TumblerThe Starbucks holiday menu features old favorites and new classicsThis year’s holiday menu has some staples returning — plus some treats we’re seeing for the very first time.Firs...

Voters in the St. Anthony-New Brighton School District will decide on two questions on Tuesday’s ballot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:47 GMT

Voters in the St, Anthony-New Brighton School District will decide on two levy referendums Tuesday.The first question is for a $1.7 milliion a year operating levy. The levy, which would start in 2025 and run for 10 years, would fund recruitment and retention of staff and support academic achievement for students, according the district web site. If approved, an average St. Anthony home valued at $375,000 would see a property tax increase of $36 per month.The other ballot question seeks to continue a capital projects levy passed in 2014 that provides funding for classroom resources such as books, materials, computers and software. If passed, according to the district, it will not result in an additional tax impact as it renews the levy approved in 2014.More information, including how to calculate the impact of each measure on indivdual property taxes, go to: isd282.org/2023-referendumRelated ArticlesElections | 2023 Elections: What you need to know about city, school board...

Boys soccer state tournament: Vinny Pearcy’s two goals lift Hill-Murray to first title

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:47 GMT

Heartbreak from a year ago was replaced by Hallelujah on Friday afternoon.Vinny Pearcy scored twice, Wilfredo Vargas scored a highlight-reel goal early in the second half and Hill-Murray took down Orono 3-0 in the Class 2A boys soccer state tournament final at U.S. Bank Stadium.“I was in the same position last year, walked in here (to a postgame media session) and tried to look a little happy with a grimace on my face. This year I have this cheesy little smile on my face that I can’t get off,” midfielder Jacob Dinzeo said of his school’s first state title.Taylor Petrich added two assists for second-seeded Hill-Murray, which had lost its previous three championship game appearances, including via shootout to DeLaSalle last season.“To get a taste of it last year and have it taken from you is one of those things where you just want to get back there and have an opportunity to do it again,” Hill=Murray coach Jeff Zupfer said. “To be able to do it again and with this group of guys … We s...

State soccer roundup: Edina girls, Wayzata boys win 3A titles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:47 GMT

GIRLSFor the first time since 1986, the Edina girls soccer team is a state champion. And it became one in dominant fashion. The Hornets (22-0) wrapped a perfect fall with its 2-1 victory over Wayzata in Friday’s state tournament final at U.S. Bank Stadium.Hornets star senior Izzy Engle led the way. She scored both goals, including the go-ahead, game-winner with 13 minutes to play to break a 1-1 tie. The Notre Dame commit finished the season with 41 goals. She led a powerful offense that scored multiple goals in every game this season but one, a 1-0 victory over St. Michael-Albertville in mid-September.Ana Munyon scored the lone goal for the Trojans (20-2), whose only two losses this season were to the Hornets. The win avenges last year’s title match result for Edina, where it fell to Rosemount in 2022.BOYSWayzata (20-0-2) went ahead early in Friday boys soccer state championship match, then controlled play the rest of the way en route to complete its Class 3A title defen...

Vikings at Falcons: What to know ahead of Week 9 matchup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:47 GMT

Here are some things to know before the Vikings travel to play the Falcons in Atlanta on Sunday:Vikings at PackersWhen: 12 p.m. SundayWhere: Mercedes Benz StadiumTV: FOXRadio: KFANLine: Falcons – 3.5Over/Under: 37.5Keys for the Vikings— This will be the first NFL start for rookie quarterback Jaren Hall, and thus, it’s on head coach Kevin O’Connell to make things easier on him. Maybe that means establishing the run. Maybe that means quick passes to tight end T.J. Hockenson. Maybe that means rolling Hall out so he only has to read half of the field. Whatever the game plan is, keeping Hall comfortable will be important, especially if the Vikings want to walk away with a win.— On the flip side, the Vikings might be able to get after veteran quarterback Taylor Heinicke, who will be starting for the Falcons. He has the reputation of a gunslinger, meaning if the Vikings force him into some bad decisions, there could be turnovers waiting on the other end.Keys for the Falcons— Th...

Coach: Injuries no excuse for Wild’s rough first 10 games

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:47 GMT

The Wild got a key piece back when Matt Boldy returned Thursday from a seven-game injury absence and earned three assists. It didn’t help the Wild beat the New Jersey Devils, however, as the Wild fell to 3-5-2 this season.The team will be without Jared Spurgeon and Freddy Gaudreau again on Saturday against the New York Rangers but, coach Dean Evason said, “Who cares?”“It doesn’t matter,” he said. “The New Jersey Devils didn’t give a (darn) that Jared Spurgeon was not in the lineup or in the lineup, so what do we care? There’s 20 guys that dress for every game; you play your butt off or you’re not gonna have success.”Spurgeon, out with an upper body injury since an Oct. 4 preseason game at Chicago, practiced for a second time on Friday, and for longer than on Wednesday, but has been ruled unavailable for Saturday — the first day he is eligible to return from long-term injury reserve.Gaudreau, out with an upper body injury he tried to play through, hasn’t returned to skating. Neither ...

Granville man pleads guilty to vehicular manslaughter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:47 GMT

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Granville man linked to a fatal Queensbury crash in May was sentenced to time in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree vehicular manslaughter. Michael Campbell II, 40, will serve two to six years in the New York State prison system. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Nicholas Canning, 33, of Queensbury, passed away following the head-on collision. Campbell admitted to drinking beer before the crash. He recorded a 0.13% blood-alcohol content after the crash.District Attorney Carusone commends the civilian witnesses who stopped at the crash scene to render aid to the victim and assist police.

Half-pint milk carton shortage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:47 GMT

ALBANY,N.Y. (NEWS10)---While there isn’t shortage of milk here in New York State, across the country there is a supply chain issue with half-pint milk cartons."We are supplying the schools with milk," said Kevin Ellis, CEO of Upstate Niagara Cooperative. "The children are getting the milk. And if we aren’t able to get half-pints, we will have milk in schools in one form or another."Upstate Niagara Cooperative represents 260 farmers across the state. According to Ellis, there are only a few suppliers in the United States that produce half-pint cartons, and one of them is facing challenges."We had our cartons shorted about 25%," explained Ellis. "So, that left us in a precarious predicament, where we proactively sent out a letter to all the schools, institutions, and hospitals, that if we ran into supply issues on half pints, we may have to switch to half gallons and gallons---which we have plenty of capacity to do."In a letter to School Food Service Providers, New York State’s Educat...

Amsterdam mayor candidate talks issues with NEWS10

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:47 GMT

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Voters in more the two dozen Capital Region cities and towns are deciding who will run their municipalities. Mayor races are on the ballot in four local cities.One of them is Amsterdam. Republican Michael Arbige is trying to unseat the current mayor Michael Cinquanti. If elected, Arbige wants to focus on government transparency and the city's finances.The local pastor acknowledges the city does have a surplus. But he adds, it's not because of the mayor."That's mostly because of the sales tax revenue we get from the county and from the ambulance revenue we get, so it's nothing that the mayor's policies really have had any impact on," said Arbige. He adds, "if anything, we should have a greater surplus but we've been spending money at such an alarming rate in the last two years.Arbige sat down with NEWS10 to discuss the issues facing Amsterdam.

Amsterdam man arrested on drug and weapon charges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:47 GMT

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An Amsterdam man has been arrested following a drug investigation, according to police. Joshua Reyes-Gonzelez, 30, is facing multiple charges. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The items recovered by police in Amsterdam. (Montgomery CountySheriff’s Office)An investigation conducted by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and the Amsterdam Police Department determined that Reyes-Gonzalez allegedly sold controlled substances to a police source on multiple occasions. On November 2, police executed a search warrant at a residence on East Main Street in Amsterdam, where they located quantities of cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, amphetamines, packaging materials, a handgun, numerous high-capacity magazines, a rapid-fire device and about $11,000 in cash. Delaware County man sentenced for child pornography possession Police also seized two vehicles owned by Reyes-Gonzalez that were believed to be...