Exploding grounds (some sort of vacuum?) on my Olympia

Joined: 18 Apr 2015 Posts: 5 Location: Hastings on Hudson Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Olympia Cremini Grinder: Mazzer mini Roaster: Gene Cafe I adore my Olympia Cremini and I've been using it happily for a few years. Last night the weirdest thing started happening--would love your thoughts.
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Hipster parents are sending their tots to school in the wild

For 3-year-old Leela, going to preschool doesn't involve learning the ABCs, practicing her counting or snack time. Instead, her typical school day involves tilling soil and planting bulbs.
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Yonkers Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Hastings

Hastings Police arrested a Yonkers man for second-degree attempted murder in connection with a stabbing on Saw Mill River Road. Police found the wounded victim around 9:30 p.m. Monday, after receiving a report of a stabbing at 150 Saw Mill River Road, said Lt.
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Jerry Seinfeld Films 'Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee' In Westchester

Jerry Seinfeld was spotted in Westchester on Thursday, filming an episode of "Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee," with "Daily Show" correspondent Hasan Minhaj in Hastings-on-Hudson. The Netflix show involves the Seinfeld star interviewing a comedian at a local coffeehouse.
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Sunday Routine: How Stephen J. Dubner, of...

Stephen J. Dubner, the co-author of the best-selling book "Freakonomics," is also the host of the public radio show "Freakonomics Radio" as well as the podcast "Tell Me Something I Don't Know." The latter, a brainy game show, has a dedicated fact checker, and features guests who discuss their knowledge of niche subjects like the origin of seltzer or robotic fish.
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Greenburgh Town Supervisor Vows To Work With Edgemont On Becoming A Village

After his unopposed re-election as Greenburgh Supervisor on Tuesday, Paul Feiner issued a set of goals for his next term. Last but not least on Feiner's list of 17 initiatives is considering a referendum by residents of the Edgewood section of town to incorporate as a separate village.
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Smithsonian adds Eliza Hamilton portrait and Hamilton costume from Broadway musical

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History will add a mid-19th-century oil painting of Mrs. Alexander Hamilton by Daniel P. Huntington from Graham Windham and an 18th-century style green silk suit worn by Lin-Manuel Miranda in Hamilton: An American Musical to the national collections during a special ceremony. These objects are being collected under the umbrella of the museum's Philanthropy Initiative, which began in 2015 to document the collaborative power of philanthropy and the giving of time, talent and resources.
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