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Scotia Post Office spared closure
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 The Mohawk Avenue Post Office in Scotia will stay open. This after the U.S. Postal Service removed it from its list of branches targeted for possible consolidation... |
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Boston Symphony unveils 2010 Tanglewood plans
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| Winter hasn't even arrived but the Boston Symphony Orchestra is already planning for summer... |
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Business associate: I hired Bruno for his contacts
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 A business associate and friend of Joe Bruno says he hired the longtime lawmaker as a consultant for his contacts and the credibility Bruno lent to the enterprises... |
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Mass. officer quits after child porn charge
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 A veteran Adams police officer accused of viewing child pornography on a computer in the evidence room at the police station has resigned... |
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Moody's: Inaction on deficit could hurt NY rating
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 Moody's Investors Service is warning that New York's stable credit rating could be hurt if the Legislature fails to cut spending and eliminate a $3.2 billion deficit... |
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Tax department cracks down on tax preparers
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 The state tax department is cracking down on dishonest tax preparers and refund-anticipation lenders with a new law... |
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Father of 10 gets prison time for raping a young girl
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| A father of 10 was sentenced to 14 years in prison for raping a young girl repeatedly over a two-month period in 2008... |
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Bruno grant helped associate's company
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 Documents show Joe Bruno sponsored a $2.5 million state grant to a college in his district for a new technology center where the main tenant would be a company whose investors included Bruno business associate Jared Abbruzzese... |
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Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit
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 Oprah Winfrey says her powerhouse daytime television show will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air...
 Oprah's highlights through the years |
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Federal energy tax credit: worth your investment?
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| You've probably seen the ads urging you to buy energy efficient windows, wood stoves and insulation - to get a Federal energy tax credit. But how do you know it's worth the investment? |
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H1N1 vaccine offered in Columbia County schools
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 Schools are ground zero when it comes to the H1N1 virus. That's why the Columbia County Health Department is taking its allotment of vaccine to classrooms in the county. |
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Cops say prostitution ring tied to Chinese mob
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| Police say prostitutions bust at two Colonie beauty salons is linked to Chinese organized crime and reached into western Massachusetts and all the way down into New York City... |
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GOP advisers: Giuliani leans toward a Senate race
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 Two state Republican advisers say Rudy Giuliani has not decided whether to run for governor of New York but is becoming more interested in running for the U.S. Senate... |
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NY AG: Energy firm agrees to pollution disclosures
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| An energy company that operates several coal-fired power plants in the U.S. has agreed to put more information about global warming in its public financial disclosures... |
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NY unemployment rises to 9 percent
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 New York's unemployment rate inched to 9 percent in October from 8.9 in September. State labor department officials say that's the highest level since April 1983... |
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Lawmakers headed home, no deal on deficit
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| New York lawmakers are heading home without agreement on how to address the state's fiscal crisis... |
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Upstate flights OK despite FAA glitch
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Airport officials in Albany, Rochester, Syracuse and Buffalo say they haven't been hit yet by the widespread flight cancellations and delays caused nationwide by a glitch in the FAA's air traffic system...
Schumer: FAA needs resources to prevent glitches |
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Firecrackers cause fright in Ballston Spa
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 A 17-year-old is accused of throwing firecrackers into a crowd of students in the cafeteria at Ballston Spa High School Thursday morning... |
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NY to get federal green jobs grants
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| New York and seven other states will share nearly $4 million in economic stimulus funding to support a green jobs program... |
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Tire dump cleanup nears completion
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 Five years after the state launched a cleanup program funded by a fee on new tires, the DEC says 102 of 146 tire dumps are gone and the rest will be eliminated next year... |
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NY court: Married gay couples entitled to benefits
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 New York’s top court ruled Thursday that gay couples legally married elsewhere are entitled to some government benefits, boosting stalled legislative efforts to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Learn the lessons of life on the cheap
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| If you've having trouble making ends meet, learn words of wisdom from people who lived through the Great Depression... |
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Paterson signs Leandra's Law
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 New York's newest felony will send drunk drivers to prison when they are caught with children in the car... |
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Poll: NYers worry about deficit, blame lawmakers
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| A new poll shows New Yorkers are worried about the state's growing deficit. They believe Gov. David Paterson when he says the state will run out of money in December... |
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Senate OKed grants to company of Bruno partner
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| Documents show New York's Senate majority authorized $500,000 in grants to a technology company whose investors included a business associate of Joe Bruno... |
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Pet owner charged for not getting treatment for dog
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 A pet owner has been arrested for failing to provide medical attention for her dog, and the economy may have something to do with it... |
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Paterson chides Legislature in deficit progress
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 An angry Gov. David Paterson says the Legislature is failing its duty to New York because they aren't negotiating a fiscally sound plan to reduce a $3.2 billion deficit... |
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SUNY to increase tuition 2 percent
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| The State University of New York Board of Trustees is calling for a 2 percent increase in tuition, which would be the second straight year of increases... |
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Man shot a gun in his trailer; surprised bullet went next door
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| A Schodack man who shot a .22-caliber pistol inside his trailer while he was smoking pot told a judge he thought the bullets were too small to go into a neighboring trailer... |
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Boat goes over dam, one man drowns
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 One man died Tuesday night after a boat he was on went over the Thompson Island Dam, pitching him into the Hudson River, fire officials reported... |
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Senate legal adviser testifies at Bruno trial
