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Three charged after firefighters respond to house fire discover meth lab
Matthew R. Stone Cortland, NY -- Three people were charged after Cortland firefighters discovered they were making meth inside an apartment that caught fire. Around 7 p.m. Wednesday the Cortland Fire Department responded to 34 Union St. after reports came in of a possible house fire, Cortland police said. Smoke was coming from a second-floor window when firefighters arrived. When they entered ...
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Oswego County man gets life sentence after seventh DWI conviction
Allen Cehfus, of Oswego County, was sentenced by Judge Joseph Fahey to the maximum term of imprisonment for felony DWI, first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and resisting ...
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Thug held without bail in Village gay-slay shooting
The thug held in the Greenwich Village gay-slay shooting of tragic Mark Carson has been indicted in the senseless bias murder, prosecutors announced this morning.Ex-con Elliot Morales, 33, remains held in lieu of any bail pending the formal unsealing of his indictment at a Manhattan Supreme Court arraignment on June 18."Look at these f-----s -- what are you, gay wrestlers?" Morales had ...
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How will the other New York team react to NYCFC | Graham Parker
Former New York Red Bulls player, now head coach, Mike Petke said he looks forward to "smashing" the new New York City FC team when they first visit in 2015 Photograph: ...
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New York state politics Riotous assembly
CALLED "Gropez" by a tabloid, Vito Lopez, a Brooklyn assemblyman, groped or harassed at least eight young female staffers, according to a new report by New York state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE). It paints an unflattering picture of the former head of the Brooklyn Democratic Party. Speaking about a 14-year-old intern, Mr Lopez allegedly lamented the existence of ...
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Gillibrand joins Schumer Maffei calls for federal inquiries in Renz murder case
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand today called for more oversight of federal probation offices in reaction to the case of David Renz, of Cicero, who was able to disable an electronic ankle monitor 46 times without consequences. Renz is charged with murdering Lori Bresnahan of Liverpool and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old ...
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Today in Washington New Stolen Valor Act heads to White House
Sgt. Redentor Aledia, the drum major for the 10th Mountain Division Band at Fort Drrum, leads the Central New York Veterans Parade through the New York State Fairgrounds in ...
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GOES 13 Weather Satellite fails
On Wednesday May 22, the weather satellite, GOES 13 that normally keeps watch over the eastern United States failed. GOES stands for Geostationary Environmental Operational Satellite. This is a satellite about 23,000 miles out in space. It orbits the earth at precisely the same speed the earth rotates. This allows the satellite to stay fixed over its area of ...
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Sext pol gets supportive reception in Harlem - Im already the Weiner
Anthony Weiner put down his smartphone and picked up a baby stroller today, pressing flesh with Harlem commuters he hopes will overlook his personal indiscretions and support him at the polls.Weiner apologized to commuters for causing a huge stir at 125th Street and Lenox Avenue, as an army of TV cameras followed the mayoral hopeful’s every move."I'm sorry about the hoopla," ...
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Lawyer NY man at center of HIV scare not positive
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- The attorney for a New York man imprisoned amid accusations he infected 13 young women with HIV in the 1990s says his client doesn't have the ...
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Health care costs now exceed grocery bill for typical U.S. family report shows
Syracuse, N.Y. -- The cost of medical care now exceeds the cost of groceries for the typical American family with employer-sponsored health insurance ...
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4Q profits rise at Columbus McKinnon
Columbus McKinnon Corp. closed its 2012 fiscal year with a significant jump in profits, citing a tax change as well as improved productivity. Net income for the 2012 fourth quarter rose to $52.0 million, or $2.67 per share, up from $8.9 million, or 47 cents per share, a jump of 478.3 percent. Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ: CMCO) said the results include an income tax benefit of $40.2 million. Sales ...
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Cicadageddon escalates as insects emerge on Staten Island New York – video
Millions of cicadas are emerging across the US east coast for the first time in 17 years. The Guardian traveled to the New York City borough of Staten Island where Adam Gabbatt found cicadas and their exoskeletons littering the area as the insects prepare to mate -and then ...
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Gov. Andrew Cuomos SUNY tax-free zones blasted by Empire Center CSEA
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced his plan to establish tax-free zones on and around college campuses. A pro-business think tank and a labor union don't like the ...
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Company news Scott L. Harris named vice presidentrelationship manager for KeyBank
has been named vice president/relationship manager for KeyBank's Central New York district. Prior to joining Key, Harris was a wealth planning advisor for Sagemark Consulting/Lincoln Financial Advisors and was a select member of Sagemark Private Wealth Services. Harris earned a bachelor's degree from Ithaca College. He is FINRA Series 6 and 63 securities registered and holds life, ...
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Hofstra home invader won praise from state parole panel before 2011 release
UNIONDALE - The parolee shot and killed along with a Hofstra University student by police won praise from a state parole panel in 2011 before his conditional release from prison.Newsday, citing a transcript of the hearing, says Dalton Smith of Hempstead was released after completing nine years of his 10-year sentence for armed robbery. The panel praised him for completing a program to curb ...
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Cicadas spotted in NJ
TRENTON, NJ - New Jersey's invasion of cicadas has started in the wake of two days of warm weather.The insects have started to emerge from the soil in droves for the first time in 17 years and that could make for a noisy and buggy Memorial Day holiday weekend cookout.They've been spotted in Tenafly, Wayne, Colonia, Fanwood, Mendham and Montclair.Rutgers University entomologist George ...
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Upstate NY man pleads guilty in wifes suicide
QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (AP) -- An upstate New York man who bought the shotgun his wife used to commit suicide has pleaded guilty to a manslaughter ...
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LIs North Fork angry over helicopter noise
The Southold Town Board this week passed a resolution calling the airport's flight management plan "unacceptable discrimination" against the North Fork. It called for curfews at East Hampton Airport on evenings and ...
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Paper Battery Co. of Troy wins Silicon Valley hot 50 tech startup honor
The Paper Battery Co., a Troy, NY startup developing a paper-thin energy technology, has been named to a Silicon Valley list for the 50 hottest early-stage tech companies. ...
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Former chef and owner of Siros is opening new Saratoga restaurant
Tom Dillon , the former owner of Siro's trackside restaurant in Saratoga Springs, NY will open a new restaurant in the city. Dillon is leasing the former Big Apple Restaurant on Route 9, which has sat ...
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India might be Americas next big trade problem
India is America's 11th-largest trading partner, but U.S. manufacturers are concerned that India is now favoring its own companies over foreign ...
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NY Minute Cuomos tax-free zones to headline talks around the state today
A hundred people show up at meeting critical of Cuomo's deal with the Oneida Indian Nation; state Democrats tell Vito Lopez to step down from party post; and Syracuse Mayor Miner and Cuomo meet ...
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Syracuse police investigate early morning stabbing
Durrill Young, 36, told officers he was approached by three men from behind who stabbed him. Police didn't find a crime scene and said Young gave detectives conflicting ...
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Syracuse police investigate double shooting
Daquan Dowdell and Nakim Whorely were taken to Upstate University Hospital after they were shot in a drive by shooting on the 900 block of South Avenue, police ...
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Buffalo Zoo goes ape for the gorillas
The Buffalo Zoo is a historic landmark in Buffalo city. It is the third oldest zoo in the United States and has an amazing array of over 1000 species of animal. The zoo is also a tourist attraction, bringing in 400 000 visitors each year.
Zoos are an important educational facility for children, a means by which younger generations can see wild and endangered animals in real life, in an environment as close as is reasonably possible to what their natural surroundings would be, and by seeing a real-life image, rather than a picture in a text book, children develop a more intimate understanding of the challenges facing these rare and beautiful creatures. Read more
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