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Fabius approves moratorium extension on hydrofracking
voted unanimously Monday night to extend its moratorium on hydrofracking for seven months. The vote was 5-0. The board is working on a proposed zoning amendment that would prohibit hydrofracking in the town. Mark Levy, lawyer for the town, said several residents have asked to see a draft of the proposed ban before the public hearing and vote, scheduled for 7 p.m. June 17. Levy said a draft ...
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Obama administration says IRS will not have access to Americans personal health records
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. gestures while giving a speech in 2011. She and some other Congressional Republicans claim the IRS will have access to Americans' personal health records, an assertion denied by the Obama ...
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Today in Washington Former IRS commissioner testifies about scandal
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Douglas Shulman testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, before the House Oversight Committee. Shulman, who has since left office, will return to Capitol Hill today to testify before the Senate Finance Committee about a scandal involving the targeting of conservative political ...
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Urban Outfitters cofounder Buying local good for business and local economy
Syracuse, NY -- Sustainable business practices and buying local may be the rage these days, but it sure wasn't when Judy Wicks began practicing ...
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Joanie Mahoney on Oneida-New York deal Onondaga County wouldnt have gotten a casino anyway
New York and the Oneida Indian Nation means no casinos in Onondaga County, but the county probably wasn't going to get one anyway, said Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney. Mahoney noted that Onondga County legislators have said at least three times in the past three years they don't want gambling here. "It would be difficult to make the case that a casino is being taken ...
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The Five Most Completely Insane Facts in the New York Times Story About the Apple Approach to Paying Taxes
explanation of how Apple, the company responsible for the products The New York Times almost certainly used to write said piece, allegedly "shifted at least $74 billion from the reach of the Internal Revenue Service between 2009 and 2012." As anyone knows who has ever, say, unsuccessfully lobbied the family accountant to explain yet again why clothing one wears to work is not a ...
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NYPD captain arrested in wife attack
An NYPD captain was arrested this morning in Brooklyn after he attacked his wife, police sources said.Authorities charged Daniel Sosnowik with assault and harassment after a clash with his spouse last night, sources said. She was not badly injured.Police did not disclose the address where it happened, but said Sosnowik was busted in the 63d precinct, which covers the Flatlands and Mill Basin ...
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Toucher Rich Naughty Mazz Loves New York City
Every so often, Toucher & Rich employ the help of Tony Massarotti's randy alter ego "Naughty Massarotti." The Bruins are headed to New York City to continue their series with the Rangers, and not only does Naughty Mazz love the Big Apple, he has some strong feelings for people associated with the city. It's your job to guess which New Yorker Naughty Mazz is talking ...
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Thousands March Against Hate In New York City
murder of Mark Carson this weekend. The march to the spot where Carson was shot was led by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and Edie Windsor, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court challenge of the Defense of Marriage Act, and also included representatives from numerous other LGBT groups. Glennda Testone, Executive Director of the city’s LGBT Community ...
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Coming up New York Fed Dudleys speech
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - New York Fed President William Dudley will discuss monetary policy at the zero lower bound in Japan and the U.S. in a speech to the Japan Society in New York at 1 p.m. Eastern. Dudley's views are closely watched as he is seen as a member of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's inner-circle at the central bank. Dudley has been a strong supporter of the Fed's ...
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Another slow commute following train collision
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut commuters faced another morning of longer-than-normal delays on the highways leading to New York, as workers finished up repairs on the Metro-North railroad following last week’s train collision near ...
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Onondaga County bankruptcies May 15
These are commercial and personal bankruptcies filed recently in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York, in Utica. The list includes major unsecured creditors of $5,000 or more. Bankruptcy definitions: Chapter 7, debtor sells assets in return for discharge of debts; Chapter 11, debtor company reorganizes under court supervision; Chapter 12, family farm repays debt; ...
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Schumer Over $240 million in security money to NY
NEW YORK (AP) -- More than $240 million in security grant money is coming to New York, an increase of almost $34 million from the previous fiscal year, Sen. Charles Schumer said ...
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Will The Troy Record building be the new City Hall
The Troy Record building at Broadway and 5th Avenue in Troy, NY. The original city hall at 1 Monument Square was demolished to make way for a waterfront redevelopment ...
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Crews dig through night after deadly Oklahoma tornado
Crews continued their desperate search-and-rescue effort throughout the night at Plaza Towers Elementary, where the storm had ripped off the school's roof, knocked down walls and turned the playground into a mass of twisted plastic and metal as students and teachers huddled in hallways and ...
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Father son missing after fishing on NY lake
BROADALBIN, N.Y. (AP) -- Authorities say they're searching an upstate New York lake for a father and son who went fishing last weekend and didn't ...
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Pregnant teenager shot wounded in Rochester
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Authorities say a pregnant teenager has been wounded by gunfire in the same Rochester neighborhood where a young woman was fatally shot during a graduation party last ...
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Forklift operator escapes harm from NJ sinkhole
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Officials are trying to determine what caused the floor of a northern New Jersey warehouse to open up, swallowing a forklift and the man who was running ...
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Judge Skeptical of New York Police Stops’ Effectiveness
"A lot of people are being frisked or searched on suspicion of having a gun and nobody has a gun," Judge Scheindlin, of Federal District Court in Manhattan, said on Monday during closing arguments in the trial. "So the point is: the suspicion turns out to be wrong in most of the ...
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Judge permits upstate NY rafting company to reopen
A state Supreme Court judge will allow Hudson River Rafting Co. to resume its business after the company was shut down following a drowning last fall. The North Creek rafting business first must meet several conditions, according to ...
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Foreign researchers prosecuted for leaking technology
A renowned expert in MRI technology who once worked at GE's research center in Niskayuna is one of the defendants in a criminal case, accused of illegally exporting data to a Chinese ...
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Todays obituaries Richard J. Hosey was a teacher and coach at Skaneateles High School
Hosey, 79, was a longtime Rotarian and member of the Skaneateles Country Club. He played in several senior softball leagues until 2012, winning the Senior Softball World Series in ...
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Cayuga County house fire deemed suspicious deputies say
Brutus, NY -- A raging fire that destroyed a home in the town of Brutus Sunday night is being considered suspicious, Cayuga County sheriff's deputies said. Around 9:45 p.m. Sunday, ...
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Cayuga Community College trustees seek way out of fiscal hole with mixed results
Facing a shrinking budget gap and eroding trust from their employees, Cayuga Community College's trustees emerged from a long executive session meeting Monday resolving to carry on but offered no specifics. Trustees have received two statements of no-confidence in recent days from bargaining units, one regarding the college's president of six years, Daniel Larson, and one regarding ...
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Chef Yono headlines Bounty of the County gala to benefit Schoharie recovery
Chef Yono Purnomo will prepare a six-course charity dinner with 10 local chefs Tickets go on sale this week for the June 29 Bounty of the County, a fundraiser organized by the Albany Chefs Food & Wine Festival Wine & Dine for the Arts to support restoration efforts in Schoharie County. Esteemed chef and restaurateur Yono Purnomo, the owner of Yonos in downtown Albany, leads the lineup of 10 ...
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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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