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DOE sees light on PCB fix
In the face of persistent pressure, the city Department of Education has abandoned its insistence that it needed 10 years to remove potentially harmful toxins from light fixtures in hundreds of public schools.As part of a settlement of a lawsuit filed in 2011, the DOE yesterday agreed to cut the timeline for removing light fixtures containing PCBs by five years. The expedited work at more than ...
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Wor$t dad to prison
A federal judge threw the book at a Long Island man who escaped to Asia to avoid paying $1 million in child support - slapping him with more than 2 1/2 years in prison yesterday.Robert Sand, 51 - who had been named the nation’s worst deadbeat dad last December by federal officials - was sentenced to 31 months and ordered to pay more than $903,000 in restitution by Long Island federal Judge ...
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Kermit the Frog pals hop to Qns. pad
The Muppets may have taken Manhattan, but they’re getting a spiffy new home in Queens.The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria is creating a gallery for Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and Bert and Ernie of "Sesame Street" fame, as well as for the stars of "Fraggle Rock."About 400 items - including original puppets and costumes - were donated by the estate of Muppet ...
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More anti-terror $$ to New York
More than $240 million in security grants are coming to New York, an increase of almost $34 million from the previous fiscal year, Sen. Charles Schumer said yesterday.The Department of Homeland Security is directing $174.2 million from Urban Area Security Initiative funds to be used in the New York metro area, the New York Democrat said. That’s up almost $23 million from the last fiscal ...
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Alec gives his baby a boost
Alec Baldwin certainly Cannes sweep his wife off her feet.The actor, 55, and pregnant yoga-instructor missus Hilaria, 29, made a romantic picture yesterday at the Cannes Film Festival. They were at a photo call for "Seduced and Abandoned,’’ the documentary Baldwin made with director James Toback about trying to finance a film.Baldwin donned a pair of sunglasses as he gave his ...
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PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - May 22
Wed May 22, 2013 1:22am EDT May 22 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * Other countries have long been annoyed by Irish tax laws, but the benefit to the struggling country's economy means the rules are unlikely to change. () * Tim Cook came to Capitol Hill prepared ...
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Latos takes on Harvey in a matchup of unbeatens
The Mets aren't worried about Matt Harvey's workload, but they are in danger of being swept at home by the Reds. Harvey will go for his sixth win on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game series against Cincinnati at Citi Field. The right-hander is 5-0 with a 1.55 ERA in nine starts, and he has been a bright spot in a tough season for New York. Harvey is one of three pitchers in the ...
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Man sought in slaying of Pa. student arrested
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities say a man being sought in the slaying of a college student in northeastern Pennsylvania has been taken into custody in New York ...
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Hundreds of protesters call to repeal tough New York gun law
ALBANY, N.Y. – Carrying American flags and signs supporting the Second Amendment, more than 200 people gathered at New York's state capitol building in Albany on Tuesday to press for repeal of the state's tough new gun law. A coalition of conservative groups delivered 400,000 signed postcards to members of the Assembly calling on them to roll back the measure passed in January. ...
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Voters reject North Syracuses $144.7 million budget for 2013-14
Provided graphic North Syracuse, NY -- Voters in the North Syracuse Central School District voted down a $144.7 million budget for the 2013-14 school year. The budget was defeated because it failed to receive a 60 percent super-majority. The budget received 1,989 yes votes and 1,680 no votes, which is 54 percent approval. The public also voted on an additional proposition. Proposition 2 ...
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Ray Rice Guns cash stolen from running backs Maryland home
TOWSON, MD. — Police said the home of Ray Rice, Baltimore Ravens running back and New Rochelle High School graduate, was burglarized over the weekend, and $2,000 and two guns were stolen. Baltimore County police spokeswoman Cpl. Cathleen Batton said Monday that the burglary happened between 8:30 p.m. Friday and 12:50 a.m. Saturday at the home in Reisterstow. Batton said Rice was out of ...
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Yanks bullpen gives way in 10th at Baltimore
NYY@BAL: Yankees lose on walk-off homer in the 10th BALTIMORE -- Nate McLouth delivered a game-winning home run off rookie left-hander Vidal Nuno in the 10th inning, lifting the Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Yankees on Tuesday at Camden Yards. Nuno served up the deciding drive in his third big league appearance, facing his first batter of the game after Phil Hughes and four relievers ...
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Onondaga County voters approve 16 school budgets North Syracuse results unknown
Terry McElroy, resource teacher teacher at Liverpool and Andrew Calderwood, earth science teacher at Liverpool, vote before school starts. They take about five minutes after voting to fill out a survey on how they ...
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Fayetteville-Manlius voters approve $76.4 million budget
Fayetteville-Manlius voters approve a $76,410,610 2013-14 budget, along with several propositions. The budget vote was 1,111 to 418. The district also placed several propositions before voters. A proposition for safety and security enhancements costing $989,300 was approved by a vote of 1,119 to 414. A land purchase proposition for $220,000 was approved by a vote of 1,036 to 491. A school ...
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Rikers guard allegedly offered to speed up release dates in exchange for cocaine or cash
A crooked Rikers guard offered to break into the system computers and advance the release dates of no fewer than five inmates -- demanding to be paid in cocaine or cash, according to shocking testimony in a Manhattan bribery trial."The officer said he preferred drugs because he could make more money with drugs," inmate Rafael Montadoca told jurors of disgraced correction officer Robert ...
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Rocky first inning costs Mets in loss to Reds
CIN@NYM: Wright's error gives Reds an early lead NEW YORK -- On a daily basis at Citi Field, a complete and utter lack of offense continues to undermine the Mets. And so they continue to lose, despite obvious improvements in their rotation and bullpen. All it takes these days is one mistake for the Mets to suffer defeat. Tuesday's blunder came in the first inning of a 4-0 loss to ...
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1000 pm update Another round of showers and storms for Syracuse before midnight
The radar image from 9:45 this Tuesday evening shows one more round of showers and thunderstorms approaching from the west. After this moves through, thunderstorms will tend to settle down overnight. The new activity is approaching at about 35 mph. That should bring it through the city of Syracuse by around 10:30 p.m. There are also some strong winds in these storms, and intense lightning. ...
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Meteorologists Oklahoma tornado dwarfed the power of the Hiroshima bomb
On Tuesday, the National Weather Service gave the Oklahoma tornado the top-of-the-scale rating of EF5 for wind speed and breadth, and severity of ...
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PA homicide suspect surrenders after standoff with police in Syracuse
Syracuse, NY -- A man suspected in a homicide in Pennslyvania surrendered Tuesday night after a chase and tense standoff with police in the 2000 block of East Fayetteville Street in Syracuse. Ryan Harding, 18, was taken in to custody at about 9:30 p.m., Sgt. Tom Connellan ...
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Jamesville-DeWitt residents approve $49.6 million proposed budget
Jamesville-DeWitt voters approved a budget for 2013-14 of $49,636,676. The vote was 743 yes to 142 no. A proposition to buy four school buses at cost not to exceed $436,000 was approved. The vote was 713 yes to 171 no. A proposition for DeWitt Community Library funding of $1,281,785 also was approved by a vote of 684 to 201. Three people won election to the school board. They are: Virginia ...
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Liverpool voters approve $135.7 million spending plan for 2013-14
Provided graphic Liverpool, NY -- Voters in the Liverpool Central School District approved a $135.7 million budget for the 2013-14 school year. The budget was approved by 515 votes; 1,151 people voted for the budget and 636 people voted against the budget. The public also voted on two additional propositions. Proposition 2 asked voters to authorize a bus replacement proposition of $1,201,245 ...
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Westhill voters approve budget replace incumbent board member
Geddes, NY -- Westhill School District voters Tuesday approved a $34.7 million budget for 2013-14, by a vote of 676 to 283. A proposition to buy four new buses passed 601 to 336, as did a proposal to increase the annual appropriation for the Onondaga Free Library by a vote of 609-344. Voters chose James Wickersham of 108 Whitestone Drive, Onondaga for the lone seat up for election to the ...
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Tully voters approve budget and propositions
Tully, NY-- Voters in the Tully Central School District Tuesday approved an $18,058,021 for 2013-14, along with a proposition to lease school buses. The budget passed 479- 230. A proposition to lease five buses at cost not to exceed $376,000 passed 478 to 217, as did a proposition supporting the Tully Library for $143,189. That proposition passed 466 to 231. Voters chose Denise Cardamone, ...
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Correx officer faces life in prison in ex-girlfriends shooting death
A correction officer faces life in prison for shooting to death his ex-girlfriend to dodge "child support obligations," prosecutors said in opening statements in Queens court today. Christopher Clavell, 48 of Staten Island, is accused of killing Barbara Perez almost 13 years ago behind The Power Factory Gym in Ridgewood where she worked as an assistant manager. "The defendant ...
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De La Hoya wins legal battle against model
Boxer Oscar De La Hoya won round two of his legal battle against a former Maxim model today when an appeals court called her $5 million assault suit "baseless." The 100-pound bottle blonde's claims that the retired welterweight imprisoned her in his Ritz Carlton hotel room during a kinky, cocaine-fueled tryst in 2011 "were without merit," a five-judge panel at ...
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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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