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$400M BUDGET CUT

Aug 20, 2008 1:26 am

ALBANY - Gov. Paterson and legislative leaders tentatively agreed tonight on more than $400 million in spending cuts to stave off ballooning budget deficits. "The winds of change have hit Alba...

 

BROOKLYN FAMILY'S ESCAPE FROM GEORGIA

Aug 20, 2008 12:45 am

A Brooklyn furniture salesman raced to war-torn Georgia to lead his wife and teenage kids on a daring escape after Russian troops invaded and closed off key roads. Zurab Gabunia, 47, a Georgian nat...

 

SIRIUS XM HIRES CHRIS 'MAD DOG' RUSSO FOR NEW CHANNEL

Aug 19, 2008 11:52 pm

Sirius XM Radio Inc. said today it hired sports talk personality Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, former star of the "Mike and the Mad Dog" show, for a five-year contract to headline a new...

 

BABY FOUND IN A BAG ON STREET CORNER

Aug 19, 2008 7:33 pm

An adorable newborn girl, dubbed "Baby Hope," was found abandoned on a Long Island street corner stuffed inside a sports bag. An unidentified woman called 911 just before 11 p.m. on Mond...

 

GOV. PATERSON: NEAR DEAL FOR STATE BUDGET CRISIS

Aug 19, 2008 7:23 pm

ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. David Paterson and legislative leaders were nearing a deal Tuesday to cut state spending by about $1 billion. Although the deal wasn't final, all sides appeared near a compromise...

 

JOHN LENNON'S KILLER: I'M ASHAMED

Aug 19, 2008 7:09 pm

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Mark David Chapman tells parole officials he's ashamed and sorry for killing John Lennon. Even so, he'll remain in prison for at least another two years. The state parole board inte...

 

PATERSON PICKS LAWYER TO HEAD MTA BOARD

Aug 19, 2008 6:04 pm

ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. David Paterson has chosen Allen P. Cappelli of Staten Island for a seat on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board, saying he would provide a strong voice for the 8 millio...

 

HONEYMOON OVER

Aug 19, 2008 12:55 pm

The cheating Long Island bride who killed her millionaire husband just eight days after their wedding ceremony - incorrectly believing she would inherit his wealth - was sentenced yesterday to 21 yea...

 

'HALF' LIFE OF MARTHA CONVICT

Aug 19, 2008 11:50 am

After five years in the clink, infamous inside trader Sam Waksal is now on the outside. The high-living ImClone founder, who tipped off Martha Stewart when his company's stock was about to tank in...

 

GOV AND POLS $400M APART

Aug 19, 2008 10:01 am

ALBANY - Gov. Paterson yesterday faced stiff resistance from legislative leaders, who continued to shun his call for $600 million in budget cuts. Even as lawmakers made their way to Albany for a ra...

 
 

Local News from WRGB Albany via Yahoo! News

Empty Facilities Costing You Millions

Aug 20, 2008 3:07 am

Capital Region taxpayers are bankrolling two empty juvenile detention facilities, more than two hours away.

 

College presidents call for lowering drinking age

Aug 19, 2008 10:22 pm

Is it time to lower the legal drinking age from 21 to 18? That's what 100 college and university presidents are calling for, saying current laws actually encourage binge-drinking on campus.

 

Governors in NY, NJ oppose airport slot auctions

Aug 19, 2008 8:52 pm

The governors of New York and New Jersey are asking federal officials to reconsider part of their plan to battle flight delays at the region's big airports.

 

Mass. sees jump in coverage under new health law

Aug 19, 2008 7:52 pm

Massachusetts is experiencing a big jump in health insurance and a big decline in payments for the uninsured under the state's health care law. Between Jan. 1 and March 31, the number of people gettin...

 

Ban on zone gasoline pricing in NY expected to advance

Aug 19, 2008 7:52 pm

ALBANY, N.Y. Gasoline companies would face fines up to $10,000 for establishing price zones based on demographics under legislation expected to pass the Legislature.

 

Power still out in Washington, Warren counties

Aug 19, 2008 4:22 pm

Around 1,100 residents in Washington County are still without power, while 155 are in the dark in Warren County. National Grid says the power should be back within the next few hours.

 

In Rutland, a rash of manhole cover thefts

Aug 19, 2008 4:07 pm

RUTLAND, Vt. Metal thieves have a new target: manhole covers. In the past two weeks, seven of the 80-pound covers have been stolen in Rutland, and officials believe they're being sold for scrap metal.

 

NY forest rangers return from California fire duty

Aug 19, 2008 2:38 pm

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. A New York fire crew is back from a 14-day shift fighting wildfires in northern California.

 

No deals in NY's emergency economic session

Aug 19, 2008 2:37 pm

ALBANY, N.Y. Gov. David Paterson says he has no deals with the Legislature for today's emergency economic session, but talks will continue for days.

 

Exercise Rider Injured at Saratoga

Aug 19, 2008 12:52 am

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) -- An exercise rider for trainer Steve Asmussen was placed in a medically induced coma after suffering a head injury in a riding accident at the Saratoga Race Course.

 
 

Local News from Middletown Times Herald-Record via Yahoo! News

Decision favors KJ stance on use of sewage plant

Aug 20, 2008 6:06 am

A state judge has sided with Kiryas Joel in a court fight over which communities should get additional sewer service with the recent expansion of the Orange County-run sewage treatment plant in Harrim...

 

Hudson Confidential: Clinton cameo in New Paltz leaves woman star-struck

Aug 20, 2008 6:05 am

Bernadette Lang happened to look out the window from her perch behind the bar at P & G's Restaurant on Main Street in New Paltz last Wednesday afternoon to see a pair of black SUVs drive by. Their...

 

Route 17 projects will result in lane closures

Aug 20, 2008 6:05 am

Construction work is scheduled on the Route 17 bridge over the rail trail, between Exit 122A and Exit 123, near Goshen, on Wednesday. The eastbound right lane will be closed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., an...

 

Two lanes closed on southbound Tappan Zee

Aug 20, 2008 12:50 am

Two right southbound lanes on the Tappan Zee Bridge are closed until 6 a.m. Wednesday morning when repair of a slipped plate is expected to be completed, according to the New York State Thruway Author...

 

Ban on zone gasoline pricing in NY expected to advance

Aug 19, 2008 8:05 pm

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Gasoline companies would face fines up to $10,000 for establishing price zones based on demographics under legislation expected to pass the Legislature.

 

Route 17 traffic backup reported

Aug 19, 2008 5:05 pm

A traffic backup is being report on Route 17 eastbound near Chester and Monroe.

 

Police divers pull man's body from upstate creek

Aug 19, 2008 2:35 pm

CATSKILL, N.Y. (AP) -- Police have recovered the body of an Albany-area man who apparently drowned while swimming in a Hudson Valley creek.

 

No deals in NY's emergency economic session

Aug 19, 2008 2:35 pm

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Gov. David Paterson says he has no deals with the Legislature for today's emergency economic session, but talks will continue for days.

 
 

Local News from The Buffalo News via Yahoo! News

Firefighters probe natural gas leaks at UB North Campus

Aug 19, 2008 5:34 pm

Firefighters were called twice this morning to the University at Buffalo North Campus in Amherst to handle two natural gas leaks.

 

Paterson sounds a pessimistic note as Legislature heads into special session

Aug 19, 2008 2:49 pm

ALBANY -- Gov. David Paterson this morning said no deals have been made to reduce planned spending by $600 million, raising serious questions whether his ambitious goal to trim the state deficit can b...

 

Jamestown father, son charged with abandoning disabled kin at police station

Aug 19, 2008 1:34 pm

Jamestown police early today arrested a 70-year-old man and his son, after accusing them of mistreating their physically disabled wife and mother and then abandoning her at the front door of the polic...

 

Security becoming a concern at Thursday at the Square

Aug 19, 2008 12:36 pm

For years, the Thursday at the Square concert series has served as a showcase summer event, luring thousands of area residents to downtown Buffalo each week for big-name musical acts.

 

Nun's class has her seeing double -- and triple

Aug 19, 2008 12:36 pm

The harvest basket of fall leaves decorated with all her pupils' names outside the classroom door says it all.

 

Bills' ticket sales lag in Toronto

Aug 19, 2008 12:35 pm

Maybe the Buffalo Bills-Miami Dolphins regular-season game in Toronto on Dec. 7 will be a sellout that proves what a strong National Football League market Toronto is, even for exorbitantly priced tic...

 

Condo owners speak out in Amherst

Aug 19, 2008 12:35 pm

When Amherst officials began proposing ways to end tax breaks for certain condominiums in a town with one of the largest concentration of condominiums in the region, those owners were bound to get mad...

 

Paterson, top legislators struggle with budget cuts

Aug 19, 2008 12:35 pm

ALBANY -- Negotiators representing Gov. David A. Paterson and the Legislature butted heads Monday over how to reach the governor's goal of trimming $600 million in spending from the current year's bud...

 

Plans to raze Wintergarden meet opposition at hearing

Aug 19, 2008 12:33 pm

NIAGARA FALLS -- A hearing Monday on a state plan to buy and raze the shuttered Wintergarden on Rainbow Boulevard to make way for a cobblestone street drew six passionate pleas to rethink the proposal...

 

Car burglars target area near new waterfront trail

Aug 19, 2008 12:25 pm

At least four vehicles parked on Fuhrmann Boulevard -- some of them parked near Buffalo's newest waterfront walkway -- were targeted by a smash-and-grab thief over the weekend, according to police rep...

 
 

Local News from The Oneida Daily Dispatch via Yahoo! News

High school athletes prepare for openers

Aug 20, 2008 7:07 am

The second day of the 2008 fall sports season has come and gone and with that local teams inch closer to opening day contests.

 

Hours changing at Chapman Pool

Aug 20, 2008 7:07 am

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturdays and Sundays 1-4 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursdays 1-7 p.m. The last day of the regular season will be Wednesday, Aug. 27.

 

Police say man gave alcohol to students before fire

Aug 20, 2008 7:06 am

DERUYTER - State police have concluded their investigation into a fire that claimed the life of a 17-year-old girl in DeRuyter last April with an arrest.

 

Oneida schools plan to improve graduation rate

Aug 20, 2008 7:06 am

ONEIDA - Oneida City School District Superintendent Ronald Spadafora presented the school's state report card and annual report to the Board of Education Tuesday and discussed a need for improvement i...

 

Oneida Council passes rule, immediately makes 3 exceptions

Aug 20, 2008 7:06 am

ONEIDA - As the City of Oneida Common Council was about to begin on Tuesday, in walked a group of 18 boys and one girl, ages 12 to 16. They quietly moved into the open seats. A noticeable shuffle went...

 

New York State Fair opens on Thursday

Aug 20, 2008 7:06 am

GEDDES - Summer's swan song begins Thursday as the New York State Fair opens its doors for 12 days of music, entertainment and agriculture.

 

Alannah Clarisa Knight

Aug 20, 2008 2:51 am

SYRACUSE - Alannah Clarisa Knight, infant daughter of Kayla Smith and Montanya Knight, died unexpectedly on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008.

 

Police Blotter Aug. 20

Aug 20, 2008 2:51 am

* Madison County Court Judge Dennis McDermott issued a warrant charging Daniel C. Schmidtka Jr., 27, with felony violation of probation. Schmidtka was convicted of fourth-degree grand larceny on Jan. ...

 

'Extreme Makeover' begins in Geneva

Aug 19, 2008 7:06 am

GENEVA - 'Good morning, Hill family!' Ty Pennington and his crew of designers shouted from the front yard of the home at 148 Williams St. owned by Tim and Michelle Hill of Geneva.

 

Teresa A. Romagnoli

Aug 18, 2008 11:07 pm

CANASTOTA - Teresa A. Romagnoli, 83, of Roberts Street, died Monday morning, Aug. 18, 2008, in the Crouse Community Center, Morrisville, where she had been a patient for nearly two months.

 
 

Local News from Lake Placid News via Yahoo! News

Only in The News, A LPN exclusive: Local forest ranger helps fight California fire

Aug 15, 2008 1:10 pm

LAKE PLACID - Although a wet summer has put a damper on wild fires in the Adirondacks, state Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Ranger Robert Praczkajlo spent 14 days in July fighting wil...

 

Churches suspend services in Keene and Upper Jay

Aug 15, 2008 1:10 pm

KEENE - The Keene United Methodist Church, along with the Upper Jay United Methodist Church have suspended Sunday morning worship services due to financial constraints and declining attendance, the di...

 

Day sues village over blocked road

Aug 15, 2008 1:09 pm

LAKE PLACID - Real estate broker Peter Day has sued the village of Lake Placid to open an access road behind the building he owns - his residence and business, Martha Day Realty, at 2693 Main Street. ...

 
 

Local News for Poughkeepsie, NY from PoughkeepsieJournal.com

Pleasant Valley sets curfew for youths on Halloween

Aug 20, 2008 5:15 am

PLEASANT VALLEY - The town will have a curfew for teens and tweens this Halloween.

 

Lee crew in North East to shoot Woodstock film

Aug 20, 2008 5:15 am

Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee is filming a movie in the Town of North East about the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair.

 

Rt. 55 paving expected to end next week

Aug 20, 2008 5:15 am

FREEDOM PLAINS - Traffic delays because of roadwork on Route 55 in LaGrange should be over by the end of next week.

 

Beacon blaze damages 2-family residence

Aug 20, 2008 5:14 am

BEACON - The City of Beacon fire Cause and Origin Team is investigating a blaze that badly damaged a two-family home at 914 Wolcott Ave. Tuesday afternoon.

 

Ex-camp site includes 1760s house

Aug 20, 2008 4:39 am

STAATSBURG - During a time period spanning 72 years, the old Dominican Camp property was a whirlwind of activity in the summer.

 

Witness notes plastic bag in toddler's room

Aug 20, 2008 4:25 am

A New York State Police investigator will continue his testimony today in the trial of a Wappingers Falls woman accused of killing her stepdaughter.

 

Police & court briefs

Aug 20, 2008 4:08 am

NEW PALTZ - A 20-year-old New Paltz man is due in town court today after being arrested on charges he sold marijuana to a town police operative.

 

1st day of Dutchess fair goes smoothly

Aug 20, 2008 4:06 am

RHINEBECK - The gates at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck were flooded once the rains stopped Tuesday.

 

Valley Republicans take call for property tax cap to Capitol

Aug 20, 2008 2:23 am

ALBANY - Republicans from the Hudson Valley brought their own bandwagon to the Capitol Tuesday, calling it the Tax Cap Express and excoriating the Democrat-controlled Assembly for opposing a limit on ...

 

Town weighs keeping assessment consultant

Aug 20, 2008 2:18 am

Town of Poughkeepsie leaders tonight could renew a contract, or sever ties, with the Queens consulting firm that handled the town's revaluation of property.

 
 

Local News from The NY Times

Dispatches: When the President of Georgia Was a Star Student at Columbia

Aug 19, 2008 9:57 pm

In the 1990s, Mikheil Saakashvili attended Columbia University to pursue a master of laws degree.

 

The City Visible: She Is a Camera

Aug 17, 2008 6:13 pm

A diarist of the day-to-day captures images of people when they?re not looking.

 

Good Eating |Chinatown: Faster, Higher, Tastier

Aug 17, 2008 8:08 am

If watching the coverage of the Olympics from Beijing leaves you craving Chinese food, authentic fare can be found at these restaurants in Chinatown.

 

City People: Uptown Boulevardier

Aug 17, 2008 8:03 am

At 91, Dr. Samuel Dvoskin has spent the better part of a century running and walking the streets of New York.

 

Glendale: On Vigilant Streets, a Bus Diverted

Aug 17, 2008 8:02 am

In Glendale, Queens, residents preside over neighborhood affairs with uncommon vigilance.

 

Ozone Park: Weeds Among the Graves, and Dismay Among the Survivors

Aug 17, 2008 8:01 am

A dispute emerges between survivors and a synagogue over maintenance of Bayside Cemetery.

 

Urban Studies | Competing: Where Everybody Knows Yao Ming

Aug 17, 2008 8:00 am

Lately, Olympic fever has set in at a bar in Little Italy that has been a magnet for young Asians from Chinatown and points beyond.

 

Governors Island: Brooklyn, Seeing a Slight, Battles for an Island

Aug 17, 2008 8:00 am

Governors Island is at the heart of a long-running dispute over which borough can claim bragging rights to the island.

 

Upper East Side: As Towers Loom, a Hoped-for Line in the Sand

Aug 17, 2008 7:59 am

The owners of the Parge House, known for its whimsical exterior, lobby to get their home added to the Upper East Side Historic District.

 

New York Observed: A Long Day?s Journey Into Lip Gloss

Aug 17, 2008 7:57 am

How Sephora ate her theater, and why she hates to see blusher displays where Sam Shepard?s losers used to slouch.