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Tuesday July 17, 2007
Workers’ Comp Board Uses Stop-Work Authority to Order 3 Businesses to Shut Down
Using new authority granted under Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s sweeping workers’ compensation reform initiative, New York State Workers’ Compensation Board Chair Donna Ferrara today ordered three businesses to close immediately for faili...
Commissioner Smith Testifies Before House Committee on Budget
Today, New York State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Budget in Washington, DC. Her testimony marks the first time in recent years that a NYS Labor Commissioner has been invi...
NYS HFA Closes on Financing to Rebuild Affordable Apartments in Glens Falls
The New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA) today closed on $15.7 million in financing to rebuild the Henry Hudson Apartments in Glens Falls, N.Y.
Crime-Fighting Initiative Expanded
Governor Eliot Spitzer and Commissioner Denise E. O’Donnell of the Division of Criminal Justice Services today announced an increase of about 14 percent in funding for Operation IMPACT, a highly successful crime-fighting initiative targeting...
New York State Announces $1 Million in Grants to
Saying sustainable development and environmental protection go hand-in-hand, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis and other state officials announced today that $1 million will be made available t...
WAMC Adds New Signals in Hudson Valley, Southern Catskills
WAMC Northeast Public Radio is pleased to announce agreements that will result in improved WAMC service to listeners in the Hudson Valley and southern Catskills. Following extended successful negotiations with three owners, WAMC’s signal wi...
Swing Night with The Duke Ellington Orchestra Moved Indoors
Swing Night with headliner The Duke Ellington Orchestra Moved to the Empire State Plaza Convention Center
***Consumer Alert***
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker announced today that MCM Corporation, 339 Troutman St, Brooklyn, New York 11227 is recalling “V-like Ompodi” because it contains undeclared peanuts. People who have an allergy to ...
***Consumer Alert***
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today announced that MCM Corporation, 339 Troutman St, Brooklyn, New York 11227 is recalling “V-like Ompadi” because it contains undeclared peanuts. People who have an allergy to ...
Thruway Authority Announces Night Work On Tappan Zee Bridge
The New York State Thruway Authority announced today that pothole repair work on the Tappan Zee Bridge will necessitate the closure of the right and center lanes northbound at milepost 14.67 on Wednesday, July 18, 2007.
OASAS Announces Expanded Toll Free Information and Helpline
State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Commissioner Karen M. Carpenter-Palumbo today announced that OASAS has expanded its existing toll free information and helpline (1-800-522-5353) to operate 24 hours a day, seven days ...
New York State Moves to Make SONYMA Mortgages More Attractive
New York State has just taken several major steps to make below-market interest rate mortgages offered by the State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) more attractive.
Roofers Recruit Apprentices
The Roofers Local 203 Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Binghamton Area I, will conduct recruitment from August 13, 2007 through February 8, 2008 for two apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today.
Laborers Recruit Apprentices
The Laborers Joint Training and Apprentice Fund of South Central New York, Local 1358, will conduct recruitment from August 22, 2007 through January 23, 2008 for two skilled construction craft laborer apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patri...