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Wednesday August 29, 2007
PA Turnpike’s Allentown Service Plaza to be Temporarily Closed for 8 Months
The Pennsylvania Turnpike announced today that the Allentown Service Plaza, located at milepost 55.9 on the Northeast Extension (Route 476), will close Wednesday, September 5 at 6 a.m. The plaza, available to both north and southbound motorists, w...
NYPA and DEC Provide Expanded Opportunities to Hunt Wilson Hill Wildlife Management Area
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that they will expand the number of hunting days the Wilson Hill Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in the Town of Louisville in ...
Dental Vans at New York State Fair, August 30 and 31
The Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures and Eastman Dental Center SMILEmobile dental vans will be at the New York State Fair on Thursday and Friday, August 30 and 31 from 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. The vans will be located behind the John Deere H...
First Public Hearing on “Partnership for Coverage” Set for September 5 in Glens Falls
The first in a series of public hearings to obtain input from New Yorkers on ways to expand health insurance coverage and improve the health care system will be held September 5 in Glens Falls.
New York State Department of State Announces Shared Municipal Services Incentive (SMSI) Grant Program
The New York State Department of State today announced the availability of funding for the 2007-2008 Shared Municipal Services Incentive (SMSI) Awards Program. The SMSI Awards Program provides monies to local governments to encourage shared servi...
DEC and Keyspan Sign Agreement to Investigate and Clean Up 11 Sites in Nassau and Suffolk Counties
A consent order recently signed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and KeySpan Energy Delivery Long Island requires the company to investigate and, if necessary, clean up an additional 11 sites as part of the stat...
Overnight Work on the Tappan Zee Bridge
The New York State Thruway Authority today announced that overnight work on the Tappan Zee Bridge will take place tonight beginning at 11:30 p.m.
Turnpike Chief Repeats Pledge to Complete Mon/Fayette Expressway, Southern Beltway
Below is a transcript of remarks made today by Pa. Turnpike CEO Joe Brimmeier to the State Transportation Commission in Washington County. Mr. Brimmeier’s remarks were read into the record at this morning’s public hearing by Thomas Fox...
Plumbers Recruit Apprentices
The Joint Apprenticeship Committee for Plumbers Local 1 will open recruitment for 100 apprentices on September 4, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today.
Media Alert: Assembly Member Janet Duprey to Make Personal Visit to Area Home Care Patient and Veteran
WHAT: Assembly Member Janet Duprey (R,I,C-Peru) will participate in the Home Care Connect program sponsored by the New York State Association of Health Care Providers, Inc. (HCP). Duprey will visit Keeseville resident, Veteran and home care pati...
E-ZPass Maintenance at Spring Valley Toll Barrier to Necessitate Lane Closures
The New York State Thruway Authority has announced that E-ZPass repair work at the Spring Valley Toll Barrier will necessitate lane closures overnight tonight, Wednesday, August 29 beginning at 11:30 p.m. until 5 a.m. on Thursday, August 30, weath...
Two-Time Oprah Book Club Author Jane Hamilton to Read September 18, 2007
Jane Hamilton, two-time Oprah Book Club author, known for the major bestselling novels, “The Book of Ruth” (1988) and “A Map of the World” (1994), will read from her new novel, “When Madeline Was Young” (2006), ...
Edmeston Funeral Director Gordon R. Terry Elected President-Elect Of The NYS Funeral Directors Association
Albany, NY -- August 29-- Gordon R. Terry, president and treasurer of the Houk-Johnston-Terry Funeral Home in Edmeston, was elected president-elect of the New York State Funeral Directors Association (NYSFDA) at the organization’s annual mee...
Price Chopper Supermarkets and Sunoco to Launch "Fuel AdvantEdge" on Thursday, August 30, 2007
Worcester, MA and Putnam CT. Price Chopper announces the August 30 launch of ‘Fuel AdvantEdge’, an exclusive new program never before offered in the Worcester, MA or Putnam, CT marketplaces, in partnership with 12 local Sunoco stations...
Orange County Man Arrested for Disability Fraud
An Orange County restaurant employee was arrested for fraud for collecting $5,500 in disability benefits for a back injury while allegedly working off the books at another restaurant, the New York State Insurance Department reported.