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Tuesday September 04, 2007
Bronx Youngsters Return to a Brighter, More Colorful School
Join students at PS 277 and IS 162 as they spend their first week of school in a more colorful environment thanks to an “extreme community makeover.” Youngsters enjoy the beautiful surroundings, which were transformed by some of the s...
STAR Rebate Enrollment Campaign Launched
Acting New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Barbara G. Billet today announced that the Tax Department has started mailing letters to homeowners in nine western New York State counties, providing them with information on how to apply...
STAR Rebate Enrollment Campaign Continues
Acting New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Barbara G. Billet today announced that homeowners in nine additional counties in western and central New York State will begin receiving letters offering information on how to apply for th...
Star Rebate Enrollment Campaign Launched In Northern New York State
Acting New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Barbara G. Billet today announced that the Tax Department has started mailing letters to homeowners in 10 northern New York State counties, including the Adirondack region, providing them ...
State Rebate Enrollment Campaign Launched In Central New York Counties
Acting New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Barbara G. Billet today announced that the Tax Department has started mailing letters to homeowners in nine central New York counties, providing them with information on how to apply for t...
Buffalo’s Conservative Peacock Misguided
Every major study indicates that substance abuse is, unfortunately, increasing in the United States. Legally prescribed medicine is a major cause and health care cost escalate as people demand more and more prescriptions to alleviate pain and suf...
Thruway Authority Announces 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.
Media Advisory: State Insurance, Health Departments to Hold Public Hearing on Universal Health Care
New York State Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo and New York State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D., in connection with the Governor Eliot Spitzer’s “Partnership for Coverage” initiative will hold the first in a s...
Competitive Rate-Making Process Urged in Worker's Compensation Proposal Sent to Governor and Legislature
The rates that control what businesses pay for workers’ compensation should be determined by open competition among insurance carriers, instead of the collective body of insurers that now proposes these rates, New York State Insurance Superi...
Spitzer’s Evasion Continues
According to sources inside the Governor’s office cited in published reports today, Governor Spitzer and his aides are continuing to block investigators from gaining access to critical "Troopergate" emails.
Assembly Member Duprey Makes Personal Visit to Area Home Care Patient and Veteran
Assembly Member Janet Duprey (R,I,C-Peru), today made a special visit to the home of Mr. Edward Connor to learn about the home care services he receives that allow him to remain at home with his wife, Louise.
Star Rebate Enrollment Campaign Launched In Central New York Counties
Acting New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Barbara G. Billet today announced that the Tax Department has started mailing letters to homeowners in nine central New York counties, providing them with information on how to apply for t...
Third Turnpike Traffic ‘Pace’ Planned for 10 a.m. near Harrisburg Tomorrow
The Pennsylvania Turnpike reports that I-76 traffic approaching the Susquehanna River Bridge will be slowed, or “paced,” for approximately 15 minutes around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5 to facilitate the safe demolition of another por...
Star Rebate Enrollment Campaign Launched
Acting New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Barbara G. Billet today announced that the Tax Department has started mailing letters to homeowners in 10 northern New York State counties, including the Adirondack region, providing them ...
DEC Names New Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources Director
A nationally certified wildlife biologist with extensive success in biodiversity conservation has been selected as the new Director of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Division of Fish, Wildlife, and Marine...
Campus Fire Safety Month Announced In New York State
ALBANY – (September 4, 2007) – Secretary of State Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez and Acting State Fire Administrator John Mueller today announced that Governor Eliot Spitzer has issued a proclamation declaring September Campus Fire ...
Harriman Campus Welcomes New Tenant
Empire State Development today announced that Tiger Business Solutions, a document management solutions company, has become the most recent addition to the growing number of companies in the Harriman Business Center on the Harriman Campus. Tiger ...
Sigourney Weaver, Jim Simpson & Jose Torres 9/11 Workers' Compensation BALCONY PSA's to Air Through 8/14/2008
BALCONY, the Business and Coalition of New York, www.balconynewyork.com, announced that working with NYCOSH, it will continue to provide TV and radio PSAs featuring actress Sigourney Weaver, director Jim Simpson and boxing legend Jose Torres u...
Allstate Cited for Method Used for Not Renewing Coastal Homeowners Policies; Public Hearing Set
The New York State Insurance Department has issued a citation to Allstate Insurance Company and its affiliates. The citation was issued following Allstate's refusal to comply with a Department Circular Letter issued on August 28, 2007, which dire...
As School Opens, NYSUT Focuses on Ensuring State Aid is Used Wisely
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Thruway Authority to Begin Deck Replacement Work on the Tappan Zee Bridge
The New York State Thruway Authority announced today that deck replacement work on the Tappan Zee Bridge will begin this week. This project is part of the Authority’s on-going commitment to continue to fulfill its responsibility to maintain ...
Historic Saratoga Springs Enters the Mobile Marketing Age
Saratoga Springs, New York, known for its Health, History, and Horses meets the future of advertising. The Downtown Business Association and marketing partner, Informz, have launched a program that enables visitors to send text messages from the...
Media Advisory/Photo Opp
NYS Division of Housing and Office for Small Cities Hold “Meet & Greet” with North Country Community Development and Elected Leaders
Energy Market Oversight Coalition Presses Congress for Greater Accountability in Energy Commodity Markets
Today, a large and diversified coalition of over seventy national, regional and state trade, public utility, and consumer groups urged Congress to establish greater transparency and accountability in the unregulated over-the-counter energy commodi...
Thruway Authority Announces Lane Reopened on I-95 Near Exit 16
The New York State Thruway Authority announces that all northbound lanes on I-95 near Exit 16 (New Rochelle, North Ave, Cedar St) have been reopened.
Urgent Reach-Out Effort to 9-11 Workers Gets Boost from New Subway Poster Campaign
The urgent campaign now underway to locate and inform 9-11 workers and volunteers on how to protect their rights to benefits from 9-11 related diseases is being promoted with a new poster campaign that will run in New York City subways for the nex...
Thruway Authority Announces Lane Closure On I-95 Near Exit 16
The New York State Thruway Authority announces that all northbound lanes on I-95 near Exit 16 (New Rochelle, North Ave, Cedar St) have been temporarily closed due to a jack knifed tractor trailer.
Local NOW Chapter to Meet at Stony Brook University
Meet the movers and shakers working for positive change!