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Friday January 18, 2008
State Tax Department and Local DAs Crack Down on Tax Cheats
Acting New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Barbara G. Billet today announced the conviction of three businessmen in separate prosecutions for criminal tax fraud. Two of the convictions involve the theft of hundreds of thousands of...
New York To Work Together With PA & VT On Dairy Issues
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today re-signed an agreement with his counterparts from Pennsylvania and Vermont to work cooperatively in an effort to further enhance the dairy industries in all three states.
Women’s Health Advocates Celebrate Roe Anniversary; Honor Local Leader and Trailblazer Shirley Gordon
Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood will hold its annual celebration of the historic Roe v. Wade decision on January 22, 2008 at the Fort Orange Club in downtown Albany. Advocates for women’s health from around the Capital Region, as well as loc...
DEC Cites New Jersey Company for Possession of Banned Pesticide
As a result of an investigation into last month’s bird kills on Staten Island, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has issued a notice of violation to New Jersey-based AAA Animal & Pest Control for possessio...
Film “Ten Canoes” To Feature Australian Aboriginal Life
“Ten Canoes,” an award-winning film about Australian Aboriginal life centuries ago, will be shown on Thursday, Jan. 24, at SUNY Cortland.
Task Force on Mental Hygiene Meets Today
The Task Force on Mental Hygiene Records will meet on Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, from 1 – 3 p.m. at the Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, Concourse Level, OGS Meeting Room No. 6. The meeting will be available live on the Internet, and can be...
Tappan Zee Bridge Repairs To Continue
The New York State Thruway Authority today announced that routine repairs on the Tappan Zee Bridge will continue on Tuesday, January 22, through Friday, January 25, during off-peak travel times. There will be no scheduled maintenance activity on M...
Children Bring Dr. King’s Famous Words ‘Everybody Can Be Great Because Everybody Can Serve’ To Life
Answering a call to service – thousands of young people, their families will have a day on, not a day off, to bring to life Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream. Volunteers will spend their day giving during Children for Children’...
APU Science, Faith, and Culture Lecture:
WHO: Azusa Pacific University’s Center for Research in Science (CRIS) hosts David Dewolf, professor of law at Gonzaga University, Spokane, Wash.
Governor Spitzer Leads First Meeting of Commission to Modernize Regulation of Financial Services
Governor Eliot Spitzer today hosted the first formal meeting of the Commission to Modernize the Regulation of Financial Services, which includes heads of major financial services organizations, consumer advocates, the business community, legislato...
$150,000 Fine Marks Settlement with Syracuse Company
A Syracuse company has agreed to pay a $150,000 fine and upgrade its practices to resolve alleged violations regarding solid waste, storm water runoff and air emissions, and to ensure that contaminated material does not flow into Onondaga Lake, th...
Miltiary History Museum Posts Rare Spanish-American War Information
Military buffs can now find the names of New Yorkers who served in the Spanish-American War online thanks to the New York State Military Museum.
Three First-Prize Winning Tickets Sold for Thursday’s Take Five Drawing
1st prize – Match 5 out of 5 numbers - $27,953.00 - 3 Winners
Media Advisory: New York Financial Regulatory Reform Commission Meeting at NYU, January 18
Governor Eliot Spitzer and senior financial services executives will be available to meet with the press following the first meeting of the Governor's Commission to Modernize the Regulation of Financial Services. They will discuss the Commission's...
The Northern California Volleyball Association to host The California Kickoff Tournament
The Northern California Volleyball Association (a Region through USA Volleyball) is kicking off their 2008 Special Tournament season with the California Kickoff this weekend January 19-21, 2008. This tournament features Junior Girls volleyball pl...
Collaboration for Better Mental Health Care in 2008
The Inter-Office Coordinating Council (IOCC), reinstated by Gov. Eliot Spitzer to improve care for New Yorkers with mental health disabilities, today set forth ambitious priorities for 2008 in a report to the Legislature.