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Tuesday April 15, 2008
The Albany Academies Celebrates Literacy Week
The Lower School at The Albany Academies is currently celebrating National Library Week (April 14-18) on both the East (140 Academy Road in Albany) and West Campuses (135 Academy Road in Albany), featuring a variety of special programs promoting t...
Airplane Taken In Tax Seizure Up For Auction
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance announced today that an airplane owned by a Long Island man convicted of tax evasion will be auctioned Thursday, April 17, at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma.
NY Libertarians Present Ex-Congressman & Presidential Candidates at Queens Convention
LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF NEW YORK
Wheels Help Oneida/Herkimer Residents Achieve Economic Independence
The State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) has awarded $174,500 to the Workforce Investment Board of Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties for the Wheels for Work program, to help low-income families secure reliable transportat...
Third Annual “Canal Clean Sweep” to Kick Off This Weekend
The Third Annual Canal Clean Sweep kicks off this weekend, April 19-20, with over 60 events scheduled in communities throughout the New York State Canal System corridor. Canal Clean Sweep is sponsored by the New York State Canal Corporation, Park...
Lottery Millionaires In Full Bloom At Queens Botanical Garden
The New York Lottery today celebrated the arrival of spring with $17,000,000 in prize checks for three new “locally grown” Lottery Millionaires – two from Queens County and a third from the Bronx. The Lottery presented the checks...
CORRECTION: Capital Region McDonald's Restaurants Raise Almost $20,000 for Local Schools
In one evening, on April 2, 2008, the McDonald’s restaurants of the Capital Region partnered with 42 local schools to raise $19,571.89 for educational programs. This was the result of McDonald’s McTeacher’s Night, the first mult...
New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Sign Landmark Banking Pact
Banking officials from Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey today signed a compact that will allow banks in those three states to expand across state lines and be regulated only by their home state regulator.
Media Advisory- DEC Announces Free Fishing Event in Saratoga
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is holding a free fishing clinic on Wednesday, April 16, at Saratoga Spa State Park. The event will be held at 11 a.m. at Geyser Brook during the annual state park fish stocking.
Repaving Project to Resume Northbound Between the Woodbury Toll Plaza and Interchange 17
The New York State Thruway Authority today announced that a repaving project northbound between the Woodbury Toll Plaza and Interchange 17 (Newburgh, I-84, Route 17K, Stewart Airport) will resume on Wednesday, April 16 and will necessitate overnig...
Syracuse City School District Receives State Funding for Refugee Services
The State Office of Temporary and Disability (OTDA) today announced a $205,200 grant award to the Syracuse City School District to launch a program that will support the educational needs of refugee children and their families as they begin their ...
Media Advisory
An unprecedented investment in New York’s land trusts will be announced on Wednesday, April 16, by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Land Trust Alliance.
SUNY Plattsburgh Hosts Open House April 19
The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh will host its annual spring open house for prospective freshman and transfer students and their families on Saturday, April 19.
Roofers Recruit Apprentices
The Joint Apprenticeship Committee for the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers, Local 8, will conduct recruitment on April 18 for six apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today.
Operating Engineers Recruit Apprentices
The International Union of Operating Engineers Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Local 15, will open recruitment from April 16 through April 30, 2008 for five operating engineer (heavy equipment) apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smi...
Capital Region McDonald's Restaurants Raise Almost $100,000 for Local Schools
In one evening, on April 7, 2008, the McDonald’s restaurants of the Capital Region partnered with 42 local schools to raise $98,571.89 for educational programs. This was the result of McDonald’s McTeacher’s Night, the first mult...
SUNY Plattsburgh Music Department Presents ChoralFest 2008
The SUNY Plattsburgh music department celebrates ChoralFest 2008 directed by Jo Ellen Miano, associate professor of music.
Insurance Department Unveils Improved Website
The Insurance Department today debuted a redesigned website at www.ins.state.ny.us, offering visitors a clean new look, enhanced navigational tools and accessibility for people with disabilities, Superintendent Eric Dinallo announced.
Two First-Prize Winning Tickets Sold for Monday’s Take Five Drawing
1st prize – Match 5 out of 5 numbers - $44,441.50 - 2 Winners
New York State Bar Association Launches Radio Campaign
The New York State Bar Association unveiled its latest radio campaign, “Protecting our Rights, Protecting Our Courts,” featuring radio spots that focus on two key issues: educating the public on the important role the judiciary plays i...
Lottery Millionaires in Full Bloom at Queens Botanical Garden
The New York Lottery today celebrated the arrival of spring with $17,000,000 in prize checks for three new “locally grown” Lottery Millionaires – two from Queens County and a third from the Bronx. The Lottery presented the checks...
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Alerts Gun Owners
The State Assembly’s yearly "gun control day" took place earlier this week. It’s that magical day of the year on which the Assembly takes leave of its senses and tries to limit our Second Amendment rights in the name of &quo...
Union Responds To Bloomberg's Wal-mart Comments
New York City’s Largest Grocery Workers Union Responds to Mayor Bloomberg Calling Wal-mart Responsible and Welcome in New York City
Free Health Screenings to Highlight "Cover the Uninsured Week"
Healthy NY and Harlem Hospital Center will sponsor “Cover the Uninsured Week” April 27-May 3 with a series of events including four free health screenings for the detection of tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, blood pressure, glucose and cholest...
Plumbers and Steamfitters Recruit Apprentices
The Plumbers and Steamfitters Joint Apprenticeship Committee of Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Ulster Counties, Local 21, will conduct recruitment from April 14 through April 30 for 6 plumber/steamfitter and 20 refrigeration/air conditioning me...
Lee Zeldin Secures National Endorsement from Vets for Freedom
The nation’s largest Iraq and Afghanistan veterans organization Saturday announced their endorsement of Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran Lee Zeldin in the 2008 race to represent New York’s First Congressional District.
SUNY Plattsburgh Music Department presents ChoralFest 2008
The SUNY Plattsburgh music department celebrates ChoralFest 2008 directed by Jo Ellen Miano, associate professor of music.
NYS Labor Department to Sponsor Niagara County Job Fair
The New York State Department of Labor will co-sponsor the Niagara County Job Fair on Wednesday, April 16 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Summit Mall – 6929 Williams Rd., Wheatfield, NY. The event is free to job seekers. Industries r...
Media Advisory for April 15, 2008
The New York Lottery celebrates the arrival of Spring with $17,000,000 in prize checks for three new Lottery Millionaires - two from Queens County and a third from the Bronx. The Lottery will present the winners with their checks among the cherry ...
Tap Into The City Supports Riverkeeper in its Campaign to Promote New York City Tap Water.

In December 2007, Tap Into The City, based in Queens, NY, launched a grassroots campaign to promote New York City tap water through the sale of their safe, non-leaching recycled plastic NYC H2O Sports Bottle. Now, with the sale of every NYC...
Mychal Massie Endorses Lee Zeldin for Congress
The endorsed Republican candidate for New York’s First Congressional District just earned an endorsement for his early campaign from a nationally syndicated columnist and nationally recognized political pundit.