B Media Network New York News Editor Home Page: January 2014

Friday, January 31, 2014

Albany limo, TSA workers working at Super Bowl

... Albany. "We will be taking NFL personnel, Fortune 500 clients, to and from events." Ten of Brown's drivers left for New York City Wednesday, and they may not return until Tuesday. They are supporting Carey Limousine, the official transportation ...

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New York drops stop-and-frisk ruling appeal

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio Thursday announced a settlement in the long legal battle over the police department's controversial stop-and-frisk policies, which a federal judge ruled violated the rights of minority residents.

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US policymakers rally behind tapering as Yellen era begins

... & Poor's 500 index extended losses after release of the statement, falling 1 percent to close at 1 774.20 points in New York on Wednesday. The yield on the 10-year treasury note declined 0.07 percentage points, to 2.68 percent, as investors sought a ...

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... Venice Cup Women's World Team Championship, contested last summer in Bali, Indonesia. South was Kerri Sanborn of New York, one of the world's best players, representing the U.S. Sanborn's hand warranted a game bid on its own. She bid three hearts in ...

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Short fall

... of one of his two Super Bowls. Gosh. Next thing you know someone will claim pot was smoked before an NBA final. New York Bill de Blasio says he will not attend the Super Bowl and will watch at home with his teenage son. Some say it's to keep his ...

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Texas board voting on textbook review rule changes

... only the father and an 11-year-old daughter escaped after it... Officials say 18 people are being rounded up in New York City on allegations they sold "party packs" of cocaine and sex to high-end clients and texted clients to advertise ahead of this ...

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Bernanke Secret Sauce Drops Effective Fed Rate as QE Quantified

... you could do a more systematic analysis," said Michael Hanson , a senior U.S. economist at Bank of America Corp. in New York and a former Fed economist. Historically, the Fed has used its benchmark interest rate to steer the economy. The Fed lowered ...

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NHL/NBA roundup: Ryan Johansen scores 2 goals as Blue Jackets pop Capitals, 5-2

... the Pacers their second home loss of the season. The only other team to beat the Pacers at home were the Pistons. New York 117, Cleveland 86: Carmelo Anthony and rookie Tim Hardaway Jr. (Michigan) each scored 29 points, and J.R. Smith added 19 ...

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Grant To Make Refuse Useful

... install state-of-the-art equipment to turn waste into energy. On Jan 17, $20 million became available through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority for farms to install anaerobic digester technology. According to Gov. Andrew ...

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Seahawks' Kicker Unrecognized on New York Streets

... to you on the subway right now. He is Steven Hauschka, the Seahawks' sixth-year placekicker, and he has been riding New York's subways anonymously this week. Hauschka's ability to blend in, a trait that publicity-averse teammates such as running ...

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Reason to Smile: Roomful of Teeth Wins Grammy

... Brad Wells, won a Grammy. The a capella group blends non-classical vocal traditions from around the world. The New York Times described its eponymous debut album in 2012 as "sensually stunning." The octet, which brings together artists scattered ...

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Street Talk

Street Talk is a half hour public affairs program that airs weekends on our four Cumulus Media stations here in Syracuse, hosted by Ted & Amy, featuring interviews with individuals and organizations that impact us all here in Central New York.

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Eddie Gomez Defeats Daquan Arnett: Gary Russell Wins

Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York - In a rare meeting of unbeaten top prospects, the Bronx' Eddie Gomez parlayed a seventh round knockdown and his advantages in speed and power into a 10 round unanimous decision win over Florida's Daquan Arnett in the junior middleweight co-main event.

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Luis Collazo Knocks Out Victor Ortiz in Two Rounds

The knock on Luis Collazo was always that despite winning a world welterweight title, he could never win the big one, whether through the fault of the judges or himself.

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More HEAP funds made available for NY

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that $50.6 million in home heating assistance funds will be made available to New York State for immediate use.

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Goodell sees slimmer Lake Shore

New York state Assemblyman Andrew Goodell remains hopeful when it comes to the future of a Lake Shore Health Care Center in Irving.

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Imaginary Portraits: Prince Igor Opens at Gallery Met Today

New works by more than 20 prominent artists will be featured in Imaginary Portraits: Prince Igor, a group show opening at the Arnold & Marie Schwartz Gallery Met today, January 31. Each of the participating artists has created a portrait of the 12th-century Russian warlord Prince Igor, the subject of Borodin's opera of the same name, who made a ... (more)

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VOW Workshop Set for Marymount Manhattan College, Now thru 2/1

... smart and entertaining musical "shorts" based on articles from the Weddings/Celebrations Sunday Section of THE NEW YORK TIMES. VOW will be presented to the public TONIGHT, JANUARY 31 at 8:00pm and SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 at 7:30pm and 9:30pm at the ...

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New York Personal Injury Lawyer David Perecman Discusses Work-Related...

New York personal injury lawyer David Perecman of The Perecman Firm weighs in on work-related cold injuries following a worker's fall into freezing water when the tractor he was using to clear snow at the Tarrytown Reservoir broke through the ice.

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Industrial League hockey tourney raises money for Melissa's Closet

... and run until probably 10 o'clock that night,' he said. Participating teams include St. Lawrence Gas, Alcoa, New York Power Authority, the Muni team (which includes the Massena Electric Department and village employees), Corrections (which includes ...

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Montgomery Council VP proposes altering process for filling executive vacancy

... The resignation in January of former District 5 Councilwoman Valerie Ervin to take a job as executive director of a New York-based nonprofit also influenced his decision, highlighting the absence of a special-election process for county executive, ...

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Mixed response from Alcoa East employees following packed union meeting

... available for retirement packages. Right now, this was more of a retirement incentive offer.' A contract with the New York Power Authority requires Alcoa to maintain 900 jobs in Massena to keep its allotment of low-cost hydropower. The agreement ...

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NYC mayor won't attend high-priced Super Bowl

NFL comissioner Roger Goodell, right, speaks while New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, center, and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, look on during a ceremony unveiling the Roman numerals for Super Bowl XLVIII on Super Bowl Boulevard Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in New York.

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Friday, February 7

1964 - Rock 'n' roll's British invasion begins when the Beatles are greeted by thousands of screaming fans on their arrival in New York for their first American tour.

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Texas board voting on textbook review rule changes

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June McCarthy

... ten great-grandchildren and loving Aunt to her five nieces and three nephews. June was born June 8,1919 in Massena, New York, daughter of Henry and Charlotte Butler Quenelle. She graduated from Massena High School and Central City Business Institute ...

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Donald F. Wood

... he Jefferson Rehabilitation Center in Watertown for several years. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

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Employees from Alcoa's east and west plants both offered early retirements

... two antiquated potlines at the East plant. The company was told that forced job cuts would breach its contract for New York Power Authority hydropower. Alcoa employs 1,001 workers in Massena, 332 of them at the East plant. Of that number, 254 ...

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Carthage hospital laying off 90 employees, cutting 20 beds in restructuring

... most recently employed 451 employees at the hospital and Meadowbrook Terrace on Cole Road in the town of Champion. New York State Nurses Association spokeswoman Eliza Bates said she was unaware how many registered nurses would lose their jobs. ...

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Financial Aid Event brings out local high school students

... applications with a financial aid officer by their side. Lisa Simpson, The Director of School Relations under the New York Higher Education Services Corporation said the time to apply for FASFA is between the end of January through February, " It's ...

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Felicity Jones, Emily Walton and More Star in Yale Rep's THE...

... Rachel Chavkin , who recently staged the celebrated musical Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 in New York. THE FAIRYTALE LIVES OF RUSSIAN GIRLS contains strong language and adult content. Please contact the Box Office at (203) 432-1234 if ...

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Sharr White's ANNAPURNA Opens Today

... Chris Kendall (Bach at Leipzig, How the World Began) and newcomer Kate Gleason (Denver Center Theatre Company, The New York Film Academy). These local favorites will bring this lauded new play to life in magnificent fashion. Annapurna was written by ...

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Oil above $98 as US economy shows strength

Greg Cote’s Super Bowl With a Smirk: Exclusive parties revel in excess

Bruno Mars who will headline the half-time show at the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game speaks during a press conference Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, in New York.

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Organizers eye successful BCC Wellness Day turnout

... $1,000 that was provided to Empower SCI, a nonprofit that runs a two-week-long camp at Stony Brook University in New York for people with spinal cord injuries. The camp brings together those with spinal cord injury with occupational and physical ...

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LeDuff: Where is the respect for the real hosts of the Super Bowl?

Super Bowl XLVIII is in New York. Well, not exactly. The Super Bowl's host city is actually East Rutherford, N.J. Sometimes it's hard to get respect in America if you're not from places like Los Angeles., Washington, D.C. or New York.

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Sam Kim's Studio Series Set for This Weekend at New York Live Arts

New York Live Arts will present the Studio Series showing of Sam Kim 's Sister to a Fiend tonight, January 31 and Saturday, February 1 at 6:00pm in the third floor studios at New York Live Arts.

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DOT officials: one of worst pothole seasons ever

... available to us this time of the year - we're not having much success with those repairs staying in place." Western New York has gone through at least three colder-then-milder cycles this winter. January's fluctuations have been especially brutal. ...

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Jobriath A.D.

... he completely re-invented himself once again, becoming Bryce Campbell, a fine pianist who won a following on the New York club scene by dressing up and playing songs by the like of Cole Porter and Irving Berlin. (He even took the name Cole Berlin ...

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Guest view: Obama missed chance to talk about racial disparity

Orson Aguilar is executive director of the Greenlining Institute and a writer for Progressive Media Project, a source of liberal commentary on domestic and international issues that is affiliated with The Progressive magazine.

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7 cool industrial-chic hotels

... look straight out onto the Manhattan skyline over the East River, A century-old neo-Gothic building in the heart of New York's Garment District, the Refinery started out as a millinery factory. It is now an elegant, eclectic 12-story hotel. ...

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10 things to know for today

In this Jan. 1, 2014, file photo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks after being sworn in during the public inauguration ceremony at City Hall in New York.

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CrystalGiftBox.com - Your Premiere Online Store for LaLique

... selection available for online purchase and shipping around the world. CrystalGiftBox.com is located in Brooklyn, New York and provides their customers with direct access to store personnel only a phone call away. With the incredible creations of ...

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Venezuela's best and brightest camp on sidewalks

Lansing State Forest One Step Closer, But Anything But Certain

... probably lose as much $1.5 million of property value because land here is valued higher than other locations around New York. Last Year Lynch said that might be negotiable if the State legislature would agree to legislate a higher value in this ...

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Delivering People to the Pizza

... everything there is to know about America's favorite food. People always ask me where to find the best pizza in New York but that question is impossible to answer; it's like asking an artist's favorite color. There are too many variables: Do you ...

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Grimm's Fairy Tale Could Have a Happy Ending

... result of some serious fairy godmother action in itself. The state's districts were redrawn after the 2010 census (New York lost two congressional seats) and the newly-minted 11th was drawn mostly (90%) from the previous 13th, where Grimm had served ...

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Comments

... on Wednesday. About 60 picketers gathered despite the biting cold to shake their fists at the State University of New York, which said on Tuesday that no new healthcare providers would be allowed to enter the bidding process for taking over the ...

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Notebook: Jared Sullinger, Kelly Olynyk stars on rise

... Maine Brett Brown native refers to as "the circus." Olynyk inadvertently got a preview when the Celtics were in New York for Tuesday's loss to the Knicks. Times Square had been set up as an NFL theme park. "Growing up as a kid you see it on TV, but ...

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Sabathia happy Yankees have pair of aces

Though the lefty cherishes the title "Yankees ace," he also understands Masahiro Tanaka is a major talent - as the Japanese pitcher's $155 million contract suggests - who could challenge him for top billing among the club's starting pitchers.

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Staten Island NY Rising Committee finalizes priority list for Sandy communities

... state is providing to Sandy-affected communities here. Eric Fang, an associate principal with Perkins Eastman, a New York-based international planning, design and consulting firm, said input has been gathered from the committee and the community and ...

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Super Bowl Security Tightens Ahead Of NFL Finale

... Security personnel and other agencies, have brought in hundreds of extra men and women to patrol the streets of New York, New Jersey and the transport hubs that will serve the stadium. Around 700 state troopers will be deployed to the complex, and ...

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Amy Adams Dazzles On The Red Carpet At 'American Hustle' NY Premiere - Part 2

'American Hustle' stars Jeremy Renner and Amy Adams are greeted with much zeal by photographers on their arrivals at the New York premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater.

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NY hockey rivalry takes stage at Yankee Stadium

Sure, there was a game Sunday at Yankee Stadium, the New Jersey Devils against the New York Rangers, and it was a landmark affair in that it was the first National Hockey League contest to be played outdoors in New York City, at the big ballpark in the Bronx, no less.

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Queens of the Western Ocean reign at Bonhams New York

The Alfred I Gold Collection of Maritime Paintings sailed to success at Bonhams Important Maritime Paintings and Decorative Arts sale on January 24. Affectionately known as 'Fritz,' Gold focused on ship portraiture related to the Liverpool-New York trade of the mid-1800s, referred to as 'Queens of the Western Ocean.'

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Lars M ller Publishers releases Jurek Wajdowicz: Liminal Spaces. Fotografie _75

... collections of the U.S. Library of Congress (Washington, DC), the National September 11 Memorial & Museum (New York), the United Nations Headquarters (Geneva and New York), the Warsaw Museum of Posters in Wilanow (Poland), the Musee des Arts ...

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Playback: Heaven and Hell and Scott H. Biram

... good weather, and a good view. Winter 1992: My 6-year-old self begs my mom to take me to see Home Alone 2: Lost in New York . On the way, our tiny two-door Omni collides with a massive buck. The car crumples, the deer hobbles off to die in the snowy ...

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Bring the Addams Family to life

How does an actor play a role that most everyone in the audience is already familiar with? For Jesse Sharp, it's a matter of taking a little bit of the old and adding his own twist.

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Roadside Grill revs up biker fare; Stitchers sew up W Kennedy; Bead Barn to sell pirate decor

Roadside Grill has revved up Harley-Davidson of Tampa by serving wings, burgers, sandwiches and "a bit of Puerto Rico" on the dealership's deck on N Dale Mabry Highway, south of Waters Avenue.

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Venus in Fur Plays the Circle Theatre, Now thru 3/8

... for more information. Venus in Fur is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York * Member of Actors' Equity Association About the Playwright: David Ives (Playwright) is perhaps best known for his evening of one-act ...

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High-speed Internet crucial for distance education

In her recent State of the University address, Chancellor Nancy Zimpher spoke enthusiastically of the power of distance education to increase college going and completion rates, much in line with President Barack Obama 's goal of making sure every American completes at least some college.

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Could this be the beginning of a Duke-Syracuse rivalry?Danielle...

... the weather. The fact that a legion of Orange fans is waiting in freezing weather to greet Duke when it travels to New York this weekend is not to be ignored. Which teams fans camp out for is a great indicator of who they consider their rivals-not ...

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Anthony Weiner Offers Rep. Michael Grimm Advice in Daily News Op-EdAnd not-so-subtle insults.

... and indicted in connection with Mikey Suits' campaign." "I'll leave it to the authorities who are probing this in New York, Washington, Texas and Israel to work out what happened, but it seems like we may be headed for another of those ...

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In her recent State of the University address, Chancellor Nancy Zimpher spoke enthusiastically of the power of distance education to increase college going and completion rates, much in line with President Barack Obama's goal of making sure every American completes at least some college.

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Stagefright

The super-fabulous Cherry Jones was inducted in New York's Theatre Hall of Fame this past Monday.

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Randy P. Stewart

... lso predeceased by his parents and an older sister Diane Bellrose. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

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Shirley M. Nemo

... Funeral Home in Norfolk is serving the family of Shirley M. Nemo. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

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United Steelworkers Local 450-A reps to meet with Alcoa East workers today

... Christa Bowers Alcoa's east plant employes 332 employees. The west plant employs 669, she said. A contract with the New York Power Authority requires Alcoa to maintain 900 jobs in Massena to keep its allotment of low-cost hydropower. Alcoa, in a ...

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Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim finds good Italian food in (gasp!) North Carolina

... You can't make jokes anymore. At Clemson, I had the best meal I've ever had on the road and here last night was a New York City Italian dinner. It was that good. But we don't go places for the food.'' A good meal and an unrelated case of indigestion ...

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From The Desk Of Senator Jack Martins

... in, but it should make all of us more vigilant about sharing sensitive data. That's why I cringe when I think of New York Education Commissioner Dr. John King's plan to share our children's personal data. By way of background, as part of the ever ...

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North country feels the propane pain

... jacking up prices here at home. The industry says exports aren't the problem. Crystal Smith, a spokesperson for the New York Propane and Gas Association, says there really isn't a shortage at all. Smith has been trying to reassure the public, that ...

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Martens: Fracking Delay Will Continue

... high volume, hydraulic fracturing. Logically, the consequence of that is we have no plans to issue permits." If New York were to begin drilling, then money would be needed in the new state budget to pay for additional staff to issue permits. ...

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New York Live Arts Welcomes niv Acosta and Tess Dworman, Now thru 2/1

New York Live Arts will present the world premieres of niv Acosta's i shot denzel and Tess Dworman's macromen during a shared evening of new work, today, January 30 - February 1, 2014, at 7:30pm.

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Reason to Smile: Roomful of Teeth Wins Grammy

June Q. McCarthy

... ncomplete at this time with the Phillips Memorial Home in Massena. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

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Paula C. Comuntzis

... rther arrangements are incomplete and will be announced on Friday. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

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Rosa S. Thonus

... Malone, NY. Arrangements are with Seymour Funeral Home in Potsdam. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

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John F. Woodrow

... 30 pm with a service at 4:30 pm at the Green Funeral Home, Hermon. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

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Alice Tyler

... Funeral Home, Gouverneur. Calling hours are Friday from 5 to 7 pm. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

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Dorothy Plank Coates

... Born January 9, 1919, daughter of Wilbur J. and Sarah Blanche Polley Plank of the Plank Road, Burrville, New York. Since her mother died at birth, she resided most of her childhood with her grandparents Anna and Frank Plank of Burrville and the city ...

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Tena L. Dalton

... he Green Funeral Home, Gouverneur with Rev. Dave Hart officiating. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

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National Grid customers to receive credit to offset high February bills

... Credits in February will vary by region, based on expected increases in electricity supply. Customers in upstate New York will receive larger credits than those downstate, because they are likely to have been affected more by increases. Based on ...

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NNY students on part-time honors list at SUNY Canton

The following students from Northern New York were named to the part-time honors list for the fall semester at SUNY Canton.

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West Stockholm United Methodist Church Memory Tree for 2013

The following north country residents were honored with lit bulbs on the 2013 West Stockholm United Methodist Church memory tree: Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

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Christina Masciotti's ADULT Plays Abrons Art Center, Now thru 2/15

This January, playwright Christina Masciotti whose most recent play VISION DISTURBANCE, directed by Richard Maxwell, was described as a "showcase for Masciotti's gift for writing" by The New York Times, "brilliant ... and ... unforgettable" by The New Yorker, and named one of the Top Ten Plays of 2010 by Time Out New York, will premiere her latest ... (more)

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Goodell Reminds Residents To Observe Winter Safety

With the recent bouts of cold weather across the state, many New Yorkers have been taking extra care to keep warm.

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Governor selects PwC firm to conduct Integrity Inquiry

... The selection was the result of an invitation to tender, issued on December 20, 2013, by the governor to four New York-based accounting firms to submit proposals to conduct the integrity inquiry. The integrity inquiry steering group was installed by ...

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Juan Wauters Releases Announces April 2014 Tour Dates With Mac DeMarco

... later he called his son, Juan, to join him. Juan Wauters crossed the threshold into manhood when he arrived in New York. Working at a factory, the father and son pooled their money to bring their family to the borough of opportunity. With no friends ...

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Christine Barksdale, Verity Platt and Lee Rayburn Set for Kitchen...

... 99-seat theater is in its newly renovated, LEED-certified building in the West End neighborhood of downtown Ithaca, New York. KTC is the first not-for-profit recipient of the David R. Strong Memorial "Small Business of the Year" Award from the ...

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The Rand Paul Bubble

... security priorities. But contrary to what commentators such as Atlantic contributing editor Peter Beinart and New York magazine writer Frank Rich have recently suggested, that doesn't mean that the GOP is likely to end up with Paul as its nominee. ...

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Today in History

On Jan. 30, 1964, the United States launched Ranger 6, an unmanned spacecraft carrying television cameras that crash-landed on the moon, but failed to send back images.

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Inauguration Ceremony Held for New City Council Speaker

Melissa Mark-Viverito was elected earlier this month as the first Latina City Council Speaker, and on Wednesday, she threw an inauguration ceremony in the Bronx to mark the occasion.

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Grimm reality: SI Republican's flipout no shock in DC

... so Grimm's threat Tuesday night to "break" a NY1 reporter "boy" and toss him off a balcony surprised few people in New York and Washington. "I always felt he was the kind of guy that would explode at any minute," said a former Grimm aide. Rep. ...

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Heroic boy laid to rest as 'firefighter'

Friends and relatives Wednesday paid their respects to Tyler Doohan, the 8-year-old upstate New York boy who helped rescue six relatives from a fire but then perished while trying to save his grandfather.

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Local Wins Achievement Award

... year as she first became involved in USTA projects, including joining the Long Island Region Board once back in New York from Arizona. Fontana earned the Eastern Volunteer of the Year Award in 1992. In addition, she started the first community ...

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Massive security efforts in New York, New Jersey surround Super Bowl spectacle

... around the world, but as of this time, there are no threats directed against this event that we're aware of," New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton said a security briefing in Manhattan. Because this year's Super Bowl has the distinction ...

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Super State of Mind: New York natives in the Super Bowl

... 48-year history of the Super Bowl, the big game will be played in the tri-state area. But there has always been a New York/New Jersey/Connecticut connection to the Super Bowl as numerous players from the area have been a part - big or small - of the ...

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Artist Daniel Venditti to paint door into fashion live at Franklin Shops

... in one of three ground floor fitting rooms at the River District art shop and boutique. Venditti boasts ties to the New York fashion scene. From the mid-'90s until 2006, the figurative painter, printmaker and sculptor held positions as art and ...

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

the Whipping Man Runs Now thru 2/16 at Archbold Theatre

... Jewish community during the Civil War, including Jewish soldiers of the Fourth Onondaga County Regiment, the 149th New York Volunteers, and the significance of Syracuse's salt industry to the Union cause. The Whipping Man is one of the most popular ...

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Is New York state defined by belief system?

After pondering Gov. Cuomo's words spoken during a morning conversation on the Capitol Pressroom - 'Who are they? Are they these extreme conservatives who are right-to-life, pro-assault-weapon, anti-gay? Is that who they are? Because if that's who they are and they're the extreme conservatives, they have no place in the state of New York because ... (more)

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Move along

In outlining his priorities for the next year, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo wisely proposed a $2.5 million study to improve transportation in the north country.

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Terry Lee George

... at this time but remain under the direction of Frary Funeral Home. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

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Glen R. Alexander

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Edward J. Finnerty

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Shirley M. Nemo

... uck Funeral Home in Norwood is serving the family of Shirley Nemo. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

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Dorothy Coates

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Teams fired up over Chili Cook-off Saturday in city

... is the primary fundraising event for these programs. Other major sources of funding are the United Way of Northern New York, local governments and an appeal letter to local citizens and the medical/dental community. Adult admission to Saturday's ...

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Fabhair.com Launches Micro Loop Hair Extensions

Hair Extension professional Fabhair.com in New York is launching a new line of Micro Loop Hair Extensions.

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Probe in California woman's beating death stalled

... major national magazines. American troubadour, folk music singer and activist Pete Seeger has died at a hospital in New York. He was 94. Buoyed by his characteristically soaring spirit, the surging crowd around him and a pair of canes, Pete Seeger ...

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A photo history of showgirls

... Silver Screen Collection, Getty Images The Rockettes of Radio City Music Hall pictured at the Rockefeller Center in New York City, New York, USA, circa 1940. The Rockettes are a well-known precision dance company performing out of the Radio City ...

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With nearly 2,500 jobs created, Staten Island leads state in...

... coming year as the redevelopment of the North Shore corridor continues with projects like Empire Outlets and the New York Wheel. "We have a billion dollars slated toward private investment for the North Shore corridor, for just four projects, and ...

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Report calls for coal-powered plant in Tonawanda to close

... Station in Tonawanda, which is owned by NRG. Peter Iwanowicz, executive director of Environmental Advocates of New York, said in a release an assessment published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis finds outdated and ...

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Football moves Emmy Awards to Monday this year

New York City takes aim at jaywalkers

After crossing outside a crosswalk, a pedestrian runs Monday towards a crosswalk at the busy intersection of W. 96th Street and Broadway in New York.

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Steve Stockman Walks Out Of Obama's State Of The Union Address

Stockman has made no secret of his problems with the president, but he does seem to enjoy the media spectacle of the State of the Union.

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Michael Grimm Gets In Reporter's Face, Reportedly Threatens Him

Rep. Michael Grimm got in a reporter's face and reportedly threatened him after President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night.

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Obama Says Exactly Zero Words About Pot, Drug Policy Or Criminal Justice Reform In SOTU

Obama recently told the New Yorker he was troubled that "Middle-class kids don't get locked up for smoking pot, and poor kids do."

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Kellogg Foundation to help in Detroit bankruptcy

Two Men Charged With Selling Fake Super Bowl Tickets

Two men made high-quality counterfeit tickets for the Super Bowl and other postseason NFL games and sold them online, authorities in New York said on Tuesday, five days before tens of thousands of fans pack into a stadium across the river in New Jersey for the game.

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Uma Thurman, Susan Orlean Host A Night for the Literary Elite

... pluralism and individualism. Susan Orlean ('The Orchid Thief') ruminated on the culture of blind acceptance in New York City by talking about her quest to understand why papaya chains are so popular in Manhattan. (This related to the theme because ...

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Macklemore says Lamar 'robbed' at Grammy Awards

Motley Crue retiring, plans 72 goodbye concerts

Vilcek Foundation honors renowned neuroscientist and young researchers with creative promise

... Institute, which will have its home in the Jerome L. Greene Science Center, a 17-acre campus off 125th Street in New York. Scheduled to open in 2016, it will foster a multidisciplinary environment for the innovative work in the brain sciences. ...

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Will New York's Weather Affect the Super Bowl?

With the Super Bowl game scheduled for Sunday, concerns are growing over the weather conditions in New York and how it will impact the athletes.

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Ousted Egyptian leader defiant in second trial

Shimon Peres, Hillary Clinton honour Edgar Bronfman at NY memorial for work on ...

... his family's Seagram's liquor empire and was the longtime president of the World Jewish Congress, died at his New York home in December at 84. Clinton said she arranged a 1996 meeting - on just a day's notice from Bronfman - between him and then ...

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Scientists find ancient plague DNA in teeth

Quentin Tarantino sues website over leaked script

Billy Joel begins Madison Square Garden residency

... to thunderous applause and launched into "Miami 2017," a song Joel wrote in the early 1970s about post-apocalyptic New York City. His performance put him in the record books as the fourth franchise of the famed venue, along with the Knicks, Rangers ...

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VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: JANUARY 29

1943 The Patriots stand guard at the National Theatre in New York. Sidney Kingsley 's play highlights the hardships of the Founding Fathers, and it will go on to win the Drama Critics' Circle Award for best play. It stars Raymond Edward Johnson , ...

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Mexico legalizes vigilantes, nabs cartel leader

Avalanches cut off only road to Alaska city

NY trial over Jasper Johns art ends in guilty plea

A former New York foundry owner once popular with artists pleaded guilty Monday to charges that he tried to sell phony knockoffs of a sculpture of Jasper Johns' classic 1960 "Flag" painting and the sculptures of two other artists, ending a weeklong trial that featured testimony by Johns.

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Nurse Nathan Filer wins Britain's Costa Book Award

Montana sanctuary bear that underwent MRI dies

International Vision Expo, British Contact Lens Association Preview First Global Contact Lens Forum

NORWALK, Conn.-The International Vision Expo & Conference, in partnership with the British Contact Lens Association will host the first ever Global Contact Lens Forum for eyecare practitioners, March 26 to 27, immediately preceding Vision Expo East 2014 in New York.

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Nancy Martland and Paul Grenier: Honest dialogue needed if Northern Pass is to survive

... underground along highways and railways. That is where successful developers plan to place HVDC lines in Quebec, New York, Vermont, Pennyslvania, Maine and elsewhere. Grenier agrees that burying more lines could erase the negative impacts on many ...

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Fed Decision Day Guide From Emerging Markets to FOMC Voter Shift

... steps, said Eric Green , global head of foreign exchange, rates and commodities at TD Securities USA LLC in New York. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index has declined 6.8 percent so far this year, rising yesterday by 0.3 percent from a five-month low. ...

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Statewide Pathway to Work gets $20,000 boost

... eate jobs for others down the road," she said. At least eight other states - Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Louisiana - have similar programs.

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Billy Joel Begins Madison Square Garden Residency

Love your city? Want free stuff? Here's how to become a Google City Expert

... the city you live in (be it one of those listed below) will help matters. If you live in Austin, Chicago, New York, Phoenix, Portland, Raleigh-Durham, San Francisco, Bristol, Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Madrid, Paris, Sydney, Osaka, or Tokyo, you ...

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Sights and sounds of the Big Apple Super Bowl

New York City police patrol next to a toboggan run Tuesday on what has been dubbed Super Bowl Boulevard on Times Square.

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FotoFest announces appointment of Steven Evans as new Executive Director

... as Managing Director of Dia Beacon, the museum of Dia Art Foundation's extensive collection in the Hudson Valley, New York. Mr. Evans will lead FotoFest into its fourth decade of producing its renowned Biennial of Photography and Photo-related art, ...

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White Cube Bermondsey presents exhibition of works by Franz Ackermann

... mporain de Lyon; 'Remote Viewing (Invented Worlds in Recent Painting and Drawing)', Whitney Museum of American Art, New York and 'Drawing from the Modern, 1975-2005', MOMA, New York (2005).

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Scientists find ancient plague DNA in teeth

Mexico legalizes vigilantes, nabs cartel leader

Marijuana Debate Goes Mainstream

The public debate over marijuana has finally reached the highest levels in our government.

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'I'm walkin' here!': NYC takes aim at jaywalking

... more vehicles in this town than there used to be." A total of 172 pedestrians were killed in traffic last year in New York City, according to preliminary figures. While such deaths have declined by more than a quarter since 2001, de Blasio says ...

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Heuvelton man charged with making meth

... force members of the Ogdensburg and Gouverneur police departments. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

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IEEFA Report: NRG's Troubled Huntley Coal-Fired Power Plant in...

Report Outlines Options for Community to Adjust for Loss of 70 Jobs, 6 Percent of Local School Financing; Low Natural Gas Prices, Increased Efficiency Among Factors Behind Average $1 Million Annual Loss NRG's Huntley coal-fired power plant in Tonawanda, New York, just outside of Buffalo, is experiencing average annual pre-tax earnings of a negative ... (more)

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New Soccer and Rugby Store Coming to Westchester

... their customers. Soccer and Rugby Imports, which boasts four stores in Connecticut, is planning to open its first New York store in downtown Bronxville in the near future. The sporting goods retailer is moving into space at 40 Pondfield Road, which ...

http://scarsdale.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/new-soccer-and-rugby-store-coming-to-bronxville-scarsdale

Northville graduate makes dean's list

Katelyn Eckert, daughter of Mick and Sue Eckert of Northville, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at the State University of New York at Cortland with a major in childhood-early childhood education.

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Heroic New York boy gets firefighter funeral

Tyler Doohan, the 8-year-old upstate New York boy who rescued six relatives from a fire but died while trying to save his grandfather, will be laid to rest Wednesday with a ceremony and honor befitting a fallen firefighter, according to local fire officials.

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Irving - Junior' Blunt

... 2014, at his residence after a brief illness. Junior was born on September 28, 1933, at Kings Hospital in Brooklyn, New York to father, Jerry Henery Blunt and mother, Martha Shugars. He became a member of the Lexington family in 2010 and resided at ...

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Apple shares tumble after lackluster earnings

... of a massive, five year farm bill that would make cuts to food stamps and continue generous subsidies for farmers. NEW YORK (AP) - Apple's stock dropped Tuesdat, hurt by a lackluster first-quarter performance and a cautious second-quarter revenue ...

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Health care call center lawsuit alleges unpaid OT

Employees at a call center for state health insurance exchanges are suing their employer in federal court, saying they were forced to work unpaid overtime.

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'I'm walkin' here!': NYC takes aim at jaywalking

Over 100 Swiss banks seek amnesty for helping Americans evade tax

... "She said 106 Swiss banks had signed letters of intent," said Bryan Skarlatos, of Kostelanetz & Fink in New York, who heard her speak at a conference in Phoenix, in the US state of Arizona. "That was more than most people expected. It's a result of ...

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Fitch Expects to Rate Nelnet Student Loan Trust 2014-1

... FITCH WEBSITE. Fitch Ratings, Inc. Primary Analyst Nicole Edwards, +1-212-908-9114 Director One State Street Plaza New York, NY 10004 or Secondary Analyst Victoria Ohorodnyk, +1-212-908-0866 Analyst or Committee Chairperson Tracy Wan, ...

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Fitch: Treasury FRNs Attractive Option for Money Market Funds

... Fund and Asset Management or Kellie Geressy-Nilsen, +1 212-908-9123 Senior Director Fitch Wire or Media Relations, New York Brian Bertsch, +1 212-908-0549 brian.bertsch@fitchratings.com

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Fitch Rates SLM Student Loan Trust 2014-1

... Fitch Ratings Primary Analyst Emily Lee Director +1-212-908-0667 Fitch Ratings, Inc. One State Street Plaza New York, NY 10004 or Secondary Analyst Victoria Ohorodnyk Analyst +1-212-908-0866 or Committee Chairperson Tracy Wan Senior Director ...

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Jury deliberating in Mich. highway shootings case

Employees at a call center for state health insurance exchanges are suing their employer in federal court, saying they were forced to work unpaid overtime.

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Hemp going legit; some wonder if pot is far behind

Two Colorado cantaloupe farmers who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a deadly listeria outbreak in 2011 are set to be sentenced.

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Farmers get probation in fatal listeria outbreak

Employees at a call center for state health insurance exchanges are suing their employer in federal court, saying they were forced to work unpaid overtime.

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Propeller Airports Appoints Robert J. Aaronson as Chairman of the Board

... responsibility for the management and development of six major U.S. airports, including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which manages John F. Kennedy International Airport, La Guardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport, ...

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Wealth Management Firms and Private Banks Will Soon Know Where They Stand Among Affluent Investors

... Advisors, Alliance Bernstein, Ameriprise Financial, Bank of America Global Wealth & Investment Management, Bank of New York Mellon Wealth Management, Barclays Wealth, BB&T Bank, Bessemer Trust, BMO Harris Private Bank, Boston Private Bank & Trust ...

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DHS drone crashes into Pacific off Calif coast

... determination two years... The next round of international nuclear negotiations with Iran is expected to be held in New York next month, according to officials involved in the planning. The next round of international nuclear negotiations with Iran ...

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An unpaid bill leads to costly video game battle

Senate acts on bill to delay flood insurance hikes

Farm bill deal would cut food stamps by 1 percent

... determination two years... The next round of international nuclear negotiations with Iran is expected to be held in New York next month, according to officials involved in the planning. A U.S. cargo ship loaded with sophisticated equipment is ...

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Accurate Records to Release Ken Field's 'Live Snakes', 3/11

... has sustained the RSE for more than two decades, "Live Snakes" features an extended family of players, including New York masters Matt Darriau (tenor sax and flute), Josh Roseman (trombone), and Kenny Wollesen (drums and percussion), and New Orleans ...

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'I'm walkin' here!': NYC takes aim at jaywalking

In the gallery: Bae family, Health care strugglers

DHS drone crashes into Pacific off Calif coast

... determination two years... The next round of international nuclear negotiations with Iran is expected to be held in New York next month, according to officials involved in the planning. A U.S. cargo ship loaded with sophisticated equipment is ...

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Ask the Doc: The Pros and Cons of PrEP

... New Yorker. He was born in the Bronx, he attended the esteemed Bronx High School of Science and City University of New York before receiving his medical education at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Truly a Renaissance man, in addition to his ...

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Winners Of Brighton Beach Photo Contest To Be Announced At Exhibition Opening Thursday

... were up to the challenge and the result is stunning exhibition that provides a multidimensional portrait of a great New York neighborhood." The BID posted the best submissions to their website , and it's being whittled down a little further for the ...

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How Can I Keep From Singing

has been a presence in my life since the time I was growing up in the Hudson Valley of New York. My family was among the scores who went to see him perform at a run-down little park on the Hudson with his sloop, the Clearwater, docked nearby. His ...

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Pace Athletics Set For A Big Week Of Events

... President Stephen Friedman will welcome Steiner for a discussion and Q&A on Wednesday, Jan. 29 on the Pace New York City campus. Steiner Sports will bring special guests, Baltimore Ravens Running Back Ray Rice and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee ...

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New York Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer Adnan Munawar Lauds Mayor De...

New York Car Accident Lawyer Adnan Munawar, of Munawar & Andrews-Santillo, commends the mayor's pledge to takes measures to get drivers to slow down and reduce the number of fatal motor vehicle accidents in the city.

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If Every Concert Were A Benefit, Pete Seeger Would Be Frank Sinatra

... old English hymns with an organ played so loud it drowned out everybody but the choir. And Old Lefties, mainly from New York, liked songs from Appalachia with banos in which the word "Jesus" was often changed to "the union." No one likes to bullshit ...

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2014/01/pete_seeger_frank_sinatra_village_voice.php

Brooklyn College Professor Pens Biography on Shirley Chisholm

... books, 'Lives of American Women', and wanted me to do one on Shirley Chisholm. As soon as she asked, it took me a 'New York nanosecond' to say yes. What is it about her that's inspired you so much, and what do you hope readers take from your book? I ...

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Widbook Reaches 200 Thousand Members Worldwide; What's Hot in the Ebook Community?

... Novel, Humor & Comedy and Literature. And the North American cities with the most ebooks published in 2013 were: New York, Shreveport, Dover, Hustisford and Greenwood. Among thousands of titles published and read worldwide, the English-language ...

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Rodney Strong Wine Estates and Empire Merchants Partner With City...

Sonoma County's Rodney Strong Wine Estates and their New York distributor, Empire Merchants, a division of the Charmer Sunbelt Group, announced today in New York at Oceana Restaurant that they have come together to create a unique partnership with City Harvest, the world's first food rescue organization dedicated to feeding hungry New Yorkers.

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SBS Group Announces Expansion in Central California

... Business of the Year Finalist. The company is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey and operates other offices in New York, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Toledo, Chicago, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Denver, ...

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From left: JLL's Alexander Chudnoff, Scott Vinett and 111

... base in the deal, while Duncan McCuaig represented landlord Brookfield Office Properties in-house, according to the New York Observer.

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Farm bill deal would cut food stamps by 1 percent

... determination two years... The next round of international nuclear negotiations with Iran is expected to be held in New York next month, according to officials involved in the planning. A U.S. cargo ship loaded with sophisticated equipment is ...

http://www.wandtv.com/story/24563916/farm-bill-deal-would-cut-food-stamps-by-1-percent

Stage Tube: Sneak Peek of Annie Proulx's Brokeback Mountain Opera, Opening Tonight

Gerard Mortier and the New York City Opera have commissioned Charles Wuorinen , an American composer, to turn Annie Proulx's Brokeback Mountain into a work for the operatic stage.

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Western Swing Dance Party Begins February @ MASS MoCA [Berkshire on Stage]

The Hunter Center at MASS MoCA in North Adams becomes a boot-stomping ranch dance on Saturday at 8pm when New York sextet the Brain Cloud brings its brand of Gypsy jazz dipped in big band swing.

http://www.nippertown.com/2014/01/28/western-swing-dance-party-begins-february-at-mass-moca-berkshire-on-stage/

Age-Processed Photo Shows What N.Y.C.'s Jeremiah Huger May Look Like 30 Years After Kidnapping

Jeremiah Huger Case Type: Endangered Date of Birth: December 10, 1980 Missing Date: June 25, 1985 Age Now: 33 Missing City: Bronx Missing State: New York Case Number: NCMEC: 601769 Gender: Male Race: Black Complexion: Light Height: 3'6" Weight: 45 lbs.

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Mary Fahl to perform at New York City's Cutting Room

... Project singer will perform selections from her new album, along with some old favorites, at The Cutting Room in New York City, New York, on Feb. 10. The venue is located at 44 E. 32nd St. in New York City, and show time is 8 p.m. Tickets, which can ...

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Bitcoin Foundationa s Shrem charged in drug-trafficking case

Charlie Shrem, 24, was arrested Sunday at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

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Gov. Hassan: Pipeline proposal is not a nod for Northern Pass

... editorial in support of the project by calling for more of the line to be buried, if it is to be built at all. "In New York, the Champlain Hudson Power Express, an energy transmission project that includes Canadian hydropower, is burying more than ...

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NYS Senate: Marchione Deregulatory Bill Decried By Advocacy Groups; "Don't Turn NY into W. Virginia"

Several prominent well-respected national and statewide consumer advocacy groups , including the Consumer Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, NYPIRG, Environmental Advocates of New York and the Fiscal Policy Institute have decried recent proposed legislation in the New York State Senate which would roll back over 2,000 regulations, many of which ... (more)

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Super Bowl 2104: Chris Christie reminds world: Game is in New Jersey

... of other politicians today who are reminding the public that the Super Bowl is being played in New Jersey - not New York. At a NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee press conference today at the Boys and Girls Club of Newark Christie said that the Seattle ...

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NY trial over fake Jasper Johns sculpture ends with guilty plea from ex-NY foundry owner

... Office, a photo showing the iconic 1960 'Flag' painting by contemporary artist Jasper Johns is shown. A former New York foundry owner has admitted lying about the authenticity of a sculpture of Jasper Johns' classic 1960 'Flag' painting. Brian ...

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Gov. Christie reminds people Super Bowl is in New Jersey

... was getting slighted in the NFL's promotional game materials. Christie said he wanted to "remind his friends in New York" that the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks arrived Sunday at Newark Liberty International Airport, not JFK or LaGuardia, ...

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Monday, January 27, 2014

Senecas to transform Pennsy Trail with state grant

A New York state grant should help the Seneca Nation of Indians build a three-mile, recreational trail in Salamanca.

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The 10 Best Concerts in New York This Week, 1/27/14

Billy Joel Madison Square Garden 8:00 p.m., $64.50-$124.50 Las Vegas was once the go-to spot for legendary musicians looking to settle down for a residency, but it looks like MSG and Billy Joel have found a way to take that concept home to New York.

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Certified Home Inspections Advising Potential Home Buyers to Insist...

... might miss. With over 50 years of combined experience, the Certified Home Inspections have lived in the Metro-New York region their entire lives. They understand the challenges because they have lived them. Additionally, they are experts on ...

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Pure Bathing Culture at Red 7

Having backed folk rock revisionist Andy Cabic in Vetiver, the New Yorkers partnered up and moved West in 2011, settling in Portland, Oregon.

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H. Brandt Ayers: Bully for TR and LBJ

... Roosevelt saw from their exposes the underside of accumulations of wealth. Roosevelt read and became friends with a New York police reporter, Jacob Riis, who wrote How The Other Half Lives, and with Lincoln Steffens, whose series in McClure's became ...

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Here's why #PharrellsHat Was The Big Winner At The Grammys

... Z100 Morning Show and a native New Yorker, I pinch myself every time I crack the mic. Born and raised in Brooklyn New York being on air at Z100 is all i've ever dreamed of doing and I personally think when you love something you should do it all ...

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Central New York firefighters stop to remember 'fallen brothers' in Toledo, Ohio

Firefighters throughout Central New York stopped to pay their respects to two firefighters killed Sunday while battling a blaze at an apartment complex near Toledo, Ohio.

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Super Bowl volunteers excited for 'once-in-a-lifetime' opportunity

... one of nearly 9,000 volunteers charged with welcoming throngs of football fans this week and helping them navigate New York and New Jersey during Super Bowl XLVIII. Cote and his fellow Super Bowl Host Committee volunteers will spread out across the ...

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Today in history: The German siege of Leningrad ended

... of Leningrad, which had lasted for more than two years. In 1913, the musical play "The Isle O' Dreams" opened in New York; it featured the song "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" by Ernest R. Ball, Chauncey Olcott and George Graff Jr. In 1943, some 50 ...

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Stay Broadcast Team Stay

... inning" of Ken Burns's Baseball - the installment titled "The Capital of Baseball" - the viewer learns that New York was the epicenter of the universe in the 1950s, at least until two-thirds of the Metropolitan Pastime's contingent was about to be ...

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Doblin: Huckabee, Cuomo on opposite sides of the same bridge

SITTING at my desk in New Jersey, I have to tip my cap to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

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Weather: Central New York under lake effect snow watch from Monday afternoon until Tuesday

Onondaga, Oneida and Madison counties will be under a lake effect snow watch for about 24 hours, starting Monday afternoon.

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'MiWeek:' Should L. Brooks Patterson apologize? Stephen and Nolan debate

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson set off a firestorm of criticism with comments about Detroit published in the latest issue of the New Yorker.

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Campbell: Prospect High School students have wishes granted during school rally

... and belted the song "Millionaire" by Travi McCoy a cappella. Another student, Briana Grant, wanted to travel to New York to see a Broadway show. Although she wasn't given plane tickets to the East Coast, she was presented with two tickets to a show ...

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Tile drains: good or bad?

... that's tile drained is a relatively new management practice called "edge-of-field." It's just getting started in New York. And it could also provide better information about just how much tile drainage plays into Lake Champlain's high phosphorus ...

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Kat CHR goes for gold

... Wilson. "Quame and Tyrone had this musical project called Vyce Cyty so we packed our instruments and headed to New York to seek a few gigs. I went on a prayer, a wing and a dream," she recalled. After returning to Jamaica, Kat performed at trendy St ...

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Extreme Left

Liberal Democrats are fond of condemning so-called extremist conservatives. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo did it the other day, slamming "these extreme conservatives who are right-to-life, pro-assault weapon, anti-gay ... They have no place in the state of New York, because that's not who New Yorkers are."

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ReCharge NY program helping Berry Plastics

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that the New York Power Authority Board of Trustees approved another round of low-cost power allocations under his statewide ReCharge NY program.

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Steelers win easy on Senior Night

It was only fitting the Dunkirk-Fredonia Steelers were led by their seniors Sunday evening on Senior Night in a 9-1 blowout of Wilson-Newfane in Western New York High School Club Hockey action at Steele Hall Of the nine goals, seven were scored by the upperclassmen while they also accounted for six assists - one of which came from senior goaltender ... (more)

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Rep. Holt Office Hours, Meetings in South Brunswick This Week

... Sally Hawkins, Bobby Cannavale, Peter Sarsgaard, Andrew Dice Clay. Jasmine is a troubled and destitute former New York socialite who moves to San Francisco to live with her adopted sister after her wealthy husband ruins them financially and is ...

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Hall of Fame basketball player Tom Gola dies at 81

... and rebounds. Gola averaged 11.3 points and 8.0 rebounds in 10 NBA seasons with Philadelphia/San Francisco and New York. "I am deeply saddened to hear the news about the passing of Tom Gola, a former teammate and one of the true gentlemen of the ...

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Last Tuesday, the Times Union criticized the state Senate majority coalition's effort to reduce duplicative government regulation and trimming red tape for New York businesses.

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Beacon Center to offer mental health aid

... mental health symptoms. Founded in 1990, Beacon Center offers outpatient treatment and support groups in Western New York, as well as a supportive living house for men in recovery. The company, which employs about 50, also has two programs in ...

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Town Board, School Boards Meet This Week

... :30 p.m. To RSVP, call Giovanna at 516-922-8100 or email gramirez@lafuerzacdc.org. The incubator is located at 1268 New York Avenue in Huntington Station.

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Super Bowl 2014: 'Chilly' reception aside, here's...

Welcome to our frozen food locker all you Super Bowl tourists who are headed for New York to spend your money and ultimately to New Jersey for a single day.

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Krasnoyarsk National Dance Company of Siberia

... ext. 3331 Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts' programs are supported, in part, by public funding from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Major support for the 2013-14 season is provided by: ...

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Hall of Fame basketball player Tom Gola dies at 81

USF women lose 81-53 to No. 1 UConn

... Philadelphia/San Francisco teams (concentrating on defense and rebounding with shots hard to come by) and New York. "I am deeply saddened to hear the news about the passing of Tom Gola, a former teammate and one of the true gentlemen of the game," ...

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Tad Friend: Jonah Hill on turning thirty.

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Teddy Wayne: "The Saccharine Method."

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Reeves Wiedeman: The Super Bowl vs. New Jersey.

... thought, The Super Bowl is coming! The Super Bowl is coming! But I knew from the beginning this was going to be a New York event." . . . Newyorker.com has a complete archive of The New Yorker , back to 1925. The complete archive is available to ...

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Nick Paumgarten: Troy Andrews, Jonathan Batiste, and the Original Pinettes Brass Band.

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Jerome Kern

... for the store, but instead he ordered 200. His father relented, and later in 1902, Kern became a student at the New York College of Music, studying the piano under Alexander Lambert and Paolo Galico, and harmony under Dr. Austin Pierce. His first ...

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Richard Strauss: a reluctant Nazi collaborator

... and news of his prowess soon spread; his second symphony, composed when he was 19, had its first performance in New York. As an adult, music was his prime interest in life, followed by his devotion to his wife, Pauline (a tempestuous soprano), their ...

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Hall of Fame basketball player Tom Gola dies at 81

The Most Adorable Moment At The Grammys

Westport As Seen on New Yorker Covers

Scenes from today's Westport Historical Society opening reception for "Cover Story: The New Yorker in Westport" and "Can't Tell a Book by its Cover" The exhibits run until April 26. Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com

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Carroll wouldn't change his time with Jets

Pete Carroll, who served as the head coach of the New York Jets in 1994, said he loved his short time at the helm.

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Adam Kirsch: Derek Walcott's seascapes.

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Alex Ross: The Prototype Festival rethinks a venerable genre.

... participating in the Prototype Festival - which, in mid-January, presented half a dozen new operatic pieces around New York - of ignoring contemporary reality. Happily, Prototype offered musical vitality alongside social pertinence. The recent ...

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Hats Off To Don Emhardt

... needed. Pennsylvania initially had no such safeguards and drillers contacted and contracted willy nilly. Hopefully New York has learned from our neighbor's mistakes and will include ample safeguards to protect vital locations.

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Today in History for Jan. 27

... of Leningrad, which had lasted for more than two years. - 1913, the musical play "The Isle O' Dreams" opened in New York; it featured the song "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" by Ernest R. Ball, Chauncey Olcott and George Graff Jr. - 1951, an era of ...

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Law proposed for NYC boy who vanished

The federal government would pay for GPS tracking devices for autistic children under legislation proposed Sunday by Sen. Chuck Schumer and named for a New York City boy who wandered away from his school three months ago and was found dead in a city river.

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Gillibrand pushes student loan refinance

... interest rates, urging President Barack Obama to push the effort in his State of the Union speech Tuesday. The New York Democrat said there's currently about $1.2 trillion in student loan debt nationwide - and the average New York graduate owes more ...

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