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Thursday October 18, 2007
NYS Attorney General's Action Underscores Issue of Managed Care Plans’ Cost Cutting at Expense of Patients
The Medical Society of the State of New York welcomed the announcement today by New York State Attorney General Andrew W. Cuomo that proposed physician ranking programs are “potentially deceptive” and “may steer patients to the c...
Walking Program to Kick Off in Wurtsboro
Chase Elementary School
Absentee Ballot Deadlines Near For General Election
The New York State Board of Elections today reminded all New Yorkers, that if they will be out of their county or New York City on Election Day November 6, 2007 or will be unable to go to the polls because of illness or physical disability, they m...
New DEC Team To Address Vanishing Jamaica Bay Wetlands
A team comprised of nearly a dozen experts from the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Division of Water, Bureau of Marine Resources, and Legal Counsel has been created to address the rapid loss of Jamaica Bay, DEC Commissioner...
Sprinkler Fitters Recruit Apprentices
The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for Sprinkler Fitters, Local 669 (Hudson Valley), will conduct recruitment from November 4, 2007 through April 26, 2008 for five apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today.
Sprinkler Fitters Recruit Apprentices
The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for Sprinkler Fitters, Local 669 (Western Region), Zones A, B, C and D, will conduct recruitment from November 4, 2007 through April 26, 2008 for five apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patrici...
AIDS Council Receives Grant from AIDS Institute
The AIDS Council of Northeastern New York received $150,000 from the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute to provide prevention services to communities of color in Albany, Schenectady, and Rensselaer Counties. This grant supports the...
WYNIT Dealers Now Have Access to New Home Networking Products From Corinex
WYNIT dealers who sell the Corinex product line will be happy to know the company was recently named a Deloitte Technology Fast 50 company in recognition of its strong revenue growth over the last five years. Ranking as the 21st fastest-growing te...
Wicks “Deal” Needs Rethinking
The General Building Contractors of New York State (GBC) urged today that the Governor, Assembly and Senate rethink proposed amendments to the controversial Wicks Law. The GBC is an association of general contractors and construction managers con...
NY-TF2 MOBEX EXERCISE
New York State Task Force Two will be holding their annual mobilization exercise on Saturday, October 20th starting at noon and running straight through until noon on Sunday, October 21st. This event will be a hands-on test of New York State's cap...
NYS Private Sector Job Growth Matches U.S. In September
New York State’s private sector job count increased over the month by 4,700, or 0.1 percent, to 7,217,400 (seasonally adjusted) in September 2007, the State Labor Department reported today. Since the beginning of New York’s current eco...
Workers’ Comp Board Orders Two New York City Businesses to Close
New York State Workers’ Compensation Board Chair Donna Ferrara today ordered two businesses to close for failing to comply with New York’s workers’ compensation laws.
Beaujolais Nouveau Wine Celebration
November 15th, 6pm – 9pm
DEC Names James Gilmore to Head Bureau of Marine Resources
James Gilmore, an experienced natural resource manager, has been named as the Department of Environmental Conservation’s new Chief of the Bureau of Marine Resources in the Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources, Commissioner Pete Gr...
Walking Program To Kick Off In Fort Edward
Fort Edward Union Free School
Capital Region Sponsor A Scholar is a Target for Career Development
On Monday October 22, 2007 - 30 Students from Capital Region Sponsor A Scholar program at Albany High School will receive the red carpet treatment at the Colonie Target Store. Capital Region Sponsor A Scholar, the agency, founded by civic leaders...
NY’s Annual Green “Voters’ Guide” Released
In New York State’s only environmental scorecard of state lawmakers, EPL/Environmental Advocates documented higher scores across party lines in the State Senate, where two of the green community’s priority Super Bills passed by wide ma...
New York Air National Guard Unit Exercises With FEMA
The 105th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s Region II is conducting a deployment exercise at Stewart Air National Gua...
Price Chopper Supermarkets to Hold Gluten Free Food Festival
In recognition of the growing number of Americans whose digestive systems are sensitive to or intolerant of products containing gluten, a protein fraction found in wheat, rye, barley, and certain other grains gluten, Price Chopper is holding a Glu...
New York Modernizes Regulation on Reinsurance Collateral
The highest rated U.S. and non-U.S. reinsurance companies not authorized or accredited to do business in New York will be treated the same as New York reinsurance companies as the result of a regulation on collateral requirements proposed today by...
'Ghosts in the Landscape' Photography Exhibit Revisits Vietnam War
The New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center will host a program with nationally acclaimed photographer Craig Barber Saturday, October 20 at 12:30 in the museum at 61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York.
Local Colleges Team Up to Offer Science Fair
The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh and Clinton Community College are pleased to announce the new Champlain Valley Regional Science Fair. The event will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2008 in the Angell College Center Ballroom o...