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Thursday January 10, 2008
Computer Consultant Arrested for Insurance Fraud
A self-employed computer consultant was arrested Tuesday on charges that he used a client’s computer system to obtain a fraudulent insurance certificate for his part-time snowplowing business, the New York State Insurance Department reported.
Governor Spitzer‘s Health, Community Development Plans to Help Older New Yorkers
Michael Burgess, Director of the NYS Office for the Aging, joined other state agency Commissioners at the Capitol to hear Governor Spitzer’s 2008 State of the State Message. The Address highlighted the Governor’s priority on economic ...
State Parks Acquires New Parkland in Rockland County
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Carol Ash announced today that New York State has acquired property in the Rockland County seat of New City, adjacent to High Tor State Park. The 42-acre parcel buf...
Gov. Spitzer Appoints Thomas Gallagher and Linda Armstrong, Reappoints Marie Rumsey to College Council
Gov. Eliot Spitzer has appointed Thomas Gallagher, mayor of Cortland, and Linda May Armstrong, a member of the grant management team at Thoma Development Corp., to seven-year terms with the SUNY Cortland College Council. He has also reappointed cu...
Kiplinger's Ranks SUNY Cortland Among Nation's Top 100 Best Values In Public Colleges For Second Straight Year
For a second straight year, SUNY Cortland was ranked by Kiplinger’s among its 100 Best Values in Public Colleges for 2008, a list of national institutions that combine “outstanding academic quality plus an affordable price tag.”
OGS Announces Upcoming Construction and Consulting Opportunities
New York State Office of General Services Commissioner John C. Egan today announced the bidding for seven construction contracts representing more than $3.7 MILLION in construction, providing work in five counties of New York.
Manhattan Restaurateur Pleads Guilty To Stealing More Than $500,000 In Tax Revenue
Acting New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Barbara G. Billet announced today that the owner of several Manhattan restaurants has been convicted for stealing more than $500,000 in sales and compensating use taxes.
OGS To Award Over $565,550 In New Construction Contracts
New York State Office of General Services Commissioner John C. Egan today announced the awarding of bids for two contracts representing more than $565,550 in new construction, providing work in two counties of New York.
SUNY Cortland Gets $30K Federal Grant to Establish National Writing Project Site for Area Teachers
SUNY Cortland recently was approved for long-term, renewable federal funding to start a local branch of the National Writing Project as a means of helping outstanding teachers across Central New York improve their practice through writing and rese...
DEC Proposes Adding Protected Wetlands In Seneca County
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today proposed that 26 wetland areas in the towns of Varick and Romulus, Seneca County, be included in the state’s stringent oversight of critical freshwater wetland ecosystem...
One Jackpot Prize Winner in $12,000,000 Lotto Drawing, Saturday's Lotto Jackpot is $3,000,000
1st prize: 6 out of 6 numbers - $12,000,000 - 1 Winner(s)
One Jackpot Prize Winner in $12,000,000 Lotto Drawing, Saturday's Lotto Jackpot is $3,000,000
1st prize: 6 out of 6 - $12,000,000 - 1 Winner(s)
Three First Prize Winning Tickets Sold for Wednesday's Take Five Drawing
1st prize – Match 5 out of 5 numbers - $27,148.00 - 3 Winners Retailer Locations:
Lung Association Issues 2007 State of Tobacco Control Report Card
The American Lung Associations of New York State and the City of New York today reacted with tempered enthusiasm toward New York State’s grades in the annual American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control Report Card. New York maintained...
Increase in Generic Fill Rate Saved Upstate New York More Than $224 Million in 2007
Measurable increases in the use of generic drugs as alternatives to higher-priced brand name drugs produced estimated savings totaling $224 million across upstate New York in 2007, according to an updated analysis of prescription patterns released...