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Monday February 11, 2008
NEW YORK STATE RIFLE & PISTOL THANKS LEGISLATORS
The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a case in which a 31-year-old Washington, D.C. handgun ban was overturned by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The District Court ruled that the ban violated the Second Amendment to the...
“Operation Gold Rush” Targets Tarnished Jewelers
New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Robert L. Megna today announced that the Tax Department is conducting a joint investigation with Nassau County into the operations of jewelry stores that offered sales-tax free purchases to under...
Pre-K students at The Albany Academies to examine real cow's heart on February 14
Pre-K girls at The Albany Academies will be examining a real cow's heart – part of a Valentine's Day theme – in conjunction with a heart science lesson on Thursday, February 14; the girls will be dressed in surgical garb for the lesson...
NYS Assembly Passes Great Lakes Compact
On Monday, February 11, 2008, the New York State Assembly moved to protect the integrity of the Great Lakes for present and future generations by passing the Great Lakes Compact. The State Senate passed the legislation just last week on February 4...
SUNY Plattsburgh Gospel Choir Presents Vocal Clinic and A Cappella Concert
In honor of Black History Month, the Plattsburgh State Gospel Choir presents its 6th Annual A Cappella Concert on Sat., Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. in the E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium of Hawkins Hall on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus. The event will feature spec...
Judi Clements Training & Development Selected for Association Training
Judi Clements Training & Development in Clifton Park, NY has been selected by two statewide associations to provide training for their members. New York State Industries for the Disabled (NYSID) has renewed their contract with Clements to prov...
NYSBA Wins National Support From ABA
The American Bar Association’s (ABA) House of Delegates today has endorsed a recommendation sponsored by the New York State Bar Association at its mid-year meeting in Los Angeles. A NYSBA recommendation on finding innovative ways to finance...
No Jackpot Prize Winner in $125,000,000 Mega Millions Drawing
1st prize: 5 out of 5 numbers + Mega Ball - $125,000,000 - 0 Winner(s)
Three First-Prize Winning Tickets Sold for Saturday’s Take Five Drawing
1st prize – Match 5 out of 5 numbers - $36,175.50 - 3 Winners
Two First-Prize Winning Tickets Sold for Sunday’s Take Five Drawing
1st prize – Match 5 out of 5 numbers - $40,383.50 - 2 Winners
Five First-Prize Winning Tickets Sold for Friday’s Take Five Drawing
1st prize – Match 5 out of 5 numbers - $28,064.00 - 5 Winners
No Jackpot Prize Winners in $5,000,000 Lotto Extra Drawing
No Second Prize Winners, Prize Monies to Roll Over to Next Drawing
No Jackpot Prize Winners in $5,000,000 Lotto Drawing
No Second Prize Winners, Prize Monies to Roll Over to Next Drawing
New State Coalition Seeks High-Quality Homeownership Education for New Yorkers
Today, the New York State Coalition for Excellence in Homeownership Education (NYS-CXHE)—a broad-based coalition of nonprofit organizations, lending institutions and state agencies—held the first in a series of regional meetings to lau...
Former Camp Cass Property in Rensselaerville To Become New York State Parks Police Training Facility
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Carol Ash today announced that the agency will locate its new Park Police Academy and Training Facility at the former Camp Cass property in Rensselaerville, Albany C...
Red Cross Seeks Help in Replenishing Regional Blood Supply
The American Red Cross, Blood Services New York-Penn Region is seeking current and new blood donors to help replenish its blood inventory to a five-to-seven-day level. The Region has a three-day supply of type O-Negative blood, the universal bloo...
North Country SBDC to Open Satellite Office in Lake George
A ribbon cutting event in Lake George will celebrate the opening of a satellite office of the North Country Small Business Development Center. The Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce will host the ceremony at its main office at 2176 State Rt....
SUNY Plattsburgh Presents American Democracy Lecture
On Thursday, Feb. 21, SUNY Plattsburgh's American Democracy Project Committee will present a lecture by Henry Milner, titled "Politics? Who, Me? Why Fewer Young Americans Participate in the Political Process Than Youth in Other Democratic Cou...
Electricians Recruit Apprentices
The Geneva Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the Electrical Industry, Local 840, will conduct recruitment from February 13, 2008 through January 14, 2009 for 10 electrician apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith anno...
Heat And Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers Recruit Apprentices
The International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers, Local 26, will conduct recruitment from February 14, 2008 through January 8, 2009 for 10 insulation and asbestos worker apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Pat...
Transitions -- “Preplanning a Funeral is Smart and Easy to Do”
Transitions -- “Preplanning a Funeral is Smart and Easy to Do”
National Speaker Jenni Schaefer to Discuss Eating Disorders
Jenni Schaefer, a national speaker, author, singer and songwriter, will share her struggle with anorexia and bulimia on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at SUNY Cortland.
Media Advisory: Call a Dentist Toll-free Feb. 12
Dial-A-Smile on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Call a dentist toll-free and speak in confidence with a member of the New York State Dental Association.
Media Advisory
The New York State Coalition for Excellence in Homeownership Education will hold the first in a series of regional meetings launching a statewide effort to promote homeownership education, as well as to present the findings of a study entitled The...