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Tuesday April 22, 2008
The Albany Academies To Hold Spring Community Service Day On April 25
(Albany) – The Albany Academies will hold its Spring Community Service Day on Friday, April 25, as more than 500 Academies students and faculty will participate in the community by working with a variety of nonprofit organizations in an effo...
SUNY Plattsburgh Music Department Presents Chamber Ensembles Concert
On April 29 at 7:30 p.m. in E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, the SUNY Plattsburgh music department will present a concert featuring four of its chamber ensembles. Admission is free.
Media Advisory: Recreational and Pool Facilities at FDR State Park to Get Facelift
Who: Carol Ash, Commissioner, State Parks and local state legislators
Mike Moloney 'The Perennial Candidate" Rides Again
San Mateo County Congressional District 12. Congratulations to Jackie Speier on winning the special election of April 8 you barely broke a sweat, but do not get to comfortable Jackie, because the honeymoon will be over soon. Numerous people are ra...
SUNY Plattsburgh Sinfonia Chamber Ensemble Presents Spring Concert
The SUNY Plattsburgh department of music presents the Sinfonia Chamber Ensemble, Elizabeth Gorevic, director, in a concert of classical music for string orchestra on Wednesday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. in E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall. Th...
Singing Star Joins Capital Region “Dining Out for Life”
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Addiction Treatment Program Targets Prison Recidivism
A new program to provide chemical dependence treatment to parole violators and decrease prison recidivism is being launched this week at Manhattan’s Edgecombe Residential Treatment Facility in a collaboration among four state agencies.
Local CEO Speaks at Land Conservation Summit at West Point
The largest number of volunteer leaders and professional staff from northeast land trusts and conservancies, including over 350 individuals from ten states, converged recently at West Point for an educational conference sponsored by the national L...
National Guard Holds Annual Small Arms Shooting Match at Camp Smith
Media members are invited to observed members of New York’s military forces participating in the annual “TAG Match” shooting competition April 25-27 At Camp Smith.
Thruway Authority Provides Recycling Containers at All 27 Travel Plazas
The New York State Thruway Authority, as part of its continuing commitment to environmental stewardship and in recognition of Earth Day, has awarded a contract which has resulted in recycling containers now available at all 27 Thruway Travel Plaza...
Earth Day 2008 Kicks Off With The Green Schools Challenge
To mark Earth Day 2008, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Department of Education today announced a new Green Schools Challenge contest to bolster recycling in every school across the state.
State Cafeterias to Go Green: Biodegradable Material to Replace Polystyrene
New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner John Egan today celebrated Earth Day by announcing three new initiatives that are part of Governor David Paterson’s ongoing commitment to sustainable state operations.
Champlain Valley Regional Science Fair to Be Held April 26
The first annual Champlain Valley Regional Science Fair will be held in the Cardinal Lounge of the Angell College Center on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus, Saturday, April 26.
Bristol Mountain Joins Coalition Seeking Belleayre Accountability
Today Bristol Mountain joined the growing Coalition for Economic Equality, an organization of private companies who are seeing their businesses hurt by the unfair competitive practices of Belleayre, a state-owned and operated ski facility. Because...
Two First-Prize Winning Tickets Sold for Monday’s Take Five Drawing
1st prize – Match 5 out of 5 numbers - $43,372.00 - 2 Winners
RAMP MOTORCYCLES Announces Its Open House Event
RAMP MOTORCYCLES, PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY – April 11, 2008 –
The NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation and Albany Mayor Gerald D. Jennings Raise Water Quality Awareness
In celebration of Earth Day, New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) Acting President Matthew J. Millea and City of Albany Mayor Gerald D. Jennings today kicked off a storm drain marking event on North Pearl Street in downtown Al...
Union Responds To New York City Study on Lack of Supermarkets
New York State’s Largest Grocery Workers Union Commends Mayor Bloomberg and City Planning Commission for Supermarket Study; Pledges full Support and Resources
Plasterers Recruit Apprentices
The Plasterers Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Local 9, will conduct recruitment from April 23 through October 23, 2008 for 5 apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today.
Foreclosure Prevention Efforts Not Keeping Pace With Trends
The State Foreclosure Prevention Working Group’s second report indicates that industry efforts to avoid unnecessary foreclosures are not keeping pace with the rising rate of homeowners in trouble. The report, which provides analysis of data ...
DEC Joins Six Public and Private Organizations on North America’s Largest Climate Initiative
To celebrate Earth Day 2008, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today that DEC and six public and private organizations have signed on to a pioneering effort to track emissions that le...
Insurance Department Fights Consumer Rip-Offs
The life savings of an 83-year-old Queens Village woman are nearly cleaned out when her neighborhood bank sells her a life insurance policy she neither wants nor needs. The employee of a small Long Island medical office is fired, told she no longe...
Hawk Watch and Workshop at Arboretum, Saturday, April 26
Capital Region residents are invited to an annual SPRING MIGRATION HAWK WATCH and HAWK IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP at the Landis Arboretum on Saturday, April 26, 10 am – 3:30 pm. Suggested donation, $5.
Community Roundtable On May 1 At SUNY Cortland To Focus On China
Three SUNY Cortland faculty and staff members will discuss life-changing experiences from their first-ever trip to China at a community roundtable on Thursday, May 1, at SUNY Cortland.
SUNY Plattsburgh Announces Green Grant Winners
SUNY Plattsburgh’s Campus Committee for Environmental Responsibility is pleased to announce the winners of its Green Grants. As part of Earth Week, the group will sponsor an open forum discussing the grants on Wednesday, April 23, at 6 p.m. ...