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Wednesday May 14, 2008
Mills College Wins National Recyclemania Award
Mills College has won first place for recycling food waste in the national RecycleMania competition, recycling more than 34 pounds per person for the ten-week competition.
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Noble Environmental Power, a leading developer of wind energy, will hold a joint ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday May 17 to mark the start of operations at New York State’s two newest windparks located in the towns of Clinton and Ellenburg i...
Espey Reports Third Quarter and Nine Month Results;
Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp., (AMEX:ESP), announces results for its third quarter and the nine months of fiscal 2008 ended March 31, 2008.
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Noble Environmental Power, a leading developer of wind energy, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sunday May 18 to mark the start of operations at Western New York’s newest windpark located in the town of Bliss, in Wyoming County, New York....
Middletown Plumbing Salesman Fast Tracks Retirement
Forty-four-year old Richard Plant of Middletown lives life in the fast lane. A plumbing salesman by trade, the former demolition derby driver at the Orange County Fair Speedway now has his sights set on an early retirement thanks to a $1,000,000 p...
Media Advisory for Thursday, May 15, 2008
Three Boroughs; $4,000,000 in Prizes;
Reporting False Burglary Leads to Two Arrests in Catskill
Two Greene County residents face up to a year in jail after admitting they filed a false burglary report in an unsuccessful attempt to cash in on an insurance claim. Geraldine Porter, 57, and Dominick Donato, 48, both of Dubois Road, Catskill, wer...
Thruway Authority Announces Second Auction of 2008 Scheduled for May 21
The New York State Thruway Authority today announced that its second public auction of the year will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 9 a.m. The auction will be held just north of Thruway Interchange 22, on Route 144 in Selkirk.
Revised: Thruway Authority Announces Pavement Repairs Near Interchange 24 to Necessitate Lane Closures
The New York State Thruway Authority today announced that pavement repairs will necessitate westbound lane closures near Interchange 24 (Albany I-87/I-87) beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2008, weather permitting. The pavement repair wo...
State DHCR Completes First Phase of Unprecedented Housing Needs Study
The State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) has completed and released the first of a series of regional reports on New York’s housing needs. The unprecedented study involved meetings and interviews with dozens of local offici...
Agencies Remind Drivers, Passenger to Buckle Up
Commissioner David J. Swarts of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and Chair of the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee along with Chief of Staff David Kelly of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) an...
No Jackpot Prize Winners in $166,000,000 Mega Millions Drawing
1st prize: 5 out of 5 numbers + Mega Ball - $166,000,000 - 0 Winner(s)
Three First-Prize Winning Tickets Sold for Tuesday’s Take Five Drawing
1st prize – Match 5 out of 5 numbers - $33,691.00 - 3 Winners
PSC, NYSERDA Sponsor Low-Income Forum On Energy
The New York State Public Service Commission, in cooperation with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), today announced a Low-Income Forum on Energy (LIFE) conference that will bring together organizations and ind...
Fathers and Family the Subject of Kids’ Art Contest
The State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) and Parent Help are sponsoring an art/photo contest highlighting the important roles fathers and family play in children’s lives.
Exterior Renovations Debut at Saratoga Performing Arts Center
A $2.5 million rehabilitation slated for the exterior of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center will help ensure the magical amphitheater remains the leading summertime cultural venue in the region. The upgrades to SPAC are among several improvement ...
New Rochelle Couple Expecting A Bundle…Of Cash
Hope Shanahan today received a surprise baby shower from the New York Lottery when the expecting mom was presented with an over-sized check for $1,000,000 for winning the top prize on the Lottery’s Big Bucks instant game. Hope and her husban...
PSC Seeks Comment on a Joint Proposal to Increase O&R's Electric Revenues
The New York Public Service Commission will hold public statement hearings concerning Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.’s (O&R) pending electric revenue increase application and an April 18, 2008 Joint Proposal of interested parties as...
Saratoga Associates: Keeping SPAC Green for Three Decades
This morning the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, The New York State Department of Parks and Recreation and Saratoga Associates unveiled the new facelift for the SPAC Amphitheatre. Saratoga Associates, a landscape architecture, architecture, engi...
State’s 50th Bird Conservation Area Designated at Napeague and Hither Hills State Parks
Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Carol Ash today designated 2,140 acres of Napeague and Hither Hills State Parks a Bird Conservation Area (BCA) – making it the 50th BCA established under a program designed t...
Council On Food Policy To Hold Listening Session
The New York State Council on Food Policy is holding a listening session in Long Island to gain perspective from community members on several food policy issue areas and to seek opportunities to maximize collaboration among stakeholders.
L.L. Bean to Participate in Arboretum Introduction to Geocaching, May 24
The trails, wetlands, open fields, and ancient forests of the 548-acre Landis Arboretum form a perfect world in which to explore the excitement of the increasingly popular sport of geocaching. The Arboretum offers an Introduction to Geocaching on...
Rain or Shine: At Landis Arboretum Signature Plant Sale Fundraiser, May 17 – 18th
The 36th annual Landis Arboretum Spring Plant/Book/Bake Sale Fundraiser will take place on Saturday, May 17, and Sunday, May 18, from 10 AM – 4 PM. There is no admission fee. Parking is free Plant Sale weekend will take place rain or shi...
Media Advisory for Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - Updated
The New York Lottery will present a $1,000,000 prize check to a Middletown plumbing salesman who moonlights as a pit crew member and demolition derby driver at his beloved Orange County Fair Speedway.
Media Advisory for Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The New York Lottery will present a $1,000,000 prize check to a pair of high school sweethearts. The couple, now married two years, is expecting a baby in October.
Farmers Market Garden Festival Will Feature Flower Auction, Free Tomato Plants
The Capital District Farmers Market in Menands will hold their second annual Garden Festival this Saturday, May 17. This is an opportunity for home gardeners to buy plants and flowers directly from the farmers who started them. The event will be...
Award-Winning Performer Rita Moreno Speaks at Mills College Commencement May 17, 2008
Mills College will present its 120th Commencement on Saturday, May 17, 2008 with an address given by award-winning actress Rita Moreno. During the ceremony, honorary doctorates will be conferred upon Moreno, Renel Brooks-Moon, a Mills alumna (Clas...