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Wednesday May 28, 2008
South Carolina Takes Aim at Reducing Number of Children in Foster Care
SOUTH CAROLINA TAKES AIM AT REDUCING NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE
Send Off Ceremony for Latham-Based Army National Guard Aviation Soldiers
The 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation, based at the New York Army National Guard’s Latham flight facility will hold a farewell for 160 Iraq-bound Soldiers on Sunday, June 1.
With Only 18% of Children Eating Enough Fruits & Vegetables, Price Chopper & Produce for Kids Launch Campaign
Price Chopper and Produce for Kids® (PFK), an organization that promotes the benefits of healthy eating and supports worthy causes for children, today unveiled the “Get Healthy, Give Hope” campaign, a spring initiative that will r...
Send Off Ceremony for Long Island Army National Guard Aviation Soldiers
The 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation, based at McArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, will hold its official farewell ceremony Saturday, May 31 at Saint Joseph's College.
New York State Allows Half-Pricing At Gas Pumps
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today announced that gas stations with non-digital fuel dispensers can apply for half-gallon pricing, since older equipment cannot compute prices in excess of $3.999. Signs advertising fuel p...
Partnership for Coverage Releases Interim Report
Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D., and Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo today released an interim report to Governor David A. Paterson describing the Departments' progress to date in developing proposals to achieve universal coverage.
OMRDD Creates Comprehensive Austism Platform to Address Autism Crisis
In response to the growing autism crisis, the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) has created a comprehensive autism platform to combat autism on multiple fronts: research and training; treatment; and...
OMRDD Institute for Basic Research Scientist Awarded
Scientists from OMRDD’s Institute For Basic Research (IBR) have been awarded a $1.9 million program project grant from the federal Department of Defense Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Program (ASDERP) that will fund a first-of-its-kind s...
OMRDD Announces Statewide Autism Consortium
Diana Jones Ritter, Commissioner of the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD), today announced the creation of a New York State Autism Consortium under the leadership of OMRDD’s research arm, the Institute for B...
New York Sire Stakes Announces $15 Million In Purses For 2008
Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund Executive Director Peter Goold today announced the New York State Sire Stakes purses and schedule for 2008. The total purses for 2008 are expected to be $15 million. The season kick...
At The Park Concert Series Returns To Downtown Albany
The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) brings mid-day entertainment to downtown Albany for the sixth consecutive year with its At The Park lunchtime concerts. The free, 16-week, outdoor series is presented by Citizens Bank and br...
American Red Cross Hosts “Community that Cares” Blood Drive
The American Red Cross New York-Penn Blood Services Region will host a special “Community That Cares” blood drive Friday, June 6, Ralph Wilson Stadium, Paul Maguire Club, One Bills Drive, Orchard Park, 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. “A ...
Additional Shellfish Areas In Suffolk County Closed
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that additional shellfish harvesting areas in particular bays off on the north shore of Long Island have been temporarily closed due to the detection of a marine bio...
American Red Cross Hosts “Community that Cares” Blood Drive
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American Red Cross Hosts “Community that Cares” Blood Drive
The American Red Cross New York-Penn Blood Services Region will host a special “Community That Cares” blood drive Tuesday, June 3, Belhurst Castle, 4069 Rte. 14, South Geneva, 11:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. “A Community That Cares̶...
New York National Guard To Vacate Schenectady Armory
The New York Army National Guard’s 501st Explosive Ordnance Battalion, and E. Company 427th Support Battalion, will vacate the Schenectady Armory and occupy new quarters in the new Armed Forces Reserve Center located at Schenectady County Ai...
New York Deli Reinvents Kosher Eating with Healthy International Twist
Step inside the kosher food specialty store at 692 Columbus Avenue and you might think you’ve arrived in a typical New York deli. The 1300 square foot establishment in New York’s Upper West Side isn’t out of the ordinary in the p...
June is Bustin’ Out All Over the Landis Arboretum;
Summer is a comin’ in -- with a trove of adventure designed to educate and entertain children and adults of any age. Experience Landis, the Capital Region’s Arboretum, for yourself – alone or with a group of your special friends.
Environmental Business Association’s “Growing Biofuels in New York State; Food vs. Fuel Conference”
This conference is the first in a series designed to assess this particular issue and other issues surrounding biofuels from all perspectives. It includes academic, political, and financial perspectives. It is not intended to simply promote biofuels.
Restoration Plan Key to Helping Lakes Erie, Ontario & St. Lawrence River Buffer Impacts of Global Warming
Enacting a comprehensive strategy to stop sewage overflows, halt invasive species, and restore wetlands and other habitat will be essential to efforts to mitigate the impacts of global warming on Lakes Erie and Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, ...
One First-Prize Winning Ticket Sold for Tuesday’s Take Five Drawing
1st prize – Match 5 out of 5 numbers - $93,631.00 - 1 Winner
No Jackpot Prize Winner in $12,000,000 Mega Millions Drawing
1st prize: 5 out of 5 numbers + Mega Ball - $12,000,000 - 0 Winner(s)
Inscape Publishing Annual Conference Invaluable For Area's Leading Training Consultant
An exclusive group of independent consultants in the training and development field recently attended the annual conference for Inscape Publishing, the pioneer and leading provider of assessment-driven learning solutions, best known for their DiSC...
WAMC Spring Fund Drive Beginning Monday, June 2, 2008
WAMC/Northeast Public Radio will begin its annual spring fund drive on Monday, June 2nd. The goal is to raise $800,000.00. The money raised supports our award-winning local and regional reporting, programming from NPR and other sources, plus the ...
Satellite Feed Today at 3:45 p.m.
The Pa. Satellite News Service will provide a satellite feed of a 2 p.m. news conference:
Statewide Poll Shows 74% Support for Tax Credit Scholarship Program for Low-Income Students
For the third consecutive year, a statewide poll conducted by the Polling Institute at Monmouth University found an overwhelming number of New Jerseyans, 74%, support the establishment of a corporate tax credit scholarship pilot program for studen...
Denial Ain't Just a River in Egypt
On Thursday, at their annual conventions, both the Suffolk County Republicans and Democrats announced their slates for the fall, kicking off the 2008 campaign season.
Pennsylvania Turnpike to Celebrate Opening of Three Renovated Travel Plazas Today
Officials from the Pennsylvania Turnpike and its partners will mark the opening of three new service plazas today at a 2 p.m. ribbon-cutting event at the new Allentown Service Plaza on the Northeastern Extension (Interstate 476) in Upper Macungie ...
Victims of Health Care System Tell Their Stories at People's Public Hearing
Health insurance consumers testified in Albany today before a panel of state officials and legislators about their personal experiences with a broken health care system, and made recommendations as to how to fix the system in order to deliver qual...
Service-Learning Goes Borough-wide! Hundreds of Queens Students Celebrate their Service Success
On Wednesday, June 11, 2008, hundreds of Queens K-12 students will gather to demonstrate how they made a difference in their communities through service. The Queens Service Learning Initiative, a partnership between Children for Children and the D...