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New York anglers fear budget cuts mean fewer fish[1]
Anglers fear state budget cuts will reduce the number of trout and salmon stocked in New York state’s waterways next spring despite hefty license fee increases last fall.
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Defendant seeks drinking advice from Onondaga County judge[2]
If Edward Bennedy’s recent plea before County Judge Tony Aloi was any indication, his stay in drug treatment court is likely to be a rocky one.
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Police: 20-month-old NY boy dies after being shot[3]
Police say a 20-month-old boy has died from injuries sustained in a shooting in the city’s South Side.
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Scientists trick cells into switching identities[4]
Suppose you could repair tissue damaged by a heart attack by magically turning other cells into heart muscle, so the organ could pump effectively again…
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Analysis: NY Legislature loses some top figures – Times Union[5]
New York’s much maligned state Legislature will greet its biggest freshman class in a generation come January, thanks in part to the national throw-the-bums-out rage. But the next New York Legislature will also convene without some veteran lawmakers who may someday be considered giants.
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Paterson reflects on issues facing city – City & Region – The Buffalo News[6]
“Sometimes I think I’m in Beirut because of the lack of cooperation that exists between the leaders here,” he said of his experiences dealing with the state’s second biggest city. “In Buffalo, I think they’re just as bad as the people in Albany. They will not work together; they will find the pettiest things to fight over.”
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Lincoln: A Beard Is Born – NYTimes.com[7]
We’ve seen his beard’s features so many times that they’ve become almost invisible. It’s hard to believe that there was a moment when it came into being, a moment when Abraham Lincoln’s face as we know it was invented. Yet there was such a moment.
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NY study says punishment doesn’t solve absenteeism[8]
A report commissioned by the state’s Office of Children and Family Services says hauling parents into family court is not the best way to combat a rising tide of kids who chronically miss school.
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Baby injured in drive-by shooting in Syracuse[9]
Syracuse police are investigating a drive-by shooting in which a “baby” was reportedly struck this evening on Coolidge Avenue.
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NY building data base on domestic incidents[10]
New York has begun building a new electronic data base for quick use by police, their dispatchers and later by prosecutors and researchers listing domestic incident reports in 57 counties.
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Oswego woman charged in fatal I-81 crash – Roanoke.com[11]
An 18-year-old Oswego, New York woman has been charged with reckless driving after smashing into the back of a minivan, killing a 12-year-old girl from Fredericksburg on Saturday afternoon, according to state police.
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Buerkle proves money doesn’t always win[12]
On paper, it wasn’t supposed to be close.
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Buffalo smells like Cheerios so why not make a big deal about it?[13]
Walking out of work the other day I was halted by the sweet aroma of freshly baked Cheerios (think the smell of cupcakes laced with oat-like notes). Just a stone’s throw away, at the General Mills plant in Buffalo, those tiny little o’s that are cheery, are baked and packaged.
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Budget Friendly Projects: Kitchen Remodel[14]
How you can renovate your kitchen for less than half the price.
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Paterson: It’s time to cut[15]
Gov. David Paterson on Wednesday implored legislators to cut a $315 million midyear budget deficit when they convene in a special session next week.