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Convenience Stores Call for Suspension of 58% Cigarette Tax Hike
ALBANY, NY (09/01/2010)(readMedia)-- The New York Association of Convenience Stores today asked Governor Paterson to issue an executive order suspending the 58% tax hike on cigarettes that took effect July 1, in fairness to long-suffering retailers whom state and federal courts have now deprived of the "other side of the bargain" -- the promise level playing field starting September 1.
Why police think violence is so prevalent
August 26, 2010 -- It’s no secret that recent violence has arguably made residents of Oneida County a little wearier about their own safety, and police say the reasons why it’s happening might be social or economical....Plane crash in Old Forge was fatal
OLD FORGE, August 18, 2010 -- A plane crash Wednesday morning near First Lake proved fatal by that afternoon, according to Herkimer County authorities....BURROWS PAPER CORPORATION GIVES STUDENTS REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE
LITTLE FALLS, NY — Burrows Paper Corporation is nearing the end of another season’s Summer College Help Program. The program, founded nearly 15 years ago, aims to help full-time students pay for college while building real-world experience through a summer filled with hard work. ...Watson: Brown's apprehension a prime example of interagency cooperation
UTICA, August 13, 2010 -- Utica Police were one of many agencies involved in the extensive search and apprehension of an alleged bank robber who shot a cop and fled to the woods last month....Benefit in Eithen’s name to help mom start a new life
POINT ROCK, August 6, 2010 – Connie Jo Baker Longamore said her niece, Jamie Baker, has to start her whole life over again without her son, Eithen Theall; and she hopes a benefit in his name will help....UPD: Shots fired call likely related to shooting victim in surgery
UTICA, July 28, 2010 -- A man shot in both legs walked into the emergency department of a local hospital Wednesday afternoon, and Utica Police believe he may have been shot in the area of Steuben Street....UPD: No comment on internal investigation
UTICA, July 28, 2010 – Utica Police can no longer comment at all on the specifics of the February 27 car accident under scrutiny involving an off-duty police officer....Herrman: 'It is what it is'
FRANKFORT, July 28, 2010 – When Dan Herrman read the paper Tuesday, he said, he was surprised to see headlines about both he and Frankfort Police Chief Steve Conley leaving the force....BREAKING NEWS: Man indicted for January homicide
UTICA, July 28, 2010 -- UPDATED -- Utica Police, armed with a Grand Jury indictment, were able to take into custody the man they believe killed Umar Khadafy Abdur-Rahman January 2, on charges of murder two....Author info
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