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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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