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Fly North Young Bird
aboutMyPlanet.com | August 18th 2008 by Bart Dabek
It’s official - birds in parts of the US are moving further north. Researchers at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry have found evidence that a wide variety of birds have been gradually shifting northward. The study looked at 8 read more
Hail Hurts Apples
Small Bites | August 18th 2008 by Liz Johnson
My sister blog, Politics on the Hudson, has this in from the Department of Ag & Markets: Hail Destroys Third of Apple Crop. (Pol on Hud) read more
Traveling to New York
All About your Life | August 17th 2008 by joom
New York is a very exciting place if a person is visiting it for the first time. For those who have been here earlier would also find a lot of things to do and a lot of places to visit which they could not do in their previous visit. This state is be read more
Recession-Proof Jobs? Think Again
New York Renovator | August 12th 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
I saw an interesting news article at CNN, Is Your Job Recession-Proof? Here in Upstate New York, most people can (and have) answered that question with a resounding “no.” We’ve seen not only a massive exodus of people leave the stat read more
Orange County Snakehead
Flyfishmagazine.com | August 10th 2008 by Lee Murdock
I didn't notice this until I was already on my way out of Middletown, NY last week but it seems I wasn't the only invasive specie in the area. read more
Niagara Falls Friday: Own An Armory!
Fuzziebutter We Put the Fun in Dysfunction! | August 8th 2008 by iris
An opportunity for urban pioneers, new urbanists, and creative visionaries presents itself this October 2, 2008- when the New York State Armory goes on the auction block. This amazing building is being sold by the state for a minimum bid of $60,000 read more
Who Owns Your Property?
New York Renovator | August 4th 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
This news story is a little old (from March) but the story behind the news is not old. It asks the modern question, “Who owns your property?” From the Watertown Daily News MORRISTOWN — The town is making a statewide appeal for help in p read more
Creatively Improving Test Scores
Just My Two Cents | July 31st 2008 by Dr. Rus Jeffrey
The Rochester, New York school district has long ranked very low when it comes to graduation rates and test scores in the nation. When the new School Superintendent arrived in town about a year ago, Jean-Claude Brizard vowed to see both test scores, read more
Police accreditation
Beach House | July 30th 2008 by Modernemama
Here's a staggering bit of news I learnt this past week: of the 550 police forces in New York State only 123 are accredited. I found this out because the Incorporated Village has just become the smallest village in New York to achieve this status.The read more
Good Afternoon
Book Calendar | July 29th 2008 by Book Calendar
Cruikshank, The HeadacheGood AfternoonI am going to pick up my car this afternoon. Today has been interesting.... It was a two car alarm night outside last night. It made me a little groggy. Combined with the car thing, I felt a bit disoriented this read more
My Score is 80%
New York Renovator | July 26th 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
I’m surprised! I took the opportunity to take that Bills IQ test that I have seen on a few blogs recently. I scored an 80%, which was a shocker to me. I am deeply in debt (see what old houses do to you?!), but probably the reason I scored so hi read more
What a Weird Week
New York Renovator | July 25th 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been a little under the weather this week, or what. I’ve had all my days mixed up. I even missed an appointment Wednesday because I thought it was still Tuesday, and today is Friday but I keep read more
UBS Sued for Securities Fraud
Jutia Group | July 25th 2008
New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has brought a multi-billion lawsuit against UBS AG (UBS), accusing the Swiss banking giant of pushing billions of dollars in auction-rate securities onto ordinary investors as the market collapsed earlier read more
N.Y. Insurance Dept. Fines HealthNow For Denying Claims From Wome…
Immune System Information the best doctor to us | July 24th 2008 by Alan
The health insurance group HealthNow New York will be forced to pay more than $1 million for improperly denying claims from women who were infertile and seeking treatment and failing to give enough notice of rate increases, the Buffalo News reports ( read more
New York is Full of JERKS
New York Traveler.net | July 23rd 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
This is an article from: New York Traveler.net. New York is Full of JERKS I have a few small affiliate businesses on the side, to earn a little money from Amazon and Christian Book Distributors. New York State is (once again) killing business (and th read more
New York Local Expert: Zohar Laor
TravelPod News | July 21st 2008 by Louise Brown
Zohar Laor is TravelPod’s trusty Local Expert from New York. He’s got all kinds of great tidbits and knows a lot about the best festivals and food that can be found in the great state. He knows New York City like the back of his hand, and he& read more
Enough is Enough!
New York Renovator | July 21st 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
This is rather disturbing. It’s a mindless, meaningless USB gadget. Don’t we have ENOUGH gadgets clogging up the world yet? This time it’s a little LED message board. It can be programmed to display any message and even bother you w read more
Cotton Root Pills
The Virtual Dime Museum | July 20th 2008 by Lidian
Cotton root pills were a common Victorian abortifacient, which like many things in that era, were known about (by some people) without being overtly discussed. This 1893 ad from the newspaper, the Toronto Telegram, implies the true use of cotton root read more
My Secret Garden
New York Renovator | July 15th 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
This is a post from: New York Renovator My Secret Garden Although my renovations on the house have been spotty the last few years, I have been doggedly working on the gardens around the acre of property. My lot is very long and narrow, with businesse read more
The Erie Canal Village, Rome, NY, Part 1
New York Traveler.net | July 11th 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
This is an article from: New York Traveler.net. The Erie Canal Village, Rome, NY, Part 1 I can’t believe that I took over 100 photos of our day spent at the Erie Canal Village in Rome, NY! We were there for most of the day, on July 4th, and had read more
PARALEGAL DAY IN NEW YORK STATE
New York Paralegal Blog | July 10th 2008 by Joel
New York - Realizing the value and importance of paralegals in government, community legal services, and the public sector Governor David A. Peterson has proclaimed July 20, 2008 Paralegal Day. Paralegals who work in government maintain reference fil read more
Artimus Perkins and Charlene Perkins charged with two counts of…
Arrests Worldwide | July 9th 2008 by Bleeding Deacon
Artimus Perkins, 32, and Charlene Perkins, 31, live at 239 S. 6th Ave on the first floor. Three of the couple’s children, ages three, four and 16, were home at the time of the search warrant execution. They were released to the custody of a relat read more
Fire Sky in New York
New York Renovator | July 7th 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
This is a post from: New York Renovator Fire Sky in New York My daughter snapped these photos the other night. Not too bad for a newcomer to the camera! She called it “Fire Sky.” I should have her read the camera manual (can you believe read more
Hot and Steamy in New York
New York Renovator | June 27th 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
This is a post from: New York Renovator Hot and Steamy in New York I hate the humid weather, and Upstate New York seems to be in its clutches this week. :-p These are photos I snapped the other day, as the humidity descended. Moments later, large rai read more
NY Juvenile Justice System Eases Stance Towards Transgendered Inm…
The Nose On your Face | June 23rd 2008 by Buckley F. Williams
Post from: The Nose On Your Face NY Juvenile Justice System Eases Stance Towards Transgendered Inmates In a move that is sure to revolutionize the way that incarcerated transgendered youths are treated nationwide, the New York State Juvenile Justic read more
Horatio Seymour Gravesite, Utica, NY
New York Traveler.net | June 22nd 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
This is an article from: New York Traveler.net. Horatio Seymour Gravesite, Utica, NY We took a short drive to Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica, NY. I am continuing my research into the Oneida Stone of the Oneida Indian Nation. The stone used to rest at read more
Legislative Update:
nycBLOGestate | June 21st 2008 by Mitchell Hall
The New York State legislature has passed and the Governor has signed a bill (A10688/ S07714) that extends the coop and condo real property tax abatement for four years. The passage of this legislation extends the 17.5% reduction in a property’s as read more
The $43.58 New York School Budget
Matthew K. Tabor - Education for the Aughts | June 12th 2008
There’s a fuss around New York State about a proposed 4% cap on property taxes [or 120% of the Consumer Price Index, whichever is less]. Some of us are taxed a lot; others are taxed even more. My state senator, James L. Seward, has the good sen read more
New York Internet Sales Tax
Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook | June 6th 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
Not very good news for online shoppers. New York State just passed a law that commands online businesses to tax their patrons if these patrons reside in the state of NY. The NY government is pooh-poohing it, saying that shoppers won’t see much read more
MBIA under pressure to send $900 mln to insurance unit
Investment Blog | June 4th 2008 by Admin
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — New York State Insurance Commissioner Eric Dinallo said late Wednesday that he’s in active talks with MBIA Inc. about the company’s commitment to funnel $900 million in capital to its main bond insuranc read more
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