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Capitol Confidential » DiNapoli: State workers rack up overtime record.

Capitol Confidential » King: Annual cost of comprehensive pre-K could be $1.6B.

AGENDA PUBLIC HEARING ON 2014 DOG LAW  January 27, 2014, 6:30 PM    Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION:         To Open the Public Hearing. DISCUSSION:  Community Input and Questions MOTION:         To Close the Public Hearing. MOTION:         Adjourn

EDITORIAL: Cutting from the top is the way to revive New York » Opinion » Niagara Gazette.

NYSUT votes ‘no confidence’ in State Ed. leader John King – Times Union.

A Message from the Adirondack Region United Way The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has designated January 31, 2014 as National EITC Awareness Day. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Coalition of the Adirondack Region has established Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites throughout our three-county service delivery area to provide “free tax preparation” to individuals […]

Planning Board Agenda Feb. 12, 2014

DiNapoli: DOT Efforts to Police Trucking Companies Falling Short, 01/22/14.

Regular Mtg Agenda 01272014

From the Office of Congressman Bill Owens Congressman will Continue Fight Against Further CBP Staff Reductions at the Border  PLATTSBURGH, NY—Representative Bill Owens announced today that he has won a concession from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that will keep an additional helicopter and pilot at the Plattsburgh Air Branch. Owens has been fighting […]

Miner Institute gets grant to study drainage » Local News » Press-Republican.

Apartment building in Port Kent burns » Breaking News » Press-Republican.

By Adele Douglas At the Regular Board of Education meeting last week the big news was the projected balanced budget for 2014.  In his report on the budget School Business Administrator Randy Sapp was “cautiously optimistic” about the future and the ability of the District to handle the budget gaps in the coming years. He […]

From the Office of Congressman Bill Owens   WASHINGTON—Today, Representative Bill Owens announced he’s hosting a Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Competition for high school students from New York’s 21st Congressional District. “Students who can master the STEM subjects will earn great jobs and lead the nation’s next period of economic growth,” Representative Bill Owens said. “I […]

Gouged at Ground Zero  – NY Daily News.

How will Cuomo’s budget change state aid to your district? – Schools.

Peru man one of only 249 to receive Legion of Honor ribbon – Denpubs.com.

A Statement from Superintendent of Schools Patrick Brimstein  Like many school districts across New York State and the nation, Peru Central School District has experienced considerable changes to how our schools are expected to operate, challenges to how they are funded, and other regulatory stresses.  After much reflection and discussion, the Board of Education and […]

New York State Bar Association President David M. Schraver of Rochester (Nixon Peabody) wrote to Governor Andrew Cuomo on January 22, 2014 about the critical need to enhance civics education in New York’s schools. Text of the letter is below. A pdf is available at www.nysba.org/civicseducationletter. Dear Governor Cuomo: Recently, many members of the Legislature wrote […]

How the North Country fares in the NYS budget « The In Box.

Chazy, NY; Canton, NY – The impact of climate change on Northern New York agriculture is on the agenda of the 2014 North Country Crop Congresses: Tuesday, February 18 at W.H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy, NY, and Wednesday, February 19, 9am-3pm, at the Best Western University Inn in Canton, NY. Dr. Allison Chatrchyan, the […]

The St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen will not be serving today, Wednesday January 22, 2014. People are urged to stay inside and keep warm!

Study: Nearly half of black men, 40 percent of white men arrested by age 23 – Times Union.

Breaking down Cuomo’s budget plan – Times Union.

Executive Director – NCCCA. FT job | ART JOBS New York.