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ASTROLAND FACES THE END

Aug 29, 2008 11:22 pm

The end could finally be here for Coney Island's fabled Astroland Park. Longtime operator Carol Albert sent a recent letter to lawyers for the site's landlord, controversial developer Joe Sitt, thr...

TEACHER BONU$ SHOCK

Aug 29, 2008 11:12 pm

In a surprise move, staffers at schools eligible to earn extra cash this year based on student achievement have chosen to base bonuses on each teacher's merit rather than pay them all the same amoun...

HOCKEY 'ON ICE'

Aug 29, 2008 4:57 pm

What the puck! Two hockey rinks at Chelsea Piers have been shut down because a section of wood pilings the building sits on were damaged after a boat rammed into it, officials said yesterday. Pl...

POST PANEL: THUMBS UP

Aug 29, 2008 1:06 pm

"I was anti-Obama before I came in here, but now I'm willing to sign a contract right now saying I'll vote for him," said college freshman Matthew Henry, 19, of The Bronx. "He hit...

1963 & 2008: HARLEM WOMAN TWICE A WITNESS TO HISTORY

Aug 29, 2008 11:02 am

The dream lives on. Forty-five years to the day after Jaye Coleman drove from Harlem to Washington to watch Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his historic "I Have a Dream" speech in Washingt...

BIG 'CHUNK' OF $$

Aug 29, 2008 8:36 am

The adoptive family of celebrity fat cat Prince Chunk is in a cat fight with an animal shelter that wants a piece of the fur ball's future earnings. Donna Damiani's family was awarded Prince Chunk ...

BOATER TEACH A TEEN

Aug 29, 2008 8:06 am

The sailing instructor in charge of the tiny catamaran that capsized on Long Island Sound, killing a 3-year-old Brooklyn girl, was just 18 years old herself. The teenager took Alexandra Vitale and t...

'BRUTE' FORCE: HERO FOILS UNION SQ. MUGGING

Aug 29, 2008 8:06 am

A man on his way to work heard the blood-curdling screams of a woman who had just been mugged near Union Square - then went hand-to-hand with the hulking thief, holding him for cops. "They were...

QUOGUE-MIRE FOR LI MAYOR

Aug 29, 2008 8:06 am

The mayor of Quogue, in the Hamptons, engineered nearly foolproof stock trades to enrich himself at clients' expense, federal prosecutors said yesterday. George Motz, 66, was released on $500,000 bo...

DAVE: HOW 'BOUT ANDY FOR MAYOR, NOT GOV?

Aug 29, 2008 8:06 am

ALBANY - Andrew Cuomo would be the "instant favorite" if he enters what is expected to be a crowded field for mayor next year, Gov. Paterson said yesterday. Paterson is known to be concern...

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Woman Hits CBS 6 Reporter Flamisch

Aug 29, 2008 10:32 pm

She broke the law, then lost her cool. An unidentified driver snapped at CBS 6 reporter Steve Flamisch on Friday when he caught the woman illegally parked in a handicapped space at Albany's Hannaford ...

Those Special Gas Cash Prices - Aren't so Special

Aug 29, 2008 10:02 pm

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo warns those 'Special Cash Gas Prices' you see advertised at the pump are misleading. His office sent letters out to twenty gas stations across the Capital Region and Huds...

Denied assistance from FEMA, Rensselaer officials say they will appeal

Aug 29, 2008 10:02 pm

Rensselaer Mayor Dan Dwyer stood on Partition Street Friday, still stunned by a decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency not to award his city emergency eligibility.

New police station in Saratoga Springs may not happen

Aug 29, 2008 9:02 pm

It's been at the center of city conversation for the past year, but plans for the proposed police station in Saratoga Springs could come to a halt as soon as next week.

Truck carrying 825 pounds of dynamite hits utility pole, shuts down road

Aug 29, 2008 8:17 pm

Police were investigating a minor accident in Washington County Friday when they say discovered 825 pounds of dynamite were in the cargo area of the truck, prompting them to call in fire, transportati...

NY gas production at 54.9 billion cubic feet

Aug 29, 2008 6:47 pm

ALBANY, N.Y. Natural gas production from New York wells totaled 54.9 billion cubic feet for 2007, just below the all-time high of 55.2 bcf in 2006.

Obama's speech seen by 38 million viewers

Aug 29, 2008 6:17 pm

Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention was seen by more than 38 million people. Nielsen Media Research said more people watched Obama speak than watched the Olympics op...

Miss. governor says evacs will begin this weekend

Aug 29, 2008 5:17 pm

GULFPORT, Miss. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says Katrina victims still living in trailers along Mississippi's coast should begin evacuating this weekend as Gustav approaches.

Truck driver falls asleep at wheel, crashes at ramp on I-87

Aug 29, 2008 4:17 pm

A truck driver fell asleep at the wheel on the Northway overnight, crashing into a guiderail and causing rush hour traffic delays.

TOAST delays first day of school

Aug 29, 2008 4:02 pm

The Albany School District says it's delayed the start of school by one day as the Thomas O'Brien Academy of Scienece and Technology -- or TOAST -- completes its move into the former Schuyler Elementa...

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Republicans, Dems alike celebrate McCain's pick

Aug 30, 2008 6:15 am

Praise was pouring from the lips of local Republicans Friday as they cheered Sen. John McCain's surprise pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.

Saturday's Best Bets

Aug 30, 2008 6:14 am

It's Championship Night at Orange County Fair Speedway, and you can share in the glory. Ken Sands at the speedway says the top local dirt modifieds will be competing.

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Missing couple found clinging to overturned boat

Aug 29, 2008 8:21 pm

OLCOTT -- A Delmont, Pa., couple were rescued this afternoon after their homemade boat overturned and drifted almost all the way across Lake Ontario.

19-year-old mother charged with trying to set home on fire with children inside

Aug 29, 2008 7:21 pm

A 19-year-old East Side woman was arrested Thursday after police say she attempted to set her house on fire while her mother and her young children were inside following an argument with her mother.

Jesse Kregal pathway dedicated along Scajaquada

Aug 29, 2008 7:21 pm

Call it pathway perseverance.

Niagara County DA lowers Wilson hazing case charges

Aug 29, 2008 7:20 pm

LOCKPORT Niagara County District Attorney Michael J. Violante confirmed today that felony charges are being dropped against three Wilson High School baseball players who had been accused of sexually a...

Golisano expands reform effort to national politics, contributes $1 million to Obama campaign

Aug 29, 2008 6:14 pm

DENVER -- Buffalo Sabres owner B. Thomas Golisano, fresh from launching a controversial initiative to reform New York government, is going national.

Colleges cherry-pick from big pool as enrollment boom hits its peak

Aug 29, 2008 6:13 pm

Colleges back for the fall semester find themselves at the peak of an enrollment boom.

Local African-Americans see King's dream coming a huge step closer

Aug 29, 2008 6:12 pm

DENVER -- Barack Obama now is just one step short of the mountaintop.

Defense lawyers say charges in Wilson hazing case will be reduced to misdemeanors

Aug 29, 2008 6:12 pm

WILSON -- Defense attorneys in the controversial high school baseball hazing case said after a brief town court appearance Thursday night that Niagara County prosecutors have decided to withdraw felon...

Authorities seek identity of another body found in the Niagara River

Aug 28, 2008 8:05 pm

YOUNGSTOWN U.S. and Canadian authorities are trying to identity a body found Wednesday in the lower Niagara River by a local boater and retrieved from the water by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Two men shot in Walden-Bailey neighborhood

Aug 28, 2008 5:35 pm

Two men are being treated in the hospital today after they were shot Wednesday night in the city's Walden-Bailey neighborhood, police reported.

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Many changes at Madison Central

Aug 30, 2008 7:03 am

MADISON - A summer of construction is coming to an end at Madison Central School and students will see be able to see the differences when they come back on Sept. 4.

Local parishes sharing priests

Aug 30, 2008 7:03 am

ONEIDA -Priest sharing? Catholic churches in Oneida and Vernon have gone from four priests, one for each parish, to two priests, each serving two parishes.

Vernon Center girl takes 2nd

Aug 30, 2008 7:02 am

GEDDES - A Vernon Center cow and her nine-year-old trainer found themselves in the spotlight at the New York State Fair Thursday when they took home second place in a 4-H showmanship competition.

Oneida SVCS student fair's Indian Princess

Aug 30, 2008 7:02 am

GEDDES - This year at the State Fair's Indian Village is the Oneida tribe's year. With that honor, the tribe members get to select the Indian Princess to represent them at the fair throughout its 12-d...

Charlotte E. Reynolds

Aug 29, 2008 11:47 pm

MUNNSVILLE - Charlotte E. Reynolds, 84, of 5539 Clearview Lane, Munnsville, passed away Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at the Oneida Healthcare Center Extended Care Facility after a short illness, with her ...

Shirley C. Houck

Aug 29, 2008 11:32 pm

SHERRILL - Shirley C. Houck, 86, of Noyes Manor, died peacefully, following a brief illness, on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Utica, where she had been a patient for the past fiv...

William "Whitey" Goldstein

Aug 29, 2008 11:32 pm

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. - William "Whitey" Goldstein, age 92, formerly of Pembroke Pines, Fla. and most recently of the Sitrin Healthcare Center, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, Aug. 2...

Winifred B. Morden

Aug 29, 2008 11:31 pm

SHERRILL - Winifred B. Morden, age 96, of Primo Ave., and recently of the Episcopal Senior Life Communities of Rochester, passed away peacefully early Friday morning, Aug. 29, 2008, with her loving fa...

Jacobs Brothers concert Saturday

Aug 29, 2008 3:17 pm

ROME - The Jacobs Brothers from Dillsburg, Pa. will be in concert in the Youth Tab at the Delta Lake Bible Conference Center, 8912 Turin Road, on Saturday, Aug. 30 at 6 p.m.

Pancake breakfast Aug. 30

Aug 29, 2008 3:17 pm

MADISON - The United Methodist Church of Madison will hold an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 30 from 7-11 a.m. at the church, Route 20. On the menu will be pancakes, sausage, scra...

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Only in The News; A LPN exclusive: LPHS biology teacher learns lesson in Northwest Territory

Aug 28, 2008 6:06 pm

LAKE PLACID - Lake Placid High School biology teacher Tammy Morgan spent 10 days this summer in Canada's Northwest Territory studying astrobiology and learning lessons she will try to impart to her st...

Worker from N.H. electrocuted at Whiteface Mountain Ski Center

Aug 28, 2008 6:06 pm

WILMINGTON - An electrical worker was killed around 7 a.m. Tuesday at Whiteface Mountain Ski Center while doing annual maintenance on a transformer that powers a ski lift. State police and the Olymp...

Village of Lake Placid responds to road access lawsuit by Day

Aug 28, 2008 6:06 pm

LAKE PLACID - Lake Placid Mayor Jamie Rogers confirmed Wednesday that an Albany law firm representing the village has responded to Peter Day's lawsuit demanding that the village reopen a section of ro...

Officials disagree on sales tax hike

Aug 28, 2008 5:51 pm

ELIZABETHTOWN - Essex County supervisors have been discussing a half percent sales tax increase that would bring the tax rate up from 7.75 percent to 8.25 percent, an idea that has garnered widespread...

Local News for Poughkeepsie, NY from PoughkeepsieJournal.com

Some local residents unfamiliar with Palin

Aug 30, 2008 6:14 am

When asked what he knew about Republican vice presidential pick Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Tom McCoy of Cold Spring said, "Zero. Absolutely nothing."

'She's exactly who I need'

Aug 30, 2008 6:12 am

DAYTON, Ohio - Republican John McCain introduced first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate Friday, a stunning selection of a little-known conservative newcomer who relis...

Critters, free food add sparkle to fest

Aug 30, 2008 6:02 am

Rosemarie Lee watched as her two children hovered around a table covered with glitter paint and brightly colored ribbons.

Residents want falls turned off earlier

Aug 30, 2008 5:21 am

NEW YORK - Four waterfalls built as an art spectacle on Manhattan's East River are the subject of an eco-uproar for the damage their brackish mist is doing to the waterfront greenery.

Running mate known as maverick, too

Aug 30, 2008 5:07 am

WASHINGTON - In choosing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, Sen. John McCain makes history for the Republican party by putting a woman on the GOP presidential ticket for the first time.

Alaska's governor comes from tough Western stock

Aug 30, 2008 5:03 am

WASHINGTON - Anyone who thinks Sarah Palin is just a pretty face has never looked at her resumé.

'Band Zoo' introduces instruments to pupils

Aug 30, 2008 4:30 am

Earlier this year, the "Band Zoo" visited Vassar Road Elementary School.

Hyde Park schools approve tax levy

Aug 30, 2008 4:24 am

HYDE PARK - School district homeowners this year will pay an average 2.18 percent more in their taxes.

Local News from The NY Times

F. Y. I.: Peeping Kong

Aug 27, 2008 5:31 pm

In the original ?King Kong,? the big ape scares a woman in her bedroom. Were there ever apartments in the Empire State Building?

The City Visible: Lush Life

Aug 27, 2008 2:43 pm

Tattooed rockers, hipster ballplayers, Latino soccer players ? everyone comes to McCarren Park.

Dispatches: Blowin? in the Forgotten Wind

Aug 27, 2008 2:28 pm

Cafe Figaro, a holdover from Greenwich Village?s beatnik and folkie days, has finally closed.

Good Eating | Eastern Chelsea: On the Border

Aug 27, 2008 7:05 am

There?s no question that eastern Chelsea?s restaurant scene has come into its own.

Heaven?s Angels

Aug 25, 2008 2:51 pm

Rescue Ink members ? gruff and beefy men, tattooed from head to toe ? look like bruisers. But show them a lost kitten or an abused pit bull, and they become tenderhearted rescuers.

Pelham Bay: Grim Days on Apoplectic Avenue

Aug 24, 2008 5:34 am

A quiet residential street in Pelham Bay has become a subject of controversy among neighbors.

Brooklyn Up Close: On Teasing Walls, Traces of Roasters Past

Aug 24, 2008 3:42 am

For more than a decade, the ?Hot Bird? signs visible from Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn have made vegetarians wince and poultry lovers pause.

Urban Studies | Dining: Fish and Hips

Aug 24, 2008 3:38 am

Although Leonard Phillips? specialty is sake, he has another claim to fame: His store is one of the few places in the city that serves up body sushi.

New York Observed: The Boy in the Bullpen

Aug 24, 2008 3:32 am

It was July 1961, and a sports-crazed 7-year-old had persuaded his dad and friends to take him to a Yankees game.

Letters to the Editor: Letters: Sometimes, It Seems Everyone?s a Camera

Aug 23, 2008 12:39 am

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