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LAKE GEORGE
Yahoo! Travel website puts Lake George on top-10 vacations list
Thursday, May 2, 2013
It’s sometimes called “The Queen of Lakes,” and now one website has listed it among the best lake destinations in the world.
ALBANY
Cuomo wants to postpone casino referendum
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to postpone a referendum on whether to allow major casinos off Indian land in New York.
ALBANY
Work to close Fuller Road
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Fuller Road between Tricentennial Circle and the newly constructed Washington Avenue Extension roundabout will be closed from Friday night until May 13 to reconstruct the pavement, the state Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.
LAKE GEORGE
Casino forum hears public's roll-of-the-dice issues
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Strong opinions, questions about the future and active listening marked a Tuesday night public forum in Lake George about the possibility of a live-table casino coming to the area.
ALBANY
Clergy enters mixed martial arts debate
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Clergy against mixed martial arts are jumping into the New York fight over legalizing the sport and lobbying in Albany against it.
ALBANY
State overtime costs up 11 percent: DiNapoli
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says state overtime pay rose nearly 11 percent last year to $529 million, continuing a costly trend since workforce cuts beginning in 2009.
NEW YORK
Cuomo signs book deal
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Andrew Cuomo, the popular governor and a possible presidential contender in 2016, has a book deal.
NEW YORK
NYRA names interim trio to lead until CEO found
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The New York Racing Association board of directors appointed an interim leadership team Monday to replace outgoing COO and President Ellen McClain.
FORT EDWARD
Fourth year of PCB cleanup begins
Monday, April 29, 2013
Crews began a fourth year of cleaning contaminated sediment from the upper Hudson River on Monday amid hopes they would finish the massive project within a few years.
LAKE GEORGE
Casino gambling in Lake George? Forum set Tuesday
Monday, April 29, 2013
Another upstate New York tourist town is looking into the idea of casino gambling.
HOOSICK FALLS
Pilot injured in Rensselaer County crash
Monday, April 29, 2013
The pilot of a small plane is hospitalized after his aircraft nose-dived into a rural field in Rensselaer County.
CAPITOL
Crime does pay for state leaders
Saturday, April 27, 2013
In Albany, breaking the law might send state officials to prison and ruin careers, but their generous pensions are safe.
LAKE GEORGE
Boat inspections in works to block invasive species in Lake George
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The Lake George Park Commission has begun laying the groundwork for mandatory boat inspections to prevent the introduction of invasive plant and animal species into the lake, which is used by thousands of boaters each year.
QUEENSBURY
Police say Walmart employee prostituted himself while at work
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
A Warren County man and Walmart employee has been arrested after he allegedly engaged in prostitution while at his job, authorities say.
LAKE GEORGE
State buys land above Lake George’s west side
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The state has purchased an additional 2,460 acres on the west side of Lake George, including the popular hiking destinations of Cat and Thomas mountains.
