Schumer: Over $240 million in security money to NY
NEW YORK (AP) -- More than $240 million in security grant money is coming to New York, an increase of almost $34 million from the previous fiscal year, Sen. Charles Schumer said Tuesday....
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Ft. Drum commander tells NY lawmakers about post
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The commander of New York's largest military complex tells state lawmakers that they shouldn't take the post for granted with Pentagon budget cuts looming....
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Caroline Kennedy's jury acquits NYC drug dealer
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York jury on which Caroline Kennedy served has acquitted a man of dealing crack cocaine....
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$2M in drugs seized from NYC house
NEW YORK (AP) -- Authorities have arrested three alleged drug dealers and seized more than $2 million worth of drugs from a Queens house....
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Caroline Kennedy's jury acquits drug dealer
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York jury on which Caroline Kennedy served has acquitted a man of dealing crack cocaine....
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Father, son missing after fishing on NY lake
BROADALBIN, N.Y. (AP) -- Authorities say they're searching an upstate New York lake for a father and son who went fishing last weekend and didn't return....
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Disabled NY newlyweds offered apartment
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) -- A newlywed mentally disabled couple forced to live in separate New York group homes may soon be able to move in together....
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Cops: Disturbed upstate NY man had rifles, swords
MONTICELLO, N.Y. (AP) -- Authorities say a 43-year-old man arrested after an armed confrontation with police inside his upstate New York home had an arsenal of weapons that included several rifles and swords....
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Met Opera disbands its ballet company
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Metropolitan Opera says it's decided to disband its resident ballet company....
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NY man sentenced for Atlantic City Boardwalk chase
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- A judge has sentenced a Staten Island, N.Y., man to three years in prison for leading police on a high-speed chase on the Atlantic City Boardwalk....
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Pregnant teenager shot, wounded in Rochester
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Authorities say a pregnant teenager has been wounded by gunfire in the same Rochester neighborhood where a young woman was fatally shot during a graduation party last week....
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NJ Transit offers early getaway service
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Transit is offering early getaway service for the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend....
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Disabled LI newlyweds offered apartment
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) -- A newlywed mentally disabled couple forced to live in separate group homes may soon be able to move in together....
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NY group preserves land along Hudson River
NEW BALTIMORE, N.Y. (AP) -- A waterfront parcel along the Hudson River offers new opportunities for kayakers, hikers and nature observers, thanks to the preservation efforts of Scenic Hudson....
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NY Senate honoring veterans from across the state
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Two of the last surviving members of a Marine Corps commando unit from World War II are among the dozens of veterans being honored by the New York Senate....
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3rd meeting set for Syracuse's I-81 proposals
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- State and local transportation officials are holding another in a series of public meeting on the future of Interstate 81 in Syracuse....
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Upstate NY shop owner jailed in 'bath salts' case
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- The owner of a Syracuse head shop is spending 60 days in jail for selling synthetic drugs known as "bath salts" after a judge ordered him to stop....
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NY reports crackdown on repeat drunken drivers
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York officials say their crackdown on repeat drunken drivers through new rules imposed last September has resulted in 3,164 potentially dangerous motorists being kept of the state's roadways....
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NY gets $49M for hurricane damage to canal system
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved $49 million for the New York State Canal Corporation to repair damage related to Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee....
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NY residents voting on school budgets
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- New York school districts are proposing an average tax levy increase of 2.8 percent in budgets being voted on, with all but a relative few staying within taxing limits set by the state to virtually assure passage....
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