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Times/Review Newsgroup unveils Northforker.com
May 23, 2013
Paper gobbler set to roll into town Saturday
May 15, 2013
Obituaries
Obituary: Reporter staffer David Lee Draper
May 20, 2013
Obituaries: Draper, Rodgers
March 7, 2013
Real Estate
ZBA: Both yes and no on controversial house
May 23, 2013
High end real estate deals escalate
May 1, 2013
Andrew Cuomo
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Statement from Governor’s office on new utility for L.I.
Dear Fellow New Yorker, In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, the Governor established the Moreland Commission to investigate utility companies’ storm preparation and response efforts, including the Long Island Power Authority. The Commission found that in addition to LIPA’s failure to perform during the storm, the organization’s structural dysfunction was responsible...
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Cuomo on education, New York economies and post-Sandy lessons
New Yorkers will learn from the destruction and disasters in the wake of Hurricane Sandy — and we'll come back stronger because of it. So vowed Governor Andrew Cuomo at a "State of the State" address Thursday he delivered at Stony Brook University. "There was a silver lining to this storm," Mr....
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Governor Cuomo declares health emergency, urges residents to get flu shots
An executive order issued by governor Andrew Cuomo now permits pharmacists to administer flu shots to patients between six months and 18 years of age, according to a press release issued Saturday. Governor Cuomo issued the executive order after declaring a public health emergency for all of New York state...
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Bamboo ban gets a thumbs down locally, but state trumps the issue
Despite the opinion of Conservation Advisory Council Chairman Ed Bausman that education, not a new law, is the best way to control invasive bamboo, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation last week that, as of January 2013, will prohibit the sale, possession or transportation of the plants within New York State. Prior...
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New breast cancer screening law bittersweet news for husband of late Islander
It’s a bittersweet reality for Shelter Islander Townsend Montant that the New York State Legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo have finally taken steps to improve breast cancer detection by requiring that patients with dense breast tissue be informed that they may be candidates for further testing. Less than a year ago,...
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Cuomo’s budget slashes state aid for Shelter Island School
Governor Andrew Cuomo is proposing big cuts in state education aid, including a $76,376 reduction in aid for Shelter Island School for the 2011-2012 school year. That’s 15.09 percent less than the school received for the current school year. Shelter Island isn’t alone. The governor's budget indicates that Greenport would see...
