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Schneiderman Calls For Cut In Danger From Crude Oil Shipped By Rail Schneiderman Calls For Cut In Danger From Crude Oil Shipped By Rail
Schneiderman Calls For Cut In Danger From Crude Oil Shipped By Rail ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman called on the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to close a loophole that currently allows highly flammable crude oil to be shipped by rail through communities in New York and across the country, according to a release. The federal agency regulates the transportation of hazardous materials. The Attorney General filed a petition for rulemaking to the administration that would require all crude oil transported by rail in the U.S. to achieve a vapor pressure – a key driver of the oil’s explosiveness and …

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Business
State Senator Asks For Economic Study On New York Casinos State Senator Asks For Economic Study On New York Casinos
State Senator Asks For Economic Study On New York Casinos State Sen. Joe Griffo wants an economic study to be done on the pending casinos in New York amidst pressure from the Oneida Indian Nation to prevent Finger Lakes competitor Lago Resort and Casino from getting licensed, according to Time Warner Cable News. Griffo, a Republican, who represents the Mohawk Valley where Turning Stone, owned and operated by the Oneida Indians is located, asked for the study in a letter submitted to the Department of Labor, the New York Gaming Commission and the Empire State Development Corp., says Time Warner Cable News.. Griffo's letter reportedly asks for infor…

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Lifestyle
Is New Jersey Failing To Enforce Lead-Paint Inspections? Is New Jersey Failing To Enforce Lead-Paint Inspections?
Is New Jersey Failing To Enforce Lead-Paint Inspections? PARAMUS, N.J. -- While three or more unit rental dwellings are being inspected for lead paint smaller dwellings are not being inspected in accordance with a law signed eight years ago by ex governor Jon Corzine, according to njspotlight.com. The inspections are supposed to be done every five years, the story said. The bill's sponsor, state Sen. Shirley Turner, reportedly said the size of the unit "doesn’t matter" and wants all dwellings inspected, according to njspotlight.com Here's the entire story 

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Lifestyle
Teaneck Film Festival Awarded Silver Prize For Best Teaneck Film Festival Awarded Silver Prize For Best
Teaneck Film Festival Awarded Silver Prize For Best TEANECK, N.J. -- New Jersey Stage has awarded the Teaneck International Film Festival the Silver prize for Best Film Festival in New Jersey. The 10th annual festival ran Nov. 5 to 8. In the same category the Gold award went to Golden Door Film Festival and Bronze award to New Jersey Film Festival, according to newjerseystage.com The New Jersey Stage Awards are voted on by the public every October. The Awards were launched in 2015 with categories in art, comedy, dance, film, music, theatre, and best arts town, says newjerseystage.com FULL LIST OF AWARDS: CLICK HERE

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Public's Help Sought In Locating Owner Of Chihuahua Found In Westchester Public's Help Sought In Locating Owner Of Chihuahua Found In Westchester
Public's Help Sought In Locating Owner Of Chihuahua Found In Westchester LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- A black and white male Chihuahua was found Saturday on the Lewisboro/Pound Ridge Line on Route 121 at the entrance to Ward Pound Reservation. He is elderly with a tumor on his chest.Anyone with information about the animal is asked to contact the Town Clerk at (914)-763-3511, Lewisboro Dog Control at (845)-661-3887 or the Pound Ridge Dog Control at (914)-447-0106.

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Neighbors
Central Hudson Employees Bring Thanksgiving To Dutchess Families Central Hudson Employees Bring Thanksgiving To Dutchess Families
Central Hudson Employees Bring Thanksgiving To Dutchess Families DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Employees of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. donated food and grocery gift cards as part of their annual Thanksgiving food drive to benefit local families in need. This longstanding effort - 35th year - provided five families through Dutchess Outreach with food and grocery gift cards, a company spokesperson said. Dutchess Outreach provides meals, coordinates medical needs, distributes winter coats and offers advocacy for individuals and families in and around Poughkeepsie.  The effort marked November's National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month. Centr…

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Politics
$2M Per Highway Mile Estimate Fuels NJ Gas Tax Debate $2M Per Highway Mile Estimate Fuels NJ Gas Tax Debate
$2M Per Highway Mile Estimate Fuels NJ Gas Tax Debate HACKENSACK, N.J. -- New Jersey drivers are already paying a combined $2 million per highway mile -- and that's a bargain, according to an economist at the University of Utah, northjersey.com reports. A Libertarian think tank came up with the figure as proof that the state highways were among the nation's least cost-effective, the report says. But economist Peter Phillips said New Jersey's highways are tops when you consider it has both the widest roads and the highest density, the northjersey.com report adds. The argument pits those for and against more government spending against one anot…

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Events
Nyack's Metal And Stone Features Garavelli Italian Jewelry Nyack's Metal And Stone Features Garavelli Italian Jewelry
Nyack's Metal And Stone Features Garavelli Italian Jewelry NYACK, N.Y. -- Champagne, hors d'oeuvres and Italian jewelry round out the Garavelli trunk show set for Dec. 17 in Nyack.Metal and Stone Jewelers in Nyack is sponsoring the event. To RSVP, email metalandstonejewelers@gmail.com, call (845)-358-4363 or click on this Facebook page. The gallery is at 12 S. Broadway in Nyack.

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Politics
Dutchess County Converting Mental Hygiene Offices To Crisis Center Dutchess County Converting Mental Hygiene Offices To Crisis Center
Dutchess County Converting Mental Hygiene Offices To Crisis Center POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- In 2016, the Dutchess County mental hygiene offices will be changed to a crisis stabilization center, according to Time Warner Cable News Hudson County.The reason is to create better access to treatment said the county executive Marc Molinaro in the report. Calling the country's prison system as "the largest service provider of mental health services," Molinaro said those with mental illness must be "treated as patients, not inmates," says Time Warner Cable News Hudson Valley. The $4.8 million initiative to merge the county's health and mental hygie…

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Schools
Mahopac Students Design Planes In Engineering Class Mahopac Students Design Planes In Engineering Class
Mahopac Students Design Planes In Engineering Class MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Students are building prototypes for airplanes in a new engineering class at Mahopac High School. Technology teacher Gary Luciano started teaching three technology classes at the school this year, including one in engineering.  The students are from mixed grades so they can work at different levels, and "still design a plane,” he said in a Facebook post. Students first researched their designs for model-sized glider planes, drew up plans, then built a prototype. This week they are building actual airplanes, according to Luciano. “We are trying to see what style of pl…

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