Upstate New York

NY Landowners Assert Right To Frack

AP | MARY ESCH | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Energy, New York Fracking, Video, Fracking, Ny Fracking, New York Natural Gas, Upstate New York, New York Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Pa Fracking, Pennsylvania Fracking, New York Energy, Green News

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A coalition of upstate New York landowners seeking to lease land for natural gas drilling pressed state officials Wednesday to c...

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GADLING: 10 Surprising Facts About The Adirondacks

Gadling | Jessica Festa | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Adirondacks, New York Travel, Destinations, US Destinations, Upstate New York, Travel News

Most people think of the Adirondack region in New York for its great hiking opportunities, but the area also holds a lot of records and history that m...

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Casino Brawl Business as Usual for New York State Legislature

Dan Collins | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Buffalo, Sneca Nation, Sen. Carl Kruger, Hiram Monserrate, Upstate New York, Ny News, Grisanti Fight, Pedro Espada, Mark Grisant, Sen. Hiram Monserrate, Carl Kruger, New York State Legislature, Seneca Niagra Casino, Grisanti Casino Brawl, New York News

The bizarre late-night fight involving state Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-Buffalo, proves that the state legislature retains its amazing capacity to surprise, delight, amuse and nauseate.

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WATCH: Senator Mark Grisanti's Alleged Racial Remarks During Attack At Seneca Niagara Casino

Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Seneca Nation, Grisanti Fight, Maria Grisanti, Ny News, Buffalo, Upstate New York, Seneca Niagra Casino, Mark Grisanti, Video, New York News

A new wrinkle in the violent scuffle involving Senator Mark Grisanti and his wife at a Seneca casino has emerged with alleged details accusing the ups...

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STOP THAT BUS! Man Steals Greyhound To Visit Friend

Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Peekskill, Video, New York Crime, Greyhound, Stolen Vehicle, Upstate New York, Man Steals Greyhound, Man Steals Bus, Weird New York, New York, Syracuse, Weird News News

When someone suggests you 'take the bus,' do not literally take the bus. Police in upstate New York say that a 39-year-old man planning to give him...

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Healthcare and the Marcellus Shale -- Fracking's Consequences in Upstate New York

Lila Nordstrom | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Health Care Reform, Hydrofracturing, Upstate New York, 9/11 Health, Marcellus Shale, Fracking, James Zadroga Health Bill, New York News

It took ten years to pass a comprehensive 9/11 health bill. Communities that expose themselves to fracking will undoubtedly face even longer waits for care than 9/11 victims did.

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Structure Americana (PHOTOS)

Jade Doskow | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: California, Brooklyn, Upstate New York, Graffiti, Architecture, Treehouse, Gas Stations, Slidefreestyle, Seattle, America, Utah, Maine, Photography, Photos, Exposure, Arts News

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Film: Manipulating the Mind of Martha

Marlynn Snyder | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Debut Performance, Elizabeth Olsen, Cults, Upstate New York, New Films, Director Sean Durkin, Martha Marcy May Marlene, New Movies, Entertainment News

How does a young woman allow a complete stranger access to her inner thoughts, giving him full sway over her feelings and actions? An interesting question brought vividly to life in the buzzed-about indie film Martha Marcy May Marlene.

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Director Sean Durkin on Martha Marcy May Marlene

Marshall Fine | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Sean Durkin, Marshall Fine, Sarah Paulson, Elizabeth Olsen, Cults, Upstate New York, John Hawkes, Sundance, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Sean Durkin Interview, Marshall Fine Interview, Culture News

If confronting the things that scare you makes you stronger, then filmmaker Sean Durkin is in great shape, thanks to his debut film, Martha Marcy May Marlene.

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Supreme Court Won't Hear Oneidas' 18th Century Land Claim

AP | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Upstate New York, Native Americans, NY Real Estate, Oneida Land Claim, Native American Tribes, Oneidas, Ny News, New York News

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from the Oneida Indian Nation claiming that it was underpaid for over 250,000 acres in oneti...

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Our Guide To The Ulster County Fair

The Huffington Post | Holly Quinn | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Fair Guides, New York State Travel, Video, Ulster County Fair, Upstate New York, New Paltz Travel, Themed Guides, Travel News

The Ulster County Fair in New Paltz, New York, was established in 1886. Every year it draws about 50,000 people over six days to the county fairground...

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PHOTOS: Beauty Of Adirondacks Leads Visitors To 'Aspire Downwards'

Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Nature Photography, Video, National Geographic, New York State, Upstate New York, Nature, Adirondacks, Adirondacks Photos, Adirondack Park, Green News

From National Geographic: Visitors have been coming steadily to these mountains since the mid-19th century. In the early days they came by horse-dr...

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WATCH: New York Town Almost Entirely Underwater After Irene

Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Video, Catskills, Hurricane-Irene-2011, Upstate New York, Vermont, Hurricane Irene, Flooding, Prattsville, New York, Prattsville Ny, Prattsville New York, Prattsville Ny Flooding, Green News

Some areas may have been spared from severe damage by Tropical Storm Irene, but inland areas of New York and Vermont are seeing their worst flooding i...

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Goodnight Irene

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 10.28.2011

Read More: Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New Jersey, Vermont, Governor Chris Christie, Upstate New York, Broadway, Hurricane Irene, Cable News, Battery Park, Hurricane Charley, New York, New York City, New York News

Hurricane Irene is an important reminder just how powerful and unpredictable Mother Nature can be.

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New Dem Star Previews 2012 Argument In Debt Default Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 09.29.2011

Read More: Nrcc, Debt, Kathy Hochul Election, Debt Ceiling, Debt Default, Elections 2012, National Republican Congressional Committee, Obama Debt Ceiling, New York, House Republicans, Kathy Hochul, Congress Debt Limit, House Democrats, Upstate New York, Nancy Pelosi, 112th Congress, Debt Ceiling Debate, Congress Debt Ceiling, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The debt-ceiling battle may be a bitter fight in which the entire nation stands to lose, but Friday's House vote also revealed that Demo...

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Paradise Lost

Henry J. Stern | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Buffalo, Mt. Morris, John Giardino, Tim Russert, Ontario, Oakville, Upstate New York, Martin Van Buren, Grover Cleveland, Jonathan Cohen, New York Economy, New York Jobs, Upstate New York Jobs, New York News

There is a cloud hanging over upstate New York. Many of the 62 counties which comprise the state are an economic wasteland. There is not enough business activity to provide jobs for the population.

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A 'Captive Audience': Company Buys Up Ad Space In Upstate New York Jail

Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Ny News, Prison-Budget-Cuts, Buffalo, Advertising Jail, Upstate New York, Erie County, New York Jail, New York Prison, New York News, New York News

In the continuing struggle to keep at least one advertisement in front of every American, all the time, the Erie County Holding Center, a jail in upst...

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Observations on the College Tour

Elizabeth Donoghue | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: High School, College Tours, College, Upstate New York, Separation Anxiety, College Tour Guide, College Application, Continental Breakfast, College News

It's been break week at school -- that time for high school juniors to come for the obligatory college tours. So last week I collected my high school ...

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Deadly Buffalo Shooting Was Taped: Lawyer

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Murder, Riccardo McCray, Upstate New York, New York Crime, Crime, Buffalo, Ny News, New York News

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A lawyer for a man charged with opening fire on a crowd outside an upstate New York restaurant says a videotape shows a second s...

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The East Coast's Best Ski Town: The Case for Lake Placid

Monique Stringfellow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Apres-Ski, Lake PLacid, Winter Olympics, High Peaks Resort, Whiteface Mountain, Ny Getaways, Upstate New York, Julia Child, Adirondacks, Snowboarding, Mirror Lake, Skiing, Travel News

Two-time Olympic host town Lake Placid has a storied winter sports pedigree.

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Radioactive Material Leaks Into Upstate NY River

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Water, Radioactive Waste, Ny News, Waste, River, Upstate New York, Radioactive Material Leaks, Mohawk River, New York News

Several hundred gallons of water contaminated with radioactive materials from a 1950s nuclear research site spilled into the Mohawk River near Schenec...

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Along for the Ride: Upstate New York

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 05.25.2011

This year, I headed upstate New York to see the Dia:Beacon and Storm King. I hung out with old friends, ate amazing food and saw the big art shows that traditionally open during this season.

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Sidney, NY Knuckling Down for a Brawl

Andrew Reinbach | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Muslim, Islamophobia, Beyond Left and Right, Sidney NY, Right-Wing Extremism, Upstate New York, New York News

The problems surrounding the Sidney, NY Town Supervisor who tried to force a local Muslim community to dig up its cemetery seem to be deepening instead of fading away.

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Paladino Takes It to the Mattresses

Sunil Adam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Albany, Andrew Cuomo, New York Governor's Race, Midterm Elections, New York Post, Upstate New York, Democrats, Carl Paladino, New York, Republicans, New York News

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House Fire Kills Six Kids, Ages 1 To 12

AP | RIK STEVENS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kids Fire, Samantha Cox, House Fire, Hope Palazzo Smith, Upstate New York, Lewis Carl Smith, Mackenzie Palazzo Smit, Fort Edward New York, Paige Cox, Abigail Smith, New York News

FORT EDWARD, N.Y. — As a lethal fire intensified, one woman shoved an air conditioner out a window and then threw a 5-year-old boy out after it ...

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