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Stars Heading to Cooperstown for Hall of Fame Game
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Baltimore Orioles slugger Eddie Murray and St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith are among six Hall of Famers returning for the annual Hall of Fame game at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown.
Joining them for the game on Memorial Day weekend will be Hall of Famers Roberto Alomar, Andre Dawson, Rollie Fingers and Phil Niekro...
Grants Available for NY’s Beginning and Organic Farmers
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Those hoping to become organic farmers in New York can take advantage of a new state program intended to support agriculture.
The Beginning Farmers Fund will provide new farmers with grants of up to $50,000. Organic farmers and those who plan to grow specialty crops will be given priority for the grants...
Hall of Famers Open $2.2 Million Broome County Baseball Facility
ENDWELL, N.Y. (AP) — A producer of Hollywood blockbusters and a trio of baseball legends have helped an upstate New York high school open its new baseball field.
$35 Million in Grants for Delaware River Watershed
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The William Penn Foundation is funding $35 million of multi-year grants to protect and restore portions of the Delaware River watershed in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware.
Disaster Declared For Vineyards in 19 Upstate Counties
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared a disaster in 19 upstate New York counties where the severe winter has caused extensive damage to the region's vineyards.
Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer say Wednesday's declaration is intended to provide relief to grape growers and other farmers...
NY Lawmakers Approve ‘National Popular Vote’ Bill
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers have approved a bill that would enter the state in an interstate agreement to award its electoral votes to the presidential candidate who receives the majority of the popular vote.
The National Popular Vote agreement is triggered when 270 electoral votes are reached, enough to give the states who signed the compact a majority of the electoral votes...
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Almost One Million New Yorkers Sign Up for Health Exchange
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The state's new health exchange reports more than 995,000 New Yorkers have completed applications for insurance while more than 666,000 of them have now enrolled for specific coverage.
The health department says enrollment for individual and family coverage since October includes 327,020 New Yorkers in the 16 commercial and nonprofit insurers in the exchange and 339,377 in gove
Trout and Salmon Season Open April 1st
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — There's still ice on many of upstate New York's streams and rivers, but trout fishing season is just around the corner.
April 1 is opening day for trout and salmon fishing. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says residents of the state can purchase and print a fishing license from their computers by visiting http://licensecenter...
Third Medal Of Honor Recipient For Niagara County Town
LOCKPORT, N.Y. (AP) — A western New York soldier being posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor will be the third man from his hometown to receive the nation's highest military decoration for bravery.
The late Staff Sgt. William F. Leonard of Lockport in Niagara County is one of 24 Army veterans belatedly receiving the medal from President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House Tuesday..
PA Police Seek Amish Buggy in Hit and Run Incident
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (AP) — State police are searching for an unlikely suspect in a western Pennsylvania hit-and-run accident: the driver of an Amish buggy.
Troopers from the Mercer barracks say the buggy twice hit a passenger vehicle at a crossroads on Route 158 in Wilmington Township, about 6 p...