Media Advisory for Thursday, February 2

February 1st, 2012
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens will tour stream work completed by Route 73 in the hamlet of Keene Valley. Following the tour, Commissioner Martens will hold a media availability regarding the Flood...

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New Study Shows New York Wins the Triple Crown with Solar Power

February 1st, 2012
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In response to the release of a new study by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority on the economics of a major increase in solar power in New York State, Environmental Advocates of New York released the following statement a...

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Fidelis Care Names Martin Krebs Chief Information Officer

February 1st, 2012
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Fidelis Care, the New York State Catholic Health Plan, is pleased to announce that Martin Krebs has been named Chief Information Officer. In this role, Krebs will have statewide responsibility for the information and communications systems that su...

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Schenectady County Library Public Event

February 1st, 2012
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The Whitney Book Corner, located at 600 Union Street, Schenectady, will hold a sale on romance novels from Feb. 4-19. Hardcover books will be a $1.00 and paperbacks 3/$1.00.The store is open seven days a week, Monday-Friday, 10a.m.-4 p.m. (Thursda...

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Bowers Writers House at Elizabethtown College hosts "Sixteen Candles" actress Debbie Pollack Feb. 29

February 1st, 2012
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Bowers Writers House at Elizabethtown College hosts actress Debbie Pollack at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29. The pop culture icon ("Sixteen Candles") will offer a craft talk/workshop, titled "What I DIDN'T Learn at Drama School." During the afternoon ...

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Maine Couple to Train Healthcare Professionals in Malawi

February 1st, 2012
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This month, a couple from Cumberland, Maine, is joining an international effort to train and support the next generation of healthcare providers in Malawi.

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Local Planned Parenthood Staff and Patients React With Dismay to Komen Foundaton Decision

January 31st, 2012
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Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood President/CEO Patricia McGeown today expressed her agency's alarm and disappointment in response to the national announcement that the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation will stop funding breast cancer preventio...

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DNA Bill Alone Will Not Prevent Wrongful Convictions, Says State Bar President Vincent E. Doyle III

January 31st, 2012
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New York State Bar Association President Vincent E. Doyle III issued the following statement after Senate passage of a DNA bill sponsored by Senate Codes Committee Chair Stephen Saland. The bill expands the collection of DNA to include all individ...

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Three Companies Recognized with Prestigious Pro Patria Awards

January 31st, 2012
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The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Illinois Committee honored Southwest Airlines, Eaton Corp. and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service with Pro Patria awards during ESGR's annual banquet Friday at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield.

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Vocal ensemble Psalom will lead the psalms in chapel and perform an evening concert on Wed., Feb. 8.

January 31st, 2012
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Psalom, a five-voice Russian and American a cappella vocal ensemble, will be at Geneva College on Wednesday, February 8. The group will lead the psalm singing in chapel in Metheny Fieldhouse at 10:15 a.m., and then perform a concert in John White ...

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