Toys that empower handicapped children find a local craftsman
In Hastings on Hudson, biomedical engineer Steven Kanor adapts regular toys into custom assistive devices for disabled kids like Ruthie. By linking switches to eye blinks, touches, sips, or puffs, he enables control of toys and even basic activities, giving these children a path to education and independence.
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Cuomo Koch Reach Accord Over 1 Billion Surplus
Cuomo and Koch end standoff on how to spend a projected 1 billion surplus from the Municipal Assistance Corp. over five years. The agreement allows direct city operating aid, capital construction support, and investment in economic development with no state control of that portion.
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Westbury Jewelry Heist and Multiple Accidents Reported
Three armed men robbed a Westbury jewelry store taking 214000 dollars in cash and jewelry after neutralizing owner staff and customers. In Smithtown a 12 year old girl died and two others injured in a head on crash on a wet road. Twiggy attended Michael Whitney funeral in Adirondacks. Lottery numbers reported from New York.
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Freedom Brigade protest planned to press MTA minority reps
Brooklyn minister Rev. Al Sharpton vows a 5000 youth action to march through turnstiles if a fare hike takes effect. He aims to force Cuomo to appoint more minorities to the 14 member MTA board, stating the walk will be nonviolent though confrontational.
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Five arrested in Western New York cocaine ring case
FBI said a $12 million a year cocaine operation was dented by arrests in Buffalo Amherst Tonawanda and Jersey City. Four appeared in Buffalo area jails after 2 a.m. on Saturday and one was jailed in Jersey City. Charges include possession and conspiracy to distribute cocaine with up to 15 years in prison and a 25000 fine.
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Syracuse Area Weather Today and Next Two Days
Mostly cloudy today with patches of morning fog and a high around 45. Tuesday brings periods of rain with highs of 45 to 50. Extended outlook shows fair Wednesday, snow likely Thursday and Friday with lows 20 to 25 and highs 30 to 35.
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Weather shifts to warmer, wetter with mixed signals
Central New York will see a warmer and wetter trend in the next day or two as temperatures hover near freezing and rain replaces snow. Snow totals across the state ranged from 2 to 12 inches, with heavier amounts in Adirondacks and western regions, while a broad weather map shows storms across the Plains and South.
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Snowfall milestones and totals for the season
The report notes 2.5 inches of snow on Sunday and 4.0 inches this month. It records the month's snowfall high of 6.51 inches in 1989 and a low of 5.2 inches in 1931, plus a seasonal peak of 14.7 inches from Oct 1977 to Feb 1978, with total seasonal snowfall at 11.6 inches so far.
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Snow Conditions and Trail Status Update
Move Man indec of nau dodlen oe monmade snow with surface codes p powder p p packed powder w p wet powder whp wind blown powder fg frozen granular Ig loose granular wg wet granular co com snow y variable conditions mgs machine groomed surface sp spring conditions Base depth of snow Trails open and notes indicate a advanced skiers only n open for night skiing x cross country trails open w weekends Call 800 225 5697 CALL NYS for updated New York details Last Vermont report Friday.
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