OCRRA incentive plan saves money for workers
OCRRA officials say the incentive program has boosted earnings up to 60,000 for some workers, making them among the authority’s highest paid with more than 3.2 million in windfall since 1996. Spokesman Andy Brigham defends the plan as a cost saver while critics call for audits and questions about funding and duties.
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Shania Twain settles Adirondack estate dispute with state
Country star Shania Twain and husband Matt Lange reached a settlement with the Adirondack Park Agency over a studio on their Dexter Lake estate in upstate New York. They must restore wetlands, pay a 20000 dollar penalty and donate 25000 dollars to a wetlands project. The couple, who bought the property five years ago and listed it for 9 million, drew mixed local reaction. Twain also received multiple American Music Awards nominations for Come On Over across multiple categories.
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Herald Journal Corrects Coverage Errors Policy
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Syracuse Herald Journal Postal Notice Summary
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Puff Daddy Expands Roles In Notorious Magazine Revival
Sean Puff Daddy Combs adds publisher title amid investment to revive Notorious, a defunct magazine named after late rapper Notorious B L G. Four issues appeared from 1997 to 1998 before halting. Co-publisher David Anthony notes the aim to build a 21st century entertainment empire with first issue due March 16.
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Solzhenitsyn Nixes TV Birthday Documentary Plan
A Russian TV station canceled a Friday air date for The Chosen One, a documentary marking Alexander Solzhenitsyns 80th birthday. The Nobel laureate objected, prompting the decision less than 16 hours before the scheduled broadcast. He was exiled in 1974 and lived in Vermont before returning to Russia in 1994.
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Naomi Campbell Faces Assault Charge In Toronto Case
Supermodel Naomi Campbell is charged with assault for allegedly striking her former personal assistant Georgina Galanis in the head with a telephone at a luxury Toronto hotel on Sept. 9. Campbell, 28, appeared with lawyer Brian Greenspan, was released on recognizance, and faces a Dec. 11 hearing. Galanis, 39, has filed a $2 million New York lawsuit citing the Toronto incident.
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Telus Mobility pulls Wise Men cell phone ad
Telus Mobility canceled a TV ad showing two Wise Men offering frankincense and myrrh to a Christ figure while a third Wise Man promotes a prepaid cell phone plan. About 100 complaints prompted the withdrawal, with vice president Arnie Stephens noting strong religious feelings influenced the decision.
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Mom traps bully after teen threatened for lunch money
In East Hartford Connecticut a mentally disabled high school student reported a bully demanding lunch money. Police say the mother set a trap and the bully was confronted, with the student’s name later found on the recovered bills.
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Woman sentenced in Upstate abuse case for imprisonment
Janet Dennee, 26, receives six to 12 years for helping her parents abuse and hold two mentally impaired women captive while stealing over $15,000 in disability payments. The Vinsons testified to confinement in unheated rooms with restraints. Dennee’s parents face separate grand larceny trials set for February.
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