Pataki holds 2 to 1 lead over Vallone in NY poll
Gov. George Pataki leads Democrat Peter Vallone by 2 to 1 among likely voters, 53 percent to 29 percent, in a Quinnipiac College poll. Independence candidate B. Thomas Golisano reaches 9 percent. Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey Ross 4 percent. 57 percent know too little about Vallone to form an opinion. Pataki’s approval sits at 62 percent statewide.
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Dance teacher reinstated after sexual bias ruling at SUNY Geneseo
Randy Kaplan, a former dance and theater instructor at SUNY Geneseo, won back pay and reinstatement after a federal judge found her job loss due to a sexually charged campaign by department chairman Michael Browne. Kaplan had been hired in 1987 and faced multiple renewals amid a hostile evaluation. The court ordered SUNY to refund $117,000 in back pay and benefits and reinstate her as assistant professor.
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Pataki cites 35 percent welfare drop to 90-year low
Governor Pataki linked a 35 percent decline in New York State welfare caseload to a 90 year low while awarding a state grant for welfare-to-work. He spoke at a travel-worn Arbor Hill vacant lot, urging more people into the workforce as he shook a small crowd. Bruce Penrod of the Department of Environmental Conservation blamed humans for an otter's disappearance due to trapping, killing, and habitat destruction.
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Fifth Avenue Book Country Draws Fans Along Midtown
African storytellers and publishers filled nine blocks of Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan for New York is Book Country. Sunlit crowds browsed travel guides, novels, and finance works including The Essays of Warren Buffet Lessons for Corporate America as book lovers wandered between booth to booth.
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House Explosion Kills Man in Rochester
An early Sunday explosion destroyed a Rochester home killing an elderly man and injuring his wife, Peter and Lucy Casolart. Fire officials say a faulty gas appliance caused the blast, leaving the couple burned and the residence in rubble.
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River otters return to Monroe County habitat reintroduction
Seven river otters were released Saturday into Black Creek as part of the New York River Otter Project plan to reintroduce 270 otters to their former habitat in Monroe County after an absence of more than a century. Most bolted to the water and disappeared along the creek bank.
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Monroe County
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New York River Otter Project
Brooklyn christening party violence leaves two dead
Three arrests were made after a dispute outside a Brooklyn catering hall turned deadly. Teenager Alexander Rojas, 18, was shot and his 29 year old uncle Benito Diaz was stabbed following a confrontation begun when Rojas was refused entry to the event. Police say Oscar Ramos, 20, previously accused of slashing Rojas, led the altercation.
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Benito Diaz
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Ramos
Trial starts in abuse case against three women and family
Janet Dennee faces 180 counts of assault unlawful imprisonment and grand larceny in Lewis County Court. Her parents John and Kathleen Dennee are charged as well for allegedly holding Melinda and Beverly Vinson captive in Grieg farm and stealing about $17,000 over 24 months to fund luxuries. The trial begins with jury selection and is expected to last days.
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Kathleen Dennee
Melinda Vinson
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James O'Rourke
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Settlement Talks Fail in Washington Tobacco Health Costs Suit
Settlement talks over the week end failed to resolve Washington state s multibillion dollar claim against the tobacco industry for health care costs of treating sick smokers. Opening statements were to begin today in what could be the first lawsuit against the industry to go to a final jury verdict.
Internet in schools raises questions about liability and control
The rise of internet access in public schools brings legal challenges. Officials weigh First Amendment rights, liability for student actions online, and the need for supervision and acceptable use policies. Experts advise monitoring, policy mandates, and robust filtering, yet insurers doubt protection fully.
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John Sobel
Electronic Privacy Information Center
John Patella
New Jersey School Boards Association
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National Education Association
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