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Tuesday, March 12, 2013  The City of Ithaca is preparing to switch to a new four-day trash collection schedule.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  New York's comptroller says state tax collections for the first 10 months of the state fiscal year total nearly $56 billion, up 3.3 percent from the same period a year earlier and $538 million more than projected.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is asking Google Maps to blur out images of people in its newest data collection, which includes photographs from planes.

Monday, May 21, 2012  In more evidence of a slow, uneven recovery, New York state tax collections were higher than projected so far, but still less than a year ago.

Friday, March 30, 2012  New York is moving up to August the start for collecting DNA samples from everyone convicted of a felony or penal misdemeanor.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011  Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry collection fetched a record-setting $115 million - including more than $11.8 million for a pearl necklace and more than $8.8 million for a diamond ring given to her by Richard Burton - at an auction of gems and other memorabilia amassed by the late actress.

Thursday, September 22, 2011  The Liverpool Library is now offering books for download to Kindle e-readers.   It's a major step forward for accessing public library collections electronically.

Friday, July 15, 2011  After decades of delay, New York has started collecting taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products sold by Indian-operated companies.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  New York state is under another court order preventing it from taxing cigarettes sold by Seneca Indian Nation retailers to the general public at reservation stores.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration said Wednesday it will move swiftly to begin taxing cigarettes sold on American Indian reservations to non-Indian customers after getting the go-ahead from a state judge.

Friday, April 29, 2011  Police say someone took off with gold and silver pocket watches, a Kinneys 100th anniversary gold watch, a 1987 Indian River class ring, four Zippo lighters with engraving, a coin collection and a large amount of jewelry.

Wednesday, March 09, 2011  If your garbage still hasn't been picked up, you are not alone. People from Syracuse to Manlius woke up to find their trash still sitting at the edge of their driveways.

Friday, February 04, 2011  An Oneida County man is accused of stealing a charity collection jar.

Saturday, November 13, 2010  New York's latest attempt to tax lucrative Native American smokeshop sales to non-Indian customers has generated mountains of legal briefs, hours of argument and a seemingly constant flurry of court decisions.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  Trash and recycling off by one day for holiday.