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Friday, February 15, 2013  Village of Pulaski will discuss elimination of Police Department at public hearing on February 19 before voting on a referendum.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 

Thursday, January 10, 2013  While some brought signs, others brought their words to a public hearing on National Grid's proposed delivery rates for electricity and natural gas.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  New York City's health board has passed a rule banning super-sized, sugary drinks at restaurants, concession stands and other eateries.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  One of New York City's most ambitious efforts to prod residents to live healthier appears poised to pass as a health panel takes up a plan to cut down sales of big-sized sodas and other sugary drinks.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  The coyote controversy in Salina is sparking a passionate debate.

Monday, April 09, 2012  Residents of a suburban Syracuse neighborhood are asking the town's approval to hire a sharpshooter to kill coyotes, citing danger to children and pets.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  About fifty people showed up to a public hearing about the Jamesville-Dewitt High School budget Monday night.

Thursday, February 09, 2012  Some Central New York leaders are among those now calling for relief from state mandates.

Monday, January 16, 2012  The recent contract dispute between WSYR-TV in Syracuse and Verizon Fios, could result in hearings before the State Senate.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  Landowners eager to cash in on natural gas leases implored New York state regulators to swiftly clear the way for hydraulic fracturing while other residents, farmers and environmental groups called for a ban on the technology at a public hearing in the Catskills on Tuesday.

Thursday, November 17, 2011  More than one thousand people showed up in Binghamton Thursday afternoon for the second of four public hearings on new proposed state regulations on hydrofracking.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011  Opponents of natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale in southern New York promise to be out in force as the state begins public hearings on its rules governing the practice known as "fracking."

Friday, October 07, 2011  Before the public forum even started, Onondaga County legislators were ready for a long night Thursday. They expected to hear dozens of people advocating for arts programs or questioning the impact of sales tax redistribution on their property taxes.

Wednesday, July 06, 2011  The village of Altmar will hold a public hearing on a proposal to dissolve the village.