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Friday, May 10, 2013  Officials in Newtown, Conn. say the district should tear down the elementary school where 20 first-graders and six educators were shot to death in December and construct a new building on the property

Monday, May 06, 2013  The Lewis County Village of Harrisville is a quiet community, quiet that is for most everyone except Joel and Sandy Chambers who say the saw mill next door is causing their house to vibrate.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Newtown, Conn., officials are meeting to discuss what to do with the elementary school where 20 first-graders and six educators were shot to death in December, but they might not vote.

Monday, April 22, 2013  A Sandy Creek man is accused of engaging in sexual intercourse with a female under the age of 15 while in the Town of Richland on April 13.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The boil water advisory for Sandy Creek and Lacona has been lifted. Residents no longer need to boil their drinking water.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Oswego County Health Department advises residents of Sandy Creek and Lacona to boil all drinking and cooking water.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Connecticut lawmakers have reached a deal on what they're calling some of the toughest gun laws in the country that were proposed after the mass school shooting in the state in December.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Some residents in Newtown, Conn., say they're outraged at receiving robocalls from the National Rifle Association only three months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.

Friday, March 22, 2013  New York's new state budget provides funding for a stockpile of emergency generators so gasoline stations can keep pumping and avoid the shortages and long lines that plagued many downstate areas in the days after Superstorm Sandy

Monday, March 18, 2013  A Central New York family with ties to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is holding an event to help the family of one of the victims.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  People close to the investigation tell The Associated Press that the gunman in the Connecticut school massacre showed interest in other mass killings.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed a plan for the use of $1.7 billion in federal storm-damage funds.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Central New York is hoping for the best, but it wants to make sure it's ready to respond to the worst. Organizations in the preparedness business are working together to put neighbors at ease and make sure Onondaga County is equipped to handle the unexpected.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Thinking ahead to prepare cities for the next time a massive storm like Superstorm Sandy rips through.

Friday, February 22, 2013  The relaunching of the Empire State Summer Games is being delayed another year because organizers say corporate sponsors are giving extra funds to Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts.