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• Churchill: Child Victims Act should include public schools

  19-01-2019 23:00 via timesunion.com
  Albany
  When a woman who was raped 40 times by a middle-school janitor recently tried to sue the city of New York for ignoring red flags about the rapist, her lawsuit was voided because she failed to sue within a strict time limit.
  The woman is exactly the kind of person the proposed Child Victims Act should help. The abuse by the janitor, now serving a 20-year sentence for his crimes, left her psychologically wounded and afraid to be alone, according to the lawsuit. If the city really did overlo
  
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• Rain, Snow to Hit Tri-State Tonight, Then Deep Freeze

  19-01-2019 22:44 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A winter storm will bring a mix of rain and snow to the tri-state area Saturday evening — with mostly rain expected in the city, but significant snow and ice likely to the north and west, Storm Team 4 says.Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Mayor's Cup hockey games KO'd by the snow

  19-01-2019 22:36 via timesunion.com
  AlbanyThe RPI hockey team held an impromptu bowling outing Saturday afternoon.Over at Union, the Dutchmen just took the day off.That's what happens when a game you are supposed to play isn't played.The highly anticipated seventh installment of the Mayor's Cup, the annual game between the two ECAC rivals, was scheduled for Saturday night at Times Union Center. That plan was scrapped because of the snowstorm that hit the Albany area at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
  
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• Furloughed? Bon Jovi Wants to Help With a Free Lunch

  19-01-2019 22:28 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A New Jersey-based “community restaurant” owned by Jon Bon Jovi and his wife will serve a free meal to furloughed federal workers on Monday.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• UAlbany men's basketball loses on 3-pointer late in overtime

  19-01-2019 20:47 via timesunion.com
  It was the type of loss that a basketball team would like to get out of town and forget, but the University at Albany didn't have that option Saturday afternoon.In it game it led for nearly 32 minutes, UAlbany was beaten by Ricky Council's 3-pointer with 9.0 seconds remaining in overtime, giving the University of Maryland-Baltimore County a 65-64 America East victory over the Great Danes in front of 1,659 at the UMBC Events Center.
  
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• Hundreds brave cold for third annual Albany women's march

  19-01-2019 20:16 via timesunion.com
  Hundreds of demonstrators marched on the Capitol Saturday afternoon for the third annual women's march - the display partially fueled by what many in the crowd said is a presidential administration unfriendly to women's and minority rights.
  
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• 4 Injured After Fire Breaks Out at Brooklyn Building: FDNY

  19-01-2019 20:06 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Four people were injured — including two firefighters — after a fire broke out at a building in Brooklyn, authorities said.
  
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• NYPD Stops Landfill Search for Missing Staten Island Father

  19-01-2019 16:50 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The NYPD is no longer searching a Pennsylvania landfill for a missing Staten Island father who has been presumed dead.Photo Credit: Reading Eagle/Michael Yoder & The Aware FoundationThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Forces now poised to handle imminent storm

  19-01-2019 16:25 via timesunion.com
  With just hours to go before a large-scale snowstorm arrives, Gov. Andrew Cuomo conducted a news conference in Buffalo updating concerns and the state's response.
  
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• Mom Made Up Story About Stranger Trying to Kidnap Son: Cops

  19-01-2019 15:53 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A Long Island mom made up a story about a kidnapping to hide the fact that her baby fell out of his stroller and injured his head, police said.Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
  
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• Man Hurls Concrete Stone at Statues in Buddhist Temple: NYPD

  19-01-2019 15:22 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A vandal hurled a concrete stone at a group of statues in a Buddhist temple, damaging several of them, police said.Photo Credit: Handout
  
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• Weekend Storm Bringing Mix of Rain and Snow to the Tri-State

  19-01-2019 14:31 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A winter storm will bring a mix of rain and snow to the tri-state area Saturday evening — with mostly rain expected in the city, but significant snow and ice likely to the north and west, Storm Team 4 says.Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Road Bans, Restrictions in NY, NJ Ahead of Winter Storm

  19-01-2019 06:15 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The winter storm set to bear down on the region this weekend is expected to make travel hazardous through the weekend into Monday. Precipitation will be heavy at times, making travel difficult; a potential flash...Photo Credit: AP
  
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• What to Wear in Extremely Cold Weather

  19-01-2019 05:18 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Here’s what to wear in case you have to venture out in the extreme cold.
  
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• 6 Tips to Keep You Safe in a Snowstorm

  19-01-2019 05:18 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Here are six things that may help keep you and your loved ones safe in a snowstorm.Photo Credit: Getty
  
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• NYPD: Gunman Wanted for Firing Shots Inside Queens Building

  19-01-2019 04:38 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Police are looking for a gunman who allegedly fired shots inside a Queens apartment building and was seen leaving with a gun Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: NYPD
  
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• Free NYC Hotel Rooms Offered to Furloughed Federal Workers

  19-01-2019 04:38 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Furloughed federal workers who need to travel to New York City for personal emergencies during the government shutdown are being offered free hotel rooms.
  
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• NYC Man Dies of CO Poisoning Caused by Boiler Leak: Source

  19-01-2019 04:35 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A Queens man was found dead inside his home Friday, and a police source says it appears to have been from carbon monoxide poisoning.Photo Credit: News 4 NY
  
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• CBA basketball outlasts Averill Park in overtime

  19-01-2019 04:22 via timesunion.com
  Averill ParkFollowing a second-half rally from a nine-point deficit and a wild fourth quarter complete with nine lead changes, it would have been understandable if there were some tired legs on the Christian Brothers Academy bench as the Brothers prepared for overtime against Averill Park.The bad news for the home-standing Warriors was the Brothers were fired up and ready to go from the outset of the extra five-minute session that saw CBA outscore Averill Park 11-3 to secure a 65-57 win Friday n
  
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• Shenendehowa's depth too much for Albany in girls' basketball

  19-01-2019 03:51 via timesunion.com
  Shenendehowa used a strong push at the end of the first half and a superlative start to the third quarter to subdue Albany in posing a 73-51 victory in a showdown of Suburban Council girls' basketball powers.
  
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• Suspect Arrested in Rape Attempt on Subway: NYPD

  19-01-2019 03:24 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Police say they've arrested the man suspected of trying to rape a woman on the subway in Brooklyn early Thursday.Photo Credit: NYPD
  
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• Cuomo bans buses, tractor-trailers on major highways

  19-01-2019 03:04 via timesunion.com
  In preparation for the forecast snowstorm, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed the state Department of Transportation and the Thruway Authority to ban tractor trailers and buses on the entire Thruway system, with the exception of I-95 in Westchester and Bronx counties, and most interstate highways.
  
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• Patroons remain unbeaten with win over San Diego

  19-01-2019 02:05 via timesunion.com
  AlbanyAt the time, it might not have seemed like such a big deal. But one rim-rocking moment by Albany forward Stephen Cunningham went a long way in keeping the Patroons undefeated after their first three games in The Basketball League.The 6-foot-6 Cunningham electrified the Washington Avenue Armory faithful with an emphatictomahawk dunk midway through the third quarter and the Patroons went on to beat the San Diego Waves 109-92 Friday night.
  
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• NYPD: Honking Driver Stabbed in Brooklyn Road Rage Attack

  19-01-2019 01:22 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Police are looking for two people who slashed a driver in an apparent road rage attack in Brooklyn.Photo Credit: Citizens App
  
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• East Greenbush middle school adds resource officer

  19-01-2019 01:07 via timesunion.com
  EAST GREENBUSH - The East Greenbush Central School District and the Town of East Greenbush have come to an agreement to hires a school resource officer at Howard L. Goff Middle School.Approved by the Board of Education at last week, the agreement will pull an armed retired police officer from the East Greenbush Police Department to work on campus during school hours."The arrangement we have made through our partnership with the East Greenbush town board to restore the school resource officer pro
  
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• Celebrate MLK Day in New York City

  19-01-2019 01:01 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday to honor the activist and leader's life and his achievements in the mission to end racial segregation and inequality, there are plenty of ways to celebrate. HereThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• NJ Residents Stocking Up Ahead of Storm

  19-01-2019 00:46 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  In New Jersey, people are stocking up and getting ready to hunker down for the snowstorm this weekend. Drew Wilder reports.
  
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• NYC Prepares for Worst in Upcoming Storm

  19-01-2019 00:41 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Mayor de Blasio says New York is preparing for the worst-case scenario in this weekend's winter storm. Andrew Siff reports.
  
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• NJ Utilities Prepare for Winter Storm

  19-01-2019 00:28 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The heavy snow and ice for the weekend's winter storm could bring limbs down -- and utilities across New Jersey are getting ready. Brian Thompson reports.
  
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• NYC Food Carts Getting Letter Grades

  19-01-2019 00:25 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  New York City's food trucks and food carts are now getting letter grades -- and these are the results from the first report card, though not all customers appear to be swayed. Roseanne Colletti reports.
  
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• Two sentenced in separate driving violations in Albany

  19-01-2019 00:21 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - Two were convicted and sent to Albany County jail for two separate vehicular crimes in the city, Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares said on Friday.Jermecia Paylor, 30, of Troy was sentenced to eight months in the Albany County jail to be followed by five years of probation and 18 months without a driver's license after pleading guilty to felony aggravated driving while intoxicated.
  
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• Westchester Braces for Possible Power Loss in Storm

  19-01-2019 00:20 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  After the storm last winter that knocked out power for days, thousands in Westchester are preparing for the possible loss of power in this weekend's winter storm. Ken Buffa reports.
  
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• Frustrations Over Airline Premium Flex Seating

  19-01-2019 00:15 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  After paying thousands for airline tickets, a Manhattan man complained to Better Get Baquero about the seats. Consumer reporter Lynda Baquero has the story.
  
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• 5,000+ New Jersey Workers Impacted by Shutdown

  19-01-2019 00:11 via nbcnewyork.com
  New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez met with furloughed workers who are struggling to pay their bills because of the partial government shutdown. Pat Battle reports.
  
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