Business Briefs: May 20, 2012

20 May 2012, 12:46 am

New executive; Fundraising party; Canadian promotion; Honor received; Appointments made; Business workshop; YMCA fundraiser; Special Olympics support; Rotary mixer.... Read More »

War of 1812: Bicentennial events, historic sites in many places, but what was the war about?

18 May 2012, 2:54 pm

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Pity the War of 1812. Its bicentennial is at hand and events are planned for all over North America, from Canada and the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic and the South. But good luck finding someone who can explain in 10 words or less what the war was about.... Read More »

Vermont man caught after 100-mile chase across northern NY

18 May 2012, 1:47 pm

WEST CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Authorities say they've caught a man who eluded police after a 100-mile car chase across northern New York. State police say 51-year-old Brian Aikens fled from troopers who had pulled him over in Plattsburgh in northeastern New York around 2 p.m. Sunday.... Read More »

Cardinals meet Montclair State in Div. III World Series

18 May 2012, 12:27 am

Plattsburgh State begins play in the NCAA Division III World Series against the Red Hawks in college softball today.... Read More »

Elizabethtown man arrested after wild ride

17 May 2012, 2:37 pm

Police say a northern New York man took a wild drive through the city of Plattsburgh and ended up behind bars.... Read More »

NY school budgets within tax cap fare better

17 May 2012, 7:59 am

Voters in New York were quick to approve school budgets that didn't raise property taxes beyond new limits set by the state, but far less supportive of the ones seeking to override the tax cap, preliminary results compiled Wednesday show.... Read More »

Broad Coalition of New York State Groups Calls on Governor Cuomo for Action on Scaffold Law

10 May 2012, 10:45 am

ALBANY, N.Y., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New York's municipalities pay over $1 billion each year for total claims and legal judgments, including increased liability under the Scaffold Law.  A broad coalition ...... Read More »

Police Chase In Northern New York Ends

7 May 2012, 7:05 am

A man who led police on a 100 mile car chase in northern New York has been caught by police.  Fifty-one year old Brian Aikens fled from state troopers after he was pulled over in Plattsburgh Sunday afternoon. Police say he was wanted on violation of probation in Clinton County. The chase continued ... Read More »

SUNY Plattsburgh Wins Best of Category Award at SUNYCUAD Awards for Excellence

1 May 2012, 5:10 am

NEW YORK, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --WHAT: SUNY Plattsburgh has been awarded Best of Category at the Awards for Excellence by SUNYCUAD. The award comes after the school's work with Manhattan-based ad agency ...... Read More »

PHOTOS: Wellesley College hoops it up

21 April 2012, 3:38 pm

The 117th edition of the Wellesley College senior class Hoop Rolling race was won by  Morgan McKinney, 21 of Plattsburgh, New York Saturday morning.   Hoop rolling began as part of a May Day celebration at Wellesley College in 1895, originally with the winner the first in her class to marry, later... Read More »