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NYSNYS News Headlines 10/25/18

In WNY, Bannon stumps for Trump agenda and Rep. Collins.
Buffalo News Today

Tight security today, Thursday, October 25, 2018, at SUNY Buffalo for Biden visit.
Buffalo News Today

Once again, Tesla postpones increased production of solar products at SolarCity plant that opened two years ago.
Buffalo News Today

Oneonta editorial: Cuomo should stop with the petty insults about Molinaro's height and hold real debates.
Oneonta Daily Star Today

Katko Balter NY24 first debate includes a bombshell when she accused him of changing TSA vote based on campaign contributions.
Syracuse Post Standard Today

Op-ed by Welch, former Chair of Pediatrics at SUNY Upstate, and Quinn, former COO of Crouse Hospital and CEO of Community General Hospital, says Joanie Mahoney unqualified to address the many problems at SUNY medical school.
Syracuse Post Standard Today

Morale has plummeted, finances have deteriorated and hundreds of vacant jobs remain unfilled at SUNY Upstate Medical University, according to two Upstate veteran officials. Lack of leadership blamed.
Syracuse Post Standard Today

Honeywell spending another $19 million on Lake Onondaga cleanup.
Syracuse Post Standard Today

NYPD quickly dismisses Cuomo claim, made on live television, that a terrorist 'device' was sent to his office. It was routine correspondence.
Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin Today

Mark Buechler, 45, pleads guilty to sexually abusing two boys in Monroe County and will get 20 years in prison. He had sex with two young boys, collected and created child pornography.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Today

Crain's editorial board says it cannot endorse Cuomo for re-election, portraying him as a political opportunist and schemer with no principles that are not self-serving. His failures include the MTA, economic development, reform of governme
Crain's Today

Public being deliberately shut out of debates between Tenney and challenger Brindisi, including one today, October 25, 2018, sponsored by Spectrum News. Event is closed to spectators and no question from public are allowed.
Utica Observer Dispatch Today

Meeks running unopposed in NY5 House race.
Newsday Today

Suffolk County Board of Elections backtracks on absentee voting rule that would have made it harder to vote. Change discouraged walk-in requests for ballots, making voter make two trips to get a ballot.
Newsday Today

King, Grechen Shirley accuse each other of lying at contention News 12 Long Island debate. King, 74, seeking his 14th term in NY2 race.
Newsday Today

Ingenious Designs of Ronkonkoma, the manufacturer of the Miracle Mop, closing in February, with 66 layoffs. Movie 'Joy' starring Jennifer Lawrence told story of founder Joy Mangano.
Newsday Today

Developers of failed NY Wheel project will sell parts at public auction in next few weeks.
Staten Island Advance Today

Tuxedo School Board plans November 15 vote on whether to close George F. Baker High School, which has only a few dozen students and per-pupil costs that are double the state average. School enrollments down by thousands in region.
Journal News Today

Chelsea Clinton holding booksigning at Barnes & Noble, Eastchester, 680 White Plains Rd., Scarsdale, at 4 p.m. Saturday, October 27. She says she has no plans to run for office, but may someday if their right opening comes along.
Journal News Today

Scarsdale elementary school evacuated after threat.
Journal News Today

MTA fare and toll hikes seen as likely as the agency struggles with financial demands.
Middletown Times Herald Record Today

Packed house at raucous debate in SD39 Senate race between Basile and Skoufis for Larkin seat.
Middletown Times Herald Record Today

Student arrested for threat after Arlington High School is locked down. Apparent prank.
Poughkeepsie Journal Today

Future of Sloop Clearwater Festival uncertain as organization's financial difficulties continue.
Poughkeepsie Journal Today

Future of Sloop Clearwater Festival uncertain as organization's financial difficulties continue.
Poughkeepsie Journal Today

Future of Sloop Clearwater Festival uncertain as organization's financial difficulties continue.
Poughkeepsie Journal Today

Three bears reported in Kingston.
Kingston Daily Freeman Today

Foss column: WCBS debate between Cuomo and Molinaro showed how not to do it. 'Cuomo came across as a bully who ignored the debate moderators and frequently interrupted Molinaro, Molinaro seemed to struggle to keep up.'
Schenectady Gazette Today

Supporters of keeping guns and armed guards in Saratoga Springs school now planning to run candidates to oust school board members who voted to end longstanding practice.
Schenectady Gazette Today

Schenectady Gazette editorial board endorse Senator Tedisco for re-election, calling the longtime fixture of the NYS Legislature scrappy and effective.
Schenectady Gazette Today

Schenectady Gazette editorial board endorse Assembly member Woerner for re-election, based on her experience.
Schenectady Gazette Today

Attorney General Underwood sues ExxonMobile, claiming energy giant defrauded shareholders on climate change impact on the company.
The New York Times Today

Albert K. Smiley III, one of the proprietors of the unique Mohonk Mountain House, dies at age 74. His Quakers ancestors turned rowdy tavern into showplace hotel starting in 1869.
The New York Times Today

In World Series Game 2, Boston defeats Dodgers, 4-2.
The New York Times Today

Democratic women making surprisingly strong runs to unseat NY House GOP incumbents. NYT cited Balter, Shirley, Cobb, Mitrano. Seats now held by Katko, King, Reed and six other GOP seats in NY no longer consider solid Republican.
The New York Times Today

Cuomo re-election campaign so far almostly completely devoid of any focus on the problems facing upstate NY. Only question in hour long WCBS debate mentioning region concerned a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills.
Times Union Today

Queensbury registered sex offender James Seeley, 54, arrested for trying to force sex with an 11 year old girl. He faces life in prison.
Times Union Today

SD43 Senate race for Marchione's old seat continues to focus on Cuomo as the main issue. GOP candidate Jordan says he is disaster for upstate region, and Democrat Gladd would do his bidding if elected.
Times Union Today

Heaven Puleski, heroin user, charged with murder in the death of her baby found buried in Schenectady backyard. She shook and threw Rayen, 3 months old.
Times Union Today

David Decker, former director of the Lake George Watershed Coalition is to stand trial in early January for alleged theft of hundreds of thousands of state and federal dollars while he oversaw the organization.
Glens Falls Post Star Today

Robert N. “Nolan” Middleton, 63, of Kingsbury, going to state prison for 11 year for child sex. Among other charges, sex offender paid children to have sex while he watched.
Glens Falls Post Star Today

Curaleaf New York will host a free medical marijuana Q&A session from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at Curaleaf’s Plattsburgh dispensary at 345 Cornelia St.
Plattsburgh Press Republican Today

ABNY relents to invites Molinaro to speak. He wasn't invited to earlier forum that Cuomo turned into a campaign rally attacking Republicans, helped by softball lobbed by NYU Professor Mitchell Moss.
NY Post Today

Sen. Marty Golden calls his challenger Gounardes a Martian from Mars for supporting a new X gender designation on birth certificates and official paperwork in NYC.
NY Post Today

Ne'er do well Adam Skelos gets 4 years in federal prison on corruption charges. He blubbers in court that Dean his dad has nothing to do with him any more, and he is estranged from that side of his family, something he compares to death.
NY Post Today

MTA chief Byford says the problems facing NYC subways include riders making a mess as they eat on subway cars.
NY Post Today

Former Assembly member Harris gets 6 months in jail for FEMA fraud after Hurricane Sandy.
NY Post Today

Cuomo somehow forgot Puerto Rican FALN terrorist bombings in NYC when talking about history of such incidents in NYC at press conferences on pipebombs. They killed 3 NYPD cops.
NY Post Today

For second day in a row, felon sprung on bail by Kennedy is a fugitive after missing a court date.
NY Post Today

Number of NYCHA housing authority tenants who have lost heat and hot water total an estimated 35,000.
NY Post Today

De Blasio sneaks in backdoor of Queens town hall meeting to avoid NYPD union protesters.
NY Post Today

Queens high school guidance counselor arrested for assaulting police officer in the school.
NY Post Today

Post editorial says it is no suprise Cuomo doesn't want to debate Molinaro upstate. His policies have completely failed the region and prompted an exodus of people and businesses.
NY Post Today

MTA conductor closed door on kid, dragging him 40 feet in subway, lawsuit says. 2017 incident in Brooklyn broke both legs of 9 year old.
NY Post Today

Trump reverts to form and blames 'media' for pipebombs. 'A very big part of the Anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the Mainstream Media that I refer to as Fake News.'
NY Post Today

Senator Marcellino says it was a mistake that his Twitter account 'liked' a posting that called pipeboms to Democrats 'poetic justice.'
The New York Times Today

Confusion and panic created by pipebombs extended to Cuomo, who claimed such a 'device' had been sent to him. It turned out to be nothing more than routine mail with a flash drive included.
The New York Times Today

Skelos and son get four years in federal prison on corruption charges.
The New York Times Today

China and Russia said to be tapping Trump's iPhones, using information gathered to gain insight to manipulated by influencing those outside government who give him advice. He refuses to stop using non-secure cellphones.
The New York Times Today

Stock prices fall once again in trading today.
The New York Times Today

Bomb reported sent to actor and Trump critic Robert DeNiro.
The New York Times Today

Pipebombs sent to Clinton, Obama, Democrats vilified by political right and Trump. CNN also gets bomb in mail in Manhattan offices.
The New York Times Today

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