March 9, 2015

Honey Bee like - "I need a licence?"

Jing Xin Shen, 54

Prostitution arrest at Honey Bee Salon in East Greenbush

Unlawfully practicing massage,is a felony under state Education Law that requires personal masseurs to be licensed.
A woman was arrested and a massage parlor at 110 Columbia Turnpike shut down Monday, town police said.

Based on witness information and police surveillance, officers entered the Honey BeeSalon around 3 p.m. and determined Jing Xin Shen, 54, was engaging in illegal activity.

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"An enormous loss"

'Simpsons' Co-Creator Sam Simon 
Sam Simon, a co-creator of The Simpsons and a veteran of the television industry for over four decades, passed away at his home in Los Angeles on Sunday following a long battle with colorectal cancer. He was 59. The writer, cartoonist, producer, showrunner, poker player and philanthropist had been diagnosed with terminal cancer since late 2012, Variety reports.

...his input shaped the series into the long-running, globally beloved cultural behemoth that it is today.  Simon is still credited as an executive producer on the series, which has run for 568 episodes and counting.

March 7, 2015

When Daylight Saving Time Was Illegal

Lily Rothman Time - Time - Sat Mar 7 12:00:00 UTC 2015

When Daylight Saving Time begins this year on Mar. 8, Americans are likely to turn their clocks forward with a minimum of grumbling over the lost hour — at least compared to the objections that were raised when it was first implemented.

March 5, 2015

For Immediate Release

US Congressman Chris Gibson to Address
26 Regional Wounded Warriors

Troy, NY – Twenty-six regional Wounded Warriors and their families begin arriving to the Capital District today for the 10th anniversary STRIDE Wounded Warrior Snowfest, for a weekend of healing through adaptive sports.

March 4, 2015

What difference does it make?

Updated: Wednesday, March 4 2015, 03:48 AM EST
House committee subpoenas  Clinton's personal e-mail account

March 3, 2015

Milk...it does a body (and a state economy) good!

Holy cow! NY agriculture is booming

New York ranks in the top 10 in the nation for milk and other dairy production, as well as wine, apples and maple syrup, the report from Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found. “New York’s economy is still fueled by agricultural activity and the production of food,” DiNapoli said in a statement.

March 1, 2015

Pipeline forum draws heated opposition

David Lee/Columbia-Greene Media
NASSAU — The Nassau Sportsman Club was filled to its brim Saturday when more than 185 people attended the Stop New York Fracked Gas Pipeline public forum, a presentation on the proposed pipeline and compressor station to follow an existing utility powerline corridor through Schodack, Nassau and Stephentown.