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Libraries catalogue budget concerns

02/08/10 Few organizations whose budget is dependent on state spending are happy with Gov. David Paterson’s 2010 budget proposal, and that includes those synonymous with the word free: libraries. Paterson’s proposal calls for a 2.76 percent reduction in library aid payments, or a $2.4 million cut, that would bring total library funding to $84.45 million. The governor is calling for reductions in most areas of state spending. New York Library Association Executive Director Michael Bo... Continue Reading

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Ballston Spa woman pleads not guilty to attempted murder 02/05/10 A Ballston Spa woman accused of stabbing her husband in November pleaded no...
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BC sports teams play cash strapped seasons 02/05/10 Next year’s budget unlikely to offer relief Few would question the ten...

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