The Latest News on Casino Developments in Catskills & NYS:
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| Are Residents Safe? Nursing Home in Liberty under investigation after losing power Thursday
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"On Thursday, Jan. 8, DOH was onsite to ensure the residents were receiving proper care and to begin an investigation into the incident. The Facility's generator is fully operational and DOH remains on site to monitor the situation. The investigation is ongoing. NYS regulations require nursing homes to have a backup generator."
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Catskills Ranked #39 Of World Tourist Spots To Travel To: 52 Places to Go in 2015
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"Something funny is happening in this mountainous region 100 miles north of New York City, where Jewish comedians like Woody Allen once performed at Borscht Belt resorts: The Catskills are being reshaped by a new generation of fresh-air-seeking urbanites."
The New York Times jumps on the visit-the-Catskills bandwagon - watershedpost.com
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The Latest Kurly's Kommentary: 
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Enforce Codes & Tear Down Eyesores: Steve Israel: Cleaner Sullivan will make good first impression on visitors to casino
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"It's time for code enforcement officers to pressure landlords to tear down and clean up those shameful, crumbling bungalows and abandoned buildings that blight our green Catskills countryside."
Getting Rid of "Ghost" Structures: Perceiving the Catskills as a Place of Renewal, Not Decay - huffingtonpost.com |
| "Expanded Duty" & Higher Health Care Costs Major Snags: State troopers reject latest contract offer |
| "Major snags were said to be higher healthcare costs as well as limits for the amount of overtime that troopers can get when appearing for court testimony. The deal, if approved, would have increased pay, for example, for a 10-year veteran from almost $99,000 to $107,000 by the end of the contract in 2018." |
| Release of Hollywood Movie Based On Liberty NY In Works: HITS - A Film By David Cross |
"Last year I made a movie called, HITS, a low budget indie thing, with a bunch of my very talented friends. It stars Meredith Hagner, Matt Walsh, James Adomian, Jake Cherry, Derek Waters, Wyatt Cenac, David Koechner, Jessie Ennis, Amy Sedaris, Michael Cera, Amy Carlson and Jason Ritter. It's a dark independent comedy exploring the nature of fame in 21st Century YouTube America and we're releasing the film in February."
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| Largest in NY History: Retired Sullivan County educator is the $326 million Mega Millions winner |
| "One man's life is never going to be the same. Lottery officials will unveil the identity of a $326 million Mega Millions winner on Monday. The winner, a retired educator from Sullivan County, is the sole winner of the Nov. 4 jackpot." |
| From $5 To $7 An Hour: NY panel considers higher wage for tipped workers |
| "Servers, busboys and hotel housekeepers in New York could soon get a raise-though not as big an increase as advocates wanted. A state board is considering recommending a proposal to boost the wage paid to servers to $7 an hour, from $5. State law allows servers and other tipped workers to make less than the state's $8.75 minimum wage, as long as their tips make up the difference." |
| Facing Increased Risk of Rape: Incarcerated Trans Woman Sues New York Prison Over Sexual Assault |
| "At the time of alleged assault, LeslieAnn Manning, who was housed in the maximum-security male facility, says Sullivan officials knew she was a transgender woman - an identity that commonlyputs an inmate at higher risk for sexual assault in men's prisons. She had previously fought to be granted the rights to receive hormone therapy, legally change her name, grow her hair long, and wear feminine undergarments beneath her prison uniform, according to a Slate profile on the case." |
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