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Greenburgh Dems turn backs on 3 sitting town justices
The court has endured years of criticism for poor efficiency and sloppy bookkeeping, and the discovery of 100000 old traffic tickets this year may have been the breaking point. "I think people are tired of reading about problems in the court," said
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:39A
Greenburgh Dems turn backs on 3 sitting town justices
The court has endured years of criticism for poor efficiency and sloppy bookkeeping, and the discovery of 100000 old traffic tickets this year may have been the breaking point. "I think people are tired of reading about problems in the court," said
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:39A
Yonkers cop surpassed $300000 pay mark as city struggled with 2010 budget crisis
"They're doing overtime directing traffic on the street." Brown said he was referring to Consolidated Edison's M29 transmission line project that had city police officers stationed at work sites along the five-mile path through the city.
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:39A
Palace no position yet on divorce bill
Aquino earlier said that divorce is “no-no” for him. The 50-year-old bachelor said he is open to legal separation law instead which allows people to marry again. The House panel is set to start its deliberation on HB 1799 on Wednesday.
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:38A
State fails to sustain spurious treason charges
Monday May 30, 2011, at 1030hrs, our application for the relaxation of bail conditions was heard before Justice Kudya. We had sort the return of our passports and the removal of stringent reporting conditions. The judge has concerted to the altering of
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:37A
Contempt charges against CPM Leader
A Division Bench comprising Justice AK Basheer and Justice PQ Barkath Ali also directed Jayarajan to appear before the court on June 8. The court suo motu initiated contempt proceedings against Jayarajan after he made some critical comments against
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:37A
Social influences to drive plug-in hybrid vehicle take-up
That's the verdict of research by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California at Davis which suggests that more in-depth synthesis needs to be taken into the role of social interactions in policy design.
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:36A
Hasina for Islam as Bangladesh's state religion
Rejecting another Supreme Court verdict, she said the system of a caretaker government taking office to conduct elections should be scrapped. The provision introduced in 1996 has been subject to severe criticism with the loser in each subsequent
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:36A
Victoria's organics woes far from over
That was the verdict from industry at a conference organised by the Victorian Waste Management Association (VWMA), held last week in Victoria. With a number of key organisations present as well as regulators and policy makers, the industry was keen to
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:36A
US Attorney op-eds for the first time
Excerpt: When we meet with the Muslim, Arab and Sikh communities in our district, we send the message that the Justice Department's fight against terrorism has not dimmed our commitment to protect civil liberties. In this regard, President Barack
Updated: 05/31/2011 02:36A