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Brian Reilly, the city's economic development chief, enjoys a benefit bestowed on few City Hall employees - health insurance for the woman he lives with that's paid for with public funds intended to promote economic development.

A little flashback in time on my blog : It seems that Quebec nationalists have found another thing to be upset about, and it pertains to a rather unfortunate fact: Britain defeated the French in Quebec during the Seven Years' War in the 18th century and some people would rather forget it even happened.

Monty Alexander's trip here for the Rochester International Jazz Festival is a sort of homecoming for him, back to a place where he was able to experiment and let loose in his early years.

More nurse practitioners might open independent primary care practices - which could help fill health care gaps left by doctor shortages and provide care at lower costs - if a proposed state licensing change is approved.

Attica , N.Y. - A minor earthquake in the upstate New York village of Attica has people talking but apparently didn't cause any damage.

CVS/pharmacy to open distribution center in N.Y. By AntoinetteA Alexander NEW YORK CVS/pharmacy has finalized plans to open a new distribution center in Chemung County in New York that will be in operation in 2011.

All necessary to the plot lines, of course. AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP Sandra Bullock's upcoming flick "The Proposal," marks the first time the 44-year-old actress has stripped down on-set. "Sadly, my first and last nude scene got laughs, so I had to be very secure with that," she at a press junket on May 31.

NEW YORK, May 22 NY-union-conflict Overnight raid by HERE leadership imperils members' security , /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Workers and retirees who witnessed the invasion of their union offices by agents of former HERE President John Wilhelm issued the following statements today: "I came to MY building, the UNITE HERE offices on 275 7th avenue ...

HISTORY COME ALIVE: The Cheektowaga Historical Association will present Patrick Weissend's free talk, Measuring Western New York from the files of Surveyor Joseph Elliot, at 7 p. m. today in Alexander Community Center, 275 Alexander St., Cheektowaga.

When state lawmakers vote on legalizing medical marijuana later this month, state Sen.

Taxpayers in Genesee County's eight school districts will get a breather in Tuesday's elections with spending and tax rates about the same as this year and only one school board contest.

An Alexander man was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief after he punched out a window at a Darien saloon early Saturday morning, Genesee County sheriff's officials said.

THE star of the recent Russian Team Champi onship is being hailed as the latest "produce of the Soviet school" -- yet he's not a Russian.

Move over, baby Emily. Emma is the new top name among baby girls, ending Emily's 12-year reign.

Here's a recap of the April 21 Town Board meeting. Supervisor Alexander Gromack and Town Board members John Maloney, Shirley Lasker, Frank Borelli and George Hoehmann were present.

WHO: Trent A. Trulock has been St. Lawrence County historian and executive director of the county Historical Association since 1997.

Alexander is an astronaut with a shrunken monkey's head tucked inside a pocket of his jumpsuit - it pokes into his thigh as they leave the earth, a secret bit of luck his crew mates know nothing of, each pressed into their own upright cradle.

Seven score and four years ago, as Lincoln lay dying in a boarding house across the street from Ford's Theater, his myth was already being born.

Using cold-water laundry detergent or switching to CFL light bulbs may not seem like big ways of going green, but when 200 million Wal-Mart shoppers make those changes, the positive impacts on the environment can be huge.