News Headlines for Akron, New York

Norman Marcus, New York City Zoning Expert, Dies at 75 (New York Times)
As general counsel to the New York City Planning Commission for more than 20 years, Mr. Marcus drafted many of its labyrinthine codes and designations.

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Escobar to see specialist in New York (MLB.com)
Escobar to see New York specialist

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New York Philharmonic axes Governors Island concert (New York Daily News)
The New York Philharmonic has canceled its first-ever concert on Governors Island because of bad weather. Saturday's free concert won't be rescheduled.

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New York set to relax reinsurer collateral (Business Insurance)
NEW YORK—International reinsurers' campaign to relax collateral requirements on U.S. risks gained ground last week when New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo sent a regulatory modernization proposal to Gov. David Paterson's office for review.

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New York Dolls, Garage, Glasgow (Independent)
"These guys", informs New York Dolls singer David Johansen, with a sweep of the hand towards his band, "were drinking in a bar at Dublin Airport this morning. At 9am." His chuckle deepens as guitarist Sylvain Sylvain stammers something about Irish coffee in futile mitigation. "You're a disgrace," rejoins Johansen. Good. Disgrace is what we're here for, after all.

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Wind Blowing Energy Into New York | WBNG-TV Binghamton, NY | Local Top Stories (WBNG Binghamton)
Wind power could be strong force in the future of energy production in New York. This week the Public Service Commission granted Iberdrola permission to build wind farms in New York.

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'Very Young Girls': New York's Children Left Behind (The New York Sun)
It's difficult to fathom that a sex act between an adolescent girl and a grown man would land the child in jail, but it happens every day on the streets of New York. Much time and effort is spent combating the sexual exploitation of children and the trafficking of foreign girls in our country, but young Americans who are trapped or tricked into prostitution often find themselves facing either ...

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New York-Penn League Again Turns to Fans for New Logo (OurSports Central)
At the beginning of April, the New York-Penn League announced their current logo would be retired at the completion of the 2008 season. In an effort to find a new mark, the league announced a contest to help design the new logo.

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New York Mets (43-44) at Philadelphia Phillies (48-40), 1:35 p.m. (Miami Herald)
The Philadelphia Phillies will try to rebound from last night's loss when they resume a four-game set Sunday with the NL East-rival New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park.

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New York beach evacuated after fireworks wash up (Chicago Sun-Times)
NEW YORK---- A popular beach on Long Island was evacuated at the height of a holiday weekend after stray, unexploded fireworks washed ashore the day after a July Fourth show, state parks officials said Saturday.

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