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David Haines of Ogden lives south of Ridge Road and drives past a small cobblestone house built more than 100 years ago at least three times a week.

"It's just a great way to start the day. It makes (guests) feel really good. I try to do things people don't do at home to give them that special feeling"

Maybe faraway friends are making an overnight pit stop at your home en route to someplace else. via Democrat & Chronicle

"We're scratching our heads why? This doesn't make sense and we kept thinking those poor taxpayers. "

When Kay Illenburg was a secretary for the Greece Central School District, she says she definitely noticed some extra spending going on. via WROC

"You see me go from embryo to geezer."

Not that he needs the work, but Robert Klein's many talents have made sure he's never without a job. via Union-Sun & Journal

Nathan "Nate" Herendeen, of Gasport, recently retired after 38 years with Cornell University Cooperative Extension in Lockport. via Buffalo News

"It was so big and heavy that it took both the engineer and the conductor to get it off the tracks."

City police are investigating an apparent case of railroad interference that could have led to a derailment on the tracks near the Vine Street crossing. via Niagara Gazette

"I really think we're at the goal line, and we need to get over the goal line"

Last week, we told you how Lansing Central School District conducted its budget process the right way, while state government fell into some old bad habits with its process . via Ithaca Journal

The SPCA serving Erie County is looking for new players for its Feline Foster Team. via Buffalo News

"In today's dollars, $500,000 doesn't get you a lot of work"

Ending years of gridlock on the issue, New York lawmakers have reformed a decades-old law that critics maintain inflates costs on public construction projects. via Press & Sun-Bulletin

Movement in claims of human rights violations in Tompkins County filed with the New York State Division of Human Rights could be stalled after the agency's commissioner gave Gov. via Ithaca Journal

"Don Cheadle would be a dream for me. His ability is absolutely ridiculous. He is one of those rare people who has never been in a bad movie."

WHO: Mark E. Tallman, 27, is a working actor from Northern New York who recently moved to New York City to pursue his career. via Watertown Daily Times

"Nobody's come in jumping up and down, but nobody's said they're dissatisfied with the way it's worked, either"

For counties with wind farm development, there's no one way to slice the pie of tax-break agreements. via Watertown Daily Times

Four groups and four individuals are the recipients of the 2008 Good News Awards given by the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce, which will be presented at the annual Good News Award Ceremony on May 8 at ... via Buffalo News

The Greece Board of Education voted to pass its budget proposal for the 2008-2009 school year. via R News

Three students are in hot water for breaking into the West Seneca Central School District's electronic information system. via WIVB-TV Buffalo

"I'm convinced that the timing is right for that to take place"

The man in charge of New York's Upstate revitalization strategy is about to assume a larger leadership role in the redevelopment of Niagara Falls. via Niagara Gazette

"District officials have ended some troubling practices and have pledged to do better going forward. District taxpayers deserve no less."

The Hamburg Central School District improperly transferred $83,000 in trust funds designated for student scholarships to the not-for-profit Hamburg School Foundation, according to an audit New York State ... via Empire State News

"That's means we'll be looking at an October or November time frame for getting approval"

Due to favorable state aid and a busy building season, hundreds of school districts in the state have been submitting capital construction projects to the state Education Department for approval, creating a ... via Watertown Daily Times

"We want to look at every facet of the budget"

The Chenango Valley Central School District's proposed $31.2 million budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year is up 7.5 percent, due to the rising cost of utilities, special education and employee benefits, ... via Press & Sun-Bulletin

Two of three area United Way organizations exceeded their 2007 fundraising goals, officials said. via Daily Star