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New Poll Reveals Percentage Of NYers Who Support Using SUNY Dorms To House Migrants New Poll Reveals Percentage Of NYers Who Support Using SUNY Dorms To House Migrants
New Poll Reveals Percentage Of NYers Who Support Using SUNY Dorms To House Migrants New polling is shedding light on how New Yorkers feel about a proposal to house migrants in university dorms. Among the state’s registered voters, 54 percent oppose using SUNY dorms to temporarily house new migrants to New York, while 33 percent are in favor, according to a Siena College poll released Wednesday, June 28. “Voters oppose using SUNY dorms to temporarily house new migrants to New York by a 21-point margin," Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said in a statement. "It’s opposed by more than three-quarters of Republicans and a majority of independents, while Democrats ar…

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by Michael Mashburn
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'Person Of Interest' ID'd After 19-Year-Old College Student Fatally Stabbed In Upstate NY 'Person Of Interest' ID'd After 19-Year-Old College Student Fatally Stabbed In Upstate NY
'Person Of Interest' ID'd After 19-Year-Old College Student Fatally Stabbed In Upstate NY Police are reportedly searching for a "person of interest" after a 19-year-old student from Long Island was fatally stabbed during an altercation outside a freshman dorm at the University of Buffalo. Tyler Lewis, of Baldwin in Nassau County, died during the incident that occurred Friday night, Oct. 14 at Moody Terrace roadway near Richmond Quad (Ellicott Complex) at the university's North Campus. "Initial accounts provided by witnesses indicate this incident likely stemmed from a physical altercation between several individuals who most likely knew each other," the University at Buffal…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Rockland County District Attorney Welcomes New Employee On Path To Be Assistant DA Rockland County District Attorney Welcomes New Employee On Path To Be Assistant DA
Rockland County District Attorney Welcomes New Employee On Path To Be Assistant DA A new employee who will later become the county's assistant district attorney was welcomed to Rockland County during a swearing-in ceremony. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II welcomed Rosibel Ventura Almonte as she was sworn in by the Honorable Roselina Serrano, Village of West Haverstraw Justice on Wednesday, June 24, at the Rockland County Courthouse. Almonte was hired as a legal assistant, and after passing the BAR exam and admission to practice law, she will serve as an assistant district attorney, Walsh said. Currently residing in Pomona, Al…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
These Universities In New York Rank Among Best In World These Universities In New York Rank Among Best In World
These Universities In New York Rank Among Best In World Do you know someone who attends college in New York or did you get a degree from one? According to the Center for World University Rankings, New York state is home to at least 17 of the world's top 1,000 higher education institutions. Five of the top-ranked colleges are affiliated with the State University of New York. Here are how New York's universities rank internationally and nationally. 1. Columbia University, eighth globally and sixth in the U.S. 2. Cornell University, 14th globally and 11th in the nation.  3. New York University, 25th worldwide and 20th in the U.S. 4. Rockefeller …

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by Jon Craig