Today in your Trail Mix:
The DEC commissioner on fracking in New York State.
Rochester criticizes a deal between Kodak and the community college.
Syracuse and Buffalo get big federal money for road work.
Plus, celebrity gossip.
Energy
See the New York NOW interview with DEC commissioner Joe Martens about hydrofracking.
A valve that precipitated a shutdown at Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant is being repaired again, after workers discovered a leak (Debra J. Groom, Post-Standard).
A judge has ruled that the gas driller that allegedly contaminated water in Dimock, Pa. won't have to ship water to residents anymore - and the affected families are upset (Steve Reilly, Press & Sun-Bulletin).
Landowners might not be getting full disclosure about the risks of fracking from gas companies seeking leases, according to the Environmental Working Group [VIDEO] (Maureen McManus, State of Politics).
Education
The city of Rochester is criticizing a deal between Monroe Community College and Kodak to buy out-of-use space at the photo giant's headquarters (Brian Sharp, Democrat and Chronicle).
Governor Cuomo is in Buffalo today to make an announcement about UB2020, the University at Buffalo's plan to expand and foster economic development (Tom Precious, Buffalo News).
Some classes are letting students use "gadgetry for good, not evil" - and bucking the "no cellphones in school" trend (Stephen T. Watson, Buffalo News).
Business
The latest business in our Company Town series is a "corporate social responsibility" consultant who wants to make company's values an important part of their brand (Zack Seward, Innovation Trail).
Despite its denials, industry watchers suspect that Kodak is continuing to struggle to avoid bankruptcy (Matt Daneman, USA Today).
Xerox's Ursula Burns isn't just one of Fortune's most powerful women in business - she's one of the most powerful MOMS, according to the magazine Working Mother (Democrat and Chronicle).
Payroll company Paychex has a new website, BuildMyBiz, dedicated to helping small businesses "thrive" (Nate Dougherty, Rochester Business Journal).
Government
Syracuse is getting $10 million from the federal Department of Transportation to link its University Hill neighborhood to down with trails and paths (Mark Weiner, Post-Standard).
The same agency is granting $15 million to Buffalo to bring traffic back to a downtown district (Mike Desmond, WNED).
Worth it for the photo alone: Parking meter fail in Buffalo (Phil Fairbanks, Buffalo News).
Police got handsy with a New York Times photographer at an Occupy Wall Street protest yesterday (Joe Pompeo, Capital).
Regional councils
The head of the Rochester Business Alliance appeared on WXXI's 1370 Connection yesterday, to talk about the winners and losers in the regional councils.
There's already a plant coming online after last week's regional council announcement: an Ithaca firm is launching a production line in Geneva, making "bio-composite products" (Bruce Estes, Gannett).
Celebrities
Fran "The Nanny" Drescher is joining Mark "The Kids Are All Right" Ruffalo in the fight against fracking (Joseph Spector, Vote Up!).
The governor and his girlfriend, Food Network celebrity Sandra Lee, will be exchanging love letters as gifts this year (Cara Matthews, Vote Up!).
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