For budget-cutting reasons Governor David Paterson’s has proposed closing Minnewaska State Park. The Shawangunk Ridge....the most scenic vista east of the Rockies. Stand up!!!! Be heard!!!
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See Times Herald-Record article
A federal judge overseeing the settlement between the city and 9/11 cleanup and rescue workers said he would take a week to review the terms of the accord.
A settlement of up to $657.5
million has been reached in the cases of thousands of rescue and cleanup workers who sued the city, according to city officials.
A vote kept alive a deal to pay $536 million for land from United States Sugar, but officials said they continued to struggle with whether the agency could afford it.