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Hudson River Rafting Company excursion on the upper Hudson in April 2008. Photo: Chetan Sarva, CC some rights reserved
Hudson River guide pleads guilty after client drowns
North Creek, NY, Nov 27, 2012 — A rafting guide from North Creek has pleaded guilty to criminal negligent homicide following the death of a client on a tributary of the Hudson River this fall.
Rory Fay of North Creek is expected to serve roughly a year behind bars after guiding a party while intoxicated. Go to full article
Rory Fay of North Creek is expected to serve roughly a year behind bars after guiding a party while intoxicated. Go to full article
Cuomo seeks $41 billion from US gov for Sandy rebuilding
Albany, NY, Nov 27, 2012 — Governor Cuomo says Hurricane Sandy caused more damage than Hurricane Katrina, and is now asking for $41 billion from the federal government. Cuomo says New York's congressional delegation has promised the help. Go to full article
U.S. defends Mohawk land claim
Hogansburg, NY, Nov 27, 2012 — The U.S. Attorney General's office is defending the St. Regis Mohawks' land claim in its entirety. That's after a judge recommended throwing out most of it last fall.
In a brief filed earlier in November, Assistant Attorney General Ignacia Moreno made two important points about the decades old Mohawk claim to 12,000 acres in St. Lawrence and Franklin counties. Go to full article
In a brief filed earlier in November, Assistant Attorney General Ignacia Moreno made two important points about the decades old Mohawk claim to 12,000 acres in St. Lawrence and Franklin counties. Go to full article
Clarkson prof works to modernize NY state's energy grid
Potsdam, NY, Nov 27, 2012 — Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced New York would invest $250 million to develop smart grid technologies to modernize the state's energy grid.
IBM has just... Go to full article
IBM has just... Go to full article
How to track road kill on your smart phone (seriously)
Plattsburgh, NY, Nov 27, 2012 — We've all seen or experienced it - unfortunate wildlife dashes in front of a car at just the wrong time--and its remains splatter across the road.
But Danielle... Go to full article
But Danielle... Go to full article
Fort Drum connector road to I-81 set to open soon
Fort Drum, NY, Nov 27, 2012 — The highway project that will create a direct connection between Interstate 81 and Fort Drum's main gate is set to open soon. Go to full article
A new love of learning, at 83
Canton, NY, Nov 27, 2012 — A Canton great-grandmother will earn her associate degree from SUNY Canton in a few weeks, and says she wants to continue her higher education. 83-year-old Myrtle Butterfield... Go to full article
