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Natural Disasters Reshape Animal Rescue
Catastrophes unite us in our courage, our challenges and our grief. But they also provide a blueprint for our future.The terrorist attacks of 9/11 fore-grounded the concept of disaster preparedness,...
View ArticleLocal Farmers Import Pumpkins From Out of State
Pumpkin farmers have been forced to look out of state the make sure they have enough vegetables for the season after a soggy summer dampened prospects for a fruitful fall.Dan Schoonmaker, a partner at...
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Cuomo delays state's fiscal reporting
By Karen DeWitt, New York Public Radio Capital Bureau ChiefCourtesy of the Governor's office.Governor Cuomo’s budget office delayed releasing its annual mid-year budget report and future financial...
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TN MOVING STORIES: Vermont Swiftly Repaired Irene-Damaged Roads; LaHood To...
Top stories on TN:FAA Chief Randy Babbitt is on a leave of absence after being arrested for drunk driving Saturday night. (Link) The White House declined to call for Babbitt's resignation. (Link) MIT...
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Vermont Highway Finally Reopens After Hurricane Irene
The final stretch of road destroyed by Hurricane Irene is set to reopen this week, four months after the Hurricane wrought havoc on transportation infrastructure all along the Northeast.Route 107, a...
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Severe Weather Events Continue to Cost US: Big $$ to Alabama, Vermont, NY, NJ
Upstate New York roads, as viewed by helicopter (photo by Karen DeWitt/NYS Public Radio/WXXI)Severe weather events in 2011 -- the worst in history according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
View ArticleCatskills Towns Still Bear Scars on Anniversary of Hurricane Irene
Towns in the Catskills are still recovering from Hurricane Irene one year after the storm washed out roads and ripped apart homes and businesses."There are places where a lot of work still has to be...
View ArticleMTA Hopes to Recoup $65M Losses From Irene
The MTA has submitted claims to insurers and the federal government to recover $65 million in losses it suffered during Tropical Storm Irene last August.High winds and floodwaters damaged transit...
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From The Archives: Big Storms, Climate Change Imperil Transit
As Hurricane Sandy approaches, we thought of this, our story from a year ago, in which we reported that if the storm surge had been just a foot higher during Hurricane Irene, New York's east river...
View ArticleBouncing Back in the Catskills, 5 Years After Irene
It's been five years since Hurricane Irene hit New York as a Tropical Storm. Before Sandy, it was one of the costliest and deadliest storms on record in the northeast. Irene caused 10 deaths in New...
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