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Economy, Obama Inauguration: Year's Top Stories
NEW YORK -- The convoluted American economy -- restoring windfalls to a lucky few while leaving millions jobless and distraught -- was the top news story of 2009, followed closely by the inauguration of President Barack Obama, according to U.S. editors
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A year when reality TV became part of our reality
Little Falcon Heene of "Balloon Boy" fame surely had no idea he was encapsulating an entire year of popular culture when he told his parents on national TV: "You guys said that we did this for the show."
Seeking fame is nothing new for Americans —
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Train delays expected through late afternoon
Officials say even with service being restored, there will be delays until at least late afternoon
breaking news, amtrak, new jersey transit, penn station, local news
NEW YORK (WABC) --
An electrical problem outside New York City put train
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NYC says Catskill gas drilling risks are too great
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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York City's Department of Environmental Protection called on state officials Wednesday to ban natural gas drilling in the Catskills watershed, saying it would pose too great a risk to the city's upstate drinking
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Plane Crashes More Survivable than Ever
(CBS) U.S. and Jamaican authorities are asking tough questions as they investigate Tuesday's American Airlines crash in Kingston.
Everyone on board survived after the Boeing 737 overran the runway. They've been called lucky, but there may be more
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WELCOME TO MY BLOG: Determining Venue for Terror Trial Is a Case in Itself
Since the government’s announcement that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed would be tried with others in Manhattan in connection with the 9/11 attacks, some lawyers and others have expressed skepticism that such a trial will ever be held in the city.
They are
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Goodbye 2009: Don't let the door hit you
on the Internet and TV news. In the following weeks, frustrated by missteps in the investigation, hundreds of people rioted, venting their anger in downtown Oakland, smashing windows and setting cars ablaze.
Many Bay Area residents will happily herald
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Police search Hudson River for missing boy
NEWBURGH, N.Y. — Police divers are in the Hudson River again, searching for any sign of a 4-year-old Newburgh boy who went missing two weeks ago. Police Lt. Charles Broe Sr. says the divers are concentrating on a stretch of the river near where a
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Walls come tumbling down on historic Hudson River landmark Bannerman Castle
View full sizeAP Photo/The Bannerman Castle Trust, Linda T. HubbardThis 2006 photo released by The Bannerman Castle Trust, Inc., shows the east view of Bannerman Castle on the Hudson River in New York. Supporters are racing to raise money to stabilize
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Dozens Of Birds Killed In Oakland Airport Abatement
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Dozens of dead birds found washed up on the Bay shoreline near Oakland International Airport were killed as part of the airport's wildlife management program, an airport spokesman said Wednesday.
A warden with the California
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Happy campers arrive early for 2010 Rose Parade
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PASADENA, Calif. -- Dean Hanson was a happy camper after the annual scramble for curbside seats for the Tournament of Roses Parade.
When police allowed people to claim seats at noon Thursday, the 66-year-old Northern California man
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Sullenberger leads 2010 Rose Parade
Captain Chesley B "Sully" Sullenberger III, the man who became a national hero after safely landing a stricken jetliner on New York's Hudson River in 2009, led the traditional New Year's Day Rose Parade on Friday.
Sullengberger rode down Pasadena's
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Hudson River airliner pilot leads Rose Parade as an actual hero
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Story last updated at 1/2/2010 - 12:17 am
PASADENA, Calif. - After a run of celebrity grand marshals, a real American hero led the Rose Parade on Friday.
Onlookers stood and cheered as Capt. Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger
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Pilot of the airwaves
Airline pilot Jake Pavelka may not have successfully landed in the Hudson River, but he still has enough pull to make 25 contestants try to win his hand in "The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love" (7 p.m., KSTP, Ch. 5). In the premiere, Pavelka uses
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Police search Hudson River for missing man
Spring Valley man's vehicle was found on the Tappan Zee Bridge
TARRYTOWN — State police divers are searching the Hudson River for a missing man after his vehicle was found on the Tappan Zee Bridge Sunday night.
Wolf Aristilde, a 22-year-old
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Cops end search for boy; investigation continues
CITY OF NEWBURGH — Police have called off the ground search for a missing 4-year-old but say city detectives and state police investigators continue to work the case.
Marc Bookal disappeared on Dec. 14 from his home at 11 Benkard Ave. City police and
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Suit: Man buried in NYC as John Doe despite search
NEW YORK (AP) -- A British woman says New York City officials didn't identify her missing son until more than five years after burying him as an unknown man despite his family's efforts to find him.
Margaret Massey sued the city in a Manhattan court
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Damages sought over man's burial
Relatives of a computer programmer from Doncaster who was buried as an unknown man in a New York cemetery have filed a damages claim against US authorities. Richard Massey, 27, was reported missing shortly before Christmas 2002. After his body was found
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Yankee well tests shows radioactive isotope
the ground would happen to be at the monitoring well," he added.
MONTPELIER (AP) -- A small amount of radioactive material was found in a test of groundwater wells at the Vermont Yankee nuclear facility, the plant confirmed Thursday.
The problem at the
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Twitter Again!: ANS Names of 2009
“Salish Sea” is Name of the Year
“Salish Sea” was chosen Name of the Year by the American Name Society at its annual meeting in Baltimore, Maryland on January 9, 2010.
Salish Sea was also the Place Name of the Year. This name, created by marine
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Record largemouth bass
About the author: Don Lehman is a Post-Star staff writer who covers the public safety beat, Warren County Board of Supervisors. He is also an avid outdoorsman who enjoys fishing, hiking and mountain biking.
Well, it doesn’t stand alone as the world-
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Bird forces emergency landing for Airbus
A Swiss airline flight made an emergency landing just after takeoff in Saint Petersburg yesterday when a bird was caught in one of its engines, but no one was injured, Russian news agencies said.
The Airbus 319 was to travel to Zurich with 123
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Bird-plane collisions may pass 10,000, a first
WASHINGTON - Reports of airplanes hitting birds and other wildlife have soared since a stricken US Airways jet landed last year in New York's Hudson River, and the government's tally for last year could reach or even exceed 10,000 for the first time.
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Bird-plane collisions mount; may exceed 10,000 a year
WASHINGTON — Reports of airplanes hitting birds and other wildlife have soared in the year since a stricken US Airways jet landed in New York's Hudson River, and the government's tally for last year could reach or even exceed 10,000 for the first time.
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Passengers Reflect on Year After Hudson River Jet Landing
Jan. 15: A US Airways plane floats in the Hudson River in New York City after birds hit the engines and it crashed.
Jan. 15: A US Airways plane floats in the Hudson River in New York City after birds hit the engines and it crashed.
NEW YORK Months
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Survivors of Hudson River Jet Landing Gather 1 Year Later
Jan. 15: A US Airways plane floats in the Hudson River in New York City after birds hit the engines and it crashed.
Jan. 15: A US Airways plane floats in the Hudson River in New York City after birds hit the engines and it crashed.
NEW YORK It should
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Survivors of Hudson crash toast to anniversary
Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, kneeling foreground right, pilot of the US Airways flight that had a water landing in New York's Hudson River last year, poses for a photo with passengers and crew on the anniversary of the incident, in New York,
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Today in History
Today is Sunday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2010. There are 348 days left in the year.
On Jan. 17, 1950, the Great Brink's Robbery took place as seven masked men held up a Brink's garage in Boston, stealing $1.2 million in cash and $1.5 million in checks
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Parking fees on rise as airports seek revenue
Denver International makes the list of world's most beautiful airports.
Parking rates are rising at airports across the USA as aviation authorities and local governments seek additional revenue amid shrinking air traffic.
Chicago's O'Hare and Midway
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PATH trains from N.J. to NYC to get upgrades
Siemens, based in Munich, said the consortium had signed a $321 million agreement with the Port Authority Trans-Hudson to modernize and automate the rail system crossing the Hudson River that will increase passenger capacity from 240,000 to 250,000
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Hospital Opening New Heart Center in Manhattan
NEW YORK (AP/ 1010 WINS) -- New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center is opening a new heart center in Manhattan.
The facility will offer advanced diagnostic technology and treatments that are less invasive. It also will offer
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EPA notes higher PCB levels in Hudson dredging
Federal environmental officials say they believe the amount of contaminated sediment that will need to be dredged from the Hudson River will be "significantly higher" than initially expected.
Federal environmental officials say they believe the amount
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Hudson River splashdown plane to be auctioned off
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Miracle on the Hudson plane up for auction
Kearny -- The US Airways jetliner that landed on the Hudson River in January 2009 is listed for auction in New Jersey "as is."
Dan Akers of Chartis Insurance, the company that insures US Airways, said the Airbus A320-214 is listed "AS IS/WHERE IS" at a
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Numbers most likely to win lotto revealed
A player's six picks must match the numbers that come up when officials randomly draw a half-dozen balls numbered 1 to 56.
With odds of more than 175 million to 1, jackpots routinely reach hundreds of millions. The record payout was $390 million
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LAKERS NOTEBOOK: Artest reveals foot problems via Twitter
day and ended up with an arthritic toe (bringing an) end to his career," Jackson said. "I hate to pick a shoe out, but these are Peaks and I think they are a Chinese-made shoe. A couple of players wear them."
TORONTO - Ron Artest revealed via
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Lebanon minister: Pilot in crash flew opposite way
BEIRUT – The first sign of trouble was a flash of light on the horizon Monday – and then witnesses said the Boeing 737 tumbled like “fire falling down from the sky” into the stormy Mediterranean Sea.
All 90 aboard were feared dead in the pre-dawn
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Novelist Chris Bohjalian Tackles Domestic Violence
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - American novelist Chris Bohjalian's novels focus on specific issues with his latest and 12th novel, "Secrets of Eden," dealing with domestic violence. The book, out in February, is about a woman and her alcoholic husband who are
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GIPA gets OK on fish system
GREEN ISLAND -- Green Island Power Authority has reached an agreement with key state and federal government agencies to use a new fish-protection system as part of the $100 million expansion of its hydro plant on the Hudson River.
The
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Upstate Mayor Wants 9/11 Trial
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An upstate New York mayor wants officials looking to move the Sept. 11 terrorist trial from Manhattan to consider Newburgh.
Newburgh Mayor Nicholas Valentine says his small, shopworn city about 60 miles up
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Construction snags slow work on water project
BALLSTON SPA -- Saratoga County Water Authority contractors are having trouble with finishing touches as work on the 26-mile water line draws to a close.
Chairman Jack Lawler, R-Waterford, quizzed contractors about a series of delays at the
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The Magic of Ordinary Days is the Perfect Film for Valentine's Day
A few days ago, I had the pleasure of watching the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of the film The Magic of Ordinary Days on CBS television. I had already seen this TV movie about five years ago, when the film originally debuted on Hallmark Hall of
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Amtrak volunteers will talk history
STILLWATER —Volunteers are sought to give history talks to Amtrak passengers on trips from New York to Montreal.
The Hudson River between New York and Albany has been designated a National Heritage Area for its historic importance and natural
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Own a piece of 'Miracle on Hudson'
The sky's the limit for the amount of money a water-logged jetliner that an U.S. Airways pilot ditched in New York's Hudson River last year may bring at a recently announced auction.
Capt. Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger III flew into history books when
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Town of George Washington's HQ could be 9/11 trial site
A woman strolls in Newburgh, New York. The mayor says hosting the 9/11 trial could boost the town's economy and cut crime.
Newburgh, New York, is being considered as a potential site for 9/11 trial"We've got nothing to lose," says Mayor Nick
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Just sold!
Manhattan CHELSEA $680,000 555 W. 23rd St. One-bedroom, one-bath condo, 670 square feet, with open island kitchen, dishwasher and central AC; building features doorman, gym, courtyard and roof deck. Common charges $485, taxes $125. Asking price $699,000
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The bus that thinks it's a boat
• Transport operator Stagecoach believes that the £70,000 amfibus could be a viable replacement for the Renfrew ferry crossing, which is no longer financially viable.
A Dutch-built vehicle which can carry 50 passengers – the same number as the current
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On a day of decision, the Seantrel Henderson signing in New York turned out to be mass confusion
College Sports TV. Sean denied the report a short time later via text message.
Seantrel Henderson dons a University of Southern California jersey on set after declaring his intention to attend USC during the MaxPreps National Signing Day telecast at
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Outdoor Notes: Feb. 7-14
Meet the animals program - Museum of the Hudson Highlands, 25 Boulevard, Cornwall-on-Hudson. 2:30 p.m. Feb. 7. Join museum staff for feeding time at the Living Hudson Exhibit and then "Meet the Animal" of the week. This program is at 2:30 p.m.
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N.J. family celebrates generations in Boy Scouts on 100th anniversary of organization
From left, Ken Roehrich, William Roehrich, Brent Roehrich, and Phillip Roehrich -- four generations who are members of the Boy Scouts of America.
In 1917 in the city of Passaic, German-born Henry Roehrich became one of the first Eagle Scouts in New
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Marchesa caters to the high-wattage fashion crowd
The duo had known each other when they were students at Chelsea College of Art and Design in London and talked about having their own collection, probably loungewear.
But as Chapman earned her degree in costume design and Craig in textiles, they and
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ABC News 9/11 photos offer new perspective on tragedy (with video)
NEW YORK -- A trove of aerial photographs of the collapsing World Trade Center was widely released this week, offering a rare and chilling view from the heavens of the burning twin towers and the apocalyptic shroud of smoke and dust that settled over
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'The images are ... stunning'
The photos are "absolutely core to understanding the visual phenomena of what was happening," said Jan Ramirez of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. They are "some of the most exceptional images in the world, I think, of this event."
In some
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Buffalo plane crash anniversary observed with walk
CLARENCE, N.Y. (AP) - Patrick Pettys stepped onto the undisturbed snow covering the site where Continental Connection Flight 3407 crashed last Feb. 12, dropped flat onto his back and moved his arms and legs to form a snow angel, looking satisfied as he
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Families march for plane safety
CLARENCE, N.Y.
Patrick Pettys stepped onto the undisturbed snow covering the site where Continental Connection Flight 3407 crashed Feb. 12, 2009, dropped flat onto his back and moved his arms and legs to form a snow angel, looking satisfied as he got
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NJ court rules against homeowners in "view feud"
Some northern New Jersey townhouse owners have lost another round in their fight to block construction of three towers they fear will interfere with their view of the Manhattan skyline.
A state appeals court recently rejected the Bergen Ridge
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N.J. court rules against homeowners in "view feud"
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (AP) — Some northern New Jersey townhouse owners have lost another round in their fight to block construction of three towers they fear will interfere with their view of the Manhattan skyline.
A state appeals court recently rejected
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Assemblywoman visits with Middletown commuters
MIDDLETOWN — Do political talk and a chilly, early morning commute go together? Assemblywoman Amy Handlin, R-Monmouth, is putting that question to the test by talking to Bayshore ferry and train commuters in a series of early-morning meet-and-greets as
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Dredging review set to begin today
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The seven-member peer review panel assigned to assess the first year of Hudson River dredging begins its task this morning.
The Environmental Protection Agency and General Electric will take turns presenting their findings and
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Add 'pilot' to list of jobs that aren't so great now
Alex Scarcella never played with dinosaurs. His love was always planes. He was just 17 when he got his license to fly. And he became a commercial airline pilot a few months after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. After nine years, Scarcella, 31,
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Undercover informant facing deportation wins stay
NEW YORK An Argentine man who worked for years as an undercover informant for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, only to be detained by his handlers and face imminent deportation as an illegal immigrant, has been granted a
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Hinchey helps Argentine man
NEW YORK -- An Argentine man who worked for years as an undercover informant for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, only to be detained by his handlers and face imminent deportation as an illegal immigrant, has been granted a reprieve.
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Saugerties siblings facing deportation get a reprieve
Hinchey helps undercover informants for the Feds
Emilio Maya talks to supporters about attempts to halt his deportation during a strategy meeting in Saugerties. He and his sister Analia had worked undercover for the department of Immigration and
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List of sites for next Troy City Hall narrowed to 3
A consultant has narrowed down the list of potential sites to three for a new City Hall in Troy, N.Y.
The possible locations are the former Proctors Theater on 4th Street; the Capital District Educational Opportunity Center on Congress Street; and the
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Global Hospitals and Healthcare Suppliers Focus on Cutting Costs and Improving Quality at 2010 GHX Supply Chain Summit
LOUISVILLE, Colo., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare leaders from hospitals and medical-surgical suppliers across North America and Europe will meet in Orlando, Fla., March 29-31, 2010, at the GHX Supply Chain Summit, the largest event in healthcare
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Route skirts PCB work
ALBANY -- A 355-mile transmission line proposed from Quebec to Manhattan would be buried beneath Lake Champlain and the Hudson River, except in the Capital Region, where it would go alongside railway lines to avoid where dredging of PCBs is taking
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Inside Art: Blinky Palermo’s American Tour
There are artists whose work is much loved in Europe but barely noticed in this country. Martin Kippenberger, the German painter who died in 1997, fell into this category until last year, when the Museum of Modern Art presented a major retrospective.
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Ask AP: Plane-bird collisions, health care reform
Birds collide with airplanes thousands of times every year. The consequences can be harrowing - Capt. "Sully" Sullenberger ditching his jetliner in the Hudson River, for instance - or even catastrophic.
So can more be done to protect aircraft
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Utility crews struggling to restore power in NE
The highest wind reported was 91 mph off Portsmouth, N.H. - well above hurricane force of 74 mph. Gusts also hit 60 mph or more from the mountains of West Virginia to New York's Long Island and Massachusetts.
Power was slowly being restored, but
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Bannerman Castle
About a third of Bannerman Castle's front wall and roughly half of the east wall collapsed shortly after Christmas.Times Herald-Record/DOMINICK FIORILLE
Where: Pollepel Island,
Hudson River
History: Seven structures built in 1901 by Francis Bannerman
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Dozens of women, men strip down for good cause on Hudson River
NEW YORK: Around 60 people are said to have embarked on the second annual "Naked" Polar Bear Cruise, with dozens of bikini-clad women and swim-trunk wearing men stripping for a good cause.
The event, which had taken place on the Hudson River on
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Women and children first? Maybe
Whether it is "Women and children first" or "Every man for himself" in a shipwreck may depend on how long it takes the ship to sink, researchers said Monday.
When the Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1915, it sank in 18 minutes and the
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'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot retiring
NEW YORK - Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who piloted a US Airways flight during its emergency water landing on the Hudson River in January of last year, is retiring.
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Controller Complacency Could Jeopardize Air Safety
WASHINGTON (AP) ―
For the third time in seven months, the judgment of those who operate the nation's air traffic control system has been called into question and concerns have been raised that complacency may be causing controllers and their
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The "Oscars of Twitter"
Everybody knows about the Academy Awards for movies, but that's old school in this new, ultra-fast era of new media. Ceremonies were held Wednesday night for the Shorty Award
The Real-Time Academy of Short Form Arts & Sciences award, now in its second
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Thumbs up, down
Up for Sen. Charles Schumer, who sponsored a bipartisan "Hire Now Tax Credit" that passed the Senate last week. This bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch, will offer a tax cut to businesses that hire workers who have been without work for 60 days or
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Nets beat Knicks again, improve to 7-55
NEW YORK | Devin Harris scored 31 points and the New Jersey Nets erased an early 16-point deficit and beat the New York Knicks 113-93 on Saturday night, improving the NBA’s worst record to 7-55.
Courtney Lee added 25 in his return to the
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GE: Limit PCB contamination during Hudson dredging
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- General Electric Co. on Monday proposed a halting further dredging of the Hudson River if PCBs churned up by the work spread too much pollution downriver during the second phase of an ongoing cleanup.
GE made the proposal as the
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GE proposes limiting downstream PCB contamination during Hudson River dredging
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- General Electric Co. on Monday proposed halting further dredging of the Hudson River if PCBs churned up by the work spread too much pollution downriver during the second phase of an ongoing cleanup.
GE made the proposal as the company
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Art.view: The name game
VIPs criss-crossed Manhattan last week to attend museum shows, conference panels, champagne brunches, curator tours and the stands of nearly 500 galleries exhibiting in 11 fairs. The week was vibrant but confusing due to poor co-operation between event
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N.C.-bound jet hits birds, returns to N.Y. airport
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The pilot of a US Airways jet reported a bird strike and an engine problem shortly after takeoff from an upstate New York airport Thursday, forcing the plane to turn back and make an emergency landing, officials said.
The pilot
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Ask AP: Air travelers' luggage, a skier's death
Saving people's lives, of course, is an airline's top priority whenever a plane crashes. But later on, what's the procedure for trying to save their luggage?
Curiosity about who's ultimately responsible for air travelers' belongings inspired one
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Cooling Towers for NY Power Plants?
New York environmental regulators this week released a plan to protect aquatic life in the state's rivers that could cost power generators billions to upgrade their facilities.
The plan, which still needs final approval, would affect most of the
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2 people die in NJ home fire a day after moving in
Police say 52-year-old Eliot C. Nisenbaum and 55-year-old Ronald Sandberg were found Saturday night in the second-floor master bedroom of their home in Fort Lee, overlooking the Hudson River.
Firefighters had to break down a door to gain entry to the
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2 people die in NJ home fire a day after moving in
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FORT LEE, N.J. Two people who'd moved into a northern New Jersey town house a day earlier have died in a fire that started in their kitchen and spread upstairs.
Police say 52-year-old Eliot C. Nisenbaum and 55-year-old Ronald
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Stevens' CSR provides vital maritime information to local, state and national agencies
HOBOKEN, N.J. - Stevens Institute of Technology was in 2008 named by the US Department of Homeland Security as one of five national Centers of Excellence and was selected to lead a national research effort to address Port Security. Stevens was one of 11
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Underwater Cable an Alternative to Electrical Towers
Recently, though, some companies are finding a remarkably simple answer to that political problem. They are putting power lines under water, in a string of projects that has so far provoked only token opposition from environmentalists and virtually no
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Underwater line would take power to New York
A Toronto company is behind an ambitious plan to build an underwater power transmission line down Lake Champlain and the Hudson River, taking electricity from Quebec to New York City. The innovative project is the brainchild of Transmission Developers
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Earmark reforms not expected to have major impact on NJ
WASHINGTON - An attempt to reform the earmarking process in Congress is not expected to have a major impact on money for New Jersey.
Democratic leaders in the House have banned earmarks - money for special home-district projects that lawmakers have
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Events in Westchester
A guide to cultural and recreational goings-on in and around the Hudson Valley. Items for the guide should be sent at least three weeks in advance to westweek@nytimes.com, or by mail to Westchester Calendar, Metropolitan, The New York Times, 620 Eighth
