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Cuomo projects $90M for State Parks construction

Sunday, May 19th, 2013, 8:25am

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The Cuomo administration says about $90 million will be spent this year on construction projects at 50 of the state's parks and historic sites.

It says that will cover almost 90 projects to upgrade infrastructure or fix potential health and safety problems.

Planning will also begin on 60 more projects to be undertaken in coming years. There are 179 state parks and 35 historic sites in New York.

The funding includes $7.4 million in New York City, $11.3 million in the Capital Region and $7.9 million in the Finger Lakes. It also includes $13.2 million in the Hudson Valley; $10 million on Long Island, $4.8 million in the Mohawk Valley, $4.7 million in the North Country, $5.8 million in the Southern Tier and $16 million in western New York.

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Fatal accident in Warren County

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Saturday, May 18th, 2013, 11:13am

One person has died after a crash late Friday night in Lake Luzerne.

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Latham landmark goes up in flames

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Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 5:40pm

LATHAM - A Latham landmark is likely a complete loss after an afternoon fire.

The Handy Andy Plaza on 155 went up in flames after an electrical fire started on the roof.

The plaza is also home to vintage pizza but it's unclear if the restaurant is gone, too.

Fire investigators don't yet know what caused the fire but contractors were recently working in the building.

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Cohoes man says digital antenna is a rip-off

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Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 6:30pm

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NTSB: drop BAC threshold from .08 to .05

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Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 11:53pm

ALBANY - The National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday they intend to get tougher on drunk driving. With an ultimate goal of reaching zero alcohol related highway deaths, the NTSB proposed lowering the blood alcohol content to determine a drunk driver from .08 to .05.

More than 100 countries around the world have already adopted .05 as the legal standard. European nations that have done that have seen alcohol related fatalities more than cut in half.

Drunk driving kills 10,000 Americans every year. The NTSB thinks this country needs to do better.

"Alcohol impaired crashes are not accidents," says Deborah Hersman, chairman of the NTSB, "They are crimes."

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