May 3, 2012

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Love my Park Day



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From the Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
“Our parks are one of the hidden treasures of our state,” Governor Cuomo said today, inviting New Yorkers to participate in the first ever “I Love My Park Day.”
“I Love My Park Day” is a statewide event to enhance the state’s parks and historic sites and bring visibility to the entire park system and its needs.
Join thousands of your fellow New Yorkers this Saturday, May 5, and volunteer to help improve our state parks.

Click here to sign up.
Volunteers will celebrate New York's state park system by cleaning up park lands and beaches, planting trees and gardens, restoring trails and wildlife habitats, removing invasive species, and working on various site improvement projects. There are more than 35 participating state parks and historic sites.

Click here to find a park or site.
Bring your friends and family to your favorite park this Saturday and help preserve the beauty of this great state.

Together, we are building a new New York.

Thank you,

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May 2, 2012

Press Release From the Rensselaer County Legislature

   
PRESS RELEASE                                                                                             Contact: Richard Crist
May 2, 2012                                                                                                    270-2880 (cell 928-1920)

Legislators Welcome Progress on Compensation for Nassau Toxic Waste Damage

Members of the Rensselaer County Legislature welcomed progress on providing compensation to towns for damage suffered from years of toxic contamination in the Town of Nassau.

Chairman of the Legislature Martin Reid and Legislators Alex Shannon and Judith Breselor have been supporters of the measure and also had been strong advocates for a comprehensive clean-up of the toxic contamination at the Loeffel site.

May 1, 2012

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A Home fit for a Hero By Catherine Sager
NASSAU

Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band played a concert on Saturday at the Washington Avenue Armory to raise money for a hometown hero. Sinise gathered with a motorcade from the Village of Nassau in March. Sheriffs Deputies and State Police Officers, in coordinated assistance and support provided by Village of Nassau Police and emergency responders from throughout the County. From the Village Commons they traveled to the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany. There, elected officials, dignitaries, local politicians, in suits and ties, stood side by side with about 300 bikers from Rolling Thunder and Patriot Guard Riders, dressed in leather jackets, boots and bandanas to paid homage to one of our heroic veterans.

Wilkinson, a native of Lansingburgh, took part in the invasion of Iraq with Air Force Security Forces in 2003. Three years after he returned, his right leg started to give out.

After serving for a time guarding terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, he began experiencing mysterious and debilitating medical problems. He stopped walking last year and lost the feeling in his legs, as his muscles are weakening.

Wilkinson says he was exposed to hazardous chemicals while in the military. With the support of Congressman Chris Gibson's office the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs re-evaluated his injuries and rated his service-related disability at 100 percent.


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