Governor's Office Intervenes in Cabin Owner's Fight with APA

Tim Jones and his son, Shane

This past winter, Tim Jones had reached the end of his endurance in his 18-year fight with the Adirondack Park Agency to be able to use the fishing cabin he built on the Raquette River in Tupper Lake.

He had spent tens of thousands of dollars on lawyers and gone through court hearings and administrative hearings and APA hearings.

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APA Case Part III

Cornell Offers Two New Apples

Move over Honeycrisp, there's a new apple in the basket. Cornell University has licensed a new industry group, to grow and market two new, patented apple varieties developed by Susan Brown at Cornell's Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva.

One variety recalls the juicy snap of its Honeycrisp parent, but the trees produce more reliably and the fruit stores well.

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Two New Apples

Farmers Still Await Power Rebates

Checks promised soon for dairy operations paying residential rate

North Russell farmer Rick L. Moore has watched his mailbox for months for a promised check from the New York Power Authority for its North Country Power Discount Program.

"We've been waiting and waiting," Mr. Moore said.

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Power Rebates

SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Deadline in New York is June 1

ATLANTA - (Business Wire) The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses that June 1 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in declared counties in New York. The SBA declared a disaster as a result of excessive rain and below-average temperatures that began on May 16, 2009. The SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program offers loans up to $2 million with a 4 percent interest rate for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes.

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Loan Deadline in New York