| VOLUME XXXV No. 9 | Narrowsburg, NY | February 26 - Mar. 4, 2009 |
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Ice water rescue A frigid training session LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY—As the snow fell and the frigid wind blew, dozens of volunteer firefighters took turns rescuing each other from a would-be watery death. The day-long training session was staged on Lake Huntington on Saturday, February 21. While some men inched along the ice on their bellies toward a victim, others stood onshore, ready to pull the victim to safety with long yellow ropes. More than one person witnessing the scene said, “Those guys are working their butts off.” 
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NYRI foes claim a victory Company says maybe not NEW YORK STATE—Opponents of the huge powerline project that would bisect Sullivan and eight other counties say a court decision filed on February 18 is a big win. A Federal appeals court ruled that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) cannot overrule a state agency if the agency denies an application to construct a powerline. |
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Avian evidence Global warming driving birds northward UPPER DELAWARE REGION—Forty years of dedicated citizen involvement in the form of counting birds across the United States has added up to a revealing and disturbing trend pointing to the impact of global warming on the nation’s 305 bird species. |
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