http://wamc.org en http://wamc.org/post/culinary-institute-receives-grant-help-farmers-impacted-storms <p>Two New York congressional representatives have announced a grant that will help an acclaimed culinary institute in the Hudson Valley develop a training and workforce development center.</p> Tue, 14 May 2013 10:57:00 +0000 Allison Dunne 64597 at http://wamc.org Culinary Institute Receives Grant To Help Farmers Impacted By Storms http://wamc.org/post/ny-governor-submits-plan-federal-sandy-aid <p>New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has a plan to allocate $1.7 billion in federal aid for disaster-recovery programs. The aid is intended for New Yorkers devastated by Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene, and Tropical Storm Lee.&nbsp;</p> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:07:08 +0000 Allison Dunne 59769 at http://wamc.org NY Governor Submits Plan for Federal Sandy Aid http://wamc.org/post/ulster-county-executive-mike-hein <p>One year ago today, Tropical Storm Irene moved into the northeast leaving flooding and destruction on a scale rarely seen in the region.</p><p>Homes and farmland were washed away, bridges and roads were destroyed, and trees and power lines were leveled leaving hundreds of thousands of people without service for days , and even weeks .</p> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:15:00 +0000 Brian Shields 46588 at http://wamc.org