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• Stinkweed in your fuel tank? Maybe some day
ALBANY, N.Y. - The request caught dairy farmer Brian Ziehm off guard: Would he devote an acre of his fields near the Vermont line this fall to grow stinkweed? "It was like, 'What the heck? I've been trying to get rid of these things for 30 years. Now ...
• Funny smell sends JetBlue flight back to Kennedy
JetBlue Airways Corp. spokeswoman Alison Eshelman said Flight 68 bound for Syracuse, N.Y., left the airport at 9:50 a.m. and returned to the airport about 20 minutes later.
• Transportation Dept. almost out of road funds
Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a statement. "Now, we are now facing a severe crisis that could delay vital modernization projects across the country.
• Yikes! Yankees almost can't buy a hit in loss
Yikes! Yankees almost can't buy a hit in loss Mariners' Morrow only 4 outs from no-hitter in first MLB start; N.Y. falls 3-1
• Worker's Safety Harness Not Attached Before Fatal Fall
The victim, identified as Anthony Esposito, 44, of Baldwin, N.Y., a rigger on a crew dismantling a crane, fell either from the crane or a 20-foot, moveable walkway linking it to the glass-walled skyscraper, said Deputy Fire Chief Anthony DeVita.