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The spot I’m referring to is along the bike path just east of Kiwanis Park, where the Plotterkill Creek comes running down from the Rotterdam hills and empties into the Mohawk River. A new historic marker telling part of the Erie Canal story is there, courtesy of Rotterdam resident Nancy Papish.
Whether you’re on a bike, on foot, or in your automobile, it’s a great place to stop and soak in the atmosphere, learn more about the history of the area, gain access to the Mohawk River at the park, or visit the Hungry Chicken General Store just across 5s and enjoy some fudge or ice cream.
Posted: May 21, 2021 11:43 AM CT | Last Updated: May 21
A man walks in front of the Salt River First Nation Business and Conference Centre in Fort Smith, N.W.T., pictured in 2019.(Mario Di Ciccio/Radio-Canada)
For a lifetime, families displaced by a catastrophic landslide have lived in homes built on land they couldn t buy or sell, but in a historic move, the title will now be transferred from Canada to Salt River First Nation families.
In 1968, a landslide changed the face of Fort Smith forever, and displaced Salt River First Nation families onto lands where they built new homes. But as it was designated Indian Affairs Branch (IAB) land, they didn t own it.
Electrical workers repair a power line in Austin on Feb. 18, 2021. Some of the state’s electricity providers are financially underwater in the aftermath of the February power outages. Credit: Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune
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An approximately $2.5 billion plan to bail out Texas’ distressed electricity market from the financial crisis caused by Winter Storm Uri in February was approved by the Texas House Thursday.
The legislation would impose a fee likely for the next decade or longer on electricity companies, which would then get passed on to residential and business customers in their power bills. Lawmakers on Wednesday said they could not yet estimate how much it would impact Texans’ electricity bills.