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State police are investigating an incident where a man videotaped a woman in a shower at Allegany State Park. In an email to several media outlets, a woman says she was showering in a bathhouse in the Quaker Area of the state park early on the morning of September 21 when she looked up and saw a man in the stall next to her filming her. Park police later told her they had a similar report from 2010, and that suspect matched the description she gave them. The man is described as white, in his mid- to late 30's, 6' 2” tall and weighing 220 pounds. The suspect is believed to be driving a maroon/burgundy colored Dodge Intrepid with a yellow license plate. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Early this morning, the New York State Assembly voted on a measure that would re-open state parks as early as today – if the Senate approves the measure, too. The Senate was scheduled to begin its session at 9 o’clock this morning, but hasn’t started yet. Governor David Paterson announced on Thursday that the agreement had been reached. Long Point State Park in Bemus Point and the Quaker swim area at Allegany State Park have been closed since May 17. The rest of Allegany State Park is opened.

The New York State Senate adjourned Thursday without voting on a bill that would re-open state parks. Earlier in the day, Governor David Paterson said lawmakers had agreed to a measure that would open the parks for the Memorial Day weekend, and keep them open for the rest of the year. The Senate will be in session again Friday. Long Point State Park in Bemus Point and the Quaker Lake swim area at Allegany State Park are among those that are closed.

New York Governor David Paterson says an agreement has been reached to keep all 178 state parks open for the Memorial Day weekend. Paterson said negotiations that ended early this morning would provide $11 million for full operations this year, offset by money from the Environmental Protection Fund, which would be cut by about $74 million. Even Lawmakers, who wanted smaller cuts to the fund and didn’t vote for Paterson's proposal earlier in the week, are expected to vote on the plan later today. Long Point State Park in Bemus Point and the swim area at Quaker Lake in Allegany State Park are among those that have been closed since May 17.

New York Governor David Paterson will introduce a bill today that would re-open state parks in time for Memorial Day, and keep them open for the entire year. Parks including Long Point State Park in Bemus Point and the Quaker Lake swim area at Allegany State Park have been closed since last Monday in a cost-costing measure. In order to re-open the parks, the Legislature would have to agree to take $6 million from the Environmental Protection Fund to pay the parks. http://www.state.ny.us/governor/press/052410StateParks.html

The Quaker Lake swim area at Allegany State Park along with Long Point State Park are two parks across New York State that will be closed starting Monday in an effort to save money for the state. Governor David Paterson says closing 41 parks and 14 historic sites will save about $12 million. Paterson is also planning to delay scheduled state aid payments to school districts that’s due June 1. The payments have already been delayed twice. These payments add up to more than $1 billion. Lawmakers have been trying to persuade Paterson to put money into emergency appropriation bills, which are passed weekly to keep the government running until a new 2010 budget is passed. The state budget is now six weeks late. http://www.nysparks.com/parks/1/details.aspx