No sooner had I posted the story about the proposed ski-resort in Riverhead, than the whole thing started to unravel.  Anthony of the Ozone blog drew my attention to this Newsday article, (thanks Anthony) in which the paper quotes Riverhead Town Supervisor Phil Cardinale as saying, "I would expect him to be chairman, because that's how he signs his letters," on finding out that Tom Stewart, the entrepreneur behind the scheme, is no longer the chairman of Stewart International Marketing, as he had been representing himself to Riverhead officials. Apparently, that's only the tip of the iceberg...Stewart has in fact been pushing this same scheme in various communities all over the world, without actually ever having built anything. Now, if Riverhead needs a nice bridge...
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