KERHONKSON, N.Y. (AP) — The federal government is awarding $1.8 million for cleanup costs at Hudson Valley state parks hit hard by Superstorm Sandy.

U.S. Representatives Nita Lowey and Sean Patrick Maloney announced the award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday. It will reimburse the costs of debris removal at Palisades Region State parks in Orange, Rockland, and Ulster counties.

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