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By WP Newsroom on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 - 11:26 am
NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg's in the capital, telling state legislators how bad the governor's proposed budget is for Noo Yawk.
Meanwhile, citizens from across the state are rallying both for and against natural-gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, an... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 - 10:17 am
[img_assist|nid=16156|title=|desc=|link=url|url=http://chickenhillfarmhandmadesoap.blogspot.com/2010/01/we-are-donating-...|align=left|width=213|height=320]Delhi soapmakers (Soapmasters? Soapeteers? Sudscraftisans?) Chicken Hill Farm Handmade Soap report... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 - 10:55 pm
Haggis, long outlawed, is soon to be legal again.*
Hope they're busting out the Laphroaig at Livingston Manor's Snowdance Farm, where the Guardian's Ian Williams hied himself last year in search of that supremely unobtainable foodstuff, an authentic... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 - 6:39 pm
The Liberty Independent reports that city councilman Sean Hanofee died yesterday.
An earlier post reported on Friday that Hanofee had suffered a heart attack.
By WP Newsroom on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 - 5:30 pm
Coming soon to a breakfast table near you: The face of Sullivan County blogger Jennifer Desroschers (a.k.a., Momma D And Da Boyz), which appears on special-edition "Blogging Against Hunger" Cheerios boxes at ShopRites across the Northeast this week.... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 - 10:54 pm
It may be the middle of a Catskills winter, but the weather was nice enough for diehard local cyclist Michael Wentland and a buddy to hit the road from Bovina to Andes and back today.
I pulled up to Pete's place with a good smile, a nice chilled sweat on... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 - 10:32 pm
Sometimes it pays off to sit at home on your computer on a Saturday night like a big dork. Because awesome things happen. Like dairy farmers posting live pics on Twitter of their cows giving birth. @NYFarmer tweets:
http://twitpic.com/zh719 - Calf is... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 - 9:22 pm
Adama Brown, a regular contributor to the Albany Project, announces that he's now the new editor and lead writer of another New York lefty politics blog, the recently launched RochesterPolitics.
Most of the coverage of RochesterPolitics will eventually... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 - 8:25 pm
[img_assist|nid=16147|title=Drag Directory|desc=Let your stilettos do the walking|link=none|align=left|width=231|height=210]Hazy about where you saw that fantastic Joan Rivers impersonator? Want to know who does the best Lady Gaga routine in the Tri-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 - 8:23 pm
I'm ridiculously excited about today's big news in the (admittedly geeky) world of open government and sunshine law: Federal agencies had to release at least three large data sets online today, in compliance with the Obama administration's recently issued... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 - 5:47 pm
Albany's CBS6 has the story.
LIVINGSTON -- State Police are investigating the suicide death of a dairy farmer who killed 51 head of his cattle before he shot himself.
Police responded to a 911 call Thursday afternoon and arrived at the Copake farm to find... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 - 5:25 pm
Gov. David Paterson's recent budget proposal includes a moratorium on land acquisition, but several major deals already in the works are progressing as planned. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports:
The state also will close on the Big Indian... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 - 5:09 pm
The Catskill Chronicle reports. County manager David Fanslau:
I strongly urge any resident who lives near a stream, creek or river to be prepared and alert as this storm progresses, and to take preventative measures to protect their property through... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 - 1:48 pm
Paul Rakov tweets:
Done is done! We got the financing we needed from Ulster Saving. Kingston Natural Foods Market on the Rondout is coming!!
Cool We'll stay tuned to the Kingston Natural Foods Buying Club's website in hopes of more details.
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 - 1:30 pm
Conan goes apple picking upstate with Mr. T.
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 - 10:51 am
Over at the Kingston Progressive blog, Ulster County legislator Mike Madsen is full of ire about the Supreme Court's stunning 5-4 decision yesterday striking down limits on corporate political campaigning.
Do you realize what WalMart is about to do to any... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 - 10:03 am
Market Market Cafe in Rosendale goes the extra mile for Sari Botton, who can't eat regular bread.
Today, I had a toasted, buttered slice with my soup and salad. I felt like standing up and showing everybody, “Look! I have toast!” (You’d probably have to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 - 11:09 pm
Seriously. They have a whole section called "HDYGTFAJ?"
Hotelier (er, motelier?) Greg Henderson breaks it down for Ready Made editor Katherine Sharpe:
I guess you could say that we’re re-creating the fantasies of our childhood. I always wanted to live in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 - 8:56 pm
The Kingston nursing home's hot water system is contaminated with bacteria that cause Legionnaire's disease. County officials aren't sure if they can fix it.
But in the interim, the county and state say it’s a safe place to live. Just ask Beckman: “My own... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 - 6:46 pm
RFK Jr.'s in West VA right now, debating Don Blankenship on coal, mountaintop removal and the future of American energy. Watch it live here, or follow on Twitter by searching for #coaldebate.
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