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By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 8, 2010 - 10:49 am
The recreation center at Pine Knoll Country Club in Monticello was destroyed by fire early this morning, the Times Herald-Record reports.
In other fiery Monticello news, a car caught on fire on Route 17 this morning, but it's out now.
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jun. 7, 2010 - 3:43 pm
Vera Farmiga is in Kingston today, filming her directorial debut, "Higher Ground." (She's been scouting for talent for the movie a while now.) As the Times Herald-Record reports, the production crew is closing down a few streets entirely. That plan... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jun. 7, 2010 - 2:42 pm
... is that those reservoirs can get bought and sold, which is what's happening right now in Sullivan County, according to the Times Herald-Record. Four reservoirs currently owned by Alliance Energy are being sold to a privately equity group with Goldman... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 7, 2010 - 12:32 pm
On the list of contractor horror stories, raw sewage bubbling up in your backyard and a mysteriously disappeared septic company has got to be pretty near the top. The Times Union's consumer watchdog columnist, Cathy Woodruff (a.k.a., The Advocate) has a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 7, 2010 - 2:37 am
Looks like Tom Golisano's not the only New Yorker to flee to the bosom of the Sunshine State because of taxes. Kingston business Uptown Cigar Co., facing a possible 90% excise tax on tobacco, is headed south too:
The store, which has stood at the corner... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Jun. 6, 2010 - 12:29 pm
The UK-based company that makes Glenfiddich whisky, The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch whisky, and Stolichnaya vodka has bought the Hudson Valley line of spirits made by Tuthilltown Spirits. The company, William Grant & Sons, now owns a suite of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Sunday, Jun. 6, 2010 - 12:10 pm
17-year-old Olivia Rose Belfiglio fell to her death Friday afternoon while hiking with friends in the Devil's Kitchen in Hunter. It's the second fatality in just over a month in the area.
From the Times Herald-Record:
Authorities said none of the hikers... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jun. 4, 2010 - 12:30 pm
First Kingston was overpaying for welfare services by $40,000. Then that figure became $64,000. Now, according to an audit, it's more like $105,000, according to the Daily Freeman.
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jun. 4, 2010 - 12:31 am
A sunny moment at Mountain Jam.
This weekend in the Catskills, you can ogle a tractor, quaff a locally-brewed beer, prance in a Pride parade, and mob the stage with the masses at the Mountain Jam music festival.
Mountain Jam Festival - Friday, June 4... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jun. 3, 2010 - 5:13 pm
New York City has apologized for the leaks from the Delaware Aqueduct that have flooded the town of Wawarsing, but Wawarsing town Supervisor Leonard Distel would really prefer cash. A $4 million bailout bill, to be exact, according to the Daily Freeman.
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