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By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 - 10:24 am
A U.S. Army soldier from the Schoharie County town of Wright was arrested last week in connection with a two-year-old break-in at a local home that involved the theft of several guns.
State police in Cobleskill stated in a news release that Luke T. Aulita... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 - 4:12 pm
Today in Around the Blogshed news: Do you know a fellow by the name of Elliott Auerbach? Mr. Auerbach is the comptroller for Ulster County, and he keeps a blog called "Ulster County Comptroller: The People's Watchdog." (Hello, Hollywood? Our comptroller... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 - 11:06 am
A man who was arrested in April for dumping hundreds of gallons of raw sewage into Catskill Creek from his three-unit rental property in Leeds has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge, and will be fined $15,000 for the dumping.
James Sheerin, a resident of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 - 9:32 pm
The Daily Star is reporting that an employee at Covidien's Hobart plant, which manufactures pharmaceuticals, is suspected of smuggling oxycodone powder out of the plant. The employee, who is not named in the Daily Star article, is expected to face federal... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 - 11:38 am
Above: Primitive biathletes gear up at a past Biathlon event. Photo from shandakenprimitivebiathlon.net.
This is a good time to don a 'coonskin cap, if you've got one. This weekend, the 16th annual Shandaken Primitive Biathlon will be held at the Upper... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 - 9:37 am
After nearly two weeks of investigation, state police have made an arrest for the murder of 40-year-old Scott Myer, who was found dead in his Greenville home on New Year's Day.
Poughkeepsie resident Maurice L. Pratt, 30, was arrested Saturday and charged... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 - 6:02 pm
A Harpersfield man is facing felony drug charges after a search warrant turned up five ounces of oxycodone powder, with a street value of about $50,000.
Delaware County police arrested 40-year-old Robert J. Wilsey on December 21, 2012. The police did not... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 - 12:36 pm
The Daily Freeman reports that the Saugerties Key Bank was robbed at gunpoint at 11:44am this morning by a man who left on foot and remains at large.
Update: The Ulster County Sheriff's Office has released a photo of the robber (above). He is described as... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 - 12:22 pm
Photo of rescued deer posted on Facebook by the Lumberland Fire Department on Friday, January 4.
From the river edge of Sullivan County comes a dramatic rescue story: Last Friday, the Lumberland Fire Deparment rescued a doe who had fallen through the ice... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 - 12:00 pm
Deputies from the Sullivan County Sheriff's Department say they have made a major strike against local drug trade with the Thursday arrest of Angel Mulero, a 24-year-old Monticello resident. Mulero is charged with two counts of criminal sale of a... Read more
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