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By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 - 9:36 am
This weekend, the Frost Valley YMCA bids farewell to a longtime champion. D. Halbe Brown, who was camp director at Frost Valley from 1966 to 2001 and raised his five children at the Claryville camp, died on September 13. On Sunday, the camp will hold a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 - 9:36 am
Rumors are flying in the Delaware County town of Stamford, which was the scene of heavy law enforcement activity last night. So far, little information has been released about the nature of the incident, but state troopers told the Watershed Post that an... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 - 11:02 am
DNA evidence has led to the arrest of a man from the Rosendale hamlet of Tillson, 52-year-old William F. Ryan, on multiple burglary charges, according to the Ulster County Sheriff's Office.
Ryan faces charges of third-degree burglary, third-degree... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 - 3:18 pm
For the third time this year, the Daily Mail reports, a suspicious fire has destroyed a house in Prattsville. The house belonged to Jim Rion, and was in the process of being rebuilt after sustaining significant damage in the Irene floods.
Officials... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 - 10:11 am
Above: Jim Richardson of the Walton Theatre Preservation Association. All photos courtesy of Jim Richardson.
In June, the Walton Theatre, along with every other small movie theater across the country, received an ultimatum: Convert your 35mm projector to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 - 10:18 pm
Update: Autumn Fitzpatrick was found late Saturday night and is home safe.
An Accord girl who attends Coleman High School in Kingston, 14-year-old Autumn Fitzpatrick, was reported missing earlier today. According to the Ulster County Sheriff's Office,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012 - 11:11 am
Above: Roger Waters, Joe Walsh, Mavis Staples, Jakob Dylan and others, performing The Band's iconic song "The Weight" at the Izod Center. Video by YouTube user clubdoc.
How many great roots-rockers does it take to save a barn? At least a few dozen -- or... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012 - 9:30 am
Early on Thursday morning, 22-year-old Noel Polanco was shot and killed in the front seat of his car by an NYPD officer, while pulled over for a traffic stop on the Grand Central Parkway. Polanco was a member of the Army National Guard assigned to the... Read more
By Lisa Selin Davis on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 - 2:10 pm
Lots of folks dream of an old fashioned farm house in upstate New York...and they don't necessarily fancy tending to the farm with it. So here is a selection of properties we've looked at that might satisfy an old house craving.
1070 Creek Locks Road... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 - 12:23 am
On Monday afternoon, in the Saratoga County town of Ballston, 11-year-old Lane Rowe died while trying to stop the family minivan -- in which his young siblings were sitting -- from rolling into a busy street. Rowe is being lionized as a hero in media... Read more
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