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By Andrew Wyrich on Wednesday, Jun. 27, 2012 - 1:51 pm
Above: Visitors of the 2011 Hobart Horsehoe Festival show off their skills. Photo courtesy of Hobart Historical Society.
Get your horseshoes ready, ladies and gentlemen.
On Saturday, July 28, the 11th Annual Hobart Horseshoe Festival will be coming to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 27, 2012 - 11:20 am
Karen Binder, clerk of the Ulster County Legislature, died Tuesday morning at the age of 56. Binder had been sick with cancer.
Binder's death prompted an outpouring of tributes from the Ulster County political world.
“Karen was a valued member of our... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 26, 2012 - 11:53 pm
With most districts reporting, the Associated Press called the Democratic primary in New York's 19th Congressional District in favor of attorney Julian Schreibman, shortly after 11pm. Schreibman, a first-time candidate, defeated Dutchess County legislator... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Tuesday, Jun. 26, 2012 - 10:51 pm
A motorcycle accident in East Kingston killed one person and injured two others early Monday morning. Today, the Kingston Police Department released the name of the victim who was killed: 30-year-old Brian Ferrari of Lake Katrine.
Nicholas Saveskie, 27,... Read more
By Jason Dole on Tuesday, Jun. 26, 2012 - 10:00 am
Above: Joe Kessler (left) and Harry Muller, two of Roscoe Central School’s 19 graduates for 2012, moments before their commencement. “It’s unreal,” said Kessler, brandishing a rubber duck with a rubber diploma. Photo by Jason Dole.
Last weekend marked a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 25, 2012 - 2:02 pm
Sullivan County sheriff's deputy Joseph Gagliardo was injured on Saturday in White Lake, when his patrol car was rammed by a pick-up truck the deputy was trying to stop for speeding.
The Catskill Scoop has, well, the scoop:
When Deputy Gagliardo activated... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 25, 2012 - 1:46 pm
Take cover, Greene and Columbia counties: At 1:15pm, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning, in effect until 2:15, that warns of hail, lightning, and 60-mile-per-hour winds.
From NY-Alert:
This Storm Was Located Near Athens...... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Monday, Jun. 25, 2012 - 10:28 am
A 21-year-old Esperance man has been charged with multiple felonies after State Police discovered drugs, explosives and counterfeit money in his home last Thursday.
Ethan A. Vanvalen, was arrested after police discovered 500 ecstasy tablets, 14 ounces of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Jun. 23, 2012 - 4:48 pm
Above: Taylor Allison at Plattekill. Photo by Ehrin Macksey.
When she was just ten years old, Taylor Allison was already donning full-body armor to race mountain bikes down the steep, shale-strewn slopes of Plattekill Mountain. Now, at 16, the Roxbury... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Friday, Jun. 22, 2012 - 3:41 pm
Three people sustained non-life-threatening injuries after a fire broke out in a Downsville home on Wednesday.
According to The Daily Star, a fire started at 6 p.m. at the home of Gordon and Donna Palmer on River Road near the hamlet of Corbett. The house... Read more