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By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 18, 2012 - 3:22 pm
Above: A chest freezer donated to the Matthew 25 Food Pantry by the Shoprite in Hudson, after the pantry at 298 Main Street was damaged by fire. Photo from the Matthew 25 Food Pantry's website.
The Matthew 25 Food Pantry in Catskill, which was shut down... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 18, 2012 - 10:38 am
Above: The Grist Mill Real Estate building at 265 Main Street in Saugerties, where a man fell to his death early Sunday morning. Image via Google Street Map.
On Sunday morning at 6:08am, 27-year-old Saugerties resident Donald E. Briggs was found... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Jun. 15, 2012 - 2:58 pm
Above: Kayaking on the Pepacton Reservoir, lucky ducks. Photo by Tina Schvejda in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
Although commenting on the weather is this column's part-time vocation, there's little editorializing needed today: the weather is amazing,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jun. 15, 2012 - 11:38 am
Above: A video featuring actor Mark Ruffalo advocating for the New York Solar Jobs Act (S.4718/A.5173).
Actor Mark Ruffalo is known around the world for his recent role as The Hulk in "The Avengers" -- and locally, for his crusade against hydrofracking.... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jun. 15, 2012 - 10:00 am
Lorna Collins-Mihill, a 40-year-old special education teacher at the Coxsackie Elementary School and a resident of Rensselaer, faces charges of child endangerment and harassment after a month-long investigation into an incident on a school bus on May 11.... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Thursday, Jun. 14, 2012 - 12:29 pm
Above: A Betsy Ross flag. Photo by Flickr user Northfielder, used under Creative Commons license.
Stamford celebrates the red, white and blue this evening with a Flag Day parade down Main Street, beginning at 6 pm. For more information, visit the listing... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Thursday, Jun. 14, 2012 - 11:38 am
A 27-year-old Warwarsing man faces multiple misdemeanor offenses after being arrested for allegedly touching a 13-year-old girl in a sexual manner.
Thomas J. Decker was arrested by the Ulster County Family Violence Investigation Unit on Tuesday, June 12... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 13, 2012 - 4:23 pm
A collision between an ATV and a dump truck on Route 30 in Gilboa early this afternoon left two teenagers dead, a 16-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl.
YNN reports that the two teenagers drove the ATV out of a field and into the road:
The Schoharie... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Wednesday, Jun. 13, 2012 - 1:38 pm
Above: New Paltz Central School District offices in New Paltz. Photo by Robin Weinstein for The New Paltz Oracle.
At an emergency meeting last Tuesday, the New Paltz Central School District's board of education finalized a $50.12 million budget to be... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Wednesday, Jun. 13, 2012 - 1:21 pm
Bread Alone's Boiceville location. Photo by Julia Reischel.
In an effort to keep bread-manufacturer Bread Alone Bakery from relocating to New Jersey, Ulster County executives have offered it the needed dough to keep its ovens running.
Ulster County... Read more
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