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By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 - 5:46 pm
Earlier today, several accidents on an icy stretch of Route 17 in Roscoe shut down the road in both directions. NY-Alert is now reporting that the road has been cleared.
WBNG reported about an hour ago that about 40 vehicles were involved in crashes on... Read more
By Rusty Mae Moore on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 - 12:53 pm
Image: The Pine Hill Wastewater Treatment Plant’s Sewer Collection System Sevice Area along Route 28. An extension to 20 additional properties, which was voted into law by the Shandaken town board last week, is indicated in orange on the map.
The Town... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 - 9:30 am
The Daily Mail reports that a man who jumped from the Rip Van Winkle Bridge last Wednesday, and whose body was recovered from the Hudson River the next day, has been identified as a Greene County resident.
State police said Aleksandr M. Tchernikov, 45,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 - 8:56 pm
Above: A photo set posted recently on Flickr by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which has sent a team to Prattsville to help prepare a site for temporary housing under the guidance of FEMA.
Photos taken on site in Prattsville on January 10, 2012. For... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 - 9:39 pm
The Daily Freeman reports that the PTA of Bennett Elementary School, one of three in the Onteora district, is circulating petitions calling on the school board to reject the only reconfiguration plan on the table that would allow Phoenicia Elementary to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 - 7:35 pm
Tip for not getting arrested after plowing a pickup truck into the side of a house: Don't park your truck down the block.
The Ulster County Sheriff's Office is reporting the arrest of 59-year-old Tom Beverley of Esopus on Thursday, after investigating an... Read more
By Rusty Mae Moore on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 - 1:23 pm
Left to right: Ann Epner, director of the Pine Hill Community Center; Dr. Alison O’Brien, thrift store volunteer; Kent Brown, deputy director of the MARK Project. Photo by Rusty Mae Moore.
The Pine Hill Community Center donated $ 618.64, the proceeds of... Read more
By wateradmin on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 - 11:24 am
Above: Vintage postcard of Main Street, Phoenicia. From the collection of local resident Stephen Bernstein; shared by the Woodland Valley View blog.
Small towns have some big advantages. They also have serious drawbacks. I came for the advantages and deal... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 - 11:22 am
On Wednesday, we reported that a man had jumped into the Hudson River from the pedestrian walkway along the Rip Van Winkle Bridge.
The Register-Star is reporting that a man's body has been recovered from an area of the river north of the bridge.
State... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 - 12:44 pm
Michael A. KissingerDerrick YoungThomas J. MercerSince November, state troopers in Schoharie and Montgomery Counties have been getting complaints about mysterious BB gun shooters who fire on unsuspecting cars from a moving vehicle. Yesterday, the New... Read more
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