Crime
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 - 2:03 pm
This just in from state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office: The former treasurer of the Woodstock Fire Company No. 3 is facing second-degree grand larceny charges for allegedly siphoning more than $200,000 from the fire department's account and cash... 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 Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 - 5:57 pm
Ulster County drama, thy name is URGENT: A public dustup between county comptroller Elliott Auerbach and Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum is unfolding over the fate of about $200,000 in cash seized in drug busts by the multi-agency Ulster Regional Gang... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 - 10:47 am
Left: Robert Schreiner. Photo courtesy of New York State Police.
A Schoharie County man who worked at several school-based health clinics in Otsego County faces charges that he subjected a 12-year-old boy to sexual acts.
On Wednesday, September 26, the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 28, 2012 - 10:50 am
On December 13, 2008, 41-year-old Catherine Novak was found dead in her home in Narrowsburg, with the house engulfed in flames and debris from the burning building piled on top of her body. The case baffled police investigators, who could not determine a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 27, 2012 - 11:47 am
The Associated Press reports today that the Angel's Gate animal hospice in Delhi is facing legal action from the state Attorney General's office for improperly documented finances, and that owner Susan Marino has decided to shut the hospice down.
Angel's... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2012 - 11:29 am
Shandaken's zoning enforcement officer, Richard Stokes, is in the hot seat after his arrest last week on charges that he groped several waitresses at Rocco's Speakeasy in April. Amid the controversy, Stokes has stepped down from his job.
In an emergency... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 21, 2012 - 3:35 pm
Above: Rocco's owner Erik Risher in front of the restaurant in May, shortly after Rocco's opened its doors. Photo by Julia Reischel. For more photos of Rocco's, see our Flickr album.
Rocco's Speakeasy, a steakhouse and bar on Route 28 in Shandaken, has... Read more
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