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By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 - 7:45 pm
Yesterday was a day for the history books: the last day that the Daily Freeman, published since 1871, rolled off its Kingston presses:
As of today, the paper has shut down its local press and moved its printing to Troy, New York, a change that... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010 - 10:07 am
Clark Richters, who runs the videoblog Kingston News, found yesterday that his camera wasn't welcome at one of Kingston alderwoman Jennifer Fuentes's regular meetings with her Fifth Ward constituents.
Richters writes that "it was a very informative... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010 - 2:10 pm
Just released last week: the latest version of a new, free iPhone application called Farmshed, which delivers info about local food, farms and wineries in Central New York to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Green State Fair has the details:
The... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jul. 14, 2010 - 10:40 am
Adam Bosch of the Times Herald-Record reports that Hurley resident Evan Stauble, who had been missing since July 1, was found dead on Sunday.
Kingston police were the last to see Evan Stauble, walking across the Route 9W bridge that connects Kingston to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Jun. 26, 2010 - 6:34 pm
Introducing: The brand-spankin'-new Shandaken Bugle, just launched yesterday by a couple who, though they would prefer to remain anonymous, hint that they might have bylines in their past somewhere.
The staff of two here at The Shandaken Bugle decided... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jun. 18, 2010 - 10:16 pm
In the current issue of the Phoenicia Times: an "unscientific and sort of comprehensive" roundup of local websites, both official and otherwise. Kudos to the PT for giving a few local towns a much-needed poke in the undercarriage for their meager web... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 16, 2010 - 5:33 pm
In today's Daily Star: A story on the kerfuffle over whospackingny.com, a new website that lists the name and address of every pistol permit owner in New York State. (In case you're wondering: "Is that a matter of public record?" -- why, yes, it is, in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 16, 2010 - 3:38 pm
Have cable phone through Margaretville Tel. Co.? Phone not working? You're not alone. My home phone in Andes has been out for at least an hour or so. I just got this email from them:
Sorry for the problem we are having a widespread outage on the cable... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, May. 18, 2010 - 9:44 am
Even in sleepy Greene County, a lot has changed since 1997 -- the last time the county's administrative manual got an update. Yesterday, county legislators began to tackle the sticky question of what their social-networking policy should look like, the... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, May. 12, 2010 - 5:09 pm
Broadcasting live from the Rhinecliff Hotel in just a couple of hours: The inaugural webcast of Hudson Valley Green Drinks, whose members will be downing libations and talking about local sustainable food this evening. Tune in here for live "moderated... Read more
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