Government
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 28, 2011 - 2:36 pm
This just in: Alexander "Sandy" Mathes, the executive directory of the Greene County Industrial Development Agency, has resigned, according to the Daily Mail. No explanation was given:
In a statement, the IDA Board of Directors said the decision was “... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 28, 2011 - 2:08 pm
Good news for Wawarsing homeowners sitting atop the leaky Delaware Aqueduct: Last week, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has agreed to set $3.7 million aside to bail out homeowners whose houses have been damaged by leaks from the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 28, 2011 - 9:29 am
On Saturday, 76-year-old Ruth Defazio of Bethel crashed a 2003 Ford Thunderbird into 6 other vehicles on Rte. 17B in Bethel, according to a State Police press release. Defazio was high on prescription pain medication at the time of the crash, the police... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jun. 27, 2011 - 5:03 pm
'Tis the season to get outside. Faiga Brussel, the owner of the Delhi-based Good Cheap Foods grocery store, sent out an email a few weeks back urging her patrons to take advantage of one of Delhi's best-kept outdoor attractions: SUNY Delhi's Outdoor... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jun. 24, 2011 - 11:59 pm
But, as you might guess, everybody's paying attention to the New York Senate's historic vote to legalize gay marriage tonight.
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jun. 24, 2011 - 9:43 am
Accoring to the Delaware County Sheriff's Office, 23-year-old Daniel C. Rippe was arrested on Tuesday after he "held a child off a bridge" in Walton.
The press release, which you can see in its entirety below, doesn't have any more details on the child or... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jun. 24, 2011 - 9:25 am
Legislation about hydraulic fracturing isn't even on the table during these last few hours of the New York State Legislature's manic session.
Legislators meeting late last night and re-adjourning today will consider a "Big Ugly" bill that tackles issues... Read more
By Matthew Perry on Thursday, Jun. 23, 2011 - 5:16 pm
Illustration by Flickr user Colin Dunn. Published under Creative Commons license.
With the passage of three resolutions, the Delaware County Board of Supervisors effectively privatized a large portion of the county's public health functions last night at... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 23, 2011 - 9:33 am
At least three, in the Sullivan County village of Woodridge, which just celebrated the opening of its new $11 million wastewater treatment plant last Friday by cutting a ceremonial roll of toilet paper.
The Sullivan County Democrat reports that it was a... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jun. 23, 2011 - 9:21 am
It's one of those days where you don't know what the big story is going to be.
There's a flash flood warning on for Ulster, Greene and Schoharie counties today, according to NY-Alert, so maybe the big news will be flooding:
...Flash Flood Watch Remains... Read more
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