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By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2011 - 11:03 am
The Delaware County Sheriff's Office is reporting that justice was swift when an angry 22-year-old started ripping down Memorial Day flags in Grand Gorge on Saturday.
According to a press release, Robert J. Giordano was spotted systematically throwing the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2011 - 9:45 am
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation may hand over the management of Belleayre Mountain Ski Center to the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) as soon as this winter, the Plattsburgh Press-Republican reports today:
State agencies... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, May. 27, 2011 - 6:00 pm
In a press release issued earlier this week, Earthjustice anounced that a state court judge has prohibited the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation from allowing the sale of outdoor wood boilers (OWBs) that do not meet new emissions... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, May. 26, 2011 - 9:21 am
Above: Shandaken supervisor Rob Stanley opens the special meeting of the Shandaken Town Board last night. Photo and videos by Julia Reischel.
The temperature was high at the special meeting of the Shandaken Town Board last night as local residents packed... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, May. 25, 2011 - 3:24 pm
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Above: The approximate location of the area XTO Energy is seeking to take water from, in the town of Sanford, Broome County. From Google Maps.
As we reported earlier this month, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) is weighing... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, May. 24, 2011 - 2:49 pm
The Delaware County Sheriff's Office is reporting today that a man driving home from Oneonta last night reportedly crashed into a house in Franklin, causing "substantial damage" to the residence.
The driver, 50-year-old Christopher R. Temple of Franklin,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, May. 24, 2011 - 1:10 pm
Adam Bosch at the Times Herald-Record had a bang-up story yesterday about the embattled Esopus Creek.
According to a letter sent by U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Esopus Creek has become too shallow for a Coast Guard... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, May. 24, 2011 - 8:57 am
Marijuana plants were found growing in the basement and backyard of a licensed day care facility in the town of Bainbridge last week, State Police out of Sidney report today in a press release.
James Spinella: Photo via New York State PoliceThe plants... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, May. 23, 2011 - 3:38 pm
The Delaware County Sheriff's Office just announced that it broke up "a large underage party" on Spring Valley Road in Delhi two Saturdays ago. In a press release sent out today, the Sheriff's Office stated that deputies arrested four people for underage... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, May. 23, 2011 - 3:12 pm
Photo: Aerial view of Hanover Farms, taken from the Ulster County GIS web map. Town zoning code says farmstands in residentially-zoned areas can take up no more than 100 square feet.
A special meeting of the Shandaken Town Board to discuss re-zoning a... Read more
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