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By Julia Reischel on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 8:47 am
Anti-frackers from across the state are expected to rally in Albany this morning as part of a massive protest organized by a coalition of New York environmental groups. By last week, 500 people had already registered to participate, according to a press... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Apr. 8, 2011 - 3:38 pm
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection has agreed to make a bunch of changes to the way it manages its NYC watershed reservoirs, according to a press release sent out yesterday. The changes will have a big impact on the Delaware River,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Apr. 8, 2011 - 2:57 pm
The Ashokan Reservoir, looking towards West Hurley. Photo by Flickr user Nick Stenning. File under: Wishful Thinking. According to a couple of stories in the Daily Freeman – one this Wednesday, one a week ago – the town of Hurley is considering banning... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 7, 2011 - 9:51 pm
The little Shandaken hamlet just can't catch a break. The Daily Freeman reports that a log home on Wittenberg Road in Phoenicia was the scene of a three-alarm fire this morning: Phoenicia Fire Chief Gary Carr Jr. said the 911 call for a fully involved... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 7, 2011 - 4:24 pm
The Maetreum of Cybele, in Palenville. The town of Catskill is appealing a judge's decision that it may have discriminated against a group of pagans by refusing to grant them a religious property tax exemption. According the the Greene County Clerk's... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 7, 2011 - 12:41 pm
Jeri Lynn RossAccording to a press release from the State Police, a Hurley woman is accused of stealing $279,000 from a series of people who lent her money. Jeri Lynn Ross, a 62-year-old who lives on Cedar St., reportedly obtained multiple fraudulent... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 7, 2011 - 12:30 pm
An ambulance rushing to a medical emergency on Rte. 9W this morning in the Town of Ulster attempted to turn against a light and collided with two cars, according to the Daily Freeman: The accident occurred at 10:09 a.m. at the intersection of Ulster... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 7, 2011 - 11:46 am
An Albany man driving a stolen Pontiac Grand Prix allegedly led police and deputies from multiple jurisdictions on a 50-mile car chase through Albany, Greene and Schoharie counties yesterday before finally crashing in the town of Broome. According to a... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Apr. 6, 2011 - 2:44 pm
Design of the proposed Woodstock Commons housing project. Image from the RUPCO website. A lawsuit against the Town of Woodstock and its planning board over plans to build an affordable housing project has been dismissed on a technicality. The case, filed... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Apr. 6, 2011 - 9:43 am
The State Police are reporting that a woman driving on the Thruway through New Paltz on Monday was drunk with her 12-year-old daughter in the car. According to a press release, Daphine Vinson of Huntington was stopped after police noticed her "erratic"... Read more

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