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By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 - 5:41 pm
Hinchey caught on tape by YNN telling Freeman reporter William Kemble to "shut up."
Over the weekend, Daily Freeman correspondent William J. Kemble catapulted to fame among political wonks nationwide when he and Congressman Maurice Hinchey came close to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 - 9:10 am
An unnamed woman died yesterday after crashing into a school bus van on Kings Highway around 3pm, the AP is reporting.
The Freeman has video and more details.
Update: The crash victim has been identified as 45-year-old Denise Ames of Saugerties.
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 18, 2010 - 2:32 pm
A new mobile investigative outfit called After The Press, founded by Kingston resident Paul Joffe, is marching to a different drum than most of their media fellows. They're not trying to be objective. And they're not trying to beat other reporters to big... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 18, 2010 - 9:41 am
The flag stays in the picture. Photo from David Sager's campaign.
David Sager, the Sullivan County legislator who's challenging Republican incumbent John Bonacic for the 42nd District seat in the New York State Senate, will visit SUNY Delhi tonight at 6pm... Read more
By wateradmin on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010 - 8:59 am
"Potshots," by Bovina artist Gary Mayer, runs every Sunday. For some context for this week's cartoon, click here. You can see Gary's collected Sunday cartoons by clicking here.
Mayer is an artist who's lived in Bovina for the past seven years.... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010 - 8:57 pm
Sidney NY Town Board Meeting - October 14 2010 from VeccVideography on Vimeo.
Local filmmaker Jessica Vecchione -- the creative force behind the award-winning documentary Bienvenidos a Fleischmanns -- has produced an extraordinary short documentary on... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010 - 5:33 pm
The Schoharie County Sheriff's Office responded to a barn fire in the town of Sharon this morning at the Magnolia Run Equestrian Center. A two-story stable/apartment building was completely destroyed, but several horses and 49-year-old Brian Funk escaped... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010 - 9:33 am
Yesterday, the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office arrested 23-year-old Christopher Daughtery of Fulton for allegedly burning down a barn full of hay in the town of Wright on September 30. Here's a copy of the press release:
Doughtery press release --... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010 - 6:11 pm
The juiciest part of U.S. Representative Maurice Hinchey's appearance at a Saugerties forum last night didn't get caught on tape. After the cameras were turned off and packed up, YNN's Capital Tonight reports, Daily Freeman reporter William J. Kemble was... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010 - 5:32 pm
WGXC was onhand last night during a forum for county-wide candidates in Greene County, and got tape of the entire evening. Four candidates running for the county treasurer and county judge seats attended and spoke: judicial candidates David Woodin and... Read more
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