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By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 - 3:26 pm
That's a helpful reminder from the Times Herald-Record, which is reporting on a phone scam in Saugerties that involves a call from a fictional police squad code-named URGENT:
Complaints are pouring in to the Saugerties Police Department about calls from... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 - 11:03 am
With elections fast approaching, you don't want to be the politician who had to phone in this correction from today's Daily Freeman:
Ulster County Legislator James Maloney, who also is town of Ulster assessor, is a Republican.
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 - 10:34 am
Mid-Hudson News and the Times Herald-Record are reporting that the DEC and the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office are investigating the supervisor of a Sullivan County cemetery about bags of blood-soaked linens and bandages which were found aboveground. Mid... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 - 9:50 am
The new tower, according to a press release, will be located
along the Southern Tier Expressway between Cooks Falls and East Branch just above the Sullivan County border.
Thing is, it looks like there's already plenty of cell coverage in that area, if... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 - 2:08 pm
Announced today: The awarding of $3.4 billion in federal stimulus funds earmarked for education -- a.k.a. "Race To The Top" funding -- to nine states and the District of Columbia. Including New York.
In the first round, New York placed 15th out of 16... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 - 7:49 am
Fear of fracking is everywhere, and it's starting to affect the whims of potential real estate buyers in Sullivan County, writes David Knudsen of the Sullivan County Real Estate blog. Yesterday, he recounted a conversation he had with a friend and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010 - 10:36 am
There's a saying: Unions eat their young. Sullivan County's largest union just agreed to substantial reductions in benefits for new workers, the Times Herald-Record reports:
Members of Teamster's Local 445 voted 183-103 Wednesday to OK a two-year, 10... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010 - 10:06 am
The law against serving alcohol to minors, that is, which Keith W. Valentine voted for in 2007.
According to the Daily Freeman, Valentine and his wife threw a combination graduation and 4th of July party last month where drinks were served to 18-year-olds... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010 - 5:42 pm
Monticello school board member Jo-Ann Peabody recently moved to North Carolina -- but she wasn't about to let that stop her from serving on the board. Until the Times Herald-Record came calling, that is.
Jo-Ann Peabody released a statement by email late... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010 - 11:23 am
A surprising detail ends this story about another watershed-related lawsuit in the Daily Freeman.
Correspondent Jay Braman reports that the New York City Department of Environmental Protection is suing the town of Shandaken over the town's tax assessment... Read more
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