Ulster County
By Claudia Fragnito on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 12:35 pm
So it appears people are ready and eager to start their vegetable gardens! Mother Earth News - http://www.motherearthnews.com/diary-of-an-organic-gardener/thinking-about-starting-a-garden-jump-right-in.aspx - has put together some key pointers on... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 11:40 am
Last weekend, the Full Moon Resort in Oliverea played host to the wonderfully-named Beefstock music festival -- an annual get-together of musicians that has been going for ten years now.
Beefstock, which has been called "Bonnaroo for great obscure New... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Apr. 9, 2011 - 10:02 am
The Daily Freeman has the story:
LIVINGSTON – A Mount Tremper man has been arrested and charged with four counts of felony second-degree assault and one count of misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child in connection with injuries to his... 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 - 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 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
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Apr. 5, 2011 - 5:12 pm
Since the March 19 fire that claimed every one of its thousands of books, the Phoenicia Library has staged a remarkable comeback. A week later, a temporary library was opened in the former Maverick Health Center, and offers of help and donations were... Read more
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