Andrew Wyrich

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Jun. 27, 2012
Above: Visitors of the 2011 Hobart Horsehoe Festival show off their skills. Photo courtesy of Hobart Historical Society. Get your horseshoes ready, ladies and gentlemen. On Saturday, July 28, the 11th Annual Hobart Horseshoe Festival will be coming to... Read more
Jun. 26, 2012
A motorcycle accident in East Kingston killed one person and injured two others early Monday morning. Today, the Kingston Police Department released the name of the victim who was killed: 30-year-old Brian Ferrari of Lake Katrine. Nicholas Saveskie, 27,... Read more
Jun. 25, 2012
A 21-year-old Esperance man has been charged with multiple felonies after State Police discovered drugs, explosives and counterfeit money in his home last Thursday. Ethan A. Vanvalen, was arrested after police discovered 500 ecstasy tablets, 14 ounces of... Read more
Jun. 22, 2012
Three people sustained non-life-threatening injuries after a fire broke out in a Downsville home on Wednesday. According to The Daily Star, a fire started at 6 p.m. at the home of Gordon and Donna Palmer on River Road near the hamlet of Corbett. The... Read more
Jun. 21, 2012
A speeding car flipped three separate times after failing to negotiate a turn on Krumville Road in Olive late Wednesday night, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office said. Trevor M. Carpanzano, a 29-year-old resident of Olivebridge, was heading south on... Read more
Jun. 21, 2012
The death of a 2-year-old girl on Wednesday is being investigated by New York police as a homicide, according to several news reports.  The New Paltz Police Department told The Daily Freeman that an autopsy by Dr. Michael Sikirica determined that the... Read more
Jun. 20, 2012
Above: Highlights from testimony at a June 19 hearing held by the state DEC on the topic of New York City's releases of muddy water into the Lower Esopus Creek. Video by Andrew Wyrich. Ulster County residents and officials packed the largest lecture hall... Read more
Jun. 20, 2012
Above: New Paltz Middle School in New Paltz. Photo by Robin Weinstein for The New Paltz Oracle. For both New Paltz and Highland voters, the second time was the charm. Voters from both towns approved their respective school budgets on Tuesday. Highland's... Read more
Jun. 19, 2012
Above: A 2001 aerial photo of a 6.45 acre property on Delaware Avenue in Sidney that may soon be seized by the Delaware County Industrial Development Agency in an eminent domain proceeding. Source: Delaware County Community Online Mapping Tool. To see a... Read more
Jun. 19, 2012
A prominent Manhattan real estate executive and his instructor died in a skydiving accident on Friday afternoon in the Ulster County town of Plattekill. According to news accounts of the accident, David Winoker, a 49-year-old father of three, and his... Read more
Jun. 14, 2012
A 27-year-old Warwarsing man faces multiple misdemeanor offenses after being arrested for allegedly touching a 13-year-old girl in a sexual manner. Thomas J. Decker was arrested by the Ulster County Family Violence Investigation Unit on Tuesday, June 12... Read more
Jun. 13, 2012
Above: New Paltz Central School District offices in New Paltz. Photo by Robin Weinstein for The New Paltz Oracle. At an emergency meeting last Tuesday, the New Paltz Central School District's board of education finalized a $50.12 million budget to be... Read more
Jun. 13, 2012
Bread Alone's Boiceville location. Photo by Julia Reischel. In an effort to keep bread-manufacturer Bread Alone Bakery from relocating to New Jersey, Ulster County executives have offered it the needed dough to keep its ovens running. Ulster County... Read more
Jun. 11, 2012
According to a press release from the New York State Police, a 25-year-old Fishkill man who communicated with a 13-year-old girl for the purpose of engaging in a sexual act was arrested by state police on Monday. Michael Geleski was charged with... Read more
Jun. 11, 2012
You know the routine – you put your left foot in, you take your left foot out, you put your left foot in, and then you shake it all about – but there isn’t anything routine when you do it with a couple thousand other hokey-pokey enthusiasts.   On... Read more
Jun. 8, 2012
The Schoharie Fire Department's current temporary location on Fort Road, and the future site of the rebuilt Niagara Engine Co. No. 6. Photo by Matt Brisley. After having seven and a half feet of water flow through it in last year’s floods, Niagara Engine... Read more
Jun. 8, 2012
Photo: Shandaken Ambulance Service Captain Rich Muellerleile proudly displays his squad's recent awards at the Shandaken town board meeting on Monday, June 4. Photo by Rusty Mae Moore. The town of Shandaken’s Ambulance Service was recently voted Agency... Read more

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