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By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 28, 2010 - 11:19 am
From the AP this morning: A tanker carrying chlorine gas crashed near Exit 21 on the New York Thruway, near Catskill, around 1:50 am. The spill closed I-87 northbound for almost seven hours: Sgt. Michael Kopp says it wasn't immediately known how much... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 9, 2010 - 10:37 am
57-year-old David Huse, the owner of Stone Broke Farms in Warnerville, was killed on Monday when his tractor was hit by a car, according to the Times Journal: Troopers said the driver of the car, 20-year-old Courtney Chichester of Little York Road,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 8, 2010 - 10:57 am
Whoops. Town Police Chief Paul Watzka said police were called to assist at the scene at 9:15 a.m. and said the road was still passable while emergency responders were hosing it off. 
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 8, 2010 - 10:49 am
The recreation center at Pine Knoll Country Club in Monticello was destroyed by fire early this morning, the Times Herald-Record reports. In other fiery Monticello news, a car caught on fire on Route 17 this morning, but it's out now.
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jun. 7, 2010 - 5:25 pm
This one happened in West Virginia today and created a 70-foot tower of flame.  It's the second Marcellus shale blow-out in a week. Update: The AP is also reporting a massive explosion at a natural gas pipeline in rural Texas that has left 10 people... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Sunday, Jun. 6, 2010 - 12:10 pm
17-year-old Olivia Rose Belfiglio fell to her death Friday afternoon while hiking with friends in the Devil's Kitchen in Hunter. It's the second fatality in just over a month in the area. From the Times Herald-Record: Authorities said none of the hikers... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, May. 26, 2010 - 3:46 pm
The rear of the building at 2310 Bridge Street that housed the Cha Cha Hut was gutted by fire early this morning. Just opened in January, the Cha Cha Hut in Roxbury was already well on its way to becoming a beloved local institution. But around 2am this... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, May. 11, 2010 - 5:05 pm
It has to take a particular kind of crazy to get yourself chased by the police, have your truck flip over, and then land on your wheels and keep going. And on Rte. 10 in the town of Summit, which, as its name implies, is on the top of a mountain. Elijah... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Monday, Apr. 12, 2010 - 9:20 pm
Three people were burned this afternoon in an explosion at Steyers Hudson Valley Auto on the Malden Turnpike in Saugerties. From the Daily Freeman: State police said one of the mechanics at Steyer’s Hudson Valley Auto, Inc. at 468 Malden Turnpike was... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010 - 2:01 pm
High-speed crashes in Kerhonkson and Montgomery killed three and injured two last night. The Times Herald-Record has the details.

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