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updated: Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:28 am

Ghent News

Local news for Ghent, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Thursday Jul 3 | AARP The Magazine

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RALPH GARDNER Jr. THE most important piece of farm equipment at Grazin' Angus Acres is not the windmill that Dan Gibson, the farm's founder, hopes will one day help him operate off the grid.

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Fri Jun 13, 2008

NEWSgrist

Into The Trees, plus Twitchers + Cheaters opening @ Art Omi

Sanford Biggers Cheshire 2007 14 minutes continuous loop DVD projection, single channel, color, sound element Into The Trees June 21 - ' November 30th, 2008 Curated by Lilly Wei and Amy Lipton The Fields ...

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Wed Jun 11, 2008

Register-Star

Burglars target homes, businesses

A rash of burglaries has plagued Columbia County since the beginning of the year.

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Mon Jun 09, 2008

Berkshire Eagle

Show to honor Edna St. Vincent Millay

On the kind of perfect spring day that should never be taken for granted, writer and theater critic Peter Bergman, publisher Lael Locke, and actor-educator Johnna Murray met over a cup of tea to discuss their ...

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Sat Jun 07, 2008

Register-Star

A two-wheeled crusade to fight poverty

A local reverend will ride across the United States and into Canada this summer to raise money and awareness for anti-poverty initiatives.

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Thu Jun 05, 2008

Register-Star

Accused child rapist denied bail

The Ghent man indicted on 21 counts related to incidents of criminal sex acts with a child, rape and endangering the welfare of a child was denied bail Wednesday by Columbia County Judge Paul Czajka.

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Tue Jun 03, 2008

Times Union

5 arrested in farm equipment theft spree

By LEIGH HORNBECK , Staff writer Click byline for more stories by writer. Last updated: 5:26 p.m., Tuesday, June 3, 2008 State Police said today they ended the alleged two-year crime spree of farm and ...

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Fri May 30, 2008

The New York Times

Foodies on the Hudson

BEFORE the post-9/11 influx of second-home owners to the Hudson Valley , sophisticated restaurants taking advantage of the region's bounty were scarce.

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Sun May 18, 2008

Thoroughbred Times

Garter Belt first winner for Anasheed

Garter Belt became the first career winner for New York-based freshman sire Anasheed on Saturday with a front-running 1 1/2-length victory in the third race at Calder Race Course. via Thoroughbred Times

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Fri May 16, 2008

New York Daily News

A new milk moustache

“I wanted to get into livestock”

" who farms with his wife Kristen, two helpers and his three young children - " grew up working on a New York State vegetable farm near Columbia County . via New York Daily News

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Thu May 08, 2008

WGY-AM Albany

Columbia Co. Man Indicted on 21 Child Sex Charges

A COLUMBIA COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN INDICTED ON 21 CHILD SEX CHARGES. STATE POLICE SAY RANDE BOTH OF GHENT ABUSED AN UNDERAGE FAMILY MEMBER FROM 2006 TO 2007. via WGY-AM Albany

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Sun Apr 27, 2008

The Gazette

Joining the herd

“A lot of people are realizing there's a demand, that it's something people are looking for”

At Willow Marsh Farm in Ballston, primary operator Charles B. Curtiss hooks up a milking machine to one of his red Holstein cows. via The Gazette

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Tue Apr 15, 2008

Green Buildings NYC

Monday LEEDoff: Art Omi Visitors Center & Gallery- Ghent, New York

“The building had a lot of the elements already.”

The Omi International Arts Center is a non-profit institution in Ghent, New York that provides working residency for international artists of various mediums. via Green Buildings NYC

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Related Topix: Columbia County, NY, New York Metro

Sun Apr 13, 2008

American Chronicle

New Website Lays Bare the Unintended Consequences of Genetic Engineering

Research reports from the mainstream technical literature may change the tenor of the public conversation about biotechnology. via American Chronicle

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Mon Mar 31, 2008

Times Union

New life on the farm

“We're seeing farmers get more and more resourceful”

At Grazin' Angus Acres in Ghent, the Black Angus cattle are raised on grass that's fertilized from the guano of free-range chickens. via Times Union

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Fri Feb 22, 2008

Poughkeepsie Journal

Cooking for a Cure: Recipes will help fight for a cause

“That's really more for the spectacle than learning how to cook”

RED HOOK - Dan Budd lost his sister, Laura Lynn Budd, in 2000 to glioblastoma multiforme, an extremely invasive type of brain tumor. via Poughkeepsie Journal

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Related Topix: Recipes, Red Hook, NY, Life, Food, Columbia County, NY

Sun Feb 17, 2008

Daily Freeman

Hudson man on life support after assault

A 28-year-old man was on life support Saturday afternoon after being assaulted in a State Street apartment, and a parolee was in custody in connection with the attack, according to City of Hudson police. via Daily Freeman

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Related Topix: Hudson, NY, Columbia County, NY

Fri Feb 15, 2008

Daily Freeman

Columbia County having trouble keeping, attracting jobs

“Their families will need food, fuel, entertainment and lodging”

Columbia County would lose 270 full-time jobs if the state closes the Hudson Correctional Facility, further eroding the economic outlook for the county, which has lost several small and mid-sized private-sector ... via Daily Freeman

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Tue Feb 05, 2008

LENNDEVOURS

WTN: Hudson-Chatham Winery 2006 Seyval Blanc

Today I'd like to introduce you to a winery that you probably aren't familiar with, Hudson-Chatham Winery in town of Ghent New York's Hudson River Valley. via LENNDEVOURS

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