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Turkey: Racism In, Ataturk Out - Hudson New York
"Turkey: Racism In, Ataturk Out The secular spirit of Kamal Ataturk that brought Turkey so close to the Western world is fading away.
Principal gets 3 years probation, fine
Benito Herrero, the principal of Fieldstone Secondary School in Thiells, was sentenced Wednesday to three years' probation and a $750 fine for drunken driving with his young daughter in the car.
Trials and Tribulations: Electing judges in NY can be complicated
It's an off-year election, which means voters from the Hudson to the Delaware will be confronted by some unfamiliar, out-of-county names in two races for state Supreme Court.
Hinchey bill would pave way for National Park Service presence on the Hudson
In a move supporters say could bring elevated national prestige and levels of federal funding to the region, Congressman Maurice Hinchey Monday unveiled new legislation he's authored that would initiate the process for the Hudson River Valley special resources study by the National Park Service .
Clean-Hudson advocate will speak
COLDENHAM - Robert H. Boyle, founder of the Hudson River Fishermen's Association , author and a campaigner for the health of the river, will be the guest speaker at the Rudy Vallet Memorial Dinner of the Stewart Park and Reserve Coalition.
A 31-year-old City of Hudson man is in Albany Medical Center in stable condition after being stabbed in the parking lot of the Moose Club on Town Hall Drive in the Town of Greenport.
People take in the views on the Walkway Over the Hudson, a restored pedestrian bridge traveling across the river between Poughkeepsie and Highland on the other side.
'Miracle on the Hudson' plane pilot to receive rare British honour
The captain and crew of the US Airways plane which safely ditched in the Hudson River in New York last winter were to be given a rarely awarded top honour in Britain later Thursday.
Middletown Times Herald Record
Leigh Benton, R, I, C* District 16
Political experience: Orange County Legislator - 12 years, 1997 to present; Councilman, Town of Newburgh - 2 years, 1995 - 1997 Work Experience: a. Taylor Recycling Facility, Montgomery, NY - Salesman, Scale Operator, Sales Manager - 1994 - 2008 b. GHS Jewelers, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY - Jeweler, Gemologist - 2008 to present 4. Education: a.
Walkway gets $2.5 million state grant
Gov. David Paterson announced Thursday the Walkway Over the Hudson project has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Empire State Development Corporation's Downstate Revitalization Fund.
Schensul: More about the majestic Hudson
Well, gee, and I thought I was just getting away with indulging my own personal interests.
A Collector of Houses Unloads Some Gothiana
Hunt Slonem, a painter known for repeating animal patterns like cockatoos and rabbits, decorated his Victorian country house in Kingston, N.Y., based partly on guidance he says he sensed from long-dead inhabitants.
Vision of a Riverfront Lined With Ferry Docks
A rendering of a small ferry dock - known as a "spud barge" - that has been proposed by the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Celebration The Hudson River may no longer be the major economic and transportation artery it once was, but it is a big river - beautiful in parts - that is home to commercial boats like ferries and barges as well as ...
After Hudson crash, NTSB to improve alerts
Passengers in an inflatable raft move away from an Airbus 320 US Airways aircraft that went down in the Hudson River in New York City.
Store Worker Shot on Hudson Avenue
Police are searching for a suspect believed to have shot a man in the foot on Hudson Avenue around 10:30 Monday night.
Walkway a glorious way to experience the Hudson River
Hike name: We Walk the Walkway, but first … Location: Over the Hudson Length: 13,536 feet round-trip, including approaches.
International bridge experts inspect Mid-Hudson Bridge
Representatives from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden and Hong Kong/China joined engineers from New York, New Jersey and Delaware to inspect the cables of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge recently.
Walk on Water: New Pedestrian Bridge Opens Over Hudson River
Like a stark stretch of fishnet stocking linking the two shores, the underdeck truss bridge, built in 1888, was devastated by fire in 1974.
Phase 1 of PCB removal on Hudson wrapping up
In this photo made Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, tugs and barges take part in a dredging project on section of the Hudson River in Fort Edward, N.Y. Dredging began in May more... In this photo made Wednesday, Oct.
Phase 1 of PCB removal on Hudson wrapping up
By MICHAEL HILL Updated: October 11, 2009, 2:45 PM / Crews dredging a polluted stretch of the upper Hudson River this year battled high water, old logging debris and unexpected levels of PCB contamination that slowed progress.