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Here are some of the stories we're working on for the print editions of Wednesday's Freeman: Gov.
Hinchey, Clinton latest to lobby for hydro-power at Catskills reservoirs
Both Congressman Maurice Hinchey of Hurley and US Senator Hillary Clinton have called on the City of New York Department of Environmental Protection to move forward on a proposal for the Delaware County ...
Accord - Butterly, Charles and Rebecca Shea, a daughter, June 19, at Northern Dutchess Hospital.
Soldier to be laid to rest today
WAPPINGERS FALLS - Local firefighters and police will pay their respects this morning along South Avenue to Sgt.
Supply gap doubles sweet corn prices
An early finish to the Florida and Georgia deals and a late start in other regions have pushed sweet corn prices to nearly double what they were in mid-June and could complicate matters for growers and ...
Grant writer brings in the cash
Money from all levels of government and private donors is the fuel that keeps the philanthropic sector's engine running.
House panel OKs cash for solar group
LAKE KATRINE - Only a bit more than a year old, an Ulster County-based group, The Solar Energy Consortium has rolled up a growing kitty of public investment in the future of alternative energy sources.
Four hundred years in the balance
Despite reports of anemic funding levels from New York State, organizers and supporters of the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial say they are content with the celebration's financial status.
Body found in the Hudson River
KINGSTON - The New York State Police in Kingston have identified the body of a West Hurley man who jumped from the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge early Saturday morning.
Nearly 200 people attend ceremony in Kingston recognizing local Iraq vets
KINGSTON - The downpour of rain that hit the area today didn't stop nearly 200 people from attending the Freedom Salute ceremony at the Kingston Armory.
They came from 37 countries and from every continent; 72 new Americans. On Friday, June 13, President Bush's approval rating had fallen to 28 percent, according to a Wall Street Journal poll, but the ...
Sex harass case shouldn't be played out in press, mayor says
Charles Callejo will spend the next five years on probation for stealing $22,198 from the Northern Dutchess public-access TV station he once oversaw.
The sight of three stretch limos winding their way along Ulster County back roads does not raise a stir in Woodstock, New Paltz or all but the deepest back roads of Marbletown.
Ulster Dems pick Hein, Auerbach
Ulster County Administrator Michael Hein was tapped Monday by county Democrats as the party's candidate in the first-ever race for county executive.
Deputy resigns after being accused of sex act with girl, 17
An Ulster County sheriff's deputy resigned on Tuesday after being charged with accepting a bribe in the form of a sexual act from a 17-year-old female.
Ulster GOP confident about fall elections
KINGSTON Cahill and Hinchey may want to look over their shoulders. State Assemblyman Kevin Cahill of Kingston who represents the 101st District, a 10-year incumbent, and 22nd Congressional District ...
Ode to Sidney Pollack: Travel where his movies were made
Sidney Pollack died of cancer yesterday. When I heard the news, along with feeling sad about his death, I flashed to a certain restaurant in Hurley, New York that's one of my favorite "when I go back home for a ...
Ralph Legnini, Donna Flayhan, Ann McGillicuddy and Laurie Osmond, the block of four candidates who ran on a platform to put a moratorium on the Onteora Central School District's Grade 5-8 middle school proposal ...
Grant will fund study of services
The state has awarded a grant to Ulster County and 10 of its municipalities to study and implement shared services to cut municipal costs.
Wawarsing Democrats endorse Hein
The Wawarsing Democratic Committee has endorsed Ulster county Administrator Michael Hein for the new co0unty executive's post. via Mid-Hudson News