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Public comment continues about Kingston city 2010 budget
KINGSTON Despite the controversy that was raised about the 2010 budget cuts at the recent public hearing, the community's attention shifted Tuesday night at the Kingston Common Council meeting from layoffs in the police department to budget cuts in the recreation department.
Representatives reflect priorities in staff
WASHINGTON - When it comes to hiring and paying staffers, congressional representatives from upstate New York and the Hudson Valley take different approaches.
Dateline: French-speaking settlers pick fertile parcel in 18th-century New Paltz
On Huguenot Street, at the west end of New Paltz, six original stone houses and a cemetery, along with a reconstructed stone church, reflect the lives of a French-speaking Protestant community that settled there in the early 18th century.
Staff pay varies in New York congressional offices, survey finds
WASHINGTON -- When it comes to hiring and paying staffers, congressional representatives from New York's Hudson Valley and upstate communities take different approaches.
What's new in the business scene
Poughkeepsie adds consignment shop - What's New Again consignment boutique for women and juniors recently opened at 1821 Route 376, Town of Poughkeepsie.
'On the Record' features birth announcements on Page 2B on Mondays and announcements about local residents in college and the armed services on Page 3B throughout the week.
Hurley named Canisius College president
Longtime college administrator John Hurley will be the first non-clergy president of Canisius College .
After he leaves, you will survive
It was Christmas Eve and Erica Manfred was looking forward to the holidays with her husband and newly adopted daughter.
Emergency drill planned for Sunday
KINGSTON - An emergency training exercise will be held Sunday at the Hudson Valley Mall in Kingston.
M. Bennett Cafe restaurant review
After pumpkin picking at the Decker Farm, M. Bennett Cafe is a likely stop. This sweet little restaurant on the grounds of Historic Richmond Town is a surprisingly successful venture considering its limited hours of operation.
Pumpkin Cannon Fires Squash One Mile
Posted by John Farrier in Science & Tech , Video Clips on October 8, 2009 at 3:47 pm John Gill and Gary Arold of Hurley, New York built a compressed air cannon in 2006 that can fire a pumpkin up to a mile away.
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Ulster to receive stimulus money for energy study
The federal government is sending $754,000 to study and install energy-efficiency projects in Ulster County.
Ulster deputies arrest man with handgun following domestic dispute
A sheriff's deputy convinced an intoxicated Hurley man to surrender his handgun during a domestic dispute Wednesday, police said.
Hurley man confronts deputy with gun
TOWN OF HURLEY Sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 call at 400 Hillside Drive, for a domestic situation involving an intoxicated man, arguing with his wife.
Middletown Times Herald Record
Hinchey, Hall say Congress will pass health-care overhaul
Rep. Maurice Hinchey wanted to chat Tuesday about the $21.7 million in federal funds that will go toward local projects next year, but the small assemblage of press in his Kingston office had another topic in mind.: What about health-care reform, Mr.
Middletown Times Herald Record
Kingston's Hooley organizers unfazed by obstacles
The story of this year's Hooley on the Hudson Irish festival was written on the doors of its portable toilets.
In separate cases, a Woodstock police detective and an Onteora High School clerical worker have been charged with grand larceny, a felony, following the discovery that funds were missing from bank accounts they supervised.
Two accused of stealing money, jewelry from Bloomington home
Police on Tuesday arrested two Hurley men in connection with the theft of jewelry and money from a home in Bloomington.
Bike for Cancer supports local memorial fund
The sixth annual Bike for Cancer Care to benefit the Rosemary D. Gruner Memorial Cancer Fund will be held at 8 a.m. Sept.
Amid budget woes, Paterson to renew push for Catskills casinos
ALBANY - With the state's fiscal problems, Gov. David Paterson is renewing a push to allow Indian casinos in the Catskills, a long-stalled plan that would boost revenue for the state and the region.