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Interns brighten Sullivan County towns
Nicole Terwilliger looks forward to spending her summer beautifying the town of Narrowsburg.
Porsche Budget: $15 million Decision date: February Incumbent: Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco Market situation Porsche wants to extend its sexy nameplate into a new-and some would say ... via Adweek
Ga. fugitive caught in Schenectady
A Georgia fugitive, who is a high-level registered sex offender, was nabbed Wednesday at the City Mission in Schenectady as he prepared to flee to his home state, officials said today. via Times Union
Oswego County Sheriff's Office daily report
On 4/08/08, Jordon L. Somers, 21, of 4 Ellen St., Fulton, NY, was charged at 12:40 a.m. with Operation While Registration Suspended and Inadequate Lighting following a traffic stop after he was reportedly ... via Empire State News
Passenger In Fatal UConn Crash Pleads Guilty
“What should I do, what should I do”
The Long Island woman who urged her boyfriend to flee after he struck and killed UConn freshman Carlee Wines with his SUV pleaded guilty today to a reduced charge of hindering prosecution. via Newsday.com
Pope Begins U.S. Visit; Says He Is Ashamed of Sex Scandal
“I would not speak at this moment about homosexuality, but pedophilia, which is another thing. And we would absolutely exclude pedophiles from the sacred ministry.”
Pope Benedict XVI landed at Andrews Air Force Base on Tuesday afternoon, beginning a six-day visit after a flight in which he told reporters aboard his aircraft that he was "deeply ashamed" of the Roman ... via New York Times
Harbinger Capital Partners Notes Glass Lewis Recommendation that...
“Media General's executive compensation received a D grade in [Glass Lewis's] proprietary pay-for-performance model...”
Glass Lewis urges Media General stockholders not to vote for any of Media General's class A nominees NEW YORK, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. via Earth Times
IN the first three months of 2008, murders were up 25 percent in New York City com pared to the same period last year. via New York Post
As deals plummet, law firms focus on new opportunities
“All of a sudden, all lenders got cautious”
Noeleen G. Walder/New York Law Journal April 10, 2008 As credit woes choke off leveraged deals, New York attorneys say that their firms increasingly are focused on other opportunities -- transactions involving ... via National Law Journal
Moving on and Looking Back: A Ballet Star's Afterlife
“It will be nice to go back to New York”
For 24 years Jock Soto was a star at the New York City Ballet , an exemplar of the nobility, chivalry and power that classical dance demands of its men. via New York Times
Middletown Times Herald Record
Workshop for planning and zoning boards tonight
“The TH-Record and Hudson Valley.com should be ashamed of themselves for having a review section. Just give us the name and number...we don't...”
"Planning for Trees in Urban & Community Landscapes" - a two-part workshop for planning and zoning boards and community tree enthusiasts - will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the CVI Building in Ferndale. via Middletown Times Herald Record
McCain Holds Off On Secret Service
“It's my intention, if we win this nomination, to reject Secret Service. . . . Why do I need it?”
A Secret Service agent stands watch as Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., campaigns at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pa., Tuesday, April 1, 2008. via CBS News
Rail service could resume by morning
“We have some trains that are being rerouted around the area and some trains being held until that track is open”
An 18-car section of a freight train derailed in western New York early today, spilling tons of coal onto the tracks and disrupting Amtrak passenger service as far away as Chicago. via Times Union
Woman dies in Wayne Co. accident Sunday
New York State Police today reported a fatal motor-vehicle accident that claimed the life of a Wayne County woman late Sunday. via Democrat & Chronicle
Laurel Plains Elementary School focuses on history
“Right now, we're doing a program with a man who is teaching us about colonial New York”
NEW CITY - As a lesson in local history, Laurel Plains Elementary School's hallways have few rivals. via Journal News
Assistant AG Accuses Five Fire Officials Of Misusing Funds
“I think the attorney general is doing the right thing. I think this needs to come to an end and we need to work together to keep the fire department together and get our community back together”
The Assistant New York State Attorney General in Watertown wants five members of the Sackets Harbor Volunteer Fire Department to be removed for what he's calling a misuse of funds. via WWNY-TV Watertown
“The question people want answered is how many people saw my spot”
Sharp focus has been placed this season on viewing patterns of ads, driven largely by the switch to commercial ratings. via Adweek
LA Times Investigates Shakur Documents
“We're taking this very seriously and we have begun our own investigation”
The Los Angeles Times will conduct an internal investigation concerning the authenticity of documents used in a story that implicate associates of Sean "Diddy" Combs in a 1994 assault on Tupac Shakur, the ... via Time
Middletown Times Herald Record
Sullivan votes to keep 40 beds open at Achieve
“You can go to the best of the best of facilities and there are always issues”
Sullivan County lawmakers have unanimously passed a resolution fighting a state recommendation to close 40 beds at Achieve Rehab and Nursing Facility. via Middletown Times Herald Record
New, high-tech voting machines to make debut
“My wife got sick,from their "sushi"and they are going to court with the town shawangunk,over the walker valley golf course,they dont wanna...”
Behold the future of voting in New York: the Sequoia ImageCast. Within weeks, election offices in Orange, Ulster, Sullivan and most other New York counties will get their first shipments of the optical-scan ... via RecordOnline.com