Leeds News

IN PROSPECT: a new GreeneLand performing arts complex, in a building that once was a flourishing performance site.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE BASTION, Afghanistan -- The word went out across the flight line: "Ramp ceremony!" Two "angels," the remains of a U.S. Marine and his Afghan interpreter, were about to be loaded onto a ...

NEW YORK Will Travis, a partner at Attik who helped guide the U.K. company's push into the United States, is taking a business development post at Dentsu America Group, which acquired the digital and design ...

Neighbors of Alf Naman's flashy HL23 condominium building will seek to block its construction unless a crane to be located near the front of their building can be operated safely, according to court documents ...

The developer of a high profile residential project on the High Line has sued the Department of Buildings over a seven-week-old stop work order.

WITH NAMES like COPurr and Cat'n Hook, Catskill's second batch of decorated fiberglass cats are drawing attention and praise from locals and visitors alike.

BOUND FOR BURMA to help with the massive relief effort that is needed in the wake of the disastrous cyclone there are GreeneLanders Robert Berg and his Burmese wife Jalin .

“Yeah, I'd love to be an agency owner someday.”

America's young independent insurance agents are nearly equally excited about the future of the agency system of which they are a part as they are about their own jobs. via Insurance Journal West

“Mid-20s life circumstances were poor, and I really plummeted”

Megabillion-selling Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says that before her rise to fame, she suffered from bouts of depression and contemplated suicide. via Buffalo News

“We're trying to put it back more to its original condition”

The historic armory building in the City of Poughkeepsie, which dates to the late 19th century, is set to receive exterior repairs. via Poughkeepsie Journal

“If you believe in openness and transparency, if you believe that elections should not be the exclusive domain of multi-millionaires with ties to party leadership”

Columbia County Chamber of Commerce honchos are planning a promotion that emulates Catskill's brilliant Cat - n Around show last summer. via SeeingGreene

“Our business is such that foreign exchange is always an issue”

Homes in Tokyo and London have always been expensive, but the dollar's recent plunge has made these and other pricey markets particularly daunting for American expatriates, businesses and anyone unlucky enough ... via Forbes.com

State police in Catskill have arrested a man for stealing coin-operated air compressors from gas stations throughout Greene and Columbia Counties. via CBS 6 Albany

Greene County Public Health will host a series of rabies clinics for cats, dogs, and ferrets from 6-8 p.m. at the following locations: * March 19, Medway-Grapeville Firehouse, Route 51, New Baltimore. via Daily Freeman

By Jeff Leeds NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE, LOS ANGELES Monday, Dec 10, 2007, Page 13 Rapper Kayne West is leading the pack at the 50th Grammys. via The Taipei Times

Hilary Alexander tracks down waist-cincher belts, wide-fitting boots and warm fur hats Dear Hilary , I hate my naked body and dress in the bathroom so my husband doesn't see me in the buff! The bit I loathe ... via Telegraph.co.uk

Label defections by superstars rock music industry By Jeff Leeds | New York Times October 12, 2007 LOS ANGELES - Madonna is about to become the latest music superstar to defy the music industry's traditional ... via SouthFlorida.com

“VFW Post 770 invited the soldiers and their families to the barbecue”

COLUMBIA/GREENE COUNTIES - Local members of the New York State Army National Guard's First of the 69th - First Battalion, 69th Infantry - who, as Charlie Company, are stationed at the Leeds Armory, were honored ... via Register-Star