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What's new in the business scene
Firm names senior accountant - Vanacore, DeBenedictus, DiGovanni & Weddell, an ac-counting firm with offices in Newburgh and Wappingers Falls, said Shannon Mannese of Marlboro has been promoted to a senior ...
'd always thought apples had cornered the market on quantitative variety until I learned about plums: more than 1,000 types are grown worldwide, with around 140 varieties sold in the U.S. About 20 kinds are ...
Arts grants available for Ulster projects
The Dutchess County Arts Council's 2009 project grants of up to $5,000 are available to support art and cultural activities of Dutchess and Ulster county nonprofit groups and organizations.
Guilty plea in vehicular manslaughter case
A Walden man, who drove his car into the path of an oncoming motorcycle killing the driver, Thursday pled guilty in Ulster County Court to vehicular manslaughter in the second degree.
Take Five Winner In Ulster County
A TAKE FIVE NEW YORK LOTTERY TICKET PURCHASED IN MARLBORO IS ONE OF TWO FIRST PRIZE WINNERS IN THE STATE.
Summer heat is free; cost in winter is climbing
Even with snow a long way away, heating oil prices are giving mid-Hudson Valley residents the chills.
Ex-cop charged with promoting prostitution
A former Mamaroneck police officer who had sued the town claiming racial discrimination was accused of running a prostitution operation out of a massage parlor in Ulster County.
Philip Morris International Inc. Declares Inaugural Quarterly Dividend of $0.46 Per Share
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Regulatory News: The Board of Directors of Philip Morris International Inc.
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Storms knock out power to 13,000 Central Hudson customers
The rolling thunderstorms in the Hudson Valley on Saturday has knocked the power to customers in several municipalities, mostly in Ulster County, according to Central Hudson officials.
Police shut down Marlboro prostitution operation
MARLBORO The quiet of downtown Marlboro, with its hometown flavor that appears to have the hamlet standing still in time, has been shattered as police have cracked a prostitution operation.
Outages persist; worst weather has passed
Some local residents and businesses remain without power today, and a few may not have any until Friday.
Propane tank explodes injuring man
NEWBURGH Police first thought they were after a speeder when a motorist shot down Route 9W from Marlboro into the Town of Newburgh Sunday morning going over 100 miles per hour.
Bite taken out of contingency budgets
Additional state funding and an amendment to state education law this year may have taken the sting out of defeated school budgets.
Indictments in illegal cigarette trafficking case
Twenty-seven people have been indicted on charges of trafficking in millions of dollars in untaxed cigarettes taken from Virginia for resale in Michigan and New York, where the nation's highest cigarette taxes ...
Short Line riders relieved at return of regular service to NYC today
Short Line buses lined the front of the Newburgh terminal on Route 17K Wednesday for the first time since 235 members of Local 225 of the Transport Workers Union struck the company on May 23.
Holy Smokes! State's higher cigarette tax gives customers sticker shock
Iara Bjorkman was taken aback Monday when the owner of Rhinebeck Gas Stop Inc. told her the pack of Marlboro menthol cigarettes she was buying would cost $6.70. "Really? Oh, my God," the Rhinebeck woman said.
Students get taste of the working world
T his summer, Matthew Pidel will be working in the Counseling and Career Services office at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie.
Grab a burger ... and your wallet
And the livin' is easy ..." Easy for George Gershwin to write those lines. He never had to face a summer of paying more than $4 a gallon for gas.
Driver injured, arrested after Marlboro accident
Marlborough police have arrested an 18-year-old village man on charges of DWI after the car he was driving crashed into a house on Highland Avenue.
5 valley school budgets fail; see complete results here
With voters in five out of 16 local school districts rejecting proposed budgets, some of the districts will go to contingency spending plans while others will need to decide whether or not to present a new ...