Rifton News

RIFTON Nothing against President Obama, but a pastor with the Bruderhof in Rifton says folk singer and pacifist Pete Seeger of Beacon should win the Nobel Peace Prize.

I am saddened by the Norwegian Nobel Committeea TMs decision to award Barack Obama the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.

Cliff Christiana was all smiles and thumbs up Wednesday as he eased his rig through the New York State Thruway's new exiting toll plaza toward a seamless merger with Interstate 84.

It didn't take John Martin much more than a nanosecond to answer the question, "Do you think you'll ever be able to stop working?" He was drenched in sweat and had just finished slipping a hand truck into the back end of a van.

Like the population in general, people with disabilities need exercise but often have few options.

An Ulster County man has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges after he allowed his small dog to suffer for six months from a badly infected leg, overgrown nails and skin infection.

KINGSTON Ulster County is attractive for many reasons. It's a meeting place for the Catskills and the Hudson River, which has attracted settlers and visitors since the mid 1600s.