Treadwell News

There is still time to register for Bright Hill Literary Center's late summer/fall workshops for kids and adults, which begin this weekend at the center, 94 Church St., Treadwell.

Jen Dlouhy, one of our reporters in the Washington DC bureau, had a look at the financial disclosure forms filed by the candidates in the 20th CD last night.

In a move seen as an effort to settle a political score, state Republican Chairman Joseph Mondello unceremoniously dumped former Gov.

This is the new ad by Sandy Treadwell, one of the GOP candidates challenging freshman Rep.

At 7 p.m. Thursday, Word Thursdays will present an open reading followed by a reading and book signing by New Jersey poet Burt Kimmelman and Massachusetts poet Frannie Lindsay.

At 7 p.m. Saturday, the Bright Hill Literary Center, 94 Church St., Treadwell, will hold a memorial reading of Jose Raul Bernardo's novels and plays.

WASHINGTON - Congressional hopeful Sandy Treadwell made more than $5 million from investments held in a blind trust last year, according to House financial disclosure statements released this week.

Conservative committees in Orange and Dutchess counties have endorsed candidates for the fall elections and the ones for which they have announced support are all Republicans.

“Having known Sandy Treadwell for a long time and worked with him on a number of projects, I know that he will be a great representative for us and will always place our needs first”

State Sen. Steve Saland, R-Poughkeepsie, and Assemblyman Marc Molinaro, R-Tivoli, endorsed Sandy Treadwell, a Republican candidate for the 20th Congressional District, according to a press release. via Poughkeepsie Journal

“I called him well over a year ago to tell him I was interested in running. "I was very pleased to step forward into the race. I've been interested in public service for a long time.”

As the grandson of the founding executive of General Electric, Alexander "Sandy" Treadwell has enough money to run for Congress without the help of the cash-strapped National Republican Campaign Committee. via Fox News

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

“We have fully complied with all of our obligations under the merger agreement and any claims to the contrary by Alliance Data are purely self-serving. Blackstone will defend this suit vigorously and does not intend to settle it.”

Private equity and real estate firm Blackstone Group said on Saturday it would vigorously defend itself against a lawsuit filed against it by Alliance Data Systems Corp and "does not intend to settle." ... via Earth Times

“There's been no job growth over the past three months, and overall profits have declined.”

Mid-Atlantic factory activity in April fell into its worst slump since the 2001 recession while jobless benefit rolls swelled to their highest in almost four years early this month, data showed on Thursday. via Earth Times

A Delaware Chancery Court judge on Wednesday decided to temporarily pause a lawsuit that sought to challenge JPMorgan Chase & Co's planned takeover of Bear Stearns Cos Inc since a similar case was moving ... via Earth Times

“Many of our friends and neighbors were devastated by the floods of 2006, and we're still rebuilding even today”

ALBANY -- The state has set aside $15 million to buy one- and two-family houses in the Southern Tier and Catskill regions that have been damaged by floods in the past four years and are at risk of being flooded ... via Star-Gazette

COOPERSTOWN _ On April 28, Otsego County's Republican Committee plans to endorse candidates for state and federal office, according to Sheila Ross. via The Daily Star

COOPERSTOWN _ In Otsego County Court on March 28 before Judge Brian Burns, Jesse Souza, 18, of Hartwick, pleaded guilty to, and was sentenced to one-to-three years in prison for, possessing a sexual performance ... via Daily Star

“Our generation hasn't experienced anything like this. We weren't around when the infrastructure was being built”

Two hours north of New York City, a mile-long stream and a marsh the size of a football field have mysteriously formed along a country road. via New York Daily News

“My mother was like, what are you going to do with that?”

When a fellow student at Rutgers University urged Didi Onejeme to try Philosophy 101 two years ago, Ms. via New York Times

“With reservoirs already full, additional rain could create problems downstream.”

Gov. Ed Rendell has asked New York City to release more water from its three reservoirs in the Catskills, saying the move could help mitigate potential flooding downstream. via Press & Sun-Bulletin