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10 hrs ago | Poughkeepsie Journal

Share the music with the kids

When I had a child, I feared my carefree concert-going days were over. And while you definitely don't have the same freedoms you did when you went solo, going to outdoor summer concerts and festivals is doable.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Medicine, Red Hook, NY, Hudson, NY, Audiology

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal

Woman admits she stole from employer

A Columbia County woman is due to return to court Aug. 28 for sentencing after she admitted in court she stole money from her employer by falsifying billing records.

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Related Topix: Ancram, NY, Dutchess County Metro, Dutchess County, NY

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Times Union

Hiking accident ends a life full of adventure

A woman who originally hailed from Columbia County died last week in Las Vegas after losing her footing during a hike and falling 120 feet.

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Related Topix: Columbiaville, NY, Hudson, NY, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Mon Jun 29, 2009

CBS 6 Albany

Good Samaritan killed while trying to help crash victim

A Westchester County man was killed late Sunday night while trying to help the driver of an overturned vehicle in Columbia County, New York State Police said.

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Related Topix: Westchester County, NY, Mount Kisco, NY, Catskill, NY

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Times Union

Veteran's long march to graduation

John Carl D?Annibale/Times Union Army mementos belonging to John Tuczynski include his unit patch from the elite World War II Rangers unit Merrill's Marauders.

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Related Topix: Kinderhook, NY, Valatie, NY

Thu Jun 25, 2009

WTEN

Body found in Copake is that of missing man

Searchers found a body in the Taconic State Park in Copake, Columbia County, just near the Massachusetts border.

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Related Topix: Copake, NY

Wed Jun 24, 2009

CBS 6 Albany

One killed in Columbia County motorcycle accident

One man was killed in a motorcycle accident in Columbia County last Tuesday night.

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Related Topix: Stuyvesant, NY

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Highland/Mid-Hudson Post

Carving out a reputation

For anyone worried that several of the region's top outdoor sculpture shows may be eschewing the challenges of contemporary art for something more populist and safe this season, two of the latest plein air collections to have opened in recent weeks are must-sees. Up in Columbia County, between Routes 66 and 9H near the communities of Ghent and West ...

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Related Topix: Cold Spring, NY

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Journal News

Tiny Plum Plums cheese shop in Pound Ridge has some big fans ... Even Martha loves it

The aromatic scents of cheese and coffee will lure you inside Plum Plums in Pound Ridge, where owners Audrey and Adam Free and partner Wendy Marilee insist you taste a little of this Montgomery English Cheddar, or a bit of this creamy Ossau Iraty goat cheese; or even better, some Gorgonzola Cremificato, before you buy.

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Related Topix: Pound Ridge, NY, Old Chatham, NY, Chatham, NY

Mon Jun 15, 2009

CBS 6 Albany

Columbia County Proposes Plan for Emergency Housing Need

The St. Charles Hotel in Hudson could soon be the site of a satellite office for the Department of Social Services .The possible rental agreement between Columbia County and East Coast Realty, LP, announced Monday, will reduce the county's temporary housing costs by more than $400,000 a year, according to DSS Commissioner, Paul Mossman.

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Related Topix: Hudson, NY

Times Union

Where 'weekender' gets a wink, a nod, a sneer

Imagine how Columbia County must look to someone living in Manhattan. Think about how good the air must smell, how long those vistas must extend, and how charming its farms, villages and people must seem.

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Related Topix: Washington County, NY, Claverack, NY, Hudson, NY, Ghent, NY

Sat Jun 13, 2009

Albany Times Union

Exhibit shows George Hofmann's expansive career

With blocks of bright colors, George Hofmann's paintings hang like draperies. Purples, reds and blues exude softness and tranquility, but a thunderous brushstroke also rumbles across the canvass.

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Related Topix: Albany Metro, Albany, NY, Troy, NY, Arts, Painting

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Times Union

Sisters record two centuries of state service on dad's advice

Robert and Dorothy Sheldon raised their eight children on a dairy farm outside of Chatham.

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Related Topix: Chatham, NY, Albany, NY, Albany Metro

Mon Jun 08, 2009

CBS 6 Albany

Eight charged in Columbia County for selling alcohol to minors

The Columbia County sheriff's department has ticketed eight people they say sold alcohol to a 19 year-old working for them.

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Related Topix: Germantown, NY, Livingston, NY, Hudson, NY, Retail, Columbiaville, NY

CBS 6 Albany

Columbia County man accused of selling stolen guns, escapes briefly from police

A Columbia County man is facing charges for stealing and selling guns and then taking off from police during his court arraignment.

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Related Topix: Stottville, NY

Sun Jun 07, 2009

Democrat & Chronicle

Audit finds city's oversight OK

State auditors found city oversight of post-employment compensation and benefits was satisfactory overall, but noted that, in one instance, the city paid $10,000 in health insurance coverage for a retired employee working elsewhere.

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Related Topix: Rochester Metro, Rochester, NY, Tonawanda, NY, Onondaga County, NY

Fri Jun 05, 2009

CBS 6 Albany

Three H1N1 cases confirmed in Rensselaer, Columbia counties

A student in the Troy city school district has been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, district officials said today.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Rensselaer, NY, Education Etc., Rensselaer County, NY

Thu Jun 04, 2009

Asbury Park Press Online

Olana exhibit gives visitors Church's views

Artist Frederic Edwin Church built Olana, his grandiose, Persian-inspired villa, atop a hill on 250 acres in the Hudson Valley so he could be close to the natural beauty that inspired him.

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Related Topix: Catskill, NY, Hudson, NY

Tue Jun 02, 2009

CBS 6 Albany

Kinderhook woman arrested again for filing false benefit claims

State Police have arrested a Kinderhook woman for allegedly filing fraudulent claims with her health insurance company.

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Related Topix: Kinderhook, NY, Valatie, NY

Sun May 31, 2009

Albany Times Union

Rosetti Chevrolet in Chatham among GM dealers to close

The dealer had a message on its Web site today thanking its customers for their support during its 46 years in Columbia County.

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Related Topix: Chatham, NY

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