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By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 22, 2010 - 3:54 pm
This spring, Margaretville was abuzz with cameras and revving engines, as documentary filmmaker Christina Eliopoulos and her crew filmed Demon On Wheels. The film is an homage to local mechanic Mike Ondish's 1968 Shelby Mustang, and to the days when... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 22, 2010 - 9:12 am
Interested in studying and practicing conservation in local forest landscapes? The Mohonk Preserve might be interested in you From NY Flora:
The condition of the Preserve’s forest have degraded due to more than 50 years of fire suppression, white-... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 - 10:00 pm
GrannisPete Grannis, the head of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, was abruptly shown the door today by Governor David Paterson. Capitol Confidential has the scoop, and it's a doozy, with juicy inter-agency emails and lots of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 - 11:36 am
An outdoor wood boiler, photographed by Flickr user julianmeade.
After a long, hot summer of discontent, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has given up on outlawing old outdoor wood boilers. The agency is rolling out regulations... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 - 11:36 pm
This just in from the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office: A motorcyclist driving on Rte. 10 in the town of Jefferson this afternoon struck a guardrail and was ejected into a 40-foot ravine. The driver was 47-year-old Maurizio Segatto of Schenectady. He was... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 - 2:52 pm
Christopher Palmatier, from the Otsego County town of Worcester, has been arrested by the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office for allegedly raping an underage girl.
According to a press release from the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office, which you can read... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 - 10:03 am
In the second Saugerties fatality this week, 56-year-old Edward M. Hayes was found dead in his driveway, pinned underneath his own car. According to a press release from the State Police, Hayes was found yesterday afternoon:
The New York State Police –... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 - 5:41 pm
Hinchey caught on tape by YNN telling Freeman reporter William Kemble to "shut up."
Over the weekend, Daily Freeman correspondent William J. Kemble catapulted to fame among political wonks nationwide when he and Congressman Maurice Hinchey came close to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 - 2:09 pm
From the New York State Police:
On Monday, October 18, 2010, at about 2:00am, The New York State Police at Kingston responded to a domestic dispute at a private residence on Hill Rd in the Town of Kingston. During an argument, it was reported that a knife... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 - 9:10 am
An unnamed woman died yesterday after crashing into a school bus van on Kings Highway around 3pm, the AP is reporting.
The Freeman has video and more details.
Update: The crash victim has been identified as 45-year-old Denise Ames of Saugerties.
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