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By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 21, 2010 - 3:13 pm
Yesterday, the New York Times weighed in on fracking via its editorial pages. (This is not the first time it's done this.) Unsurprisingly, the paper called for a complete ban on any and all fracking in the NYC watershed region:
We have long believed that... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 21, 2010 - 12:27 pm
The Daily Star reports today that two former SUNY Delhi students, 21-year-old Darwyn Lynch and 21-year-old Edy Toussaint, were arrested and arraigned in Delaware County Court on Monday. The two were charged with the rape of a fellow student on September... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 21, 2010 - 11:21 am
A 29-year-old named Ryan Panchak was found dead in the waters of the Esopus Creek on Friday in the Ulster County town of Marbletown, and yesterday, the State Police announced that the cause of his death was drowning. But, according to the press release,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 20, 2010 - 4:34 pm
Schoharie County resident Adolph Schrull Jr. died Friday when the tractor he was using to drag a hay rake out of a field flipped onto him, CBS 6 reports:
According to State Police, Adolph Schrull, Jr., of Worcester, N.Y., was attempting with a friend to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 20, 2010 - 2:02 pm
This black bear, captured on surveillance video on Hunter Mountain a couple of weeks ago, isn't really getting anywhere in his quest for midnight munchies until around the 1:27 mark. That's when he (or she?) finds the motherlode of donut holes.
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 20, 2010 - 12:50 pm
Linda Norris, a Treadwell resident and the mind behind a thoughtful blog called The Uncataloged Museum, posed a provocative question yesterday: Are county historical societies dying? And if so, is it their own fault?
There's no question that part of the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Sep. 20, 2010 - 11:48 am
On Saturday night, New York State Police arrested 30-year-old Michael Cappiello for a strange accident in Spring Glen in Wawarsing that involved a pickup truck, alcohol, and three teenagers.
In a press release, the State Police charge that Cappiello was... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 20, 2010 - 8:41 am
With the November elections just around the corner, realtor David Knudsen reminds all you flatlanders -- er, "second-home owners" -- that you can vote here, even if it's not your primary residence. And with so much about the future of rural New York at... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Sep. 19, 2010 - 8:49 am
Video by YouTube user calicrs1.
A fire broke out yesterday afternoon at an East Durham resort that is hosting an enormous motorcycle rally this weekend, report the Daily Freeman, the Times Union, the Daily Mail, and a host of television stations. ... Read more
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