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By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 6, 2010 - 3:26 pm
The New York Court of Appeals has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit targeting the state system of providing public defenders to poor defendants in criminal court. The New York Times reports:
New York’s highest court ruled on Thursday that a broad... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, May. 6, 2010 - 2:57 pm
On the lam: A trio of alleged paving scammers accused of pulling a bait-and-switch on elderly homeowners around Ulster County. From the Daily Freeman:
Rodney Cooper, 48, Rodney T. Cooper, 28, and James Lambert, 45, are wanted on arrest warrants for... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, May. 6, 2010 - 12:14 pm
The town of Catskill has given Wal-Mart a million-dollar reduction on how much its Catskill store is worth, which will help the global corporation lower its town and county taxes by a bundle this year, according to the Daily Mail. Catskill's reasoning? It... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, May. 6, 2010 - 11:58 am
Should Ulster County spend over $700,000 on New York City subway ads, or on commercials on "Good Morning America?" High-falutin' consultants favor the first option, while local businesspeople favor the second, according to the Times Herald-Record, which... Read more
By Country House Realty on Thursday, May. 6, 2010 - 10:23 am
Just 2.5 hours from the George Washington Bridge you'll find this delightful 4 bedroom, 1.5 bath house perched on a gentle slope, perfect for appreciating the neighboring lush rolling fields from the rocking chair porch. On Obernburg House's own 4 acres... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, May. 4, 2010 - 8:41 pm
That's the kind of candid rhetoric I like from a local restaurant:
Well…. I am the new owner and operator of the Munson Diner, let me just say… none of the same old crap… only quality food at a fair price…. I opened on the morning of the 22nd…No previous... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, May. 4, 2010 - 7:10 pm
JImmy Fallon, who hails from Saugerties, gets to be the face of the Emmys. Via the Daily Freeman.
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, May. 4, 2010 - 12:57 pm
That's the question for Allan Wikman, a Kingston resident who is going to spend 15 days in jail for refusing to budge during a January meeting of the Ulster County Legislature. Via the Daily Freeman.
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, May. 4, 2010 - 12:02 pm
Albany hiker DSettahr spent the weekend hiking up Windham High Peak, and he tells the Views from the Top forum that already, the flies are biting:
We had the lean-to to ourselves on Saturday night. We saw and heard some bugs during the evening Friday and... Read more
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