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Lost Highland man nearly succumbs to weather during storm

(L-R Tprs Matthew Card, Christopher Buhler, Matthew Terwilliger, Brian Smith and Deputy Kyle Frano) On 03/01/15 at approximately 7:30 pm, a Highland resident contacted Ulster County 911 to report her 60 year old father had walked away from her residence…

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Connecticut man arrested for Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated following crash investigation

Connecticut man arrested for Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated following crash investigation NEW YORK STATE POLICE Major Robin H. Benziger Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE Claverack, New York – On March 1, 2015, New York State Police charged Scott Auten, 38…

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Dover Education Enrichment Program Launched for Dover Union Free School District

Dover Education Enrichment Program Launched for Dover Union Free School District Sheffield, Mass.— Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation today announced the launch of the Dover Education Enrichment Program (DEEP), which supports projects that inspire creative thinking, encourage student initiative and help…

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Ancram woman charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated

Ancram woman charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated NEW YORK STATE POLICE Major Robin H. Benziger Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE Taghkanic, New York – On February 27, 2015, New York State Police arrested Wendy Waffle, 48 years old of…

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Catskill man arrested for felony drug possession following traffic stop

Catskill man arrested for felony drug possession following traffic stop NEW YORK STATE POLICE Major Robin H. Benziger Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE Ghent, New York – On February 28, 2015, New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation from…

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Obituary, Betty Jean Merwin

Millerton – Betty Jean Merwin, 82, a lifelong resident of Millerton, NY passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Sharon Health Care Center in Sharon, CT. Mrs. Merwin was a secretary at the Wassaic Developmental…

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Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s AGING NEWS

· Malnutrition in the Elderly · Home Delivered Meals Available · Cancer Support Group Meeting (3/3) · March is National Nutrition Month · Purim Fun-Fest with Zumba Gold (3/4) Golden Living . . . News for Senior Citizens Mary Kaye…

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Pet of the Week: Molly

Molly is a small adult female Pit Mix with the warmest brown eyes. She’s outgoing and loves everyone she meets. Molly came to the Putnam Humane Society when her owner passed away, and now she waits to find her forever…

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The Sherman Playhouse Presents 1984

The Sherman Playhouse proudly kicks off its 2015 theatrical season on April 10 with George Orwell’s dystopian classic, “1984,” adapted for the stage by Robert Owens, Wilton E. Hall, Jr., and William A. Miles, Jr. It’s April 1984, the clocks…

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Poughquag man sentenced in Violent home invasion gets decades in prison

A career criminal — who with his team of violent burglars staked out and invaded two New Canaan homes and dozens of others in 2011 and 2012 — was sentenced Friday, Feb. 27 to nearly three decades in federal prison….

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Obituary, Edward Hansen

Dover Plains – Edward Hansen, 78, a resident of Dover Plains, NY formerly of Beacon, NY died on Friday, February 27, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. Mr. Hansen was a member of Local #137 in Briarcliff,…

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Ellenville Troopers Property Damage Investigation Nets Two DWI Arrests

Ellenville Troopers Property Damage Investigation Nets Two DWI Arrests State Police in Ellenville received an Ulster County 911 poll regarding a two car property damage accident on Rt. 55A in the early morning hours on today’s date. Upon arrival at…

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ARRC scores victory for solar energy as PSC kills job-killing regs

ALBANY, NY – The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) today issued a stay on new regulations it approved back in December which had lawmakers and clean energy advocates up in arms over new requirements which denied net metering…

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NYS Ban on Invasive Species Goes into Effect on March 10, 2015

Many homeowners will breathe a sigh of relief on March 10, when new regulations go into effect banning the sale, purchase and transportation of a long list of invasive species that have plagued our properties — and our ecosystem —…

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