Day: August 11, 2015

Missing 14-year-old Pine Plains girl has been located in the Millerton area and is safe

Missing 14-year-old Pine Plains girl has been located NEW YORK STATE POLICE  Major Robin H. Benziger Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE UPDATE:  The State Police would like to thank members of the community who helped us locate Miss Robison.  Robison was located…

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Potentially Dazzling Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week

  The annual Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak this week, giving amateur skywatchers with clear dark skies a potentially dazzling celestial light show. Luckily for those watching the skies, there will be a new moon, allowing for maximum…

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Blood Moon, Super Moon combine for one spectacularly bright lunar eclipse this fall

  Moon gazers, mark your calendars. A “Blood Moon” and “Super Moon” combine on September 27th for a spectacularly large total lunar eclipse with the Moon passing Earth at the closest distance all year–just 221,753 miles away. What makes the September event…

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