Depuy Canal House chef John Novi, right, holds a cooking class in his restaurant's kitchen recently for children in the area.

A group of Rondout Valley High School French students will host "A Taste of the Rondout Valley," a fundraiser to benefit a Haitian school devastated by the recent earthquake, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday.

On opposite ends of the mid-Hudson Valley are two very distinct bridal shops. One features mannequins draped in custom and vintage gowns.

If Highland wants CIA quality at recession-friendly prices, then Michael C. Rask may be up for the task.

There are a number of local development projects on tap for 2010. Some are well under way, while others are just getting started.

The world's oldest museum of photography and film is lending luster - and its fabled motion picture archive - to an eight-year-old film festival in George Eastman's hometown.

An Ulster County grand jury this week vindicated Jessie Cramer, a Town of Deerpark police officer who was accused of menacing her boyfriend over the summer.

Not so long ago, Uptown Kingston had several galleries. Then they all closed, and the area became a ghost town after dark.

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks and Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy on Tuesday each portrayed the city's prospects as a glass half full rather than half empty, and pledged to work together on issues of development and economic growth.

Three people were injured in a three-car accident at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday on State Route 213 after one vehicle crashed head-on with another, then went airborne and hit the third.

There will be glow-stick vigil Tuesday evening at 5 p.m. for premature babies. The March of Dimes is commemorating "Prematurity Awareness Day" on the pedestrian bridge at High Falls.

From 200 feet above the Genesee River gorge, the abandoned railroad bridge offers spectacular views and some uncertain footing.

The Community Church of High Falls will have its annual bazaar from 3-7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.

In some lines, you simply don't put all the bigwigs in one room. Think presidents and vice presidents, CEOs and stockbrokers.

One Memorial Day in the recent past, my husband and I went to High Falls to watch the laser show and fireworks display.

Marlboro resident and professional dance instructor Chester Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios, and his student, High Falls resident Dorrie Boice, won second place in the Pro/Am division of the American Lindy Hop Championships in Stamford, Conn., on Oct 24.

There is no band I know of in the Hudson Valley that puts more passion into every aspect of its non-musical undertakings than The Trapps.

The Rochester High Falls International Film Festival has changed its name to 360|365 and will start to feature year-round programming that promotes emerging filmmakers.

Revival of Rochester's High Falls district is taking another blow with the owner of the popular Triphammer Grill announcing the restaurant would close at the end of November.

'On the Record' features birth announcements on Page 2B on Mondays and announcements about local residents in college and the armed services on Page 3B throughout the week.