Stone Ridge News

According to online reports and the Internet Movie Database, Stone Ridge resident Melissa Leo has been cast in David O. Russell's 'The Fighter' alongside Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg.

Katherine DeWitt of Accord was crowned Dairy Princess of Ulster County at a June 10 ceremony at the county legislative chambers in Kingston.

NEW BUSINESS Online event planning business debuts - Susan Valentine, of Newburgh, launched a Hudson Valley event planning calendar and informational Web site at www.eventplannerhudson valley.com to help organizations and individuals pick a date for their event.

STONE RIDGE - Ulster County Community College officials presented a $28.2 million budget to the Ulster County Legislature.

The Cornell Cooperative Extension master gardeners of Ulster County know where the blooms are popping no matter when you catch up with them.

STONE RIDGE - About 200 students gathered at the campus of Ulster County Community College Wednesday to mark the end of one chapter of their lives and begin the early stages of another during the college 45th annual commencement ceremony.

STONE RIDGE - About 200 students gathered at the campus of Ulster County Community College tonight to mark the end of one chapter of their lives and begin the early stages of another during the college 45th annual commencement ceremony.

MEXICO CITY - 'Ugly Betty' star America Ferrera is hoping her new film will inspire Americans to address the struggles soldiers face after they come home from Iraq or Afghanistan.

STONE RIDGE Some 20 percent of students in grades six through 12 in Ulster County have tried a drug in the last 30 days, according to a report released at an Ulster County conference at SUNY Ulster Tuesday.

STONE RIDGE - Ron Nyswaner, screenwriter of the Academy Award-winning movie 'Philadelphia,' will address the graduating class of Ulster County Community College at its annual commencement ceremony May 20.

The Rosendale Earthfest and Expo is greening up the Rosendale Recreation Center on Route 32 with exhibits, speakers and advice about water resources, lawn and garden techniques, and energy-saving alternatives for homes and businesses.

With all the bad news going on right now - the economy, swine flu, home foreclosures and the failing auto industry - it felt great to speak this week with a local musician who is very excited about an upcoming gig.

He not only has balanced on a wire between the towers of the World Trade Center, but he has balanced an Oscar on his nose.

When Flannery Silva went to Mexico, she worked on an art project that sparked an interest in miracles and helping others.

The mid-Hudson Valley is expected to receive at least $14 million in transportation and infrastructure funding through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to Gov.

The Hudson Valley is expected to receive at least $167 million in transportation and infrastructure funding through the federal economic stimulus package.

Patricia Flanigan, here, and Robert Freligh, Port Ewen, N.Y., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Jean, here, to Brian Christopher Fawcett, here.

Five years ago, Billiam van Roestenberg, 43, and Jeff McGowan, 44, were the first couple married by then-Mayor Jason West on Feb.

Sidewalks for Gardiner. A better bridge for Ellenville. New buses for UCAT. The federal stimulus money - $20.7 million will be allocated to 10 highway, bridge and pedestrian projects million so far - is ...

Editor's note: Cecilia Rainbow-Sloan is the adopted daughter of Peri and Tamela Rainbow-Sloan, who exchanged vows in New Paltz in 2004.