At a press conference in Kingston Wednesday, November 18, a consortium of seven Ulster County banks announced a new tool for providing greater access to capital to small businesses in Ulster County unable to obtain conventional financing.

Leave the apprehension of criminals to the police. That was the thrust of Cornwall-on-Hudson's interim police Chief Paul Weber's message when he gave his monthly report to the Village Board of Trustees.

Young children will have to spend one more year in booster seats while riding in cars starting Tuesday, a new state law says.

The Town Board might ignore the opinions of the state comptroller and a local attorney and charge two villages for town police services in 2010.

The Greater Newburgh YMCA's Y-Scoop After School Childcare Program at Leptondale Elementary School recently collected dog and cat food, cleaning supplies and toys for the Town of Newburgh Animal Shelter and Walden Humane Society.

The funeral services for Brenda M. Weir, age 69, will be on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the Hailesboro Cemetery with lay speaker Judy Sibley officiating.

As of Jan. 1, police agencies in New York must submit all fingerprints to the state electronically.

Employees at six of 14 establishments canvassed in a police operation Nov. 6 served alcohol to underage agents, village police said.

Vanacore, DeBenedictus, DiGovanni & Weddell announced Dennis Farrell of Walden was hired as a junior accountant.

WALDEN Acting on complaints from area parents, Walden Village Police conducted an investigation into the sale of alcohol to underage persons.

Cheryl Jenkins of Walden worried Wednesday morning about sending her daughter to Berea Elementary School.

Putnam County deputies charged two motorists with driving while intoxicated in recent traffic stops, police said.

Danny Torres and Mike Caruso of Easy Street Cycle Center in Walden celebrated their grand opening Sept.

Kaitlyn Kovacs chased preschoolers around the leaf-littered yard of the Walden Day Care Center on Friday.

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Firefighters were able to put out a blaze at a Fries Lane house Wednesday afternoon, with the help of an alert 9-year-old boy.

Firefighters are dealing with a house fire at 11 Myrtle Avenue, off Borden Road.

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WHITE PLAINS: The following events are planned at the White Plains Public Library, 100 Martine Ave.

An 18-year-old from Maybrook was injured Monday afternoon when he lost control of his car on Wallkill Road, police said.