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updated: Mon Jul 07, 2008 08:29 pm

Columbia County News

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Yesterday | Augusta Chronicle

Rants and raves

THE OIL PROBLEM CAME about from pressure by the "environmentalists" who are not about saving any environment but are just using that as their political tool.

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Sat Jul 05, 2008

Berkshire Eagle Online - Berkshires Week

Locals go hippie for film

This place certainly does, and they came from far and wide, from cow pastures and city streets, for a chance to be an extra in Ang Lee's newest film, "Taking Woodstock." Inside the Immaculate Conception Church ...

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Related Topix: New Lebanon, NY

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Newsday.com

Drifter pleads in Wis. torture-homicide case

A member of a gang of drifters who was accused of helping to kill another woman in the group and of torturing the woman's 11-year-old son pleaded no contest Thursday to reckless homicide.

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Wed Jul 02, 2008

Times Union

Turn on, tune in, get hired

Imagine a job interview where long hair gets you the gig, hemp necklaces are a badge of honor and a scruffy beard could get you noticed.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Hudson, NY, Chatham, NY, New Lebanon, NY

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Times Union

One dead after Columbia County crash

One man died after crashing his car into a masonry sign Monday morning, Sheriff's deputies said.

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Related Topix: Elizaville, NY

96.1 KISS FM

Hippies Heading To Hudson

THE HIPPIES ARE HEADING TO HUDSON ON SATURDAY. AN OPEN CASTING CALL FOR A FILM ABOUT WOODSTOCK WILL BE HELD AT THE HUDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM 10AM until 8PM.

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Related Topix: Hudson, NY

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Times Union

Local crops damaged by hail

A hail storm last week wiped out swathes of farm crops across the state and in the Capital Region, including apples and strawberries crops.

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Related Topix: US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Science, Kinderhook, NY, New York

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Capital News 9

Gillibrand back in district

Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand stands and listens quietly. She's waiting to cut the ribbon on the new Omi International Arts Center in rural Columbia County.

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Sat Jun 21, 2008

WTEN

Structure Fire in Stuyvesant

NEWS10 is following a developing story this morning out of Columbia County. We have learned that a structure fire right now in the town of Stuyvesant has closed down Route 9J in area of Ridge Road in the ...

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Thu Jun 19, 2008

Poughkeepsie Journal

Columbia County Democrat receives Working Families endorsement

Democrat Ken Dow, who's running for the 41st Senate District, received the endorsement of the Working Families Party.

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Related Topix: Mellenville, NY

Tue Jun 17, 2008

CBS 6 Albany

Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Arrest :

Albany State Police have arrested a 32 year old male for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance as a result of a traffic stop for speeding on the NYS Thruway early Saturday morning.

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Related Topix: Albany, NY, Kingston, NY, Saugerties, NY, Ulster County, NY

Fri Jun 13, 2008

Register-Star

Two rabies cases confirmed

The Columbia County Department of Health confirmed two cases of rabies in the Malden Bridge area, Friday.

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Wed Jun 11, 2008

Midhudsoncentral.com

Hudson choses Paciencia as interim superintendent

The Board of Education has appointed former Taconic Hills Superintendent David Paciencia as the interim head of the school district.

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Related Topix: Hudson, NY, Beacon, NY, Dutchess County Metro, Dutchess County, NY, Education Etc.

Tue Jun 10, 2008

Recordonline.com - The Times Herald-R...

Hudson Valley priest sentenced for downloading child pornography

A Roman Catholic priest from the Hudson Valley is going to federal prison for four years after pleading guilty to downloading child pornography.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Philmont, NY

Daily Freeman

Tornado watch issued for region

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Columbia and Rensselaer counties along with central and eastern New York, western Massachusetts, western Connecticut, northeast Pennsylvania, Vermont ...

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Related Topix: Weather, Rensselaer County, NY

Mon Jun 09, 2008

WGY-AM Albany

Valatie Man Faces Charges for Shooting a Woodchuck Near a School

BIT OF A SCARE FOR SCHOOL OFFICIALS IN COLUMBIA COUNTY YESTERDAY. MARTIN GLYNN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN VALATIE WAS PUT ON LOCKDOWN FOR A WHILE...AFTER REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED NEAR THE SCHOOL.

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Related Topix: Valatie, NY

Sat Jun 07, 2008

The Independent

Stories in Stone: The drowned lands

LAST MONTH we began a journey down the Roeliff Jansen Kill to learn about its geology and its ice age history.

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Related Topix: Copake Lake, NY, Geology, Science, Ancram, NY, Copake, NY

Thu Jun 05, 2008

Register-Star

City judge candidate faces a slow beginning

While most of the candidates for Hudson city judge can begin gathering signatures for their nominating petitions today, one will have to wait another five weeks.

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Related Topix: US News

Tue Jun 03, 2008

Register-Star

Blaze destroys roof, kills livestock

The roof of a barn located at 110 Lasher Ave. in the town of Germantown was destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Germantown, NY

Sun Jun 01, 2008

Register-Star

Ground broken on county's first Sept. 11 memorial

The rain held off just long enough to allow members of Girl Scout Service Unit 126 to break ground on its Sept.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, Valatie, NY, Livingston, NY, Kinderhook, NY

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