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Polls have closed in the villages of Wappingers Falls, Millerton, Red Hook
Jonah Triebwasser won a second term as justice with 150 votes. The salary is $11700 per year. Three candidates ran on the Rhinebeck First Party ballot line, seeking two-year terms. Mayor James Reardon won aa second term with 73 votes. It pays $12000.
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:16P
Bus dangers draw scrutiny
The bus company in the Bronx crash, World Wide Travel, has no history of serious problems. One exception is in the category of driver fatigue, where it was ranked slightly below average by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, based on some
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:16P
Plea for action against honest cop thrown out
Justice T Raja dismissed the petition filed by A. Shankar over a telephone tapping scandal. Shankar had claimed that that Sunil Kumar had wealth of Rs 10 crore in excess of his known sources of income. The judge said the petitioner's complaint had been
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:16P
Suit against Brown transferred to NH
PROVIDENCE — A former Brown University student's lawsuit accusing administrators of railroading him out of the Ivy League school after the daughter of a wealthy donor accused him of rape will be heard in federal court in New Hampshire
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:16P
Man critically injured in crash on West Valley Highway
East Pierce Fire and Rescue firefighters had to use equipment to remove the top of the car and extricate the driver. The highway was temporarily closed during rush hour traffic while police collected evidence from the accident.
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:15P
Results in for Milleron, Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Tivoli, Wappingers Falls
Jonah Triebwasser won a second term as justice with 150 votes. The salary is $11700 per year. Three candidates ran on the Rhinebeck First Party ballot line, seeking two-year terms. Mayor James Reardon won aa second term with 73 votes. It pays $12000.
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:14P
Darcey Freeman's mum takes stand in trial of ex-husband
Peta Barnes was composed as she stood in the witness box at day six of the Supreme Court trial. She glared occasionally at accused Arthur Freeman, 37, but remained calm throughout the 40-minute session. Earlier, Freeman broke down as the court heard
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:14P
Japan Nuclear Incident Raises Questions in Central PA
He said an accident like the one in Japan is very unlikely in Pennsylvania because backup systems that failed in Japan are better protected here. "Those fuel tanks (for backup generators) were above ground and the tsunami took them out after the
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:14P
The Court's Recusal Problem
The court's lack of a recusal policy leaves each justice to decide whether he or she is meeting that standard. That plainly violates the age-old legal principle: Nemo iudex in causa sua — no one should be a judge about his or her own case.
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:14P
Jury finds police officer justified in shooting incident
Both Officer Shaun Henry and the Municipality of Anchorage were named as defendants in a personal injury lawsuit filed on behalf of Elvis Tuata, now 19, by his mother Aile Pata Tuata. Henry shot the younger Tuata in 2009 thinking the .177 caliber
Updated: 03/15/2011 10:14P
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