Upstate New York

NY 23 Election Results: Bill Owens Beats Doug Hoffman

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Read More: Conservative Party, NY 23, 23rd District, Dede Scozzafava, Sarah Palin, Bill Owens, Doug Hoffman Conservative Party, Upstate New York, Bill Owens Winning, Doug Hoffman, New York, Hoffman Owens, Democrat Bill Owens, Doug Hoffman Election Results, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — President Barack Obama's decision in June to appoint a Republican congressman to a Pentagon post has paid dividends in November n...

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Doug Hoffman Calls Glenn Beck His Mentor (VIDEO)

Posted 11.03.2009 | New York

Read More: Conservative Party, Glenn Beck, Ny-23, Dede Scozzafava, Rush Limbaugh, Doug Hoffman, Upstate New York, Doug Hoffman Glenn Beck, Hoffman Mentor Glenn Beck, New York News

While Rush Limbaugh was out proclaiming former GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava "guilty of widespread bestiality," Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoff...

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White House Pushing To Get Dede Scozzafava's Endorsement For Dem (UPDATED)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York 23, Dede Scozzafava, Upstate New York, Hoffman Dede Scozzafava, White House New York, Doug Hoffman, Dede Scozzafava Bill Owens, Politics News

***UPDATED 3:00PM*** Scozzafava has endorsed Democratic candidate Bill Owens over conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman. --- Moderate Repub...

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Sarah Palin, Republican Bigwigs Support Doug Hoffman Over Dierdre Scozzafava In Upstate Congressional Battle

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Dick Armey, Dierdre Scozzafava, 23rd District, Conservatives, Fred Thompson, Upstate New York, Bill Owens, Gop, Tim Pawlenty, Doug Hoffman, New York, New York News

CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Prominent Republicans like Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin are bucking the GOP ...

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Ghosts of Clinton County

Carol Hoenig | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books

Read More: Costumes, Upstate New York, Living, Halloween, Spirits, Gordie Little, Ghosts Clinton County, Death, Books News

After reading Ghosts of Clinton County, there are just too many coincidences that leave the living to wonder if the spirit world doesn't want to be forgotten.

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A Visit to Castle Rock

Nick Carr | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

Read More: L. Frank Baum, William Osborn, Castle Rock, National Landmarks, Wizard of Oz, Illinois Central Railroad, Garrison New York, Upstate New York, Scouting Ny, New York News

You may have seen it from the road in Garrison, NY: a fairy tale-like castle poking out from the trees at the top of a mountain. It may have been L. Frank Baum's inspiration for the castle in the Wizard of Oz.

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Matthew Whalen: Lansingburgh Central School District Eagle Scout Suspended For Keeping 2-Inch Knife In Car

AP | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Eagle Scout, School Weapon Policy, Lansingburgh Central School District, Troy, Troy New York, Matthew Whalen, Eagle Scout Suspened, Upstate New York, New York, Boy Scout, Lansingburgh, New York News

TROY, N.Y. — An Eagle Scout who kept a 2-inch pocketknife in his car has been suspended from his upstate New York high school for bringing the w...

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Jeremy Wheeler Tried To Eat Pot Plants During Weed Bust: Cops

AP | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York

Read More: William Wheeler, Weed Bust, Marijuana, Cortland New York, Crime, Growing Marijuana, Pot Plants, Upstate New York, Jeremy Wheeler, Pot Bust, Marijuana Possession, New York News

CORTLAND, N.Y. (AP) - Deputies say an upstate New York man has been charged with evidence tampering after he was busted for growing marijuana -- and t...

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Boy, 12, Charged With Shooting 8-Year-Old Brother

Posted 10.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Murder, Deposit New York, Shooting, Upstate New York, New York News

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Where To See The Best Autumn Colors (MAP)

Posted 10.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Photos, Fall Colors, Hudson Valley, Fall Weather, Upstate New York, Slidepoll, Nature, Leaves Chaning, Autumn, Fall, Pictures, New York, Fall Foliage, New York News

Autumn is back in all its multicolored glory! New York City is not exactly known for its nature, but this time of year what little greenery we have t...

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Fall Foliage Photos: Where To See The Best Autumn Colors (PICTURES)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Photos, Fall Colors, Hudson Valley, Best Fall Foliage Pics, Fall Weather, Upstate New York, Leaves Chaning, Nature, Slidepoll, Autumn, Fall, Fall Foliage Pictures, Pictures, Fall Foliage, New York, New York News

Autumn is back in all its multicolored glory! New York City is not exactly known for its nature, but this time of year what little greenery we have...

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Patrick Hayward Beat, Shot Special Olympian: Police

AP | Posted 09.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Special Olympics, Upstate New York, Patrick Hayward, Owego, Special Olympics Competitor Beaten, Owego New York, New York News

OWEGO, N.Y. (AP) -- Police say a 6-foot-2, 220-pound upstate New York man has been charged with using a BB gun, golf club, tire iron and glass bottle...

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Severed Foot Found In Western New York Recycling Plant

AP | Posted 09.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Ontario County, Foot Recycling Plant, Western New York, Severed Foot, Human Foot, Upstate New York, Foot, Landfill, Right Foot, Foot Landfill, New York News

SENECA, N.Y. — Officials in western New York are trying to figure out how a bare human foot got mixed in with recyclable trash on a conveyor bel...

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Ladies Who Lunch

Victoria Amory | Posted 08.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Dining, New York, Cooking, New York City, Lunch, Upstate New York, Food, Fresh Food, Southampton, Eating, Entertaining, New York News

If you are looking to have a few sleepless nights, invite forty swell ladies for lunch at home. The Ladies from the Garden Club came to taste my food and receive a copy of my new book.

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Getting The Finger From A Family-Filled Station Wagon

Rufus Lusk | Posted 08.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Tourism, Driving, New York, Upstate New York, New York News

Finally a beautiful morning and we were driving upstate feeling relaxed. NYC had been humid, the air white-filtered, phlegmatic. Buildings lost detail...

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Gillibrand, Sitting in my Den

Claudia Ricci | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Kirsten Gillibrand New York Senate, Governor David Paterson, Clinton Senate, David Paterson, New York State, Hillary Clinton Senate Seat, Upstate New York, Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Seat, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand Senate, Clinton Senate Seat, Kirsten Gillibrand, Politics News

Less than three years ago, on a winter Sunday afternoon, Kirsten Gillibrand sat in the den of my 1850s farmhouse in upstate New York, contemplating her very first run for office.

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Caroline Kennedy Would Be an Outstanding Senator for New York

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Senate Races, Upstate New York, Rfk, New York Senate Seat, Barack Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Politics News

I've recently heard a lot of punditry questioning Caroline Kennedy's qualifications to fill Hillary Clinton's now empty seat in the United States Sena...

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A Certain Mrs. Schlossberg

Eric Lurio | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York Governor, Caroline Kennedy, Westchester County, David Patterson, Upstate New York, Senator Clinton, New York Senator, Hillary Successor, New York City, Hillary Replacement, Politics News

My old friend Jeff called me up the other day, and as always, the conversation turned to politics. With Hillary Clinton leaving the Senate to be Secre...

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NY: Barack Takes a Bite

Beverly Davis | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Tinker Street, Maurice Hinchey, Hillary, Barack, Woodstock, Upstate New York, Senator Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Bob Dylan, The Band, New York City, Barack Obama, Congressman Hinchey, Hurley, Home News

Woodstock, NY---In America's most famous little town, still populated by pot smokers, pool players, grey-haired hippies, and successful writers, artis...

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Clinton Touting Economic Program Despite Its Mixed Results

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Clinton Economic Plan, 2008 Campaign, Upstate New York, Hillary Clinton eBay, Politics News

It is touted by Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, as a small but important success from her time in Congress - a program designed to transition small busine...

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