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Weekend in review
Nov 04, 2013 5:19 am
Some of the stories that made the news Nov. 1 to Nov. 4:
Casey Seiler reported at Capitol Confidential an audit released Fri., Nov. 1, by Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office found the former president of Hudson's C. H. Evans Hook and Ladder Fire Company racked up roughly $34,000 in improper purchases on the company’s debit card. Joseph Morrison Jr. pleaded guilty on Tues., Oct. 29, in Columbia County Court to a charge of grand larceny. He will be sentenced March 4. Morrison's illegal purchases included online pornogrphy, personal telephone, utility and cable television expenses, rental furniture, car repairs, gas station and grocery store purchases, as well as more than $7,000 in ATM cash withdrawals. Read the full story at Capital Confidential, a Times Union blog.
Jim Planck reported in The Daily Mail Greene County was officially declared a “Purple Heart County” in a ceremony Sat., Nov. 2, on the steps of the Greene County Courthouse. During the ceremony, hosted by Tim Broder Sr., chairman of the Greene County Honor a Vet Committee, the county’s Purple Heart recipients were honored for their service and sacrifice. On hand for the event were federal, state and county elected officials, as well as leaders from the Department of NY Military Order of the Purple Heart and directors from Orange County’s National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.
John Mason reported in the Register Star Hudson’s 2014 Flag Day Parade will not be recognizable as the gigantic event it has been in recent years. The Flag Day Committee, meeting at the Hudson Elks Lodge Wed., Oct. 30, decided they had neither the necessary funds nor the time remaining to put on the customary parade, with numerous bands and fire companies. The Elks are required to have some kind of a parade on Flag Day, so a small parade will take place. Gone, most likely, will be the popular bands, like the Hawthorne Caballeros and the New York Skyliners Alumni, the fireworks, the military bands and the military flyovers. The committee will meet again to begin planning the reduced parade 5 p.m. Nov. 13. Read the full story in the Register Star.
Casey Seiler reported at Capitol Confidential an audit released Fri., Nov. 1, by Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office found the former president of Hudson's C. H. Evans Hook and Ladder Fire Company racked up roughly $34,000 in improper purchases on the company’s debit card. Joseph Morrison Jr. pleaded guilty on Tues., Oct. 29, in Columbia County Court to a charge of grand larceny. He will be sentenced March 4. Morrison's illegal purchases included online pornogrphy, personal telephone, utility and cable television expenses, rental furniture, car repairs, gas station and grocery store purchases, as well as more than $7,000 in ATM cash withdrawals. Read the full story at Capital Confidential, a Times Union blog.
Jim Planck reported in The Daily Mail Greene County was officially declared a “Purple Heart County” in a ceremony Sat., Nov. 2, on the steps of the Greene County Courthouse. During the ceremony, hosted by Tim Broder Sr., chairman of the Greene County Honor a Vet Committee, the county’s Purple Heart recipients were honored for their service and sacrifice. On hand for the event were federal, state and county elected officials, as well as leaders from the Department of NY Military Order of the Purple Heart and directors from Orange County’s National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.
John Mason reported in the Register Star Hudson’s 2014 Flag Day Parade will not be recognizable as the gigantic event it has been in recent years. The Flag Day Committee, meeting at the Hudson Elks Lodge Wed., Oct. 30, decided they had neither the necessary funds nor the time remaining to put on the customary parade, with numerous bands and fire companies. The Elks are required to have some kind of a parade on Flag Day, so a small parade will take place. Gone, most likely, will be the popular bands, like the Hawthorne Caballeros and the New York Skyliners Alumni, the fireworks, the military bands and the military flyovers. The committee will meet again to begin planning the reduced parade 5 p.m. Nov. 13. Read the full story in the Register Star.