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GOLDEN GLOBES Local residents nominated for Golden Globe awards include Melissa Leo, Robert De Niro, and Steve Buscemi (who have at least part-time residences in Ulster County), and David Straitharin (Dutchess County) per The Daily Freeman.


On the air
DAVID PATERSON The outgoing governor keeps up his recent spate of radio appearances/job tryouts today, appearing first at 11 a.m. on an Editorial Board Roundtable Hosted by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle with a live webcast of the streamed at: www.democratandchronicle.com and a 4 p.m. in-studio interview on WSYR 570's Jim Reith Show. To listen, go to: http://www.570wsyr.com/main.html.


Town meetings tonight
TOWN OF CAIRO Regular town board meeting third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo.
GREENE COUNTY LEGISLATURE Monthly meeting, expected to vote on $99.8 million 2011 budget. 6 p.m., 411 Main St., Catskill.
CITY OF HUDSON Planning commission meeting (tentative) at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren St.


Weather
COLD Below 20 degrees all day. Occasional snow showers, forecast around one inch.


Birthdays
DECEMBER 15 Alan Freed, Tim Conway, and Dave Clark.