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Friday, November 20, 2009
Note to Ulster Comptroller
Dear Elliott: When announcing a no-laughing-matter important audit about the Health Department, it might be prudent to not smile when announcing the report.
A Marist poll of New York City residents released today reveals that 45 percent of of residents think it’s a good idea to have the trial of five alleged terrorists in New York City while 41 percent believe it’s a bad one. 14 percent aren’t sure.
Also divided is former city Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was in favor of such trials in 2006 but now is against it.
If you were driving up Route 28 through Andes on Friday and feared that vampires and armed marauders had taken over – FEAR NOT. Shotgun carrying vigilantes were simply battling two vampires on the set of STAKE LAND, a Glass Eye Pix feature film production directed by Andes resident, Jim Mickle.
"Stake Land" Special Effect guru Brian Spears with corpses (Hudson Valley Film Commission photo)