Nora Mishanec

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RED HOOK — The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome announced Wednesday it would ground airplanes for the second weekend in a row due to what organizers characterized as administrative issues with the Federal Aviation Administration. The Red Hook museum, which boasts one of the country’s largest collections of pre-World War II aircraft, typically hosts nearly 40 air shows throughout the summer season.

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KINGSTON — As measles outbreaks spread across the U.S. earlier this year, epidemiologist Eve Walter, Ulster County’s director of public health, was determined to take proactive action to prevent cases of the contagious virus in her region. So in late March, when the state Department of Health took the unusual step of offering increased access to the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine known as MMR, Walter and her staff took immediate action.

2 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Nora Mishanec

Albany police arrested a man in connection with the November shooting that permanently shuttered Lark Street’s Café Hollywood after city officials called the bar a hub of crime and violent activity in the Center Square neighborhood. The 20-year-old was charged Thursday with attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon following a six-month investigation by detectives, the department announced in a statement. He is accused of shooting another man inside the bar shortly after 1 a.m. on Nov.

2 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Nora Mishanec

ALBANY — One police officer was bitten, another was punched in the face, and four people were arrested Thursday night during a domestic dispute between brothers that turned violent, city police said Friday. The officers were injured while attempting to separate two fighting brothers while responding to a 911 call around 7:20 p.m. at a home on Livingston Avenue, police said. Other family members intervened and became physical with the officers, the department said in a statement.

2 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Nora Mishanec

SOUTHEAST — A Putnam County man allegedly “confessed to intentionally setting” a fire Wednesday that displaced 10 people and destroyed the three-story apartment building where he lived, authorities said. The apartment building, which contained 10 units, was “actively burning” when first responders arrived on Old Route 6 in the town of Southeast around 12:30 p.m., State Police said Thursday in a statement.