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Newburgh man convicted of attempted rape following child-sex sting
Crime

Newburgh man convicted of attempted rape following child-sex sting

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On September 8, 2019, Travis Sammeth made contact with an undercover police officer through an online website. He expressed interest in having sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl and made arrangements to meet with who he believed to be the 14-year-old girl and her stepfather. When Sammeth arrived at the designated location, the Hudson Valley Mall, he was arrested. In reaching their verdict, the jury found that Sammeth had the intent to engage in sexual intercourse with a minor and that his conduct came dangerously close to completing that intent.

Catskill Jazz Factory’s “Spirit of Harlem” performed at Hudson Hall and The Falcon
Art & Music

Catskill Jazz Factory’s “Spirit of Harlem” performed at Hudson Hall and The Falcon

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This weekend: The octet features world-class young jazz talent, such as vocalist Shenel Johns, whom the Boston Globe called “history in the making,” tap dance percussionist Michela Marino Lerman and a fleet of ace players: Patrick Bartley, Jr. on saxophone, Russell Hall on bass, Mathis Picard on piano, Kyle Poole on drums and Christian Tamburr on percussion.

Pop-up Crystal Trunk Show at Mirabai in Woodstock
Entertainment

Pop-up Crystal Trunk Show at Mirabai in Woodstock

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Saturday, Aug. 24: Browse through hundreds of superior-quality pieces of amethyst, citrine, quartz, pyrite, agate, ammonite, petrified wood and other fine stones as Aurora Minerals of Freeport brings in its Pop-up Crystal Trunk Show to Mirabai in Woodstock. Aurora is a leading purveyor of crystal, stone and fossil specimens whose client list includes the Harvard University Museum, the Smithsonian and the Museum of Natural History.

19th-century “base ball” games in Grahamsville
Local History

19th-century “base ball” games in Grahamsville

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Saturday, August 24 : There will be two vintage base ball (yes, two words) games between the Mountain Athletic Club of Fleischmanns and the Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn at the Grahamsville Fairgrounds. The first game will be played by the rules in effect in 1864, and the second game will be played by rules from 1895.

Columbia County Fair begins on August 28
Community

Columbia County Fair begins on August 28

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Wednesday-Sunday, Aug. 28-Sept. 2: We’re getting late into summer. The light has begun to look autumnal. NFL teams are heading into their third preseason game, and those children possessed of a tragic disposition have begun to mourn the passing of summer. Despair not, however, as fair season still has some kicks left.