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Green ride
Joey’s Taxi makes statement visually and environmentally
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

Powered by rainbows, good vibrations and a hybrid engine, the newest addition to the fleet at Joey’s Taxi and Transportation Company is attracting attention and benefiting the environment.

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In 1988, Ronald Reagan was president, Milli Vanilli ruled the pop charts and Glickenhaus Brewster Development Inc. proposed to construct 139 houses on a 310-acre site in Putnam County. Almost 20 years later, the project, known as The Meadows at Deans Corners, appears finally destined to go forward.

Ex-county exec offers words of wisdom on new Ulster post
By LYNN WOODS

Next year, Ulster County will elect its first county executive under a new charter of government that was passed by a referendum a year ago.

Affordable-housing one of many causes for Fishkill supervisor
By KATHY KAHN

From New Rochelle to New Hampton, affordable housing is the hot phrase on politicians’ lips. But Joan Pagones is doing more than just talking.

WHUD improves signal; emergency network benefits

WHUD, the Hudson Valley’s primary emergency broadcast source, is completing a $500,000 project to install a new, state-of-the-art, solid-state transmitter that will dramatically increase the reliability and clarity of WHUD’s signal. The work was expected to be finished Dec. 7, according to the station.

Wilber National and its CEO chart steady growth
By LYNN WOODS

The situation is gloomy at some large financial institutions, which are writing off their mortgage-related holdings and experiencing a credit crunch. But the picture is brighter at Wilber National Bank, a regional institution based in Oneonta that is expanding.

Longtime accounting partners part ways
The courts step in to sort things out
By KATHY KAHN

Partners in marriage find themselves standing in front of a judge 50 percent of the time – sometimes amicably, sometimes a la “War of the Roses.” Likewise, partners in business can discover that breaking up is hard to do.

IBM workers invest in future work force
By KATHY KAHN

When IBM Corp.’s Senior Vice President Nick Donofrio of Armonk visited Fishkill in November, he suggested the ultimate holiday gift, one that keeps on giving.

Location, location, location
New real estate office has got it
By KATHY KAHN

By summer 2008, R.J. Smith and David Hawkins hope their new offices, Real Estate Solutions, will be a landmark for travelers to see as they drive on the future I-86 corridor.

Five universities join study, reduce costs of solar energy
By LYNN WOODS

Five colleges are joining forces to reduce the cost and increase the efficiency of solar energy technologies through research and development.