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• Sullivan Community College Graphic Arts Class Designs Award-winning Life Saving Messages  “Of the 43 people who drowned on the Upper Delaware River since 1980, not one was wearing a properly-fitting Life Jacket”, according to National Park Service Superintendent David Forney of the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River.
• Grahamsville to host annual Olde Time Fair Saturday GRAHAMSVILLE — Grahamsville is hosting an Olde Time Fair Saturday to benefit the Time and the Valleys Museum. The activities begin at 10 a.m. with an antique tractor parade on Main Street. Other activities start at 11 a.m.
• NJ Assemblyman Neil Cohen Focus of Child Porn Probe TRENTON, NJ (AP) - Veteran Democratic state Assemblyman Neil Cohen is being investigated for child pornography possession on his legislative office computer, according to four officials familiar with the situation.
• Donors needed for Orange blood drives The American Red Cross has blood drives scheduled Friday and Saturday in Orange County.
• Community group plans awareness march in Monticello on Saturday MONTICELLO — Village residents and people from around Sullivan County will march down Broadway in Monticello on Saturday, drawing attention to a community group’s fight against violence, poverty and other problems in the village.
• Scientists expose mystery behind northern lights  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Scientists have exposed some of the mystery behind the northern lights.
• Airliner Makes Emergency Landing with Hole in It MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A Qantas flight en route to Australia from London made an emergency stop in Manila on Friday after a loud bang punched a hole in the Boeing 747-400's fuselage, officials and passengers said.
• Sullivan senior action group meets Friday  The Senior Legislative Action Committee of Sullivan County holds monthly meeting at 9:30 Friday morning at the Sullivan County Government Center.
• Shark fin to debut in Newburgh as part of public art effort CITY OF NEWBURGH — The behemoth aluminum shark fin by New York City artist James Johnson will make its debut on Broadway in Newburgh next Monday.

Yahoo! News: Top Stories Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:20:36 GMT

• US foreclosure filings more than double (AP)  

  AP - The number of households facing the foreclosure process more than doubled in the second quarter compared to a year ago, according to data released Friday.

  
  
• Obama to visit with Sarkozy in France today (AP)  

  AP - Friday was France's turn to greet Barack Obama who was to visit Paris just long enough for talks with the French president and a joint news conference, but no rousing speech like the one he delivered in Berlin despite his solid French fan club.

  
  
• Qantas jet lands with gaping hole in fuselage (AP)  

  AP - A Qantas jumbo jet carrying 345 passengers made an emergency landing Friday with a gaping hole in its fuselage after a mysterious "explosive decompression," officials said.

  
  

Yahoo! News: Sports News Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:25:28 GMT

• Delgado lifts Mets over Phillies 3-1, into first (AP)  

  AP - Carlos Delgado hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning and Oliver Perez stifled the Philadelphia Phillies again, helping the New York Mets earn a 3-1 win Thursday that gave them sole possession of first place in the NL East.

  
  
• WNBA suspends 10 players and Mahorn for skirmish (AP)  

  AP - The WNBA punished so many players for their roles in this week's skirmish that the league is staggering the suspensions by alphabetical order.

  
  
• Packers might postpone Favre's jersey retirement (AP)  AP - With Brett Favre's retirement up in the air, it goes without saying that the Green Bay Packers might have to put off retiring the three-time MVP's jersey.

Yahoo! News: Odd News Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:38:00 GMT

• Balloon rides come to New York's Central Park (AP)  

  AP - Want to look down on the rich and famous? Go eye to eagle-eye with a winged predator? See the sun rise over Queens? How better to do this than from a balloon 30 stories above Central Park?

  
  
• Boy, 11, bites pit bull to fend off attack (AP)  AP - An 11-year old boy is in Brazil's media spotlight after sinking his teeth into the neck of a dog that attacked him. Local newspapers reported on Thursday that Gabriel Almeida was playing in his uncle's backyard in the city of Belo Horizonte when a pit bull named Tita lunged at him and bit him in the left arm.
• Peacock hitches ride with pair along Pa. roadway (AP)  AP - Picking up hitchhikers can be risky, but this one in northeast Pennsylvania was a bird of a different feather. Jerry Dimick and a friend were driving along Route 307 near Clarks Summit on Wednesday when they spotted a peacock standing by the edge of the road.

The Weather Channel: Your Local Weather Outlook--Port Jervis, NY (12771) Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:30:29 GMT

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