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By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — A local man died Friday after the ultralight aircraft he was piloting crashed as he was approaching the landing field on his pr operty several miles north of downtown. Paul J. V an Br unt, 56, of 1153 Schr oon River Road, crashed in his single-engine ultralight aircraft at about 6 p.m. Friday Oct. 7 in a field beside S chroon R iver R oad just north of wher e it intersects with Pucker St. Police said V an Br unt crashed about 200 yar ds south of his landing field. A woman in her 20s, whose family owns the field CONTINUED ON PAGE 19

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By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com CHESTERTOWN — Hundr eds of people fr om acr oss the northeastern U.S. are expected to participate in the

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