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Incumbent Richard Neal won the three-way Democratic primary over former state Senator Andrea Nuciforo and humorist Bill Shein in the first district, all but assuring a 13th term in Congress.

Patsy Harris won the Democratic Middle Berkshire District register of deeds race over Jody Phillips and Scott Pignatelli to replace Nuciforo.

In other Congressional races, Democrat Joseph Kennedy III won a three-way race in the fourth district and will face Republican Sean Bielat in the race to replace the retiring Barney Frank.

Members of the Hudson Valley delegation to the Democratic National Convention are “fired up and ready to go” following the formal selection of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden as their party’s standard-bearers.

Orange County Democratic Chairman and convention delegate Jonathan Jacobson said they are ready to point out the differences between the Republican and Democratic candidates.

Dutchess County legislators began the discussion into the possibility of banning the use of hydrofracking brine, the by-product of the drilling process to harvest natural gas from underground shale formations, on county roads.

The resolution, which was discussed at the Government Services Committee of the county legislature on Thursday, was sponsored by Legislator Joel Tyner.

 New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has confirmed the state's ethics commission has asked him to retain certain records involving a sexual harassment scandal in the Assembly.

That appears to show the Joint Commission on Public Ethics is investigating the $103,000 secret settlement using public money to end sexual harassment accusations against Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez.

The resilient Baltimore Orioles regained a share of first place in the American League East, recovering from losing a five-run lead to club the Yankees 10-6 at Camden Yards. The Oriole’s four-run first inning went unanswered until the eighth when the Yanks began to show signs of a true first place team bringing in five runs. Baltimore returned the favor with four of their own in the bottom of the inning.

The Mets and Red Sox were both off yesterday. The Mets will host the Braves all weekend, Boston hosts Toronto and the Yankees get three more in Baltimore.

WAMC's David Guistina speaks with George Nornick, Washington reporter for The Nation magazine, who has been covering the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.