Why Delgado won
It was not so much that Delgado did better than 2016 nominee Zephyr Teachout had but that Faso 2018 performed less well than Faso 2016 — an indicator of intense Democratic engagement in this year’s election.
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A week for politics
The week of a highly contested midterm election is as good a time as any to take a look at the longer-term political currents flowing through the mid-Hudson and Catskills region.
Still in Eden
We’ll never know, of course, what painter Thomas Cole, who died in 1848, would have thought of Scenic Hudson, the $286-million land trust and $28-million not-for-profit environmental powerhouse. There’s a good chance he would have very much approved of the organization’s mission of protecting the Hudson River and Hudson Valley land, of creating and enhancing parks, and of advocating for environmentally responsible policies and development practices.
Blue wave: Dems add to their enrollment advantage in Ulster
Since the spring, Democrats have added 25 new voters for every 1 Republican.
Last call
The effort to bring one of the last surviving steamboats to the Hudson Valley continues.
Go with the glow
Ever since glassmaking began 5000 years ago this craft has stirred the human imagination as if it were touched with magic.
Good signs at Stewart
Passenger volume continues to increase at the New Windsor airport, now a destination for budget transatlantic flights.
State backs five Ulster County projects
A Kingston waterfront events space, a Woodstock manufacturer, a Town of Ulster bakery, and two New Paltz projects are the five Ulster County projects on the state final list of 21 priority projects for funding in the mid-Hudson region. The list was released by Empire State Development on October 1.
Local banking leaders
In the competition for local deposits this year, four very different Ulster County banks stood out for their success: Ulster Savings Bank, Key Bank, Bank of Greene County and J.P. Morgan Chase.
Regional group makes its project recommendations for this year’s state funding
The five Ulster County projects awarded local priority status included the Hutton Brickyards project along the Hudson River waterfront in Kingston, site improvement funding for northern Ulster manufacturer Ametek, a new expansion plan for Bread Alone, state help with the Wildberry Lodge and Spa project in New Paltz, and expansion plans for Gopal Farms produce and creamery facilities on Springtown Road in New Paltz.