Repair Café of Kingston, Bike-Friendly Kingston and the YMCA’s Bike It! program are joining forces for the fall Repair Café & Bike Clinic this Saturday, Oct. 5 from 11 a.m,-3 p.m. at the community hall of Redeemer Lutheran Church, 104 Wurts St. in downtown Kingston.
This year’s Kingston Design Connection Showhouse is a historic 19th-century home listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Saturday, Oct. 5: Gladys Knight and her orchestra will perform all of her R & B chart-toppers, from “Every Beat of My Heart” to “I Heard It through the Grapevine” to “I Don’t Want to Do Wrong,” her soul/pop smashes “If I Were Your Woman,” “Love Overboard” and the oft-covered “Neither One of Us Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye.” Also on the playlist will be “That’s What Friends Are For,” “You’re the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me” and the song that has become her unofficial anthem, “Midnight Train to Georgia.”
A 26-year-old Saugerties man is in jail after police say he assaulted a police officer responding to a dispute.
The recently refurbished Rip van Winkle II, set to take over her touring duties this month, is described by Hudson River Cruises general manager Kevin Buckel as “an upgrade in every way from the Rip van Winkle, in terms of comfort and accommodations,” providing “a more authentic riverboat experience.” The new Rip has three decks instead of two, accommodating 400 passengers instead of 300.
Saturday, October 5: The section of North Front Street between Crown and Wall Streets in Uptown Kingston will be transformed into a festive autumnal block party with curated vendors and entertainment.
Saturday/Sunday, Oct. 5-6: “Oktoberfest at Rhinebeck: A Family Harvest Celebration” will bring together a variety of attractions, all of them handcrafted in some fashion.
Thursday, Oct. 10: Isabella Tree, author of Wilding, comes to Bard to explain how England’s Knepp Castle was returned to nature.
On Monday, a motorcyclist was killed in the town of Highlands in a crash with another vehicle, whose driver subsequently fled the scene. Today, police arrested the man they believe to be the driver.
In this week’s letters to the editor, the town supervisor candidates trade barbs, Town Board candidate Michael Ivino promises to serve everyone, a few more candidate endorsements, crime forum scheduled, bail reform, and Trump’s policies.