Saturday, June 15: Throughout the day, from 9:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., 15 authors of recently published books that draw upon the Roosevelt Library archives or focus on the FDR era will present book talks followed by question-and-answer sessions and book-signings.
Saturday, June 15: After the parade, there will be short speeches and awards presented at the reviewing stand, followed by hot dogs and ice cream available for all, courtesy of Rich Parete, town supervisor.
State Police arrested a 27-year-old Hudson Valley man on the felony charge of Possession of a Sexual Performance by a Child. The search also turned up illegally possessed firearms by two other persons at the same address.
Two teenagers are dead after a car struck them while they were walking along the side of a road.
“These bills aim to support tenants in the enjoyment of their homes,” write the mayor of Kingston and two aldermen. “They serve to clarify the relationships and duties between landlord and tenant while also ensuring that tenants can safely call their house their home.”
The Common Council approved the municipal ID program late last year. Also adopted by Middletown and Newburgh, the goal is to get valid legal ID cards in the hands of those who for various reasons, including immigration status, find themselves to unable to get state-issued identification.
A gas leak in the village of New Paltz this morning led to the evacuation of middle school students by bus and the closure of Main Street for a time.
Friday-Sunday, May 31-June 2: The Country Living Fair brings the magazine’s content to life in three outdoor settings across the country. Each Fair features 200+ vendors from more than 30 states and is expected to draw more than 20,000 visitors.
Saturday, June 1: This new pedestrian walkway on the Rip Van Winkle Bridge connects the east and west sides of the river as well as the inspirational estates of the two leading painters of the Hudson River School: Thomas Cole and Frederic Church.
May 31-June 16: The first play on this year’s list at the charming former vaudeville theater is a new drama by D. W. Gregory. Based on true events, it chronicles the tale of Alexei S., a Soviet journalist with perfect memory who is seen as a threat by Stalin’s propaganda machine and targeted by a government censor.