Furnace Street renamed for trailblazing detective and community pillar
A pioneering African-American Kingston cop and onetime police commissioner will be honored with a ceremonial street renaming and a plaque at
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Long process in store for West Hurley School development…if it happens
What happens if and when there’s a closing on the West Hurley School between the Onteora Central School District and Cedar Development East II, which has talked up plans for creating market-rate condominium apartments at the long-closed site in the midst of a quiet residential area?
Initiatives synergize local art and Kingston High students
How to exhibit work by distinguished local artists in empty storefronts on Broadway and share their talents through community workshops, all while engaging Kingston High School students in the arts? Kingston High School art teacher and artist Lara Giordano had an answer when she got a grant in 2015 and started the Pop Up Gallery Group, or PUGG.
To Echo Lake: Fathers and sons
Lore surrounding Echo Lake is plentiful. The legendary fly fisherman and author Ed Van Put cites the first written words about this mountaintop lake in an 1823 article by James Pierce in the American Journal of Science and Arts. “… at a great elevation above the Hudson, a deep body of water one mile in circumference called Shues lake is situated, and is environed by an amphitheater of wild, rocky, and steep mountains. It contains trout of large size…”
Woodstock Library offers patrons six-fold return on investment, says director
For every dollar spent on the library, a $5.95 value is returned in services.
Woodstock Library trustees postpone architect’s agreement; emotions still running high
Woodstock Library trustees postponed signing a proposed $585,000 contract with architect Stephen Tilly of Dobbs Ferry as they begin planning a fundraising campaign. The board also heard a mixture of public comments ranging from calls to step back, urging more transparency and encouragement to start the building project.
Spring carnival will help fund Saugerties school clubs
The spring carnival will be this Saturday, March 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the cafeterias at the high school and the junior high gymnasium.
Civic Center hosts inaugural Hudson Valley Tattoo Fest
Friday-Sunday, Mar. 29 -31: In addition to featuring more than 200 tattoo artists from around the country (bring your legal ID if you plan on getting some ink), the Fest features live music, food and drinks, tons of vendors, contests, prizes and ice skating.
Lacey Schwartz Delgado, in her own right
Lacey Schwartz Delgado’s narrative runs squarely through Ulster County and along fault lines of race and community that have informed her work as a filmmaker and her interest in using the arts to make an impact on issues she cares about. Delgado tells her story in her 2014 film Little White Lie which aired on the PBS documentary film series “Independent Lens.”
Rail trail bridge in Gardiner poised for redecking this summer
The work needed on the 1910 deck plate girder pedestrian overpass that carries the rail trail over Forest Glen Road consists primarily of redecking. Rotted wooden decking, old railroad ties and fencing will be removed and replaced with more durable concrete decking and new safety railings. Trees that are pushing against the bridge abutments will be removed and trail erosion nearby the bridge repaired.