Dancing with the Stars Ulster-Style in Saugerties
Friday, April 13: Ulster County Executive Mike Hein and his wife Christine will face stiff competition as they vie for the “Dancing with the Stars Ulster-Style” crown in Saugerties.
Community
Local group hosts Jeopardy-style informational event on state contraception coverage bill
April 12 at SUNY New Paltz: The bill would insulate New York State against some of the rollbacks to the federal Affordable Care Act currently being pushed by the Trump administration, specifically those that affect health insurance coverage for contraceptive drugs, devices and procedures.
Everything old is new again at New Paltz Reuse & Recycling Center
Through the tireless and innovative efforts of employees and enthusiastic volunteers and community partners, New Paltz has has met and surpassed its original goal of reducing its solid waste stream by 20 percent; in fact, it has nearly halved that output.
Basilica Hudson hosts ONE (Our New Energy) Fair
Saturday, April 7: “The Hudson Valley is the birthplace of the American environmental movement, with the Hudson River as central Muse and catalyst,” says Melissa Auf der Maur, alt/rock musician and co-founder/director of Basilica Hudson.
How to get started kayaking talk in Gardiner
The Gardiner Library will host a talk: “Kayaking: How to Get Started” on Sunday, April 8 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Adirondack Mountain Club trip leader and ACA instructor, Don Urmston will tell you how to get started, what gear you’ll need, where to go paddling, where to meet other paddlers and where to get instruction on your technique.
One Book/One New Paltz will examine The Plot Against America
Philip Roth’s alternate history that imagines Charles Lindbergh winning the 1940 presidential election and allying with Nazi Germany is the choice for this year’s community read.
Saugerties Writer’s Club is a supportive group
Discussion of the trials, tribulations and successes of being a writer are standard at these meetings, which members sometimes refer to as “therapy nights.”
Twice Blessed thrift shop at New Paltz Reformed Church temporarily closes due to flood damage
The shop will reopen by May. “We experienced a setback, but we’re considering this a rebirth opportunity for us to open back up and be something even better than we were.”
Annual Easter egg hunt is held in New Paltz
Oodles of little people — ranging in size from “only this high” to “my, how you’ve grown!” converged on Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz last Saturday to participate in the annual Easter egg hunt.
Saugerties students march in NYC to protest gun violence
Youths across the United States mobilized to say Never Again to gun violence. Among them, at a New York City demonstration that drew in the hundreds of thousands, were some 20 high-school students from Saugerties and an equal number of adults, not all of them parents.