The class in wood-carving is part of a smorgasbord of art, craft, and boat-building courses that transport students to a slower, older time. Students learn square rule timber framing, paint maritime scenes, cast marine hardware in bronze, build a canoe, guitar, toboggan, or sea chest, and more.
The venerable Center for Spectrum Services, one of the area’s premier schools for children with autism, is hosting its Harvest Hop Dance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 19 at Diamond Mills in Saugerties. The fundraiser will help support the programs and services for the school’s students.
The new playground at Seamon Park is being designed with a natural look: logs instead of metal, and a slide that follows the pitch of the land. “I wanted to have a playground that was more natural and matched the landscape,” said Heidi-Jo Brandt, who heads the village playground fund.
Such events were created in response to warnings that women not dress provocatively to avoid sexual assault, which participants feel put the onus on the victim rather than the perpetrator.
This is the story of two remarkable people who, 51 years ago, envisioned a place where people from near and far could come and research their genealogy or learn about local history – a place where membership was not required, with regular hours, a knowledgeable staff and a collection of research materials that were guaranteed to be there when you needed them.
Words from a lost age. “The present campaign has certainly been carried on, in a very ladylike manner. Never before have we observed such courtesy in a political campaign. There has been little mudslinging, our opponents have treated us in a very gentlemanly manner.”
The young New Paltz woman who was seriously injured after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding her bicycle on Rt. 299 on Sept. 11 has made great strides in her recovery, now speaking in whole sentences and paragraphs, and not just eating but “savoring” food.
It has been awhile. Six years to be exact since New Paltz football last won the Section 9 Class B football title with a win over Marlboro. That 13-0 win was followed by five straight years of dominance by the Dukes — a pretty remarkable streak – that came to an end Friday night at Dietz Stadium as the Huguenots used a bunch of big plays on offense and a stingy defense to down Marlboro 33-17.
The Ulster County Courthouse in Kingston is no ordinary place; it’s one of the country’s earliest bastions of democracy