This was the sort of day when you wouldn’t mind falling into the less-than-pristine Wallkill River. That turned out to be fortunate. Two boats among the 2019 contenders did prove unseaworthy. Both won awards nonetheless.
Frances Roth and Katherine Angell opened the institute in 1946, determined to establish a school that would become “the culinary center of the nation” and believing that America could have “the best meals on earth.”
He’s looking forward to sitting on the porch, gazing out at the Hudson ‘with a martini in one hand and chocolate in the other.’
Strolling across the mile-and-a-quarter expanse of Walkway Over the Hudson, it’s hard to believe that the elevated pedestrian bridge with its scenic views — such a calm and relaxing place — only came into being because of a horrific fire that occurred there 45 years ago.
Faces of Kingston is a chance for all of us to know one another better and celebrate the wonderful folks in our midst. This week the delightful 38-year-old Shawna-Marie Elizabeth Brown joins us to share her feelings and experiences.
A rundown of all the shows we know about across the Mid-Hudson Valley, with a map. 2019 edition. Plan your viewing!
Nearly 30 years after city historian Edwin Ford first identified an African-American burial ground on Pine Street and after repeated attempts by local historians to protect the site failed, it’s finally happened.
Whether we knew her in person or only from her long-running “Kids’ Almanac” or more recent “Erica’s Cancer Journey” writings as a regular columnist for Ulster Publishing, there’s a big hole left in our lives from the passing on February 7 of Erica Chase-Salerno.
By at 4-0 vote, with one abstention, the Saugerties Town Board voted to replace the deteriorating roof and walls of the Kiwanis Ice Arena, for an estimated $1.3 million. Construction is expected to begin in a month and to be completed in September.
In Uganda, if someone offers you a rolex, they’re not trying to trick you into buying a cheap knockoff; they’re being hospitable. There, a rolex is a piece of chapati bread filled with eggs, onions, cabbage or kale and tomatoes, plus some minced meat if your host is relatively affluent. You’ll have a chance to sample this intriguing indigenous dish – along with other national staples such as posho, a cornmeal concoction not unlike polenta – if you attend the Ugandan Dinner & Silent Auction this Saturday, June 22 at the New Paltz Reformed Church.