Smithsonian traveling exhibit “Water/Ways” opens at Maritime Museum
“Water/Ways” explores the ways in which water affects our everyday lives. It’s an essential component of life on our planet, environmentally, culturally and historically.
Community
New Paltz village Christmas tree pickup
The Village of New Paltz will be mulching Christmas trees this year and offering that by-product to anyone interested in it for gardens or pathways.
Faces of Kingston: Dan ‘Time’ Wyld
A fixture of the local scene for many years serving drinks during various legendary eras of our fair little kind-hearted city, Dan is an awesome guy who has seen it all and been there for a lot of folks by either helping them stop crying in their beer or yelling at them to stop singing so badly to ’80s songs.
Registration now open for May 2 Rock The Ridge ultramarathon
For a small town, New Paltz is home to many ultrarunners and now its own ultramarathon.
New Paltz police officers participated in No Shave November 2019
This is the sixth year that the New Paltz Police Department team participated in this event. This time, it raised $3,535.
Kakizome workshop in Poughkeepsie to celebrate the new year
Saturday, Jan. 4: In many cultures, the New Year is the occasion for the expression of hopes and resolutions. The Japanese express their desires with kakizome (“first writing”), the ritualized first calligraphy writing of the year.
The brief reign of downhill skiing in the Shawangunks
Although the Gunks are known more for their abrupt drop-offs than for their slopes or their altitude, they did enjoy a brief heyday as a downhill destination.
Secret in the stones
Duck Pond Cabin foundation at Mohonk Preserve evokes era of hands-on learning.
Faces of Kingston: Michele Ferraro
This week in Faces of Kingston it was a genuine treat to chat about country music and local memories with performer and local business owner Michele Ferraro. Michele’s love of our community’s people, past and present is inspiring.
The life & times of Rondout transport tycoon Thomas Cornell
The Cornell Steamboat Company’s fleet was the dominant towing operation on the Hudson from 1880 to the 1930s, peaking at more than 60 vessels.