Shelagh Sweeney is Hurley’s first woman Firefighter of the Year
Sweeney, 21, grew up in the Town of Hurley and was inspired to join the Hurley Fire Department almost 5 years ago after attending a first aid class at SUNY Ulster.
Community
New Paltz workshop teaches parents how to search children’s rooms for drugs
Helping parents discover some of the ways that teens keep evidence of both drugs and self-harm hidden from family members was the purpose of a recent program at the town’s youth center called “Hidden in Plain Sight.”
Saugerties athletes make good showing at Empire State Games
The Saugerties Youth Hockey Mustangs won three of four games, and won the Bronze Medal Game against the Tri-County Eagles with a score of 3-1. In March, the Mustangs will compete in the Tech Valley Hockey League playoffs. The girls’ hockey team, The Fillies, also earned a bronze medal.
Take the plunge with Subzero Heroes
Saturday, Feb. 10: Go jump in the lake! The mid-Hudson chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association has put out its annual call for brave souls to take an icy dip at the reservoir at Berean Park in Highland.
Jimmy Eppard’s life of local music and manufacture
“Not only does Jimmy know a million guitar chords, he has a million stories. Sometimes, it’s like he speaks in parables.”
Local radio station Woodstock 104 fights to stay alive
Whirl the radio dial in most locales around Woodstock and Saugerties, and you’re bound to come across Woodstock 104, WIOF, the low power station many seem to know more from its trademark battle over the town’s name than its 24-hour programming.
New Highland Library celebrates public opening
“A lot of room to grow”: That’s how Sara Ottaviano, head of circulation at the Highland Public Library, characterized the brand-new library building at 14 Elting Place.
Saugerties public access gets an upgrade
Thanks to the volunteer labor of locals, Saugerties’ Community Access TV’s studio will be ready to go “full digital,” using new equipment that will be installed within the next two weeks.
You can stay and play at Rhinebeck’s Megabrain Comics
New comics for all ages are delivered to the store every Wednesday. Megabrain also offers a walk-in gaming experience that ranges from traditional board games such as Scrabble, Clue, Risk and chess to fantasy RPG gaming like Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder and the Red Dragon Inn. Customers will be able to sign up for scheduled Magic the Gathering, Pokémon and Yugi-Oh tournaments, or just walk in during normal business hours and pay for gaming time by the hour.
Hudson Valley prison warden gives talk on dark side of prison life
Feb. 5- David Miller, former superintendent at Eastern New York Correctional Facility in Napanoch, will talk about the infamous Attica riot, the hostage stand-off at Sing-Sing and escapes from several facilities, including Eastern.