Breaking: DEC commish nixes independent study on fracking’s health impact
This just in from the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Statement of Commissioner Joseph Martens: DEC has been reviewing approximately
General News
It’s up, and it’s good!
It takes a whole village to raise a barn. On Saturday, it took a whole village, plus Pete Seeger, to
Kingston’s all dried out
Faced with a drought of historic proportions, Kingston officials are turning to neighboring communities and city residents for help with
Community garden’s bountiful harvest
Rumors of the death of the Saugerties Community Garden were exaggerated, say its members, who didn’t take too kindly to
City declares drought emergency
This just in from City of Kingston Water Department Superintendent Judith Hansen: Drought Emergency – City of Kingston Notice
A new plan to reduce landfill waste
In a Hudson Valley first, the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency is now accepting food scraps, yard waste and other
Medical waste is not recyclable
While an investigation of medical waste improperly dumped at the New Paltz Recycling Center in mid-July continues, town recycling coordinator
Stormy days: A year later, things have changed
Almost every week in the past year, an article about Shandaken has mentioned the flooding that swept over the town
Hudson’s sturgeon vital to species’ fate
One hot sunny morning in late June, Amanda Higgs, a fisheries biologist with the state Department of Environment Conservation’s (DEC)
Local farmers promise bountiful pickings despite adverse weather
Hudson Valley farmers, still recovering from severe rain events during last year’s harvest, report both good and bad regarding Mother