Rear-end collision in New Paltz leaves one dead, two injured
A two-car crash on Henry W. Dubois Drive in New Paltz seriously injured the driver of both vehicles, and left one passenger dead at the scene on the night of March 29.
General News
Gateway zoning in New Paltz leaves developer “feeling very discouraged”
Bart Panessa, who first proposed to build Ferris Woods on his family’s land off the end of Brouck Ferris Boulevard in 2014, is “feeling very discouraged” by the proposal to rezone the possibility of a senior-living facility out of existence.
Moving by muscle — Active transportation can reduce climate change
This article is the third in a series on how people in our area are responding to the environmental imperatives outlined in Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming.
Solar farm proposed for Gardiner lot adjoining Field of Dreams
For the second time since the Town of Gardiner added a “solar law” to its zoning code in 2017, a developer has come before the Planning Board with a site plan application for a large-scale photovoltaic generating system.
Kingston planners to re-review Rupco’s alms house plan
A proposal by Rupco to build housing for low-income seniors at the site of the former Kingston Alms House could be back before the city planning board as soon as next month after a judge overturned a September 2018 decision denying site plan approval for the project.
No closing set for West Hurley school sale
Following the Town of Hurley’s March 18 town hall meeting at the West Hurley Firehouse, where a standing-room-only crowd of local residents came out to express concerns and seek answers regarding the long-pending sale and development of the closed West Hurley School into condominiums, Hurley Supervisor John Perry sent a letter expressing his community’s concerns to Onteora School District Superintendent Victoria McLaren.
The incident at Mother Earth’s
How an anti-Semitic incident at a local health-food store, and management’s reaction, blew up on social media, leading to calls for a boycott and a visit from the governor.
Community solar projects getting up and running
Solar Generation, a company that started in Woodstock and now has its office just outside Kingston, is in the process of building several community arrays. Owner Paul McMenemy said two projects in the Saugerties area are close to obtaining permits and are expected to be operational by late summer, available only to Central Hudson customers. Two arrays in NYSEG’s territory are also in the works but will not be completed until next year.
Scores protest planned deportation of New Paltz businessman
Word came Saturday that New Paltz resident Luis Martinez had been put on a deportation list days earlier, and that more public action might be all that stands between him and a plane trip to Mexico. Message received: roughly 150 friends and neighbors showed up yesterday afternoon at the Orange County Correctional Facility to make their voices heard.
A new traffic light for New Paltz?
In reviewing plans for a gas station move, the state came to the conclusion that what really needed is a new traffic light at the intersection of Rt. 32N (North Chestnut St.) and Henry W. Dubois Dr.