Saugerties town board wants to lower speed limit on stretch of Rt. 32
Town officials think 55 mph is a little too fast for the stretch of Route 32 between the Cedar Grove firehouse and Route 212.
General News
Fuel spill at Gardiner Airport reaches Wallkill River
Approximately 1,000 gallons of aviation fuel from the Gardiner Airport on Sand Hill Road were spilled onto the ground during the weekend of October 6 and 7, with enough seepage into the Wallkill River to alarm residents downstream, according to town officials and the DEC.
Plan aims to get Kingston police, youth to communicate more
An ambitious new program seeks to take two groups often seen as at odds with each other — police officers and poor minority youth — and put them on a path to a better life and a more harmonious relationship, using the principles of “positive psychology.”
Do we control technology, or does it control us?
In a recent presentation at Saugerties High School, a psychotherapist and author discussed the possible negative impact of social media and smart phones, including an increase in cases of ADD and anxiety in young people.
Kingston Land Bank gets $3.1 million from anonymous donor to fix up homes
The money, routed to the city through Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, will allow the new Kingston Land Bank to purchase and renovate 36 parcels taken by the city for back taxes.
NoVo Foundation pitches in $4M to push back against poverty in Kingston
According to County Executive Mike Hein, the money will be used to enhance the Midtown Linear Park rail trail project, including playground equipment and trail amenities.
Irish Cultural Center to re-do site plan approval process
Long delayed plans to build the Irish Cultural Center of the Hudson Valley in the city’s Rondout neighborhood have suffered another setback after organizers of the project missed a crucial deadline to secure building permits for the site.
New Paltz residents say shooting range on private land is noisy, potentially deadly
Residents and business owners from both sides of the Wallkill River have converged on Town of New Paltz officials to voice their objections to a shooting range on private land on Springtown Road in New Paltz. The noise is distracting and disturbing, they say, and there are worries that this unregulated shooting space poses a very real danger to anyone within several hundred yards.
Report: More than 4 in 10 Ulster County households are broke
A United Way report shows that more than 4 out of 10 Ulster County households are unable to afford basic necessities, including food, housing and child care. And savings? Forget about it.
Unsafe buildings remain a concern in Saugerties village
After a fatal fire, village officials consider whether they should do regular inspections.