Three designs for new Woodstock Library to be unveiled Saturday
Library trustees and the public will get their first look at proposals and models for a new library building at presentations August 25 at the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center.
General News
Rupco might sue city after Landmark Place rejection
After 20 months of review, hundreds of public comments and a 17-minute reading of the resolution calling for Rupco’s Landmark Place project’s site plan and special use permit to be granted final approval, the crucial number at Monday night’s Kingston Planning Board meeting was three.
Woodstock Library district dissolution referendum set for general election
Woodstock Library trustees unanimously voted to hold a referendum for dissolution of the district during the November 6 election, but not without some statements in defense of keeping the current form of governance intact.
Norwegian Air marks full year of operation at Stewart
Norwegian Air carried 33,592 revenue-paying passengers between Stewart Airport in Newburgh and European airports in June, its highest monthly number since it began operations at the airport in mid-June last year. The Scandinavian carrier’s highest previous monthly total in terms of passengers at the airport was last August, when it carried 27,120 paying passengers. With a full year’s data now available, Norwegian is on a trend to improve on a month-to-month basis on its previous performance.
Half-million-dollar project will fix Saugerties Lighthouse foundation
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced this week the start of work to reconstruct and reinforce the historic Saugerties Lighthouse’s foundation and adjacent infrastructure which were damaged by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee and further threatened by Superstorm Sandy’s high water.
Ulster power plant opponents gather for barbecue
Opponents of a proposed power plant in the Town of Ulster aren’t waiting around for the results of the developer’s environmental review. Billed as a community forum and barbecue, “Living in the ‘G’ Zone’” was held on Friday evening at the pavilion in Robert Post Park.
New Paltz’s Bangkok Café wants to be a bar
Owners of Bangkok Cafe, at 119 Main Street in New Paltz, are petitioning to have the property’s special-use permit changed from restaurant to bar. That would mean later hours and louder music, which doesn’t thrill people who live close by.
Suit claims Saugerties cops roughed up man, causing permanent injury
A Greene County man has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging four Saugerties cops attacked him after an apparent road-rage incident last year in the village.
Woodstock Way withdraws its plan for café/bar
The planned alcohol sales at a boutique hotel had been the focus of a neighborhood controversy.
New Paltz considering parking pay app
The system, which allows users without coins to pay for their parking using their smartphones, is already in use in Kingston.