New Paltz to end free parking on Sunday afternoons
The village needs more revenue, and many businessowners believe the change will be good for business.
General News
Neighbors wary of proposed 40’ statue of guru
There’s no statute against statues.
Saugerties horse academy proposal scrutinized
Neighbors of a proposed horse riding academy off Glasco Turnpike packed a town planning board meeting to complain that the facility, given its close proximity to a residential and commercial area, would cause crowding, pollution and traffic problems.
Woodstock Library proposed budget contains 1.5% tax increase
Woodstock Library trustees unanimously approved a budget July 19 for September voter consideration that includes funding for Monday hours and a 2 percent raise for salaried staff, while keeping the tax levy increase at 1.5 percent.
Army Corps of Engineers mulls massive plan to protect NYC from storm surges
It’s being presented as vital to protect New York Harbor from the expected increasing intensity of storms in an age of worsening climate change. But according to local environmentalists, the Army Corps of Engineers’ plan to build a system of off-shore barriers and land-based dykes would have adverse effects on the Hudson River’s ecology.
Bad Moon Rising, part 2: Sex-positive feminism or sexual misconduct and manipulation?
In the wake of Eric Francis’ removal from the pages of Chronogram magazine and the airwaves at Radio Kingston, the veteran astrologer and investigative reporter claimed that his “deplatforming” was “political payback” for writing skeptically about the #metoo movement. In fact, a group of women did come together following publication of the piece, and their allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior led to Francis’ dismissal from both. But allegations of Francis treatment of women were already circulating before the “Take a Step Back” was published.
Kingston community rallies around popular chef slated for deportation
Juan Carlos Alonso Vasquez, the chef at The Anchor bar, is the latest in a series of high-profile immigration arrests that have sharpened debate around the issue amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants and those with criminal records.
A busy and controversial time for Woodstock planners
While the town awaits the Woodstock Zoning Board of Appeals’ pending decisions on variances regarding the request for a bar/café at the new Woodstock Way lodgings in the center of town, fences and other already-built changes at the bagel café and wine bar going up on Mill Hill Road, and the advent of a new restaurant and store in Lake Hill, Woodstock has also been dealing with a host of other growing land use battles and proposals.
Saugerties Post Office named for Maurice Hinchey
Maurice Hinchey, the long-time Saugerties resident, assemblyman and congressman who died last November, was honored today with the passage of a bill to name the Saugerties Post Office for him.
Waste Management questions legality of New Paltz single-hauler contract
An attorney from the hauler Waste Management said the law, which requires all New Paltz residents to receive trash pickup from another hauler. County Waste, may not be legal because it amounts to a franchise, the proper process for that wasn’t followed. The mayor disagrees. “Imagine if losers of all our various publicly bid projects just used their muscle to intimidate when they weren’t awarded contracts because they bid too high,” he said.