Signs forbidding would-be bathers were removed from Saugerties village beach last Monday after Ulster County health officials declared the Esopus Creek free open for swimming after measured levels of fecal bacteria decreased to safe levels.
The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to share any information pertaining to the whereabouts of 48-year-old Ethel A. Davis of Saugerties, who was last seen at around 2 p.m. on June 22 after leaving the Dietz Stadium Diner in Kingston.
On Saturday, June 30, Kingston parking enforcement officers fanned out through the city’s business district issuing warnings reminding people that metered parking remains in effect Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
‘It is simply inaccurate to assert that the [power plant] is proposed here in Ulster County only to serve the energy demands of New York City.’ said Peter Rood, GlidePath chief development officer.
Local officials argue that eliminating free Sunday parking would increase revenue for the village itself, and would potentially increase revenue for local business owners, as well. However, many residents are skeptical.
Saw Kill Brook, which SUNY New Paltz students may know as “The Gunk,” has tested high for the bacteria enterococcus and will be tested for e. coli next.
A decision by a federal regulatory board clears the way for plans by the county to replace portions of the old Ulster & Delaware Railroad line’s Catskill branch with a walking and biking trail.
The Save Tillson Lake group is fighting the Palisades Interstate Park Commission’s plan to remove an earthen dam, which would drain the man-made lake in Gardiner. The group was not happy that Riverkeeper, one of the most prominent environmental groups in the Hudson Valley, is supporting the plan. A Riverkeeper habitat manager argues that the plan would restore the natural flow of the Palmaghatt Kill, a tributary of the Wallkill River, which would benefit several species of fish and invertebrates.
Woodstock Library trustees have chosen three architects who will compete for a contract to design a new $5 million building.
Historic Hurley is set for a truly historic summer starting this Friday, June 29, when Route 209 traffic from Kingston south into the Rondout Valley towards Ellenville, Port Jervis, and the Delaware River Gap gets rerouted so an aging span across the Esopus Creek near the state trooper barracks gets replaced.