Historic but crumbling Saugerties mansion gets new owner
The new owner of Clovelea (aka The Dragon Inn) isn’t sure what he wants to do with the property, but a restaurant and/or B&B are among the possible fates.
General News
New Paltz plaza, tired of cars crashing through shop windows, installs barriers
Next time a driver at Cherry Hill Plaza mistakes the gas for the brake, or drive for reverse, a concrete-filled bollard will be standing between car and storefront.
Down and out in Ulster County: While the number of homeless increases, a new strategy is being pursued
It’s been a cold winter, according to Kathy Germain, who’s in charge of housing services at Rupco and coordinator of the annual tabulation of Ulster County’s homeless numbers. Local social-service agencies involved in services for the homeless numbers say the numbers rose this past winter compared to the previous year. They don’t expect increased funding or services from the federal government.
Ulster featured in New York Civil Liberties Union report on bail
As state lawmakers prepare to debate a sweeping overhaul of the state’s bail system, a new report claims that Ulster County residents are routinely jailed for minor crimes because they cannot pay small amounts of cash bail.
New Paltz community leaders discuss opiate crisis
That the nationwide opioid crisis is directly impacting New Paltz is no longer in doubt, and at their joint meeting on March 14 town and village officials heard more about what’s being done about it.
March for Our Lives draws 7K+ to Walkway to call politicos to account on gun violence
There was a strong emphasis on voter registration and this year’s midterm elections.
Colombian delegation takes OSI tour of conservation projects including River-to-Ridge Trail
The mini-trek along the completed segment of the Trail was part of a four-day Hudson Valley tour for the 20-member group, hosted by the Open Space Institute (OSI) and planned to include stops at local parks, preserves and historic sites.
‘From warriors to guardians’ theme of Kingston police-community relations talk
Sunday afternoons were made for church discussions of community issues. This Kingston event proved a stimulating contribution not only to the national debate over policing strategies but to the local ones as well.
Dugouts demolished at New Paltz’s Clearwater Park
This baseball season could be the year when no one wants to be caught in a storm at the Babe Ruth field, because there will be nowhere to hide.
Catskill Mountain Railroad ridership down slightly; is freight in the future?
Williams Lumber hopes to ship up to 100 carloads of lumber a year out of the former Lowe’s Plumbing on Smith Avenue, which it owns, next to CSX tracks in Midtown as “an economic alternative to the high cost of shipping by truck.”