When the Shandaken Rural Cemetery was established in 1897, gravesites cost about $10 each. Townspeople purchased lots, but some owners never got around to using them, as family members moved away and were buried elsewhere.
It was a golden opportunity — a disposable house, flooded in Hurricane Irene to the point that the owner was prepared to tear it down.
Local activist groups Indivisible Ulster and Citizen Action held a candlelight vigil tonight in Kingston at the corner of Broadway
Chichester residents will be pleased to know that the rumors about a potential relocation of the hamlet’s post office, although true, have been circumvented.
Depending on who one asks, this project is either the culmination of a widely-expressed community desire, or the first step toward the “Disneyfication” of New Paltz.
After he was found in the water by a fire department marine unit, the kayaker explained that the Hudson had turned rough, capsizing his kayak.
Before he was a champion boxer, Floyd Patterson was a troubled kid who was sent upstate to the Wiltwyck School for Boys. That decision turned his life around. Seventy years after Patterson’s reform-school experience, the owner of his former home in New Paltz hopes to again associate his name with giving help to young people.
The Town of Lloyd and its hamlet of Highland will soon join the ranks of other local communities that have celebrated what makes them unique by hosting a themed public art exhibit.
Police officers and paramedics provided three doses of Narcan and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
A 19-year-old male cyclist was injured after being struck by a truck on Rt. 299 Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 9, at approximately 5:15 p.m. The injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, according to police.