Saugerties rec chief proposes rebuilding Kiwanis Ice Arena
The arena needs a new roof. For another $250k, the town could replace the entire thing.
General News
European flights from Stewart to begin June 15
With the last obstacle to low-cost regular European airline service removed, Hudson Valley residents will be able to fly Norwegian Air to Edinburgh, Scotland starting June 15.
New Paltz pool could open by mid-June
New Paltz Town Supervisor Neil Bettez believes that Moriello Pool could be operational as soon as June 17, if the work laid out proceeds smoothly. Board members held an emergency board meeting Monday night, May 15 to approve a prepayment of $5,250 to JD Masonry, representing a 50% down payment, for prep work needed before the new liner can be installed. Holding an emergency meeting for that sole purpose could be the difference between opening that weekend, or not until June 24.
Mr. VanBlarcum goes to Washington
Ulster County Sheriff Paul VanBlarcum, accompanied by deputies and corrections officers and the family of a department member who died in the line of duty last year were among thousands of law enforcement professionals who descended on Washington D.C. for Police Week.
Sister of man killed at Saugerties intersection says village isn’t doing enough to protect pedestrians
The mayor disagreed with the statement that the village had done nothing, pointing to new signage. “You can’t fix stupid,” he said about pedestrians not paying attention to traffic.
Gaby O’Shea, still recovering after last year’s hit & run accident, adds voice to bicycle safety effort
Gabriella O’Shea still can’t ride a bicycle on her own, but she’s healed enough that she’s ready to speak out about the dangers faced by anyone who pedals along the roads.
Ulster legislators study potential locations for fire training center
Moving forward on plans to construct a fire training center but responding to protests by neighbors in the Cottekill area where it was originally planned, the Ulster County Legislature has voted to appropriate $82,000 for a study of that county-owned site and several others. Other potential locations mentioned were near the old town hall in New Paltz, on vacant land in Marbletown, and in the Town of Ulster.
New Paltz sanctuary town declaration draws fire from police chief association
“A local law circumventing a federal law is now how it’s supposed to work. Has the pendulum swung that far that we have forgotten what ‘illegal’ means?”
Want Lyft? Download the app
Those looking for an alternative to local taxi service rejoiced this week when invites to a “launch party” by the popular ridesharing service Lyft showed up in their inboxes. But officials at the company say they need to gauge whether there’s enough interest in the service locally before they decide whether to launch in Kingston as part of a statewide rollout this summer.
New Paltz’s Joel Guerrero, eyed for deportation, released from fed lockup
New Paltz resident Joel Guerrero, who became a local symbol of what many residents feel is overreach on the part of the Trump administration when he was detained Feb. 28 for a charge nearly a decade old, was released the morning of Wednesday, May 10. His deportation case is still pending, but it appears that he will be present for the birth of his child, due later this month.