Local women tell Cecile Richards how Planned Parenthood has helped them
The visit comes as Congressional Republicans, including local rep John Faso, consider voting to defund the organization.
General News
New Paltz considers closing Church St. on Sunday afternoons this summer
Business owners have been supportive, citing higher foot traffic.
Medical marijuana slow to take off, with legal recreational use not happening any time soon
Three years after the state adopted a law enabling the use of medical marijuana, some 900 doctors are prescribing cannabis oil to more than 5,000 patients. But state health officials and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say that more can — and should — be done to make the treatment more widely available.
Aqueduct Tunnel boring with the Nora
2.7 million pound machine named for civil engineer suffragist.
Motorcyclist hits tree in Saugerties
According to police, the motorcyclist failed to negotiate a curve on Glenerie Lane, running off the right shoulder of the roadway and down an embankment, striking a tree head on.
Bids to fix rail tracks in Olive exceed expectations considerably
Bids for repair of three washouts on the Ulster County-owned railroad tracks near Boiceville have come in considerably higher than anticipated.
Police investigating fatal bulldozer accident
State Police are investigating a construction accident earlier this afternoon in Red Hook that claimed the life of a 44-year-old Elizaville woman.
Can the Hudson Valley get a Lyft?
Nothing’s for sure, but ride-sharing company might operate locally.
New trail at Minnewaska will make it easier to see waterfall
The trail will include two footbridges, multiple stone steps through talus slope and will provide a sustainable route up the steep slope to access the waterfall’s peak.
New Route 28 bridge slated for Big Indian
On April 3, the Shandaken town board heard a presentation by New York State Department of Transportation on the planned replacement of the Route 28 bridge over the Esopus and Birch Creeks, east of the Peekamoose Restaurant in Shandaken.