Plans for new Hudson River park in Saugerties move forward
A bike and pedestrian path is planned for 200-acre Bristol Beach.
General News
Saugerties police save local woman from overdose
For the second time in just over a week, Saugerties Police called to respond to a report of an unconscious local resident likely saved a life.
Immigration crackdown on ‘bad hombres’ nets New Paltz man with 7-year-old misdemeanor pot conviction
Joel Guerrero of New Paltz isn’t the sort of guy who comes to mind when the president talks about deporting criminals. He has a 2010 misdemeanor conviction resulting from police finding a pot plant at his house while responding to a noise complaint, and he regularly checks in with immigration officials. But after years of strict deportation of felony offenders under the Obama administration, most of the remaining immigrants that could be deported have similarly non-threatening criminal records.
Highland Public Library selling engraved paving bricks to raise funds for new library
The bricks will be on view at a March 9 fundraising event.
New York City set to build Shokan wastewater treatment plant as Olive shifts its town view
Ever since the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between New York City and its watershed communities 20 years ago, funding for community wastewater treatment plants has surged around the Catskills.
Saugerties residents suggest ‘aquatic fitness center’ for Cantine
A number of community leaders and local business owners held a focus meeting last week to discuss the possibility of a $5 million aquatic fitness center at the Cantine complex.
Catskill Mountain Railroad trains stored in Phoenicia face another hurdle
Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR) has violated floodplain regulations by moving trains onto its Phoenicia property without a permit, said Shandaken supervisor Rob Stanley.
Skier dies at Hunter Mountain; second fatality this season
State Police are currently treating the matter as an accidental fall and do not suspect any foul play.
A cold March for a march
Say what you will, them resisters are a hardy breed. About 400 educators, children and supporters showed up Saturday on Kingston’s Academy Green during a wind-whipped sub-freezing afternoon to protest against the lack of state funding for New York public schools.
Saugerties solar farm critics concerned plan would block beautiful mountain views
The developer made changes to the plan in response to comments, including planting trees to screen the view of panels. But residents at a recent planning board meeting said those trees could end up blocking the view of the mountains.