Kingston City Hall jammed for forum opposing Pilgrim Pipeline
Panelists portrayed the 178-mile pipeline as potentially dangerous and gave suggestions for those in opposition to make their voices heard.
General News
Schneiderman: Spectrum-Time Warner Cable “ripping you off”
If Spectrum-Time Warner Cable is your Internet provider, the New York Attorney General says you might be paying for higher speeds than you’re getting.
Saugerties man, 22, dies in one-car crash
The Saugerties Police Department is investigating a one-car motor vehicle crash that occurred on Rt. 32 in Saugerties, resulting in the death of a 22-year-old resident, who was the passenger in the car.
Refugee resettlement in Hudson Valley uncertain following Trump executive order
Beginning this month, 80 refugees were scheduled to be resettled in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Only one family got in under the wire.
Catskill Mountain Railroad moves its trains without permission
CMRR has been trying for over a year to get approval to put the trains on its property, but Shandaken zoning code does not permit industrial storage in a residential zone.
Registry of cat rescuers considered in New Paltz
Rescuers would have to be listed in a registry, provide notification to neighbors in advance of setting traps, maintain records on all animals apprehended for six months and wait at least ten days before euthanizing any animal ensnared.
Strong local presence in women’s marches
The Women’s March on Washington’s New York Upstate/Hudson Valley Chapter (WMWNY) sent 53 buses, and coordinated another 103 buses ranging from the Canadian border to the lower Hudson Valley, all full of men, women and kids to the nation’s capital on Saturday, Jan. 21 to march in one of largest protests in American history.
Woodstock marchers exceed expectations tenfold
Originally the plan for the Women’s March on Woodstock was to stick to the sidewalks. But when police saw the size of the crowd assembling in front of the community center, they decided they had to shut down the streets for the marchers, as an estimated 1000 to 1500 people gathered to march for the rights of women and minorities.
Neighbors say new LED lighting on SUNY New Paltz campus is too bright
The problem was exacerbated by the removal of several trees.
The March on Washington
As I boarded the 3:45 a.m. bus, sign and protein bars in tow, I felt as if I was embarking on a covert mission.