The five options for Woodstock Library’s upgrade
The options range in cost from $1.75 million to $5.75 million, with baseline remodeling on one end and a complete teardown on the other.
General News
Rosendale to offer free charging station for electric cars
The Town of Rosendale has decided to move ahead with plans to install a charging station for electric vehicles at the rear of the municipal parking lot behind the Rosendale Theatre.
Suit claims Ulster County jail brass biased against black staffers
The lawsuit alleges that senior jail officials routinely denied promotions and the kind of training and assignments that led to promotion to black officers.
Rt. 32 from Kingston to Saugerties dedicated to fallen soldier Douglas Cordo
Five years after his death, the Ulster County community on Sunday paid tribute to native son Army Pfc. Douglas Cordo, who was killed by an improvised explosive device during in Afghanistan in 2011.
Construction begins on six-mile trail linking downtown New Paltz to Shawangunk Ridge
The six-mile River-to-Ridge Trail will feature pathways running beside farm fields and over gently rolling hills, providing direct access to more than 90 miles of recreational carriage roads and trails at the Mohonk Preserve and Minnewaska State Park Preserve. The trail will also enable walkers and cyclists to safely bypass Route 299, currently the primary road leading from New Paltz to the preserves.
Saugerties to ink crossing guard contract with police department
What had once been a handshake agreement between the Village of Saugerties trustees and the Saugerties police department to provide
New Paltz ratchets up response to mumps outbreak
A state health official said declining vaccination rates, and its effect on “herd immunity,” could explain the recent uptick in mumps cases.
Public meeting on reducing 9W speed limit in Saugerties Dec. 14
The town is considering reducing the speed limit on the south side, from Old Stage Rd. to the village line.
Mump vaccination clinic for students to be held at SUNY New Paltz as cases rise to 63
The Department of Health is recommending that students receive a third dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, which it will provide free of charge. It will also assist with staffing and running the clinic.
Heroin overdoses “out of control” in Ulster, but good stats prove elusive
Faced with a spiraling opioid crisis, law enforcement officials in Ulster County are embarking on a major effort to track and map drug overdoses in the region. “Heroin overdoses are out of control right now,” says District Attorney Holley Carnright.