Kingston asks residents to conserve as drought drains Cooper Lake
Kingston officials are calling on residents to conserve water in the midst of a drought that has caused water levels at Woodstock’s Cooper Lake to plummet.
General News
Owners of former New Paltz box factory pitch redevelopment vision
The Rugers would like to take down some of the existing structures and replace them with several small buildings, including storefronts with 18 apartments above.
With BOCES move, Kingston’s historic former library becomes available for other uses
The Ulster BOCES P-Tech program has outgrown their space at the former Carnegie Library building on Broadway. It has moved to the SUNY Ulster satellite campus in the former Sophie Finn Elementary School a few hundred feet away.
Refugees from Afghanistan, Iraq to be resettled in Hudson Valley
More than a dozen refugee families from war-torn areas of the globe will be coming to live in the Hudson Valley early in 2017, thanks to the efforts of a coalition of local universities and faith-based organizations. A meeting will be held Sunday, Nov. 6 at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie to discuss the details.
Kings Highway in Saugerties gets natural gas
Saugerties town supervisor Greg Helsmoortel said the deal to bring natural gas out to the National Guard Armory on Kings Highway involved the county and Central Hudson.
Mumps outbreak at SUNY New Paltz: swim team quarantined, unvaccinated students sent home
Several mumps cases have been reported on campus, with the common denominator being participation in the swimming program.
Business sign linking Trump with Nazism: Free-speech or code violation?
The sign includes a Swastika behind the words, “TRUMP: MAKE AMERICAN HATE AGAIN.” Inquiring Minds owner Brian Donoghue was cited by the village for the sign because of its size.
Hundreds of Gardiner residents protest proposed subdivision
The main issue cited by critics is the presence of 35 acres of wetlands on the property.
Solar-energy farm is proposed for Kings Highway in Saugerties
The proposed facility would be the town’s first.
Running dry? Every drop of rain helps
‘I don’t mind having a little time now and then to feel like I’m living a pioneering lifestyle…For me, the worst was having to go to a laundromat…’