New World Home Cooking shuttering its doors
The restaurant has been an Ulster County fixture for 25 years. It will close April 7.
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Gun control resolution heads to Kingston Common Council
A memorializing resolution calling on state and federal lawmakers to enact stricter gun laws and refuse donations from gun rights groups will go before the Common Council after receiving unanimous support in a committee vote last week.
Suspensions rescinded for Kingston middle school students who walked out
Kingston City School District officials last week rescinded the out-of-school suspensions of six J. Watson Bailey Middle School students they say disrupted access to a basketball court during lunch on the day students across the country participated in a national walkout to promote awareness about gun violence.
SolarGeneration sold, will stay in the neighborhood
The homegrown company SolarGeneration, which began installing solar panels in the Woodstock area in 2005, has been purchased by Paul McMenemy, a renewable energy entrepreneur who previously owned the Golden Notebook bookstore.
New Paltz community members talk athletics, safety at school budget forum
Residents of the New Paltz Central School District got their first look at the proposed 2018-19 school budget on March 21.
Kingston High names top two of Class of ’18
Kingston High School this week announced Grace Gavis and Patricia Kuster as the valedictorian and salutatorian respectively for its Class of 2018.
One-stop shopping for comics, vinyl and tattoos in Saugerties
Bold-lined comic book illustrations on glossy pages have shacked up with the inks and needles of corporal art at Comic Culture and Artistic Hallucinations, the 320 Main Street tattoo parlor that also offers over 1,000 comic books.
New Paltz community leaders discuss opiate crisis
That the nationwide opioid crisis is directly impacting New Paltz is no longer in doubt, and at their joint meeting on March 14 town and village officials heard more about what’s being done about it.
March for Our Lives draws 7K+ to Walkway to call politicos to account on gun violence
There was a strong emphasis on voter registration and this year’s midterm elections.
Climate Smart Gardiner Taskforce recruits volunteers at kickoff potluck
About 40 town residents mingled, shared dinner, learned about the Taskforce and signed up for subcommittees that will focus on a variety of projects intended to shrink the town’s carbon footprint.