Does Saugerties have enough parking?
Some say there is plenty but people are too lazy to walk a bit.
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Demonstrators call on Faso to protect Dreamers
This afternoon, local organization Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson and allies held a protest at Congressman John Faso’s office in Kingston. The protest called on John Faso and Congress to pass a Clean Dream Act – permanent legislative protections for DACA recipients that do not include any funding for a border wall or immigration enforcement.
Greene County father and son arrested for selling heroin
The arrests were the result of an eight-month-long investigation into sale of heroin in the town of Cairo and Catskill.
Power outage update: 12.5k still without power, mostly in northern Dutchess County
Electric service is steadily returning to customers of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. affected by Friday’s nor’easter. Service has been restored to 97,000 customers; and as of 7 a.m.on Monday, approximately 12,500 customers remained without electricity. Of these, approximately 10,000 outages are in the most heavily affected areas of northern Dutchess County.
Ulster’s Fauxhenge is no more
Irresistible progress rolls forward.
Racial equity committee details hashed out in New Paltz
Much of the discussion at last week’s school board meeting centered around the committee’s makeup and how members would be selected.
Storm update: 33k still without power
High wind gusts and heavy snow toppled trees, resulting in nearly 100 broken poles, approximately 1,000 downed powerlines and serious damage to nine transmission lines. The storm was one of the most severe to hit the Mid-Hudson Valley in the last half century.
Opponents want proposed Ulster power plant to go away
Speakers at a public forum said air quality would be affected by the gas-fired power plant. The town supervisor said the town can’t reject a proposal that meets the zoning law requirements just because residents don’t like it.
Storm update: 53,000 still without power as of Saturday morning
Wind gusts are expected to persist through Saturday, with the potential to bring down more trees and limbs, causing new power outages.
Open Space Institute and Mohonk Preserve unveil new logo and trail marker for River-to-Ridge Trail
The trail will connect the village of New Paltz to the carriage roads and footpaths of the Shawangunk Ridge.