Police who responded to a domestic dispute call in Hillsdale say they were fired upon by a man who was later found in a nearby car and arrested without further incident.
Some of the topics discussed include the district’s English as a New Language program, the racial equity initiative, the tragic loss of another student, and new standards.
Ulster County seniors are warned of phony “emergency” calls asking grandparents to wire money to help a grandchild who is “in trouble.” According to the Ulster County District Attorney’s Division of Consumer Affairs, there are several warning signs of the grandparent scam.
Drug education never left America’s schools, but it hasn’t been stressed since the days of D.A.R.E. With record numbers of young people in rural areas dying of opiate overdoses, the Highland School District is stressing an all-grades substance abuse education program.
Mike MacIsaac, the losing Democratic candidate in County Legislature District 1, was chosen by the town board to fill supervisor-elect Fred Costello Jr.’s vacated council seat starting in January.
In these times when “aging infrastructure” is the common bugbear of municipal officials across the land, it must feel good to know that you’ve managed to put the bulk of your town’s problematic century-old sewer and water systems, roads and bridges behind you.
The supervisor race was close, likely due to a deep divide amongst Gardinerites on the subject of how to handle land development — especially at present, when multiple proposals for large-scale developments are keeping the town’s planning and zoning boards busier than they might wish, not to mention drawing standing-room-only crowds to public hearing
Recommendations for future flood resilience include relocating the town hall complex out of the flood zone; enlarging two bridges on Fox Hollow Road only if damaged or scheduled for replacement; monitoring the stream bottom at a bridge on Creekside Road and cautiously removing sediment if warranted; elevation of homes or electrical structures within buildings in the flood zone.
Starting in late 2018, Health Quest Medical Practice will open a multispecialty office on Route 299 between Highland and New Paltz. Construction began in late October on a facility where patients can see providers of primary care, obstetrics, gynecology, cardiology and neurology. Patients will also be able to make follow-up appointments after surgery.
The Saugerties Police Department is currently investigating a missing person by the name of Jakob R. Piratzky, 17.