Albany lays another $4.2 million on Kingston
The funded projects include a proposed mixed-use retail, hotel and parking facility in the Stockade District and the creation of a more scenic and more bike-and-pedestrian friendly streetscape in Midtown.
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Arctic fox escapes West Saugerties petting zoo
The fox’s owner is worried he might be shot if his friendliness is mistakenly attributed to rabies rather than domestication.
The mystery of the Overlook Mt. communication towers
Today the towers are adorned with dozens of cables, whip antennas, pole antennas, circular antennas, parabolic dish antennas, four-bay antennas, repeaters, reflectors, and microwave and UHF transmitters. What is their purpose? No one knows– or at least no one is saying.
Residents ask New Paltz School Board to do more about racist incidents
Issues of discrimination appear to be coming to a head in the New Paltz schools.
Bank of America closing Woodstock branch
“In this day and age, foot traffic is down as more and more people take to banking online.”
Uptown Kingston neighbors press Central Hudson to put gas regulator elsewhere
Plans by Central Hudson to install an above-ground gas regulator station on a residential street in Uptown Kingston have stirred controversy as neighbors expressed concerns about safety, impact on community character and whether the company had considered alternative sites.
Saugerties village considers funding historical society
The group has gradually lost funding from the town. The village could help make up the difference.
New Paltz locksmith to close retail location after more than 35 years
The highly visible business, located next to a gas station on North Chestnut St., will close its doors at the end of the year.
Hudson Valley Sudbury School students’ video is Facebook famous
A video created by a pair of students, along with many of their classmates and some staff members at the Hudson Valley Sudbury School, has gone viral. It’s not only raising awareness about the self-directed form of education, but has also tapped into the larger national and global conversation about how kids learn.
Those proliferating Woodstock sandwich board signs? They’re illegal
Currently business-owners who display the sandwich boards only during business hours aren’t being cited. But really, the signs are always a violation of Woodstock’s zoning code.