Luna Dermatology opens in New Paltz
Walking into the recently opened Luna Dermatology at 216 Route 32 North in New Paltz, the impression is of a welcoming, wide-open space with lots of natural light.
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Sheriff: Don’t watch the NFL
Ulster County sheriff Paul VanBlarcum stirred controversy this weekend with a post on the sheriff’s department’s official Facebook page calling for a boycott of the NFL over the Veterans’ Day weekend in to protest some players kneeling during pre-game performances of the national anthem.
Life isn’t easy for smart meter opponents
Eighty-one customers have opted out of Central Hudson’s new electric meters, which transmit usage info remotely. The company has argued that it should be able to bill those customers extra fees for in-person readings. Those fees were recently struck down by the state regulator, but the issue is still not resolved, say local activists.
Saugerties man, 22, charged with rape of minor
State Police conducted a two-month investigation into the suspect, a prior level 2 sex offender, for having sexual contact with several minors.
Can Wiltwyck Golf Club survive?
The fabled golf course in the town of Ulster is under severe financial pressure. Short of taking a Mulligan, the volunteer directors of the Wiltwyck Golf Club in the Town of Ulster say they have done everything they can think of to save the facility, including a discussion to sell it to the county government last July as an all-season recreation destination.
Sunflower Natural Foods in Woodstock is expanding
What’s behind the plastic sheets at Sunflower, where various drug stores have held down the Bradley Meadows corner spot for years?
Saugerties town officials get harsh feedback on preliminary budget
“I’ve been watching my taxes go up every year — I have a chart. It just doesn’t stop.”
Formal complaint against Kingston cops expected in caught-on-video arrest
A local activist group plans to file a formal complaint against Kingston police officers who, they charge, used a Taser on a man 21 times during a 2015 scuffle on Broadway that was caught on a police dashboard camera and the man’s cell phone.
SUNY New Paltz breaks ground on engineering building
SUNY New Paltz welcomed SUNY Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson and other leaders in government, business and higher education to campus last Tuesday to break ground on a new Engineering Innovation Hub, a state-of-the-art facility that will help support and diversify the college’s rapidly growing engineering programs and support collaboration between the college and local industry.
Heppner, Rose cruise to easy town board wins in Woodstock
The only contested election in Woodstock did not yield much suspense on November 7.