New Paltz Middle School is closed for the remainder of the day, Monday, October 16, due to a minor electrical fire in the cafeteria prior to the arrival of students. Rerouted buses took students directly to the high school auditorium, from where they were transported home again at 10 a.m. after parents were notified.
Incumbent Marybeth Majestic is seeking reelection to her second term as town supervisor for the Town of Gardiner. Her challenger is Lisa Lindsley
The new owners plan to rent the 5000-square-foot space to a combination of entrepreneurs but are starting out with an arts-and-crafts market, dubbed Phoenicia Pharmmarket, which opened Columbus Day weekend and is expected to continue on weekends through the holidays.
Since becoming principal, Osterhoudt has used eccentric challenges to inspire the children to complete the summer reading. She tells the students: “If you’ll read, I will do anything.”
One-term incumbent New Paltz Town Supervisor Neil Bettez faces two challengers to his reelection bid; both his town council colleague Marty Irwin and longtime activist and gadfly MaryAnn Tozzi will also each be on the ballot.
Built circa 1875, the warehouses are a reminder of an era in which Saugerties played an integral role in the industrialization of the Hudson Valley. They’re now owned by Saugerties’ most successful businessman, Tom Struzzieri, who also owns HITS and Diamond Mills, a nation-wide horse-show series and a creek-side hotel/convention center.
As part of his 2018 budget address last week, County Executive Mike Hein announced plans for an ambitious new initiative
Woodstock Fire District taxes will rise more than 11 percent under the proposed 2018 budget due mostly to a requirement to replenish an underfunded retirement program.
Forays into the newest potential site for a joint municipal center — the Gateway building on North Chestnut Street — have led to more tension and more split votes at the New Paltz Town Board table.
After years of renovation and construction, months of anticipation, and weeks of students getting acclimated to their new digs, the Kingston City School District held an official unveiling ceremony at Kingston High School last week, showing the public for the first time how much has changed.