Firefighters get their training at ‘disposable’ Phoenicia house
It was a golden opportunity — a disposable house, flooded in Hurricane Irene to the point that the owner was prepared to tear it down.
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Vigil for Charlottesville victims held in Kingston
Local activist groups Indivisible Ulster and Citizen Action held a candlelight vigil tonight in Kingston at the corner of Broadway
Police: Saugerties man was drunk and lying down on Rt. 212 when struck by car
The man, who suffered a broken leg, told officers he was tired and decided to lay down to rest for a while before going home.
Post office will stay in Chichester
Chichester residents will be pleased to know that the rumors about a potential relocation of the hamlet’s post office, although true, have been circumvented.
The groundwork has been laid for Mohonk Preserve’s expansion to the ridge’s foothills
Depending on who one asks, this project is either the culmination of a widely-expressed community desire, or the first step toward the “Disneyfication” of New Paltz.
Radio Kingston to hyper-localize WKNY
With Jimmy Buff, recently of WDST, and a new owner — a nonprofit founded by the son and daughter-in-law of multi-billionaire Warren Buffett — the station aims to phase out syndicated content and replace it with 100 percent local programming, reflecting “every aspect of Kingston.”
Saugerties man rescued after kayak capsizes on the Hudson
After he was found in the water by a fire department marine unit, the kayaker explained that the Hudson had turned rough, capsizing his kayak.
Floyd Patterson’s former home in New Paltz could become “home base” for foster child program
Before he was a champion boxer, Floyd Patterson was a troubled kid who was sent upstate to the Wiltwyck School for Boys. That decision turned his life around. Seventy years after Patterson’s reform-school experience, the owner of his former home in New Paltz hopes to again associate his name with giving help to young people.
Highland will launch public art project in 2018 honoring historic trolley
The Town of Lloyd and its hamlet of Highland will soon join the ranks of other local communities that have celebrated what makes them unique by hosting a themed public art exhibit.
Saugerties police and paramedics team up to save overdose victim
Police officers and paramedics provided three doses of Narcan and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.