Marty’s Mercantile: ‘Skin’ Davis’ old West Shokan store gets yet another life
Along the south side of the Ashokan Reservoir, where commercial establishments are few but the rural community is tight-knit, the store will be a welcome gathering place.
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St. Joe families shocked by closure announcement
The Kingston Catholic community has long been aware that St. Joseph School has been in the crosshairs of the Archdiocese of New York for several years now. They did not, however, expect to receive a notice two weeks before final exams that they would be closing the doors forever.
RUPCO lawyers up
Letter to city says alderwoman’s anti-Alms House acts may be grounds for lawsuit.
Saugerties village opposes clean water rollbacks
Village of Saugerties trustees expressed their unhappiness with the Trump administration’s gutting of the federal Clean Water Act at last Monday’s meeting, and voted to pass a resolution supporting the Hudson River sloop Clearwater’s sail to Washington, D.C.
Students seek donations for New Paltz summer school food assistance program
“Food For Thought” is a breakfast and snack program that ensures summer school students enrolled in the New Paltz district’s ENL (English as a New Language) program don’t go hungry.
Sheriff’s dive team practices at Saugerties Beach
The Ulster County Sheriff’s In-Water Rescue Team is one of the first units called out when a boater falls into the Hudson River or into one of several local creeks that feed it. The team gets there quickly. The members know the waters they are called upon to enter.
Fashion-forward at the Accelerator
Lucky Bug Clothing Company finds new home in old barracks at Stewart.
Saugerties school district’s bonds are upgraded, reducing interest rate on debt
Saugerties school officials have often spoken of their efforts to offer a quality education to students while remaining fiscally responsible. Those efforts were rewarded in late May when the school district’s financial stability earned a bond rating upgrade from Standard and Poor’s from an A to an A+.
Bicyclists unite to advocate for safer conditions in New Paltz
Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Portland, Seattle, Boulder. These are some of the best bicycling cities in the world, and a growing number of residents hope that New Paltz will one day be on this list.
Library building committee chair presents resolution for new building
“I think we’ve been getting input ad infinitum and I really feel we have enough information,” said the library board president. “We’re the ones in charge of looking out for the welfare of the library and I think the time has come to make a decision.”