Responding to the concerns of New Paltz residents, Town Supervisor Neil Bettez said that his comment about removing references to Independence Day from this year’s town fireworks display — scheduled for Friday, June 30 — because it won’t even be held in the same month were “tongue-in-cheek.”
If approved, the measure could be on the ballot in November when Supervisor James E. Quigley III runs for a fifth consecutive term.
Congressman John Faso (R-Kinderhook) said a proposed amendment to the new health care bill would save Upstate taxpayers $2.3 billion a year by shifting Medicaid costs from the counties to the state.
The Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR) boasted revenues of $1.19 million in 2016, up from $1.1 million the previous year, despite
Underlying each presenter’s remarks was the message that efforts to undermine and privatize public education have hurt students, educators, schools and communities, but that there are actions opponents can take to create the system they want.
A neighbor says the easement should be straight, not curved as it’s marked on plans for the Country Meadows project on North St. in Saugerties
According to Kingston City School District officials, the district is nearly twice as far away from balancing the 2017-18 budget than they first thought, as there’s a roughly $1.1 million chasm between a rollover plan and the state-mandated tax levy cap.
The mixed-use development will now have a smaller footprint, and include a public bathroom and a park-like space dubbed “Mulberry Square.”
New Paltz Mayor Tim Rogers and developer David Shepler spoke about the future of New Paltz’s village, particularly the mixed-use zone on Rt. 32 where Zero Place would be built, at a recent luncheon.
On High Point Mountain Road in the Town of Olive, several signs, posted to protest the activities of Ashokan Dreams wedding venue, were recently destroyed or damaged.