Olive neighbors sue, saying weddings at Ashokan Dreams are illegal
The controversy over Ashokan Dreams began last year, when neighbors complained of noise, cars blocking High Point Road, and trespassing by wedding guests.
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Catskill Mountain Railroad moves its trains without permission
CMRR has been trying for over a year to get approval to put the trains on its property, but Shandaken zoning code does not permit industrial storage in a residential zone.
Registry of cat rescuers considered in New Paltz
Rescuers would have to be listed in a registry, provide notification to neighbors in advance of setting traps, maintain records on all animals apprehended for six months and wait at least ten days before euthanizing any animal ensnared.
New Paltz is a de facto sanctuary community for undocumented immigrants
The town supervisor said declaring New Paltz a sanctuary community would be “just a statement” since nothing would change. “I’d prefer to keep that statement in the back pocket until we need it.”
Strong local presence in women’s marches
The Women’s March on Washington’s New York Upstate/Hudson Valley Chapter (WMWNY) sent 53 buses, and coordinated another 103 buses ranging from the Canadian border to the lower Hudson Valley, all full of men, women and kids to the nation’s capital on Saturday, Jan. 21 to march in one of largest protests in American history.
Kingston mayor doubts Trump will cut federal cash for sanctuary cities
‘Based on the New York Attorney General’s guidance and the basic principles of any real democracy, we do not anticipate being stripped of our federal funding.’
Woodstock marchers exceed expectations tenfold
Originally the plan for the Women’s March on Woodstock was to stick to the sidewalks. But when police saw the size of the crowd assembling in front of the community center, they decided they had to shut down the streets for the marchers, as an estimated 1000 to 1500 people gathered to march for the rights of women and minorities.
Neighbors say new LED lighting on SUNY New Paltz campus is too bright
The problem was exacerbated by the removal of several trees.
The March on Washington
As I boarded the 3:45 a.m. bus, sign and protein bars in tow, I felt as if I was embarking on a covert mission.
Crime down in Saugerties
New statistics for 2016 show considerable improvement.