Fire destroys home on Valdine Drive in New Paltz
A residence located at 12 Valdine Drive in the Town of New Paltz was completely destroyed by a fire that started just before midnight on Saturday, December 17.
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Committee approves ‘Sanctuary City’ declaration for Kingston
Next up for the controversial resolution which states city won’t probe most people’s immigration status: The full Common Council.
Saugerties affordable housing project proposed for North St. revised for market-rate rents
After receiving approval last year to build Country Meadows, a 43-unit mixed-use housing development on North Street, Premier Development will be back before the Saugerties village planning board January 11 seeking to have that approval amended53 units of market-price housing.
Saugerties residents oppose lowering speed limits on 9W at public hearing
The proposal would lower the speed limits on the southern approach to town, starting at the Old Stage Rd. intersection.
New Paltz Town hall demolition slated for next month; road closure to begin this week
Tearing down a building is not as easy as just hiring someone with a bulldozer and a wrecking ball.
Woodstock board engages firm to update master plan
The town will pay Behan Planning and Design $65k to help it revamp its master plan, now over 50 years old.
Mumps outbreak continues; New Paltz Middle School student diagnosed with probable case
Statewide, there have been 147 confirmed or probable cases of mumps reported so far this year, compared with 24 cases in all of 2015. There have been 69 confirmed or probable cases at SUNY New Paltz.
That’s cold: Heat, hot water out at Kingston public housing complex
Dozens of residents of a downtown public housing complex endured a frigid night without heat or hot water after, some say, Kingston Housing Authority officials failed to respond to complaints about erratic service.
The five options for Woodstock Library’s upgrade
The options range in cost from $1.75 million to $5.75 million, with baseline remodeling on one end and a complete teardown on the other.
Healing meets wellness at Woodstock Healing Arts
Ben Fleischer sees something sophisticated in his home town. He’s banking that the time is right for an integrative wellness center that draws on many Woodstock talents who have been practicing their healing arts and alternative medicine in New York City more than here.