Police looking for man who robbed Saugerties QuickChek Sunday night
Saugerties police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the man who robbed the Route 9W QuickChek at 7:06 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23 while wearing a white ski mask.
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Fixing the tunnels: Progress report on DEP’s Catskill Aqueduct
The work was long awaited for many…and a first act of a much longer production yet to unfold as New York City grapples with decades of aging infrastructure over the coming years.
Woodstock board members concerned about town offices design
Woodstock Town Board members continue to express concerns about the design for the Comeau town offices renovation and a desire to make sure it is in character with the existing building.
Dutchess’ Van De Water announces GOP run for Congress in NY-19
A second Republican has entered the race to unseat U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-Rhinebeck) in November’s election.
Term limits for Saugerties town officials discussed
Councilman Mike Ivino’s draft legislation calls for town board members to be limited to two four-year terms and town supervisors be limited to four two-year terms. The terms of town justices, town tax receiver, town clerk and highway superintendent would not be affected. So far, the majority of town board members have not signed on to the idea.
Shandaken launches aggressive campaign for cell service
The campaign to bring Verizon Wireless service to Shandaken is heating up. A change.org petition from Shandaken Town Clerk Joyce Grant to the NYS Public Service Commission and Governor Cuomo is, at this writing, closing in on a 1000-signature goal. Virtually every business in the bustling Shandaken hamlet of Phoenicia has a print version, too.
Kingston looks at alternatives after rent control ruled out
Hopes for rent regulation in Kingston are, for the time being, dashed after a study determined that the city’s rental vacancy rate is too high to declare a “housing emergency” under the state’s Emergency Tenants Protection Act.
New Paltz Middle School presents “Shrek the Musical” February 28-March 1
Based on a 1990 children’s book by the late New Yorker cartoonist William Steig, subsequently turned into a series of movies by DreamWorks Animation, Shrek transports the audience to a make-believe land where a wannabe tyrant named Lord Farquaad is evicting all the fairytale characters in his realm.
Cottage experience: Roxbury at Stratton Falls is a whole new type of Inn
If you like the idea of hanging out in Galileo’s study, Dracula’s castle, a black-and-white Jean Harlow movie, or Cinderella’s ball gown, you might want to book a night or two at the Roxbury at Stratton Falls.
KT Tobin assumes new role as director of the Benjamin Center at SUNY New Paltz
Tobin succeeds Dr. Gerald Benjamin, long-time associate vice president of regional engagement and director of the Benjamin Center.