Murder charges against 36-year-old Lance J. Ferguson, a Kingston man being held for the August 9 slaying of a homeless man near an encampment on the banks of the Esopus Creek, have been put on hold after a court declared him incompetent to stand trial.
Saugerties town and village officials, along with officials in the other 44 states where the plant has become an ecological nuisance, have scratched their heads for nearly a decade over how to efficiently and cost-effectively quell the plant without promoting its spread — any segmentation of the milfoil plant can lead to further growth.
Yesterday at approximately 2:45 p.m., state police observed a black 2009 Honda Accord traveling west on Interstate 84 in the
The Engineering Innovation Hub, a nearly 19,500-square-foot academic building located near Resnick Engineering Hall that will help support SUNY New Paltz’s rapidly growing engineering programs and will collaborate with local industry, opened today.
A woman died yesterday after falling from a horse on a family farm in the town of Dover, according to State Police.
Approximately 50 new citizens will take their Oaths of Allegiance accepting the responsibilities of an American, while also gaining the rights and privileges afforded to most Americans by birth.
When the Kon-Tiki Trading Co. went out of business in May after nearly three decades at 70 Main Street, many local residents bemoaned the fact that the eclectic curio shop would no longer be a part of the New Paltz scene. But MaryAnn Tozzi of New Paltz and Ana Lynn of Gardiner did more than waft nostalgic on Facebook, joining forces as business partners to re-open a revamped version of Kon-Tiki Trading Co. under a new name.
The $6.7 million endowment New York City is providing for the upgrade and maintenance of septic systems in the hamlet of Shandaken can be expected to last anywhere from 55 to 75 years, engineer Henry Lamont said at the September 9 town board meeting. When the funding runs out, homeowners will again have to pay for their own maintenance.
Is it worth the time and effort? The department superintendent says it isn’t. A village trustee disagrees.
Advocates and opponents of a proposed new 12,000-square-foot library will square off.