Two candidates seek seats on New Paltz School Board
Incumbent Sophia Skiles is running to retain her seat for a second term and Bianca Tanis is a first-time candidate running for the seat of Matthew Williams, whose term ends on June 30.
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Newcomers Wojcik and Zipp win New Paltz Village Board seats
Alexandria Wojcik and Michele Zipp will be sitting at the New Paltz Village Board table starting this June. They bested incumbents Don Kerr and Dennis Young by several dozen votes to secure those seats. Mayor Tim Rogers was unopposed.
Alleged Hudson Valley heroin dealer arrested
On May 1, the New York State Police Troop K Violent Gang Neighborhood Enforcement Team (VGNET) and the City of
Brian Cahill challenges Jim Maloney for Ulster County Legislature
Democrat Brian Cahill, the former majority leader of the Ulster County Legislature, will seek to unseat Republican James Maloney for the District 4 seat this fall. Cahill was a legislator from 2006-2009, serving as majority leader in 2008 and 2009.
Police: New Paltz man had 850g of cocaine, stolen handgun
The arrest concluded a ten-month State-Police investigation into the illegal trafficking of cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana in the town of New Paltz.
Henry W. Dubois Dr. in New Paltz to receive new bike lanes
A $2.2 million grant will help pay for bicycle-related safety improvements along Henry W. Dubois Drive in New Paltz. The State funds are earmarked for creating buffered bicycle and pedestrian lanes along this popular cut-through.
Builders cited for unsteady ground at Irish Cultural Center site
Backers of the proposed Irish Cultural Center of the Hudson Valley have been cited — for the second time — for problems stemming from an excavation at the their building site on Abeel Street. Now, city officials are urging the group get construction underway, or fill in the hole.
Forum in Saugerties discusses how to oppose ash landfill, other environmentally hazardous projects
Methods to combat environmentally harmful projects in their communities and a proposed ash landfill in Catskill was the primary topic of conversation at a forum on environmental activism held at the Frank Greco Senior Center and organized by the Saugerties Democrats on April 24.
In New Paltz, historic gatehouse and surrounding area now under construction
The Testimonial Gatehouse is once again having the light shone upon it, as it is in the process of a $2.7 million makeover. Its historic archway and stonework are being cleaned, restored and buttressed, and the tower, the tree-lined carriage road and its surrounding grounds are being turned into the first new trailhead that the 8,600-acre Preserve has created in more than 25 years.
Kingston’s new ‘Patchzilla’ truck aims to smooth city streets’ rough spots
City officials hope a new piece of equipment will help hold the line on potholes as they prepare for major repaving projects slated for next year and a citywide infrastructure replacement project by Central Hudson.