Dems continue to out-raise Faso in Congressional race
Those hoping to unseat incumbent congressman John Faso poured millions into the campaign coffers in the last few months, according to federal data.
Politics & Government
Panel discusses drinking water challenges in New Paltz
Water is a resource which must be managed and protected to ensure that this remains the case. That’s the crux of what a variety of experts agreed during a public forum on campus called “Our Drinking Water Challenges: Infrastructure, Local Water and Protecting Open Space.”
In Woodstock debate, six Democratic hopefuls for Congress agree on much
None of the candidates have run for office before, and they drew attention to the contrast between themselves and the experienced Faso, a fixture in state politics before being elected to New York’s 19th Congressional district in November 2016.
Citizens, town board talk against Woodstock Way tax breaks
The Woodstock Town Board and town residents filled the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center Thursday, February 1 to voice their opposition to requested tax breaks of $527,539 for the Woodstock Way 23-unit hotel.
Public gets a say on New Paltz’s Zero Place project
A public hearing was held on Jan. 16 and another will be held Feb. 6 on the project, which includes 46 apartments above a floor of retail space, and would be located on North Chestnut St. in the village of New Paltz.
Faso calls shutdown “a monumental farce”
“We should never allow non-financial issues to shut down the government,” said the congressman, who faces reelection this November.
Kingston mayor bows out of contract talks with city workers’ union, citing wife’s employment
City Comptroller John Tuey will take over the lead in the city’s negotiations with its largest employee union after Mayor Steve Noble stepped away from the bargaining table, citing a conflict of interest involving his wife and fellow city employee.
Gardiner resolves to become a Climate Smart Community
The Town of Gardiner has become the latest community in Ulster County to take the New York Climate Smart Communities Pledge, the first in a series of steps that qualify municipalities to obtain grants from the state’s Environmental Protection Fund to fund local projects to reduce their carbon footprint.
Reggie Earls is Woodstock deputy supervisor
Woodstock’s newest deputy supervisor has only been in town 12 years. But he’s already a familiar face.
Plains Road project in New Paltz gets scrutiny
A proposal to subdivide property at 129 Plains Road in New Paltz has raised red flags for some nearby neighbors, who are concerned about how the proposal would impact both the view and the flow of water.