Kids’ Almanac (8/9-8/16)
Mohonk Preserve offers Ulster County residents a free month of membership | Family Fly-Fishing Class | The Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count | Rosendale Theatre presents Truth!
Voices
Time to act on health care
There’s a proposed law, the New York Health Act, that would create a single-payer health program in the state, and make healthcare free at the point of service for all New Yorkers. In the long-term, this would save us billions. The prospect of passing the taxes needed to pull it off, which would fall heavily on the state’s wealthiest households, seems radical, but not unimaginable.
Kingston After Dark: A very goth August
Brooklyn’s Charming Disaster is a musical duo formed in 2012 by Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris. Though colorfully describing themselves to me as Siamese twins, a two-headed octopus or a binary star system, the band fall short of conveying a true sense of their vertiginous and quirky Gothic Americana. To truly understand the band, you need to hear their recent album Cautionary Tales or see them live at Rough Draft Bar & Books on Wednesday, Aug. 8.
Saugerties Times letters (8/2-9)
Where should solar panels go?…Clarification from artist on bows…Figueroa for Sheriff…Scott for Library Board.
The little rebellion at the Ulster County IDA
The Ulster County Industrial Agency, whose job it is to promote economic development, usually by offering tax incentives to developers it deems worthy, recently had a membership shakeup.
#MeToo comes to town
Thoughts on the allegations against astrologer Eric Francis, who lost jobs with Chronogram, Radio Kingston and the Omega Institute after several women came forward with stories of his sexually inappropriate behavior.
Hugh Reynolds: Any hope for term limits and campaign finance reform?
Campaign finance and term limits, two issues near and dear to elected officials in county government, are currently working their way through the Ulster County legislative sausage factory. As with most births, much labor and some pain can be expected.
Kids’ Almanac (8/2-8/9)
Tour or sail on the Kalmar Nyckel; Arm-of-the-Sea Theater talks about dirt at Vassar; See dance debut at Clermont; Go to Pirate School at Unison
The gemstone rainbow: Look for the Magnificent Six
Want to see it for yourself? It’s easy, if you can get to a place with an unobstructed sweep of sky to the west, south and southeast, like the Walkway over the Hudson.
Letter: Rosendale Street Festival needs your help to keep going
It was another great festival, but unfortunately we brought in $4,000 less at the gate this year than last year. Right now we are struggling with the fact that we may not be able to pay our bills.