Town of Lloyd Police were called to Highland Middle School on Wednesday, May 17 after administrators were informed by students that concerning comments had been made through social media the night prior and earlier that morning suggesting violence might occur that day at school.
A panel discussion designed to provide information and to address the community’s questions concerning refugees and immigrants in Gardiner and the Hudson Valley will take place on Friday, May 19, 7 p.m., at the Gardiner Town Hall.
It has taken longer than expected to get there, but Kalleco Nursery in Tillson is finally getting ready to cut the ribbon on its permanent headquarters building.
The New Paltz Repair Café will mark its fourth anniversary on Saturday, May 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
New Paltz pho lovers will no longer have to cross the river to get their fix.
Despite old issues being raised now, New Paltz Town Supervisor Neil Bettez remains optimistic that Moriello Pool will be ready for the season on time and with a new liner. Not all of his colleagues on the town council were equally optimistic.
Resisterhood New Paltz is a group of mothers who wish to create the world they leave to their children.
In the Hudson Valley, ag still rules! A big early-20th-century barn has popped up at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, reminding passersby on Route 9 that there’s much more there than the midway at the annual Dutchess County Fair.
But the secret ingredient underlying many Japenese desserts is “kanten” or “agar-agar,” a vegan gelatin made from seaweed. “It’s a totally amazing material,” says the restaurateur. “It’s 78 percent fiber, high in iodine; it feeds your thyroid and gets rid of heavy metals from the body.”
Councilman Mike Reynolds said it was important for the board to “take a look at a fresh perspective.” While expressing appreciation for his many years of service to the town in a “thankless job,” he termed Boylan’s ouster “something that’s been brewing for a while…. People are energized by this issue.”