What happens during a school lockdown drill?
Lockdown drills have become as commonplace in 21st century schools as air-raid drills were half a century ago, but what happens during one?
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New Paltz considers requiring fire sprinklers in new housing
Already required in commercial buildings, the cost of adding sprinklers is now considered affordable enough to be mandated where people sleep. The village is considering requiring them in new construction and in rentals undergoing significant renovations.
Ernest Klepeis takes Metzger’s seat on Rosendale Town Board
With the ascension of longtime councilwoman Jen Metzger to the New York State Senate, the Town of Rosendale needed to find someone to fill her seat for one year.
New Paltz considering shortening time requirement for removing snow from sidewalks
A new law would require businesses and residents to clear their sidewalks within 12 hours rather than the current 24.
Residents discuss what they would like to see in the Elting Memorial Library of the future
At the top of the collective list are ways to address the parking: not the actual spaces per se, but things like avoiding the long uphill walk if all one wishes to do is drop off a book.
Hudson Valley Rail Trail WinterFest returns to Highland for 22nd annual chili cook-off
Loretta Miller remembers when the first Hudson Valley Rail Trail WinterFest was held in Highland. Organized by local bed-and-breakfast owners Jerry and Geri Luke, attendees back then sat at makeshift tables assembled from plywood and sawhorses. Twenty-two years later, WinterFest is still a pretty casual affair, but now has a permanent home under the sturdy Highland Rotary Pavilion, adjacent to the circa-1915 train caboose on the trail at 101 New Paltz Road.
New rules mean less plastic recycling at transfer stations
New rules mean transfer stations in Ulster County can’t accept as many different types of plastics as they used to. Those plastics will instead end up in a landfill. The rules don’t affect customers of private haulers.
Rosendale’s unrealized potential
Despite Rosendale’s storybook charm and attractions such as the Trestle, the independent theater, and the river that runs through Main Street, the town’s real estate market isn’t living up to its potential.
Ricci’s Barbershop opens at its new location, the former Oasis bar
After 24 years next to P&G’s, Ricci’s Barbershop has now been relocated to bigger digs slightly more downtown, in part of what was once Oasis Cafe in New Paltz.
Local retailers report good holiday season
Stock market losses in December and volatile national politics didn’t put a damper on local holiday shopping.