Hot and humid weather did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the hundreds of people who showed up for New Paltz’s annual display of Independence Day fireworks at the Ulster County Fairgrounds on Friday, July 5.
Crazy Dan, one Dan Chisena, drummer and fledgling impresario, has become to young local musicians on the prowl for venues to play their music — unexpurgated and mostly unadorned — the kind-of second coming of Bill Graham.
America has always been a society of joiners, and it was in that spirit that Ulster County executive Pat Ryan last Friday signed resolutions at the historic Volunteer Fireman’s Hall on Fair Street in Kingston to authorize up to $6.2 million in bonding for construction of a public safety training center on Ulster Landing Park in the Town of Ulster.
Saturday, July 6: Do you read about the fun goings-on at ComiCons all summer long and wish that San Diego were closer, or that you had an affordable place to stay overnight in Manhattan? Despair not, fellow fantasy/science fiction/superhero nerd!
The book is a compilation of stories about the history of international women’s soccer, with each chapter dedicated to a team and specific World Cups.
Independence Day is nigh. It’s time for you to make your plans to catch the best fireworks displays and other holiday-related activities in the vicinity for the week that includes the Fourth of July.
This was the sort of day when you wouldn’t mind falling into the less-than-pristine Wallkill River. That turned out to be fortunate. Two boats among the 2019 contenders did prove unseaworthy. Both won awards nonetheless.
Strolling across the mile-and-a-quarter expanse of Walkway Over the Hudson, it’s hard to believe that the elevated pedestrian bridge with its scenic views — such a calm and relaxing place — only came into being because of a horrific fire that occurred there 45 years ago.
Whether we knew her in person or only from her long-running “Kids’ Almanac” or more recent “Erica’s Cancer Journey” writings as a regular columnist for Ulster Publishing, there’s a big hole left in our lives from the passing on February 7 of Erica Chase-Salerno.
In Uganda, if someone offers you a rolex, they’re not trying to trick you into buying a cheap knockoff; they’re being hospitable. There, a rolex is a piece of chapati bread filled with eggs, onions, cabbage or kale and tomatoes, plus some minced meat if your host is relatively affluent. You’ll have a chance to sample this intriguing indigenous dish – along with other national staples such as posho, a cornmeal concoction not unlike polenta – if you attend the Ugandan Dinner & Silent Auction this Saturday, June 22 at the New Paltz Reformed Church.