New Paltz plaza, tired of cars crashing through shop windows, installs barriers
Next time a driver at Cherry Hill Plaza mistakes the gas for the brake, or drive for reverse, a concrete-filled bollard will be standing between car and storefront.
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Rosendale councilwoman Metzger takes aim at Bonacic’s State Senate seat
The candidate, a Democrat, is perhaps best-known regionally as the founder/director of Citizens for Local Power.
New Paltz community leaders discuss opiate crisis
That the nationwide opioid crisis is directly impacting New Paltz is no longer in doubt, and at their joint meeting on March 14 town and village officials heard more about what’s being done about it.
March for Our Lives draws 7K+ to Walkway to call politicos to account on gun violence
There was a strong emphasis on voter registration and this year’s midterm elections.
Climate Smart Gardiner Taskforce recruits volunteers at kickoff potluck
About 40 town residents mingled, shared dinner, learned about the Taskforce and signed up for subcommittees that will focus on a variety of projects intended to shrink the town’s carbon footprint.
Colombian delegation takes OSI tour of conservation projects including River-to-Ridge Trail
The mini-trek along the completed segment of the Trail was part of a four-day Hudson Valley tour for the 20-member group, hosted by the Open Space Institute (OSI) and planned to include stops at local parks, preserves and historic sites.
Dugouts demolished at New Paltz’s Clearwater Park
This baseball season could be the year when no one wants to be caught in a storm at the Babe Ruth field, because there will be nowhere to hide.
County Waste gets monopoly in New Paltz
The provider has the low bid, and the town intends to move forward. The result would mean all residents would have to use County Waste for curbside pickup. Costs would be more than $10 cheaper per month, say town officials.
Walgreens’ buys several local Rite Aids
A total of 1,651 Rite Aid locations became Walgreens property as of March 2, including the Highland, New Paltz and Stone Ridge locations, and by the end of spring that number is expected to hit 1,932. Hundreds of stores nationwide are expected to close, but no word yet on whether that will include any Hudson Valley locations.
Gardiner Town Board’s 2018 priorities: planning, funding, follow-through
Councilman Warren Wiegand noted that recent changes in federal tax law “will limit people’s ability to deduct local taxes…We’ll have to find other ways on the funding side. I don’t think we can squeeze more blood out of that turnip.”