New Paltz mulls stiff penalties for landlords who withhold security deposits
The village board is considering fines of up to 25 percent of the deposit for each week landlords withhold payment without a stated reason.
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Lloyd GOP nominates candidates for town office
Most of the candidates who will run on the GOP line in Highland this November were no surprises, and three of them were named by acclamation, with no one contesting their nominations. But the race has already produced one upset: Four-term incumbent Kevin Brennie failed to secure his party’s backing to return to his seat on the town board next year.
Bicycle battle continues in Lloyd
A suggestion made at a prior Lloyd Town Board meeting that police officers monitor the Hudson Valley Rail Trail for unruly cyclists created considerable uproar online among members of the cyclist community.
Huguenot Street closure finalized
Say goodbye to that illegal turn to get past the herm in front of the Jean Hasbrouck house: Huguenot Street in New Paltz is now officially closed to vehicular traffic from that point to Broadhead Avenue.
Work to begin on rail trail bridge over the Wallkill next month
The rail trail bridge spanning the Wallkill near Springtown Road in New Paltz is going to be torn down by early next month and the contractor will have until September 20 to prep the site.
New Trapps Bridge opens at Mohonk Preserve
The newly completed bridge spanning Route 44/55 replaces a former 1930 re-purposed railroad bridge with a steel pedestrian bridge with wooden decking, providing a link from Mohonk Preserve to Minnewaska State Park Preserve and the rest of the Shawangunk Ridge.
New Paltz Town Board uses video conferencing software to reach a quorum
It was a strange sight: New Paltz Town Supervisor Neil Bettez and his deputy, Dan Torres, seated on either side of a laptop displaying the face of Julie Seyfert-Lillis, attending a special meeting via video conferencing software.
The latest plans for Shea O’Brien’s in New Paltz and Mariner’s on the Hudson in Highland
Inquiring minds want to know.
Lola’s Café opens in New Paltz
After months of speculation about what sort of establishment would replace Neko Sushi in the iconic building at the corner of Main and North Chestnut Street that once housed the fabled Homestead tavern, Paltzonians now have a spiffy new place to eat: Lola’s Café.
Highland Dems select Pizzuto, McCarthy, Klotz, Winslow, Peplow, Elia, Gilmore and Krimsky
While the event featured no voting or other evidence of political theater which can be the hallmark of this political process, its organizers opted for a process that sidelined not only non-party members, but other local candidates and members of the press, as well.