A local law that would impose mandatory composting and food diversion requirements on businesses that produce large amounts of food waste was approved unanimously by the Ulster County legislature at their Dec. 18 meeting.
New Paltz Town Supervisor Neil Bettez expects that 2020 will be year of clearing projects from the to-do list, or at least moving them forward to a certain conclusion. Relocating town police and courts, which in turn opens up options to finally close down the temporary trailers put in by Susan Zimet to replace the moldy old town hall, will be the centerpiece, but other major infrastructure projects are also moving closer to a conclusion.
So far, Democrat David Clegg’s lead is holding.
When longtime Gardinerites Melissa and Greg Gagne opened Grazery at Water Street Market in New Paltz this past August, they found a way to combine their background in the food business with their love of plants and flowers, all while preserving a beloved local cheese shop.
The $5 million project “should help significantly” with the problem of brown water coming out of the tap.That color comes from iron pipes that are corroding, and is also a sign that those pipes are beginning to get clogged like arteries, increasing the pressure needed to force water through, taxing the pumping system and potentially causing leaks.
In the wake of Chief Joseph Snyder’s retirement after 32 years in the New Paltz police department, leadership changes continue to be made from the top down.
“I love irreverence,” says Chris Owens, 27, whose “Cee Ohh” shop on North Front Street in New Paltz features thrifted streetwear hand-painted in a funky, graffitied urban style.
Gardiner is the latest Hudson Valley community to consider regulating short-term rentals, which allow homeowners to make extra money but can increase noise and traffic, upsetting neighbors.
Members of the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office report the death of a Wappingers Falls woman as the result of a hiking accident on Saturday afternoon.
Zero Place was recently selected a winner in New York State’s inaugural Buildings of Excellence Competition for the design, construction and operation of a zero-carbon-emitting multifamily building.