No train storage decision yet in Shandaken
Although the board did not further discuss the issue, many rail buffs spoke up in favor of granting the permit, citing historical and economic considerations.
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Shandaken will use grant money to upgrade parks
Town of Shandaken playgrounds will get a sprucing up this summer thanks to a nearly $30,000 Smart Growth grant from the state.
‘Rock the Resistance’ event at Bearsville Theatre aims to mobile anti-Trump forces
Sunday, June 11, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Representatives from Hudson Valley groups will speak on such issues as environmental protection, voting rights, affordable health care, women’s reproductive rights, and fair immigration laws, describing what their organizations are doing and how the public can help. Local musicians will perform protest music at several points between the presentations.
Library building committee chair presents resolution for new building
“I think we’ve been getting input ad infinitum and I really feel we have enough information,” said the library board president. “We’re the ones in charge of looking out for the welfare of the library and I think the time has come to make a decision.”
Case of Solane Verraine raises issues of culpability and compassion
At her arraignment, Phoenicia resident Solane Verraine pled not guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the death of her husband, John Owings, Jr., a guitarist known as Johnny Asia. But apparently Verraine had told police she helped Asia die. And now her fate hinges on complex considerations of law, suffering, and mercy.
New ideas for Woodstock Library
Woodstock Library trustees have now discussed building anew and moving next to the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center as part of an expansion, an idea most board members agree has its share of problems but is worth exploring.
Phoenicia bridge expects Memorial Day reopening
Phoenicia’s Woodland Valley bridge, closed for repairs since early winter, is expected to reopen by Memorial Day, said Ulster County Deputy Executive Bob Sudlow.
Grand jury reduces charge against Phoenicia woman accused of helping husband commit suicide
Verraine was originally charged with murder, but District Attorney Holley Carnright said the investigation of the case led his department to switch to the lesser charge of manslaughter.
Aqueduct Tunnel boring with the Nora
2.7 million pound machine named for civil engineer suffragist.
Bids to fix rail tracks in Olive exceed expectations considerably
Bids for repair of three washouts on the Ulster County-owned railroad tracks near Boiceville have come in considerably higher than anticipated.