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General News

Saugerties C&D dumps raided by DEC; operator gives critics an eyeful

After obtaining the proper warrants, state Department of Environmental Conservation officials finally got access last Friday morning to the Saugerties construction and demolition debris dump operated by Joe Karolys.
Politics & Government

Town of New Paltz to purchase property on North Putt Corners Rd. for police station and courthouse

New Paltz Town Board members have voted to purchase the property at 59 North Putt Corners Road to bring the police and justice court back under the same roof for the first time since police left their cramped quarters on Plattekill Avenue. The purchase price is $1.325 million, but it’s expected that converting it into a police station and courthouse will run as much as $8 million, all of which would be bonded over 25 years.
Community

Midtown Kingston native Adrian Manuel proves doubters wrong, turns schools — and lives — around

Adrian Manuel, who graduated from Kingston High School in 1996, is a school principal and educator whose success at turning around failing inner-city schools earned him kudos in the national media.
Politics & Government

Bill calls for New York State to achieve fossil-fuel-free energy by 2030

State Sen. Jen Metzger has put forward a bill known as the Freedom From Fossil Fuels Act that would end the development of new fossil-fuel infrastructure in New York state and set a course for New York to shift to a clean energy economy. Nily Rozic is the Assembly co-sponsor.
Economy

Taming the wild forest

A zest for blending wild nature’s unruliness with mankind’s desire for domestication is hardly a new experience for the Hudson Valley.
Politics & Government

Kingston supports efforts to allow upstate communities to regulate rent

Calls for rent regulation locally have become louder in recent years as rents have grown significantly faster than wages and an ever-increasing proportion of renters have found themselves “rent-burdened” — meaning that they pay more than 30 percent of their income to keep a roof over their heads.
Politics & Government

Hurley seeks moratorium to slow pending projects, including conversion of school into rental apartments

Faced with growing development pressures, including the proposed development of the former West Hurley School into rental apartments, the Town of Hurley is seeking to pass a moratorium on any and all multifamily dwellings for nine months.
Politics & Government

New Paltz plans to make green energy cheaper for homeowners

Under the rules for Community Choice Aggregation, the default option — Central Hudson — would be replaced with a new provider, selected based on criteria such as carbon footprint and price per kilowatt hour.

Thanks to humming real estate market, Kingston’s assessments up 10%

Property owners in Kingston will see their assessment rise by about 10 percent this year as home values reach levels not seen since before the 2008 Great Recession.
Gardiner maps out new trail system on landfill property
Town, state seek warrants to inspect controversial Saugerties construction & demolition debris dumps
Paul Echols, who accused New Paltz police of brutality, cleared of main charges in trial

Woodstock ZBA to make Lodge decision on Thursday, May 23

A recessed Woodstock Zoning Board of Appeals public hearing on the legality of new building permits granted for Selina Woodstock, new owners of The Lodge (formerly the Pinecrest), was closed last Thursday, May 9, following another courtroom-like flurry of opposing statements from attorneys for the restaurant/inn and a neighbor. A decision was set to be made by the ZBA’s next meeting on May 23.
Notes from the Saugerties Village Board
Saugerties residents blast board over proposed noise ordinance
Woodstock’s short-term rental regs set for passage

Clearwater’s golden age

Recalling a time when the Hudson River needed a lot of help, reflecting on how conditions in the river have improved, and remembering there’s still much to be done to protect our seminal waterway, the Sloop Clearwater marked the 50th anniversary of its May 17, 1969 launching last Friday in Beacon.
Meet ultramarathon hometown champ Jason Friedman
Woodstock Land Conservancy’s Vernal Fling honors Hein
UFO Fair lands again in Pine Bush

Design Hudson showcases upscale Upstate living

Friday-Sunday, May 24-26: Go at your own pace on a self-guided tour of the Oliver Bronson House and other architecturally significant Hudson homes, each with a room that showcases the work of a local designer.
Hudson Valley program seeks volunteers to help release stinkbug-killing wasp
What can animals teach us about making a good home?
New Paltz’s Man With a Van has been moving Hudson Valley residents for three decades

Stockade FC gets first victory against Rhode Island; two matches at Dietz this weekend

Kingston Stockade FC’s upward trajectory continued over the weekend as they picked up their first win of the 2019 campaign, a dramatic 2-1 result on the road against National Premier Soccer League foe the Rhode Island Reds.

Art & Music

Woodstock 50 may get $18 million back from former partner; scores new financial backing

The Woodstock 50 Festival is a step closer to getting back millions of dollars that were swept from its bank account by the festival’s original financiers, Dentsu Aegis Network’s Amplifi Live.

News Wire

State trooper fatally shoots person on I-84

State Police shot and killed an individual early this morning on I-84 after troopers said the subject refused to comply with commands and made a movement to enter their police car.

Crime

Kingston Police seek info on shooting

Witnesses reported a male traveling north on Newkirk Ave. on foot was firing a handgun at a vehicle. Police don’t believe anyone was hit.

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