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Education

Saugerties school budget ups taxes 2.2 percent; school board incumbents unopposed

The fate of the budget will be decided May 18. School Board president Bob Thomann, vice-president James Mooney and fellow trustee Raymond Maclary will also be on the ballot. There were no challengers.
Education

Six candidates run for four open seats in New Paltz School Board election

Incumbents Glenn LaPolt and Diana Armstead, along with newcomers Jessica Decker Guerrero, Stephanie Lyons, Johanna Herget and Heather O’Donnell will all be on the ballot May 18.
Community

Woodstock receives grant to repair damaged gravestones

Thanks to state grant money, the Town of Woodstock is able to take advantage of a Hoosick Falls man’s expertise to save more than 200 gravestones at the Woodstock Cemetery that have been ravaged by time and neglect.
Politics & Government

Kingston planners green light brickyard expansion

The Kingston planning board last week unanimously approved a permit amendment for the Hutton Brickyards property at 200 North Street in Kingston. The move will allow the owner to move forward with additional hospitality facilities, including new cabins, a restaurant, a spa and a new entrance and parking lot at Lindsley Avenue.
General News

How to overcome ageism in the job search: five case studies

Age discrimination is real. Older job seekers are often passed over in favor of younger applicants who employers believe will be more malleable and work longer hours for less compensation. Here, a veteran recruiter offers inside tips on how to sidestep the pitfalls of job hunting over 50.
Politics & Government

Saugerties Police chief says new law needed to keep kids off pot

Imagine if when prohibition ended in 1933 states didn’t provide a way for police to enforce restrictions on underage drinking. This, according to Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra, appears to be what happened when New York State legalized marijuana on March 31.
General News

Ulster Covid infections keep falling, but county is concerned about vaccine hesitancy

Will Ulster reach herd immunity? As fewer residents seek vaccinations, the county executive is pleading for cooperation.

News & notes (5/5/21)

Topics include: SUNY New Paltz plans safe on-campus fall semester; Kingston Reads about Racism meets May 20; WAAM presents “Far & Wide National”; Work continues on Tidewater Center in Saugerties; and more.
How to overcome ageism in the job search: five case studies
Ulster Covid infections keep falling, but county is concerned about vaccine hesitancy
Neighbors oppose Saugerties apartment complex proposal

Woodstock receives grant to repair damaged gravestones

Thanks to state grant money, the Town of Woodstock is able to take advantage of a Hoosick Falls man’s expertise to save more than 200 gravestones at the Woodstock Cemetery that have been ravaged by time and neglect.
Gardiner holds first-ever Arbor Day celebration
Kingston’s Zach Short makes MLB debut
2021 American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Girl

WAAM presents “Far & Wide National”

The Woodstock Artists Association & Museum announces its third annual “Far & Wide National” exhibition, on view in the Main Gallery from Friday, June 4 through Sunday, July 18.
Work continues on Tidewater Center in Saugerties
For local creators, the pandemic has required flexibility, inspired soul-searching
A rock and roll life

Kingston planners green light brickyard expansion

The Kingston planning board last week unanimously approved a permit amendment for the Hutton Brickyards property at 200 North Street in Kingston. The move will allow the owner to move forward with additional hospitality facilities, including new cabins, a restaurant, a spa and a new entrance and parking lot at Lindsley Avenue.
Gardiner solar farm proposal moves forward
Activists want New Paltz to focus on affordable housing
New Paltz village elections moved to November; trustees elected

Remembering Ed Ford, long-time city of Kingston historian

Ed Ford, who was city historian for 35 years and died at age 103 on April 29, leaves a legacy that succeeded in permanently establishing Kingston as a city of history, noteworthy for its restored 18th-century stone houses and city hall as well as significant historic sites. The city would be a much-diminished place were it not for the inspiration, knowledge, and persistence of Ed Ford.
Ed Ford, longtime Kingston historian, dies at 103
Kingston seeks funding for study of local African-American history
What the newspapers said 100 years ago

Shout Out Saugerties raises awareness about issues affecting Esopus Creek’s health

Releases of silty brown water from the Ashokan Reservoir this year prompted the annual community arts event to highlight environmental issues related to the creek.
When to start spring planting in the Northeast
The natural wonder of New Paltz, now catalogued
Keep the river clean

Education

Saugerties school budget ups taxes 2.2 percent; school board incumbents unopposed

The fate of the budget will be decided May 18. School Board president Bob Thomann, vice-president James Mooney and fellow trustee Raymond Maclary will also be on the ballot. There were no challengers.

Education

Six candidates run for four open seats in New Paltz School Board election

Incumbents Glenn LaPolt and Diana Armstead, along with newcomers Jessica Decker Guerrero, Stephanie Lyons, Johanna Herget and Heather O’Donnell will all be on the ballot May 18.

Community

Woodstock receives grant to repair damaged gravestones

Thanks to state grant money, the Town of Woodstock is able to take advantage of a Hoosick Falls man’s expertise to save more than 200 gravestones at the Woodstock Cemetery that have been ravaged by time and neglect.

Columns

The universe abounds in counterintuitive coincidences

For scientists, coincidences can suggest a pattern that warrants further investigation. But there are many instances in our everyday lives of coincidences that feel significant and improbable but are nothing of the sort.

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