Hudson Valley One

Letters

Letter: Fed up with foul language, homophobia at local bars

It used to be that when you heard something like that the bartender cautioned the individual to watch his language; not any more. Why is that? I think it is a metaphor for the times, which are trashy and disgusting on their own.
Food & Drink

Holey of holeys

It’s apple cider doughnut time in the Hudson Valley
Local History

Writers reflect on New Paltz’s slaveholding past

New Paltz’s founding families owned slaves, a fact the community continues to grapple with. Earlier this month SUNY New Paltz’s president announced the college would look into whether it should rename buildings named for the community’s founders. Last week, five writer-storytellers participated in “Reclaiming Our Time: A Live Performance by TMI Project,” delivering monologues after spending the night a former slave quarters in a historic Huguenot house.
People & Places

Time collector — Lenny Kislin passes

Lenny Kislin — beloved Woodstocker whose puppy dog eyes launched a million smiles — finally proved that personal prophecy of doom which couldn’t lose, though in proving it we lost him…at 4 a.m. Tuesday September 12 to kidney failure. He was 71 years old.
Economy, Local History

Two spooks and a grump

A portrait exemplifies the richness of authentic local history.
Politics & Government

What would a New York State Constitutional Convention do?

A convention would allow for a wide number of issues to be addressed simultaneously, from ethics to education funding. But opponents fear the process would be influenced by “dark money,” which may lead to the erosion of protections for collective-bargaining, home-rule and a robust public education system.
Entertainment

This Ulster County hayride was rated #1 in the U.S. by the New York Daily News, USA Today and MTV

The scary season is underway.

Columbia County woman charged with vehicular manslaughter in hit-and-run

The woman was also charged with DWI following the accident, which occurred in the parking lot of a Family Dollar.

Ani DiFranco to play the Bardavon

Friday, Oct. 6: As influential for her funk- and punk-inflected take on singer/songwriter acoustic rock as for her rigorous self-determination and relentlessly energized activism, walking the talk where so many others are content merely to talk it, Ani DiFranco is simply important. She’s a lightning rod for polarized opinion as well, but that just comes with her territory.

Community

Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute aims to increase women’s presence in Judaism

The Kohenet Institute, founded in 2005 by Hammer and musician and folklorist Taya Shere, has been training Hebrew priestesses, reclaiming the voices and traditions of women from biblical antiquity.

Education

New Paltz schools debate drone use

The school board gave a first reading to a policy that would restrict the use or operation of unmanned aircraft systems, commonly referred to as “drones” or remote-controlled aircrafts, anywhere on school premises without prior written permission of the superintendent of schools.

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