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Celebrations

Ideas for the outward-bound on your shopping list

There is no pricetag on the outdoors, no substitute for the fresh air or the invigorating smell of snow on pine branches or the way the warmth of the sun heats one from the inside out. There is no Instagram pic or Facebook post of a waterfall or forested trail or sunset sliding down the back of a mountain that can transport the viewer. There is no 3-D printer for life. You have to go out and get it.
General News

Rupco Energy Square wins housing award

Rupco’s Energy Square project in Kingston received the upstate-project-of-the-year award on November 19 from the New York State Association for Affordable Housing, whose CEO, Jolie Milstein, described the development as “a shining example of a project that should be replicated across New York State.”
Stage & Screen

Thriller shot in Saugerties, Follow Her, seeks finishing funds

Jess Peters (Dani Barker), the female lead of Follow Her, a new independent feature film shot largely in the Hudson Valley, is one of those Millennials whose sense of worth depends on how many people watch and like her YouTube videos. Her specialty is setting up assignations for a little consensual kinkiness on Craigslist, secretly filming and livestreaming the encounters under the handle J-Peeps. The provocative footage quickly finds a growing audience.
Politics & Government

Hinchey in, Metzger out as State Senate Dems clinch supermajority

Two closely watched State Senate seats in the mid-Hudson have flipped, one from blue to red and the other from red to blue, as votes too close to call on Election Night 2020 continue to be tallied.
General News

Second wave: Ulster sees sharp spike in new Covid-19 cases

Ulster County has seen its active cases of Covid-19 double in the last three weeks, with a particularly steep increase

Veteran chef takes helm at Kingston’s Hoffman House

To longtime patrons of the restaurant, long-time chef Francisco Diaz taking over management comes as welcome news, because no one knows better than him how to prepare its signature dishes. In keeping with its rich Colonial history, the place is renowned for its classic American and Continental cuisine. London broil, prime rib, pastas, chicken and shrimp entrées, along with clams casino and coconut shrimp appetizers, keep bringing customers back year after year. “Our onion soup is one of the most popular dishes all year ‘round,” says Francisco. “We’re not planning to change the original menu.”
Kingston-based subscription service restyles clothing for kids, sustainably
Phoenicia Honey Co. crafts herb-infused honeys, body balms
A cluster of new businesses come to the Town of Ulster

Onteora students pursue their interests and passions

Onteora High School’s Community Mentor Program offers students in grades 9-12 the opportunity to pursue their interests and passions — and perhaps their “dream” careers — with the guidance of community-based professionals.
State Education Department cancels its January 2021 round of high-school Regents examinations
Chancellor Malatras Visits SUNY New Paltz to review mandatory Thanksgiving exit testing
Onteora schools watching Covid uptick closely

Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild’s twenty-first annual 5 by 7 Show now online

Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild has announced that its 21st annual 5 by 7 Show fundraiser will debut online this year.
WAAM presents “Celebrating the Centennial”
“A Season in Hell” group exhibit at the Green Kill Gallery
Lara Hope to receive Kingston Distinguished Artist Award

Village Voices are on hold

As general editor of Village Voices, I have decided to call a moratorium of our blog posts and decide meanwhile whether to continue this daily feature. If anyone in the audience wants to contribute their two cents’ worth to that discussion, please email me at geddy@hudsonvalleyone.com.
Keeping it all together
I need a day off
Time travel

Night Sky: God and the geniuses

I’m periodically asked if I’ve seen evidence among the stars of a Creator. I always dodge such questions, directed my way for over 30 years. They arise because many, when searching for the Big Picture in this huge confusing universe, think astronomers may have a heightened perspective of what’s going on.

Celebrations

The holidays take a new shape this year

With the second wave of Covid-19 still building steam, upcoming holiday celebrations, which generally involve intergenerational, indoor gatherings lasting several hours or more, are coming under scrutiny. Public health officials are urging Americans to celebrate only with those in their household; in essence, to skip seeing extended family this year so that everyone will be around to see next year.

Celebrations

Gathering for a county Covid-19 update

The arrows of crisis are all pointed up at precipitous angles, as officials and front-line workers scramble back into response mode, and a fatigued, near-broken populace moans “not that again,” as if it were another pointless Kardashian/Jenner news cycle. Some of the most embittered and suspicious among us arguing that is precisely what it is.

Celebrations

Our local winter requires us to live in balance and harmony

“Mushrooms galore, much snow in store. No mushrooms at all, no snow will fall.”

Celebrations

Ideas for the outward-bound on your shopping list

There is no pricetag on the outdoors, no substitute for the fresh air or the invigorating smell of snow on pine branches or the way the warmth of the sun heats one from the inside out. There is no Instagram pic or Facebook post of a waterfall or forested trail or sunset sliding down the back of a mountain that can transport the viewer. There is no 3-D printer for life. You have to go out and get it.

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Saugerties artists and merchants collaborate for social justice

Kingston Land Trust protects Wilbur uplands

Woodstock Housing Commission launches a home-share program

Veteran chef takes helm at Kingston’s Hoffman House