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Education

Trickling back: Local school districts take different approaches to in-person instruction

While the Saugerties and Onteora school districts recently welcomed students back into the classroom in hybrid educational models, the Kingston and New Paltz districts were inching closer to putting their own plans into action. Each district is finding it has its own set of unique challenges. Though all are developing safety and cleaning protocols based on Covid-19 state guidance, they are finding no one-size-fits-all solution.
General News

Woodstock Library funding proposal goes to voters November 3

As they vote for president, member of Congress and state legislature, Woodstock residents are reminded to turn over the ballot to vote on whether their public library can borrow $5.8 million to replace the current building at 5 Library Lane with a two-story, 12,500-square-foot structure. They probably don’t need much of a reminder, though. The local issue has gained more than its share of attention.
General News

Rapping New Paltz cop reinstated

New Paltz police officer Robert Sisco will not lose his job on account of the controversial rap video he posted on social media in June, though he will be on disciplinary probation for four years. The lyrics in the rap included a call to hang Hillary Clinton “for treason,” blamed China for the “whole coronavirus” and declared “There’s only two genders.” Critics slammed the performance as “transphobic” and questioned whether the officer could be trusted to provide equal law enforcement protection to transgender citizens.
Letters

Letter: Make Wurts Street Bridge into pedestrian walkway

The bridge connecting downtown Kingston to Connelly and Port Ewen, which has been closed since late September, is the only safe way in this area for a pedestrian to cross the Rondout Creek. If it’s not going to be reopened to vehicle traffic, writes a reader, it should be made into a pedestrian walkway.
Education

Saugerties to put $22m facilities improvement project to voters in December

The average age of the district buildings is 69 years and problems have emerged over time. The district superintendent said taxes would be unaffected because debt payments for the last project, begun in 2005-6, are coming to an end in a couple years, and the new project would cost taxpayers the same amount per year.

New plan calls for 650-bed, rent-by-the-room housing complex off Rt. 32 in New Paltz

Michael Moriello, self-described as “a farm kid from [New Paltz] for 59 years,” had a talk with neighbors last week about a 650-bed, rent-by-the-room housing complex that he wants to build on 50 to 60 acres just south of the college on Route 32 South. The neighbors were residents of the adjacent Harvest Hills development.
Woodstock Library funding proposal goes to voters November 3
News & notes (10/21/20)
New Paltz mobilizes as local motel admits Level 3 sex offenders

Woodstockers lend a hand to paint, build and repair at several projects

Through the aid of local business owners and dozens of volunteers, the iron fence at the Woodstock Cemetery got a fresh coat of paint recently and will be repaired. Woodstock Hardware owner Vince Christofora provided the materials and rounded up the volunteer labor to paint the fence along Rock City Road.
Apple pies, fritters hot items at Reformed Church Fall Bakery & Market
“Pooches & Pumpkins” at Stone Ridge Orchard
New Paltz’s Elting Library quietly marks 100 Years at current location

A cluster of new businesses come to the Town of Ulster

Already open is a state-of-the-art laundromat. A Grease Monkey oil-change franchise outlet is having its official grand opening this weekend. A car wash is under construction. A 30-unit apartment complex is planned for next year on the rear corner of the property. The roofs of all the buildings will be topped with solar arrays to generate electricity.
Vegan velocity: Delivery business model at Saugerties’ Healthy Gourmet to Go was ahead of its time
New co-working space to open in Kingston
Hudson Valley Cheesecake now open in downtown New Paltz

Trickling back: Local school districts take different approaches to in-person instruction

While the Saugerties and Onteora school districts recently welcomed students back into the classroom in hybrid educational models, the Kingston and New Paltz districts were inching closer to putting their own plans into action. Each district is finding it has its own set of unique challenges. Though all are developing safety and cleaning protocols based on Covid-19 state guidance, they are finding no one-size-fits-all solution.
Ulster County libraries offer free online tutoring access
Onteora School Board won’t read anonymous mail
New Paltz schools report Covid-positive employee

Brunel Sculpture Garden presents “Jordan’s Cross”

Brunel Sculpture Garden in Boiceville is holding the first showcase of new visual work created by current artist in residence Brian Paccione on October 31 and November 1.
New exhibits to see in-person this month
Get-out-the-vote virtual concert and rally
Wired Gallery in High Falls reopens its doors

Village Voices are on hold

As general editor of Village Voices, I have decided to call a one-week 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

What the newspapers said 100 years ago

The ‘‘Our towns’’ column is compiled each month by Carol Johnson of the Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection. The entries have been copied from the October issues of the New Paltz Independent. To get a closer look at these newspapers of the past, visit the staff of the Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection at the Elting Memorial Library at 93 Main Street in New Paltz, or call 255-5030.
Rail-trails transform historic corridors
Never was a slave: Historic Huguenot Street launches online exhibit on builder Jacob Wynkoop
Old Dutch Church in Kingston to offer living-history tours

Night Sky: Five-minute wonders

This is a good time because the moon is absent this weekend. And there’s a bunch of cool stuff to see and it’s all very easy to find. I’ll prove it.
Mohonk Preserve and Roost Studios host plein-air art walk, auction
Join the annual Riverkeeper Sweep on October 17
Widespread whitetail-deer deaths blamed on midge-borne virus

Politics & Government

Saugerties seeks councilperson

The Saugerties Town Board will be interviewing candidates for an open board position created by the resignation of Paul Andreassen last month.

Columns, Nature

Night Sky: Five-minute wonders

This is a good time because the moon is absent this weekend. And there’s a bunch of cool stuff to see and it’s all very easy to find. I’ll prove it.

Letters

Letter: Vote yes on Woodstock Library bond issue

“I love the little old library building as I’m driving past it — no question that it is very picturesque. And if all I ever did was drive past it, I might be on the Vote No side of this issue,” Claire Lambe of Woodstock.

Letters

Letter: Vote no on Woodstock Library bond issue

“I speak for myself and do not represent the views of any organization. Restore and renovate, don’t demolish the Woodstock Library. Turn over the ballot and vote no,” writes Olivia Tinker Twine of Woodstock.

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New plan calls for 650-bed, rent-by-the-room housing complex off Rt. 32 in New Paltz

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