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Art & Music

New York’s guidelines require live music to be ‘incidental’

In an inversion of normal that is par for the Covid-19 course, emails from several local venues in recent weeks have explicitly requesting that their events and who is performing and when not be mentioned. Actual billable hours are being spent on audience deterrence and show denial. The state is serious about enforcement.
Politics & Government

Delgado defends seat against challenge from Dutchess County attorney

The first-term Democrat will face Kyle Van de Water in New York’s 19th Congressional District, one of the few genuine swing districts in our region.
Stage & Screen

21st Woodstock Film Festival shifts gears to mix virtual, drive-in screenings

It’s something of a miracle that the annual Woodstock Film Festival is happening at all, and nothing short of astonishing that it’s happening on a scale rivaling past years. More than 100 films will be presented between September 30 and October 4, including 19 world premieres, three North American premieres, five US premieres, 14 East Coast premieres and 30 New York premieres.
Politics & Government

New sales-tax deal in the works among Ulster’s municipalities

A new agreement opens the door for towns to receive a greater share of the local sales tax revenue in the future.
Voices

HealthAlliance must return vital mental-health services to Ulster County

Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan writes: “As we continue to see a dramatic rise in mental-health issues and substance abuse as a result of the pandemic, now more than ever we must guarantee that all residents have ample access to vital local services and come together to ensure our community is receiving the support it desperately needs and deserves.”

Woodstock Library board transfers $75,000 from taxpayer funds for building project

With a bond vote approaching, Woodstock Library trustees voted to borrow $75,000 from the operating budget to fund ongoing expenses for a new 12,500-square-foot building.
Party Patrol protects New Paltz
Why do some localities have greater Covid-19 problems than others?
Local police officers “targeted,” says chief

Joe Katz looks back on decades of public service in Gardiner

This past June, with little fanfare, a long career of public service to the Town of Gardiner came to an end. Former town supervisor Joe Katz stepped down from the Zoning Board of Appeals, where he had been a member since 2012. “It’s the first time I haven’t been on something in more than 20 years,” he notes.
Friends of Kingston teen who drowned last June raise funds for swimming education at YMCA
Edna Harrison takes the helm at New Paltz Rotary
Meet Mohonk Preserve’s new director, Kevin Case

Hudson Valley Cheesecake now open in downtown New Paltz

Cheesecake-lovers are in for a treat: an entire bakery menu dedicated to their favorite sinfully sweet dessert. The Hudson Valley Cheesecake, a family-owned-and-operated independent bakery, has opened up shop at 56 Main Street in the heart of the Village of New Paltz.
Veteran Woodstock chef MarLee Wang keeps Little Bear afloat through pandemic
Cool vibes at the art supply
Best Buy at Hudson Valley Mall to close

Onteora weighs whether to allow athletics

Onteora schools superintendent Victoria McLaren is still hesitant to allow athletics in the district amid varied guidance on Covid-19 precautions and pressure from parents.
New Paltz schools, families adapt to learning at home
Onteora schools adopt anti-racism resolution
New Paltz considers hiring substance abuse counselor

New York’s guidelines require live music to be ‘incidental’

In an inversion of normal that is par for the Covid-19 course, emails from several local venues in recent weeks have explicitly requesting that their events and who is performing and when not be mentioned. Actual billable hours are being spent on audience deterrence and show denial. The state is serious about enforcement.
Fifth annual Art Walk Kingston
Making records: Julie Last of Coldbrook Productions
Vassar Haiti Project annual art sale and auction

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

The moon meets the planets

Unlike this spring and most of the summer, all four of the classic bright planets are now hovering close to their maximum possible brilliance. But just to make things unnecessarily easy, the moon is about to highlight each one by hovering alongside it.

Old Dutch Church in Kingston to offer living-history tours

Theatre on the Road and the Old Dutch Church in Kingston will offer living-history tours Saturdays in October in the cemetery of the church. Guests will take a trip across three centuries and meet seven characters who made Kingston the place to be.
Sojourner Truth monument dedicated at Walkway over the Hudson
What the local newspapers said 100 years ago
What the local newspaper said 100 years ago

Cherishing our area’s scenic beauty

No matter where you’re coming from, or where you’ve been, when you arrive the Hudson Valley, you’ve entered a scenic paradise.
Danger from the summer meteors
What to plant to help local pollinators
Tips for spotting Neowise in the Hudson Valley

News Wire

Kingston schools halt food-service after employee tests positive for Covid-19

The Kingston City School District has suspended its food service after a member of its food service department tested positive this week for Covid-19. In a message posted to the district website, the district says the Ulster County Department of Health believes the result may be a false positive and the result is being tested to a state lab for re-examination. It says information on when meal distribution will resume will be available soon.

Art & Music

New York’s guidelines require live music to be ‘incidental’

In an inversion of normal that is par for the Covid-19 course, emails from several local venues in recent weeks have explicitly requesting that their events and who is performing and when not be mentioned. Actual billable hours are being spent on audience deterrence and show denial. The state is serious about enforcement.

General News

Woodstock Library board transfers $75,000 from taxpayer funds for building project

With a bond vote approaching, Woodstock Library trustees voted to borrow $75,000 from the operating budget to fund ongoing expenses for a new 12,500-square-foot building.

Community

Joe Katz looks back on decades of public service in Gardiner

This past June, with little fanfare, a long career of public service to the Town of Gardiner came to an end. Former town supervisor Joe Katz stepped down from the Zoning Board of Appeals, where he had been a member since 2012. “It’s the first time I haven’t been on something in more than 20 years,” he notes.

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