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General News, Local History

Petition calls for removal of Academy Green statues in Kingston

Some argue the statues of Henry Hudson, George Clinton and Peter Stuyvesant should be removed because of their actions and statements on race.
Politics & Government

New Paltz Town Board wants rapping cop disciplined and/or fired

New Paltz’s town board met in executive session last Wednesday to decide what to do about town police officer Robert Sisco, who posted a politically-charged rap online apparently recorded when he was on duty. Some have come out in support of the officer. More have loudly called for his termination, A few would like to see the members of the town board follow him out the door.
Education

Kingston High plans in-person graduation ceremony at Dietz Stadium on July 17

Kingston High School’s hopes of holding an in-person ceremony at the end of summer may have seemed far-fetched to some. But with New York State’s continued efforts to flatten the curve seemingly working, the school district is tentatively planning to hold a ceremony at Dietz Stadium on Friday, July 17.
Community

Ulster County Pool and Moriello Pool to open this week

Local pools are being filled, lifeguards being hired, and new safety protocols put into place. Ulster County residents will have
General News

Deaths of despair: Suicides, overdoses up sharply in Ulster

The numbers are up from between 50 and 100 percent in the first few months of 2020 vs. this time last year.
Education

Local school districts share commencement plans

Later this month, local high-school seniors will close a key chapter of their academic lives in a much different fashion than they expected.
Voices

How to behave now that you’re upstate: A guide for citiots

You might’ve heard whispers among the locals of citiots, but you’re certain they mean someone else. You might be right — simply being from the city does not make one a citiot. Being unable or unwilling to modify your city behavior when in the country? That’s what will earn you this handle.

Father and son die in house fire in the Town of Shawangunk

Multiple fire, police and EMS personnel responded to 550 Burnt Meadow Road for a 911 call for a house fire today at approximately 12:30 a.m.
Petition calls for removal of Academy Green statues in Kingston
Rumored plan to remove community Christmas tree in High Falls sparks outcry
Saugerties horse shows restart, with restrictions

Build better wings

Prepping for fatherhood in 1997, I finally felt deeply connected to humankind’s technological adolescence, a revolution that would engulf almost everyone I knew. During my wife’s pregnancy, I signed up for AOL. We acquired our first family cell phone and desktop Mac. When son Jack arrived in 1998, I was able to say, “Welcome to the future. The agency of the gods is ours.”
Perils of a librarian
I have stories to tell
Reclaimed by Mother Nature

Fireworks, motorcades will mark July 4 weekend across Ulster

The pandemic may have forced local communities to change their Independence Day plans, but the July Fourth weekend will still give people across the Hudson Valley opportunities to celebrate.
Ulster County Pool and Moriello Pool to open this week
Personally speaking with HITS President Tom Struzzieri
Woodstock church will hold online memorial service for COVID-19 victims

SUNY New Paltz to offer mix of in-person classes, remote-learning this fall

There will be on-campus instruction and housing at SUNY New Paltz come the fall, but the amount of both will be reduced, and the length of the semester shortened, to accommodate life during a pandemic. The bulk of classes will continue to be taught remotely. Campus officials released the plan yesterday, with the caveat that all of it is subject to change with the circumstances. That warning is reinforced by a “pause and pivot” plan to shift back to fully remote learning if state officials deem that necessary.
Saugerties Lions Club awards scholarship
New Paltz valedictorian wins scholarship
New Paltz holds drive-in style graduation celebration with pre-recorded videos, music and speakers

Olana announces reopening with launch of new outdoor tours

Frederic Church’s Olana announces the restart of public programs with new Olana outdoor tours. While the park has been continuously open, public programs were suspended due to COVID-19. Now, new outdoor, limited-attendance tours follow NYS Department of Health guidelines and represent the first phase in reopening public tours and providing educational experiences for visitors.
Milton Glaser: Spending eternity in Woodstock
Kingston will hold fine-art exhibition, with prizes, in September
Kingston launches Master Arts and Cultural Plan

New Paltz Bagel Café has remained open, even when dough was low

If you pull up early enough in the morning outside the New Paltz Bagel Café in the Tops Plaza, you’ll see two oldtimers unpack their folding chairs from their cars, grab their coffee and fresh hot bagels, and sit outside the movie theater. Even though the booths are currently closed at the bagel shop, the culture of community and the friendships that it has helped foster are not.
Local communities search for creative ways to offer outdoor dining
Selina Woodstock seeks permission to temporarily open with limited capacity
Review of industrial plant proposed off Route 28 set to resume

Build better wings

Prepping for fatherhood in 1997, I finally felt deeply connected to humankind’s technological adolescence, a revolution that would engulf almost everyone I knew. During my wife’s pregnancy, I signed up for AOL. We acquired our first family cell phone and desktop Mac. When son Jack arrived in 1998, I was able to say, “Welcome to the future. The agency of the gods is ours.”

Crime

Police: Saugerties man supplied woman accused of firebombing NYPD vehicle

A Saugerties man is facing charges carrying a prison term of up to 10 years for supplying a Catskill resident with materials to “cause some hell” during a protest in New York City.

News Wire

Second skydiver in a week dies in Gardiner

Yesterday, July 5, at approximately 5:40 p.m. state police responded to Skydive the Ranch, 55 Sand Hill Road in the town of Gardiner, for a skydiver with injuries subsequent to a hard landing. Investigation revealed that David H.Richardson, 41, of Gardiner was attempting a “swoop landing” when he landed at a high rate of speed.

Village Voices

Build better wings

Village Voices

Perils of a librarian

My first nine months as a library clerk pushed me to rewatch The Wire. I wanted to run diary entries from my work experience alongside notes taken while watching the classic series’ dark glimpse into the various systems by which modern cities live.

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Kingston expands outdoor seating options for businesses

Food worries boost business at local nurseries

Milton Glaser: Spending eternity in Woodstock

New Paltz holds drive-in style graduation celebration with pre-recorded videos, music and speakers

Saugerties holds graduation ceremony with video tribute, speeches and caravan

Onteora honors graduates with a caravan through the district’s towns

Local communities search for creative ways to offer outdoor dining

Saugerties excavation project, opposed by neighbors, likely to resume

Radio Woodstock celebrates 40th anniversary

Music roundup: New releases from local artists (part 2)