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Politics & Government

Ryan vs. Hayes for Ulster County Executive on Tuesday

Voters will go to the polls next Tuesday, April 30 to choose a county executive for the remainder of 2019. Democrat and former 19th District congressional hopeful Patrick Ryan will face Ulster County Conservative Party Chairman Jack Hayes, running on the Republican line. The winner of the special election will fill the vacancy left when Mike Hein resigned in February to take a post in the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo. Another election in November will choose a county executive for a full four-year term.
Local History

How Washington thwarted the Newburgh Conspiracy & saved the republic

At some point in our studies, it’s impressed on us that, if he had wanted to, George Washington could have become King of America. But we’re never told exactly where or under what circumstances that happened. The answer may surprise you.
General News

Controversial Saugerties dumping restrained, but not stopped

The Town of Saugerties Zoning Board of Appeals last week affirmed a stop-work order for one of four of Joe Karolys’ properties that are being used as construction and demolition debris dumps. But that’s not enough to stop operations altogether at the four sites.
Business

Norwegian Air scales back flights following declining traffic, issues with 737 Max 8 plane

The extent of the damage done to Norwegian Air’s Stewart Airport business is becoming more clear. The release of February data shows a drop in international passenger traffic – only Norwegian — for that month from 14,666 last year to 12,215 in 2019. International traffic had been showing double-digit growth most months before that. The Scandinavian carrier cut operations to Belfast, Bergen and Shannon in February and continued service to Dublin and Edinburgh.
Business

Does the Lodge at Woodstock have building permits or not?

What could be the community’s next big land use battle has emerged in the past week as news appeared that The Lodge at Woodstock, featured on TV as one of the nation’s worst hotels just five years ago, sold March 13 for $2.8 million to an international “Lifestyle, Travel and Hospitality Platform” that’s become one of the hottest international real estate ventures since being formed in Central America 11 years ago.
Business, General News

Engineer says long environmental review for Kingstonian would kill project

As the city’s planning board is working to decide just how extensive the environmental review for the Kingstonian should be, an engineer for the developers of the site said this week he believes his bosses will pull the plug on the $53 million proposed residential, commercial and parking project if planners demand they produce a full environmental impact statement.
Nature

The spring peeper is a little frog with some amazing abilities

These harbingers of spring have some remarkable talents. They can withstand being frozen solid for days, and can generate a sound comparable in volume to a chainsaw. Not bad for a creature that tops out at 1.5″ and 5 grams.

Plastic bag mummy cleans streets in New Paltz

On Earth Day, April 22, you may have seen a plastic bag mummy, Plady, picking up trash while riding a mini plastic car, Toxicar, down Main Street in New Paltz. This was not an early celebration of Halloween, but performance art. Plady and Toxicar were created by the Taiwanese artist Maxine Leu, an MFA sculpture student at SUNY New Paltz, and enacted by performer Sanford Fels, a BFA sculpture student also at SUNY New Paltz.
Ulster County bicycle and pedestrian projects receive over $6 million in state money
Lawsons talk about their lives as African-Americans in Kingston
Kingston’s Troop 7 fledges pair of Eagle Scouts

What can animals teach us about making a good home?

Not so long ago, before we mastered wood, stone and iron, we sought refuge in caves, huts of mud and sticks, or slept under the stars. We weren’t so different from the animals. In some ways, we still aren’t.
New Paltz’s Man With a Van has been moving Hudson Valley residents for three decades
House blessing practices throughout the ages
Remember your password with a poem

Motorcyclist injured in crash with school bus on 9W

Deputies from the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office report investigating a personal injury motor vehicle accident early this morning on Route 9W in the Town of Esopus.

Art & Music

Cox rolls out the art works

Sunday, April 28: There are 260 lots up for sale. How can you count the various treasures up for sale from some of our greatest local art collections?

Community, Nature

Plastic bag mummy cleans streets in New Paltz

On Earth Day, April 22, you may have seen a plastic bag mummy, Plady, picking up trash while riding a mini plastic car, Toxicar, down Main Street in New Paltz. This was not an early celebration of Halloween, but performance art. Plady and Toxicar were created by the Taiwanese artist Maxine Leu, an MFA sculpture student at SUNY New Paltz, and enacted by performer Sanford Fels, a BFA sculpture student also at SUNY New Paltz.

Columns

Walking in from Arcturus

Arcturus’ light was focused through a telescope onto a photocell, which tripped the lights to start the Chicago World’s Fair in 1933.

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