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General News

Case against Saugerties demolition debris dumps drags on

Recusals and changes of venue have slowed down efforts to close several dumps in Saugerties. The dumps have been cited by the town for accepting material from outside the area and by the DEC following tests that revealed harmful contaminants.
Nature

Taking the long view: Catskill Center turns 50

This weekend’s festivities include a Fall Gala, fireworks, exhibitions, fly-fishing demo and the unveiling of Will Lytle’s children’s book.
Home

Bringing the balance back with beekeeping

“I went from exterminating them to marveling at them,” says Chris Harp of New Paltz. “They taught me.”
Business

New Paltz’s Kon-Tiki to reopen with new owners

When the Kon-Tiki Trading Co. went out of business in May after nearly three decades at 70 Main Street, many local residents bemoaned the fact that the eclectic curio shop would no longer be a part of the New Paltz scene. But MaryAnn Tozzi of New Paltz and Ana Lynn of Gardiner did more than waft nostalgic on Facebook, joining forces as business partners to re-open a revamped version of Kon-Tiki Trading Co. under a new name.
General News

In court, expert criticizes Saugerties dump testing that found dangerous contaminants

An environmental engineer testifying on behalf of C&D debris dump owner Joe Karolys in state Supreme Court Wednesday, Sept. 11 attempted to poke holes in state Department of Environmental Conservation test results that showed dangerous levels of toxic materials in the three dumpsites.
Community

Local excavators donate time, labor, equipment to help expand Town of New Paltz soccer fields

Due to some helping hands and major machinery, six acres of new soccer fields are currently being built at the Field of Dreams off Libertyville Road in New Paltz for the town’s youth recreation league.
General News, Health

Experts meet to discuss the microbiome at Bard’s public Hannah Arendt Center symposium

Thursday-Friday, Sept. 19-20: Emerging science has established the importance of the human microbiome to health, and some are now warning that its potential destruction is leading to a large-scale health crisis.
Community, Explore

Saugerties cousins bring the outdoor experience to YouTube

Josiah Signor and Brad Forrest first sat in a tree stand together, waiting for deer to pass by, when they were 14 and 12. Now, at 39 and 37, they’re doing it again on camera. Filming on rocks in streams and behind the crosshairs of rifle scopes, cousins Signor and Forrest aim to bring their game, their guns, their grill and the oft-overlooked bounty of the Hudson Valley to your device via their cheekily named YouTube channel “Hudson Valley Forrests.”

Saugerties works to clear Esopus of invasive milfoil plant

Saugerties town and village officials, along with officials in the other 44 states where the plant has become an ecological nuisance, have scratched their heads for nearly a decade over how to efficiently and cost-effectively quell the plant without promoting its spread — any segmentation of the milfoil plant can lead to further growth.
Woodstock Library election October 3 will feature contests of opposing views
Boiceville Post Office closing called ‘temporary’
Drive Electric Week highlights the technology

NYC provides $6.7 million for Shandaken septic systems

The $6.7 million endowment New York City is providing for the upgrade and maintenance of septic systems in the hamlet of Shandaken can be expected to last anywhere from 55 to 75 years, engineer Henry Lamont said at the September 9 town board meeting. When the funding runs out, homeowners will again have to pay for their own maintenance.
Saugerties village debates continued processing of outside waste at sewer plant
Gardiner’s revived Open Space Commission drafts model conservation easement
Notes from the Saugerties Village Board

A feast for the senses in Woodstock

Draw all the attendees of Woodstock’s top exhibiting nonprofit arts organizations together for a post-Labor Day party and several things become clear straightaway. Pretty much everyone knows most everyone, and many know the entire crowd.
Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams recording shows at Levon’s
Graham Nash tells stories and plays at the Bardavon
Art Walk Kingston includes the work of more than 100 artists

TMI Project’s Voices in Action storytelling benefit to be held at BSP

Saturday, Sept. 21: Chris Wells, founding artistic director of the Obie Award-winning organization The Secret City, will be honored with the 2019 Voices in Action Award for his groundbreaking work in connecting community through the arts.
Colony presents two nights with Chris Gethard
Woodstock Film Fest’s 20th brims with promise
New Paltz Film Festival moves to larger venue this year, still free to attend

An appetite for the local

In 2011 New Paltz farmer Paul Alward, Bywater Bistro proprietor Sam Ullman and self-described “health nut” Joe Katona had teamed up with financier John Fitzgibbons to found Hudson Valley Harvest. They wanted the Hudson Valley to develop the kind of brand identity and degree of market organization in order to compete successfully with giant non-local producers and distributors. Hudson Valley Harvest has operated year-round since then from its leased headquarters in TechCity in the Town of Ulster.

Community, Explore

Rail-trail party this Saturday in Kingston

The Kingston Land Trust will celebrate the opening of the Kingston Point rail-trail’s first phase from Jansen Avenue to Garraghan Drive with a free community block party this Saturday, September 21 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Rondout Savings Bank parking lot at 300 Broadway in Kingston.

Art & Music

A feast for the senses in Woodstock

Draw all the attendees of Woodstock’s top exhibiting nonprofit arts organizations together for a post-Labor Day party and several things become clear straightaway. Pretty much everyone knows most everyone, and many know the entire crowd.

Crime

State Police make arrest in bail scam

On July 27, a Town of Wallkill resident reported to State Police that they may have been tricked into sending

Art & Music

Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams recording shows at Levon’s

Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams will be recording live shows at 8 p.m. Friday, September 21 and Saturday, September 22 at Levon Helm’s Barn, 160 Plochmann Lane, Woodstock.

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