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Politics & Government

Bill calls for New York State to achieve fossil-fuel-free energy by 2030

State Sen. Jen Metzger has put forward a bill known as the Freedom From Fossil Fuels Act that would end the development of new fossil-fuel infrastructure in New York state and set a course for New York to shift to a clean energy economy. Nily Rozic is the Assembly co-sponsor.
Economy

Taming the wild forest

A zest for blending wild nature’s unruliness with mankind’s desire for domestication is hardly a new experience for the Hudson Valley.
General News

Gardiner maps out new trail system on landfill property

“I don’t know what somebody was thinking when they said, ‘Let’s make that a landfill.’ It’s probably one of the most beautiful pieces of property in the Town of Gardiner.” That was supervisor Marybeth Majestic’s reaction to a guided tour that she and several other town officials were recently given of a new cycling and hiking trail being proposed on town-owned property surrounding the Gardiner Transfer Station, off Steve’s Lane.
Politics & Government

Kingston supports efforts to allow upstate communities to regulate rent

Calls for rent regulation locally have become louder in recent years as rents have grown significantly faster than wages and an ever-increasing proportion of renters have found themselves “rent-burdened” — meaning that they pay more than 30 percent of their income to keep a roof over their heads.
Politics & Government

Hurley seeks moratorium to slow pending projects, including conversion of school into rental apartments

Faced with growing development pressures, including the proposed development of the former West Hurley School into rental apartments, the Town of Hurley is seeking to pass a moratorium on any and all multifamily dwellings for nine months.
General News

Town, state seek warrants to inspect controversial Saugerties construction & demolition debris dumps

Both the state Department of Environmental Conservation and the town of Saugerties are trying to gets a warrant to perform inspections at Joe Karolys’ controversial construction and demolition waste sites.
Art & Music

Woodstock 50 and its erstwhile backers duke it out in court

The former financial partner used its filings to slam the festival, warning would-be attendees that promoters are not prepared. Attorneys representing the promoters ask for a gag order and the return of some $18 million.
Politics & Government

New Paltz plans to make green energy cheaper for homeowners

Under the rules for Community Choice Aggregation, the default option — Central Hudson — would be replaced with a new provider, selected based on criteria such as carbon footprint and price per kilowatt hour.

Thanks to humming real estate market, Kingston’s assessments up 10%

Property owners in Kingston will see their assessment rise by about 10 percent this year as home values reach levels not seen since before the 2008 Great Recession.
Paul Echols, who accused New Paltz police of brutality, cleared of main charges in trial
Community forum about Saugerties C&D dump Tuesday
With a giant hole in the ground and clock ticking, questions remain about Irish Cultural Center’s ability to pay for the project

Woodstock ZBA to make Lodge decision on Thursday, May 23

A recessed Woodstock Zoning Board of Appeals public hearing on the legality of new building permits granted for Selina Woodstock, new owners of The Lodge (formerly the Pinecrest), was closed last Thursday, May 9, following another courtroom-like flurry of opposing statements from attorneys for the restaurant/inn and a neighbor. A decision was set to be made by the ZBA’s next meeting on May 23.
Notes from the Saugerties Village Board
Saugerties residents blast board over proposed noise ordinance
Woodstock’s short-term rental regs set for passage

Letter: Assessment grievance day in Saugerties

If you feel that your assessment is too high, it can be grieved on Tuesday, May 28 at the Senior Center Building on Market Street from 4 p.m.-8 p.m.

Community

Midtown Kingston native Adrian Manuel proves doubters wrong, turns schools — and lives — around

Adrian Manuel, who graduated from Kingston High School in 1996, is a school principal and educator whose success at turning around failing inner-city schools earned him kudos in the national media.

Voices

Images through the ages

When I mixed the oil colors together, all the hues turned out the color of backed-up septic waste. I had a monumental task, way beyond the collages and crayon relief drawings assigned in seventh grade art class. I was driven to express through a single painting what finding out about the Holocaust did to my childhood heart.

Business

Wine Village developer in Highland makes media push

Andrew Maxon, the man guiding the Wine Village project on the banks of the Hudson River in Highland, is trumpeting progress made in securing approval to build the project and promising to break ground this year, or early in the next.

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