Hudson Valley One

General News

Break on through: New York City DEP completes excavation on tunnel under Hudson

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday completed excavation of the 2.5 mile Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel from Newburgh to Wappinger, a significant milestone in the $1 billion effort to repair leaks in the 85-mile Delaware Aqueduct, which provides around 50 percent of New York City’s water.
Crime

Man who found body in Kingston ‘tent village’ slay tells of dispute between accused and victim

Police say they are still seeking a motive in the killing of a homeless man who was found stabbed to death in a wooded area off of the Thruway Exit 19 traffic circle on Sunday. The body of Guy D. Andradez, 58, was discovered around 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11 beneath a tarp near a tent where, witnesses say, he had been living since June.
Economy

Identity crisis at Stewart?

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey seems to be having cold feet in regard to construction of a $40-million, 20,000-square-foot terminal addition to house a permanent federal inspection station for processing international passengers at Stewart International Airport.
Business

If Bearsville isn’t sold privately soon, it will be auctioned

Last week a notice appeared on the bulletin board of the Woodstock Library concerning The Bear Café, which has been closed most of this year, along with the nearby Bearsville Theater and Peterson House, most recently known as Commune Saloon.
Art & Music

The pastoral work of making sustainable jazz

Tannersville’s Catskill Jazz Factory provides support for both sides of jazz’s legacy: the traditional and the revolutionary.
General News

Ulster against ICE: Local groups, governments defy feds to protect immigrants

It’s an increasingly common sight on social media. Warnings appear about a law enforcement sweep, photos are posted of the enforcers’ unmarked vehicles. More photos show men in bulletproof vests peering into windows.
Explore, Home, Local History

Explore Wethersfield Estate and Gardens

It could be one of Dutchess County’s best kept secrets. The Wethersfield Estate and Gardens is off the beaten path — well, gravel road — near the village of Amenia. Just the right amount of privacy and bucolic splendor make it the perfect getaway for an early 20th century industrialist, particularly one who enjoyed horse riding and generally communing with glorious nature.
Local History

The Land of Tomorrow: The Unknown Hervey White

Those who begin to study this town’s most elusive character at his end rather than at his beginning, won’t ever capture Hervey White. That’s why the godfather of Woodstock has eluded so many for so long. Scholars read Hervey’s last and least honest effort, that paid-for-but-never-published “Autobiography” and consider it gospel.

Kingston After Dark: Do you wanna dance?

Good morning, pals. I hope you all had a semi-splendid week. I am chugging coffee and listening to The Ramones and it is not even 9 a.m., so I’d say the week is off to a rock ’n’ roll start.
Ella Ray Kondrat releases Hum to Your Heart
Saugerties curatorial extravaganza: Jen Dragon teams up with Jennifer Hicks
Bard Music Festival’s “Korngold and His World” opens this weekend

Choreography on the Edge returns to Byrdcliffe

Choreography on the Edge is a consistently innovative program aimed at giving professional choreographers and dancers a chance to experiment and push their boundaries. Performances started last weekend with some chestnuts from past works and continue Friday, August 16 through Sunday, August 18 with an array of new works by local choreographers Andrea Pastorella, Laura Ward, Julie Manna, Rebecca Frank, Jai Mason, Jess Lewis and Jocelyne Danchick.
Outdoor screenings of Dirty Dancing at Hasbrouck House, Captain Marvel under the Walkway
Chinese-American relearns to appreciate her roots in sublime The Farewell
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival delivers zesty five-actor Cyrano

Motorcycle convoy, concert rake in almost 10 grand for Saugerties animal shelter

Fifty-eight bikes, their riders clad in patch-covered black leather, traveled about 80 miles on Sunday, Aug. 11 and raised $1,800 towards a new building for the Saugerties Animal Shelter.
Faces of Kingston: Sean Miller
Saugerties dad donates kidney to daughter
Hundreds of volunteers needed for New Paltz playground reconstruction

Saugerties superintendent makes a pitch for shared decision-making

New Saugerties school district superintendent Kirk Reinhardt says he intends a greater focus on shared decision-making in the next two years. Casting a wider net and involving more people in educational processes will lead to a more harmonious relationship between the district and the community it serves, he believes.
Falling enrollment means the end for Coleman Catholic high school
New Paltz’s Duzine Elementary gets new principal
Saugerties elementary school aims to keep kids reading all summer long

It wasn’t here… but panel will discuss what town of Woodstock was like 50 years ago

Saturday, Aug. 10: While the focus this year is on the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair on Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, what gets lost in the shuffle is the struggle the town of Woodstock endured in dealing with an influx of people after the music was over.
Huguenot Street tours spotlight Munsee foodways, ghosts & cider in New Paltz
Celebration of Woodstock ’94 25th anniversary
Saugerties Police Department memories

Sons of Apollo

As for the “first-born son has a higher chance for success” notion, the Apollo astronauts would seem to support such a thesis strongly, since 27 of the 29 were eldest sons.
Minnewaska hosts first Forest Bathing Workshop
Check out Phoenicia Library’s collection of fly-fishing info
Moth Night at Burroughs Sanctuary in West Park

Columns

Changes in New Paltz

New Paltz is much more diverse than it was decades ago, has more traffic and tourism. How do residents feel about these changes?

Education

Saugerties superintendent makes a pitch for shared decision-making

New Saugerties school district superintendent Kirk Reinhardt says he intends a greater focus on shared decision-making in the next two years. Casting a wider net and involving more people in educational processes will lead to a more harmonious relationship between the district and the community it serves, he believes.

Politics & Government

Discussions continue for a three-story building on Main Street in New Paltz

Replacing the old Moxie Cupcake building at 184 Main Street in New Paltz with a three-story restaurant and hotel with outdoor dining and roof deck is going to take some variances, including one that’s particularly difficult to obtain.

Politics & Government

Ulster County adopts term limits

Starting with this fall’s crop of legislators and county officials, legislators can serve no more than six full terms and executives and comptrollers no more than three.

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