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Politics & Government

Kingston considers plan to regulate public art

In the face of some skepticism, city officials unveiled a draft version of a new policy to regulate public art, including murals and other installations on private property, at a public hearing at City Hall.
General News

Saugerties C&D dumps raided by DEC; operator gives critics an eyeful

After obtaining the proper warrants, state Department of Environmental Conservation officials finally got access last Friday morning to the Saugerties construction and demolition debris dump operated by Joe Karolys.
Politics & Government

Town of New Paltz to purchase property on North Putt Corners Rd. for police station and courthouse

New Paltz Town Board members have voted to purchase the property at 59 North Putt Corners Road to bring the police and justice court back under the same roof for the first time since police left their cramped quarters on Plattekill Avenue. The purchase price is $1.325 million, but it’s expected that converting it into a police station and courthouse will run as much as $8 million, all of which would be bonded over 25 years.
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.
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.
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.

Saugerties withdraws from county drug & gang task force

Town officials voted to officially withdraw from the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement and Narcotics Team (URGENT) at the May 15 town board meeting, deciding instead to lend an officer from the Saugerties Police Department to a special domestic violence task force, the Family Violence Unit, within the county Department of Social Services.
Thanks to humming real estate market, Kingston’s assessments up 10%
Gardiner maps out new trail system on landfill property
Town, state seek warrants to inspect controversial Saugerties construction & demolition debris dumps

Woodstock short-term rental regs pass muster

The Woodstock Town Board unanimously passed zoning amendments regulating short-term rentals in an attempt to strike a balance between allowing people to meet expenses and keep their property and preserving a quality of life.
New Paltz moves forward with plan to make renewable electricity the default choice for residents
Woodstock ZBA to make Lodge decision on Thursday, May 23
Notes from the Saugerties Village Board

Sculpture honoring Ulster County Poorhouse residents unveiled at pool site

Long in the making, the statue is intended to symbolize all the residents of the Ulster County Poorhouse over its 148-year history: construction workers unemployed after the completion of the Catskill Aqueduct and D & H Canal, former slaves, recent immigrants, the sick and maimed, the elderly, unwed mothers, abandoned wives, babies and children, alcoholics, the mentally ill and developmentally disabled.
Clearwater’s golden age
Meet ultramarathon hometown champ Jason Friedman
Woodstock Land Conservancy’s Vernal Fling honors Hein

Design Hudson showcases upscale Upstate living

Friday-Sunday, May 24-26: Go at your own pace on a self-guided tour of the Oliver Bronson House and other architecturally significant Hudson homes, each with a room that showcases the work of a local designer.
Hudson Valley program seeks volunteers to help release stinkbug-killing wasp
What can animals teach us about making a good home?
New Paltz’s Man With a Van has been moving Hudson Valley residents for three decades

Woodstock short-term rental regs pass muster

The Woodstock Town Board unanimously passed zoning amendments regulating short-term rentals in an attempt to strike a balance between allowing people to meet expenses and keep their property and preserving a quality of life.

General News

Saugerties withdraws from county drug & gang task force

Town officials voted to officially withdraw from the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement and Narcotics Team (URGENT) at the May 15 town board meeting, deciding instead to lend an officer from the Saugerties Police Department to a special domestic violence task force, the Family Violence Unit, within the county Department of Social Services.

Community

Sculpture honoring Ulster County Poorhouse residents unveiled at pool site

Long in the making, the statue is intended to symbolize all the residents of the Ulster County Poorhouse over its 148-year history: construction workers unemployed after the completion of the Catskill Aqueduct and D & H Canal, former slaves, recent immigrants, the sick and maimed, the elderly, unwed mothers, abandoned wives, babies and children, alcoholics, the mentally ill and developmentally disabled.

Art & Music, Columns

Kingston After Dark: Macro micro

Regional taste-shapers and wave-makers SubFamily Records have released your perfect soundtrack for local music that pairs well with late spring and early summer.

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