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Finding a legal place to fly one’s drone in the Hudson Valley can be a challenge

“I’m going to take some pictures of Main Street,” says Carol Seitz, professional photographer and recently certified drone pilot, as she maneuvers the device by means of the controller plugged into her iPhone. We’re standing in the Phoenicia Park, which is a public space and currently unpopulated except for the two of us, and therefore a legal place to fly.
Education

SUNY New Paltz delays vote on renaming buildings

A half dozen campus buildings bear the names of the town’s first settlers, who owned slaves. Nearly all the speakers at a recent hearing on campus called for the buildings to be renamed, but the administration is waiting until spring to vote.
Business

Phoenicia Flea rejects potential vendor over social media posts

After browsing the would-be vendor’s Facebook page, the manager of the market replied to her query on the availability of space by sending a private message that said merely: “Not for a Republican.”

Local anchors

Late last Tuesday afternoon, the Hudson Valley Farm Hub presented a program entitled “Celebrating Grains in the Hudson Valley” at the Senate Garage in Kingston. The event was half victory lap and half progress report on an ambitious, complex and intricate five-year agricultural initiative. In farming, the pace of change cannot easily be hurried.

Education

Saugerties students produce morning news program, thanks to help from Jimmy Fallon

After a few years of trying to put the pieces together, the SHS-TV’s morning announcements are now a part of the daily routine.

People & Places

A day’s work: Grants manager

The biggest misconception about grants is that they are “easy money,” says Eric Roth, grants manager for the Mohonk Preserve.

Education

West Saugerties Buddhist grade school going well so far

Along with reading, writin’ and ’rithmatic, 17 students have been learning the dharma, or “cosmic order” at the Middle Way School, which opened in West Saugerties in September.

Business

Town of Ulster vs. ‘Dark Store Theory’

According to the theory, the retailer restricts the deed on the property they’re vacating that prevents other competing big box retailers from moving in, thus forcing the potential sale price of the building down well below what they originally paid for it.

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