Letters to the editor (7/15/20)
Topics include: Public hearing continues in Saugerties for a cell tower; Reject the pipeline Plan B; Rebutting anti-Semitic views; Congrats, Onteora grads; 850 Route 28 needs study; and more.
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Police investigate increased auto thefts in Hudson Valley
State Police are asking for the public’s assistance to help curb the recent increase in car theft and theft from cars in the lower Hudson valley.
Police: New Jersey man supplied Ulster County with fentanyl-laced heroin in large quantities
Members of the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team (URGENT) report the arrest of Farrad H. Thompson, 30, of Paterson,
Man, 39, killed after being struck by pickup truck on Rt. 9W
On Saturday, July 11, at approximately 3:44 a.m. state police responded to a car/pedestrian accident on State Route 9W and
Two Saugerties residents face felony drug charges
According to police, a search yielded over 600 “decks” of fentanyl, half an ounce of cocaine, over 120 tablets of methadone, a quantity of heroin, marihuana, and drug packaging materials.
Kingston health-food store worker tests positive for Covid-19: Shoppers urged to get tested
Ulster County Commissioner of Health Dr. Carol Smith announced today that an employee at Mother Earth’s Storehouse in Kingston has tested positive this week for the COVID-19 virus. Anyone who has shopped at this Mother Earth store from July 1st to July 5 is urged to promptly contact their primary care physician and seek testing, or contact the Ulster County COVID-19 hotline.
Ulster County encourages all residents to get tested for Covid-19
Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan declared next week, July 12-19, will be “Get Tested Week.” The initiative aims to encourage residents to get tested for COVID-19. “Anyone and everyone is eligible and encouraged to get tested,” said Ryan.
Highland will host in-person graduation July 30
After a survey, reviewing the Highland High School Class of 2020 survey results, the school district has decided to reschedule an in-person graduation on Thursday, July 30 at 7 p.m. The rain date will be July 31.
Road repairs in New Paltz
New Paltz’s highway department will be repairing Butterville Road, Gatehouse Road and North Ohioville Road from VanAlst north to the town line from July 21 to 23.
Mark Gruber Gallery’s new location
The Mark Gruber Gallery has re-opened in a new location at #13 in the New Paltz Plaza — four doors up from its old spot and now next to the Royal King Dry Cleaners.