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The race is on to save a 150-year-old lighthouse from crumbling into the Hudson River
HUDSON, N.Y. — The race is on to keep a 150-year-old lighthouse from crumbling into the Hudson River. Wooden pilings beneath Hudson-Athens Lighthouse are deteriorating, and the structure — built in the middle of the river when steamboats still plied the water — is beginning to shift. Cracks are apparent on the brick building and its granite foundation.
Town of Ulster planners OK Hudson Valley Plaza façade updates
TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — Hudson Valley Plaza owners can move forward with façade updates and interior renovations that will make the site ready for attracting a tenant to fill the currently vacant space between Ashley Furniture and the planned Dick’s Sporting Goods store. The site improvement...
Snapshot: Pop-up benefit concert at Maverick Concert Hall in Woodstock on July 19
A pop-up concert to benefit Family of Woodstock will take place Friday, July 19, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Maverick Concert Hall, 120 Maverick Road, Woodstock. The event will feature Scott Sharrard of Little Feat (shown above), an acoustic set with Brian Mitchell on piano and special guests. Tickets are $35 general admission (inside the hall) and $25 general admission (outside the hall and uncovered). Visit maverickconcerts.org for tickets or more information. (Photo Provided)
Sinterklaas, Beloved for A Quarter Century, Has Been Canceled for 2024 Unless a Major Funder Appears like Christmas Magic, Founder Says
Challenges landing volunteers, raising money, and attracting a younger crew to direct it have so imperiled the beloved Sinterklaas that its legendary founder said Monday the event will be canceled for 2024. The future of the quarter-century-old tradition that transforms Rhinebeck into a magical land for children young and old...
Mid-Hudson Valley arrests report: July 16, 2024
The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system. Any person(s) charged with an offense or offenses are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Kingston. Drugs/criminal mischief: Jeremy Joseph Weiss, 33, address not provided, was arrested on...
Fourth-quarter honor rolls: Saugerties Junior High School
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — Saugerties Junior High School has released its honor, high credit and honor rolls for the fourth quarter. Honor — Chloe Anzelmo, Naba Arabee, Tallulah Ashton, Grace Beals, Ella Bodie, Madeline Boek, Gloria Bradford, Johnell Brannon, Owen Briggs, Zoe Briggs, Chase Brott, Bailey Caldwell, Siang-Yu Chen, Isabella Chutino, Katherin Cruz, Allison Darmstadt, Emmeline Davis, Luke Decker, Alivia Delgado, Alyssa DiNitto, Caitlin Donohue, Madelyn Dragula, Dillinger Elhardt, Jamie-Lynn Fitzgerald, Madisen Gavner, Michael Gramoglia, Leo Green, Landon Holzhauer, Logan Jarrold, Aislin Kavanagh, Lauren Kennett, Mariana Konyk, Kathleen Lane, Aurora LaPeruta, Logan Latham, Hannah Lisk, Jackson Liu, Kai Liu, Emily Loviza, Fernanda Martinez Sosa, Kerri McAleer, Stella McCaig, Joshua Medick, Reid Myers, Anikka Park, Corey Pesce, Xavier Procak, Addison Puertas, Alexis Quinlan, Isabella Rivera, Barry Ruberg, Mia Sasso, Sienna Sauer, Phoebe Siegal, Mariah Sinnott,
From a Tiny Garden Plot to a Seven-Acre Flower Farm, Stark Blooms Plans Expanded Community Presence
Colin Stark, 43, still remembers the first flowers he fell in love with: petunias his mother grew around the family’s Dallas home. “Condiment colors,” he recalls with a smile: red, orange, and yellow. Back then, the Stark family wasn’t in the flower business. Still, they built a barn and greenhouse and dutifully grew the flowers that dot the gardens of Stark’s memory.
Golf: Newburg's Josh Yan, 16, sets tournament record while winning Dutchess County Amateur
Josh Yan was most passionate about hockey as a small child and an interest golf only came about for him and his older brother when their stepfather got into the sport. And that wasn't all that long ago. Josh competed in his first tournament as a 9-year-old and that, too,...
What’s happening: July 16, 2024
• The Rotary Club of Kingston will present free Sunday afternoon concerts during July at 2 p.m. in the Gazebo at Rotary Park, 47 Delaware Ave., Kingston. There will be ample free parking. Attendees should bring their own chairs. The dates and themes are as follows: July 21, The Sinatra Years; July 28, The Band Showcase.
Churchtown Fire Company looks for what’s next
CHURCHTOWN—The Churchtown Fire Company no longer responds to medical or firematic calls, effective July 1. The territory typically covered by the company is now the responsibility of the Claverack’s AB Shaw Fire Company on Route 23 in Claverack, and the Taghkanic Fire Company on Route 82 near the Taconic Parkway, which will maintain its own fire district.
Mid-Hudson Valley weather outlook: High temps, what else to expect this week
The weather for the beginning of this week in the Poughkeepsie and Middletown areas is staying fairly consistent with what we've seen so far this summer: extremely hot and awfully muggy. As of Monday, according to the National Weather Service, there is a heat advisory as well as a hazardous...
New York State Troopers Taghkanic Drug Bust on Taconic
"Taghkanic Drug Bust on Taconic." Say that one five times fast. Well regardless of whether you could or not (I tried, and failed) this is just one of the many new releases from the New York State Police as a number of incidents have required the State Police's attention recently.
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