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Another Earthquake, 2nd In Days, Rocks Parts Of Upstate New York
Should New Yorkers get ready for more earthquakes? Two rocked parts of Upstate New York just days apart. Many New York State residents were woken up Saturday morning to their homes shaking. Earthquake In Henderson, New York. The United States Geological Survey confirmed the earthquake. It struck near Henderson, New...
Wurts Street Bridge rehab complete (VIDEO)
KINGSTON – The $60 million rehabilitation of the Wurts Street Bridge in Kingston is complete, and officials came to the 103-year-old suspension structure on Tuesday to celebrate it. State DOT Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez and Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado attended the ribbon cutting, both praising the work of union...
Kingston Common Council unanimously passes Good Cause Eviction protections
KINGSTON – The Kingston Common Council Tuesday night voted unanimously to opt into the Good Cause Eviction law that the state granted municipalities authority to do earlier this year. Kingston is the second upstate city, after Albany, to opt into the state law. Good Cause Eviction would protect certain...
Popular Kingston-Port Ewen Suspension Bridge Reopens After Several Years
The Wurts Street Bridge has reopened after nearly 4-year restoration project. One Hudson Valley area bridge has been undergoing a reconstruction project that is estimated to cost $44.6 million. The project started in the fall of 2020 was recently completed and the bridge reopened after a ribbon cutting event. The...
State and NYC officials announce Ashokan Reservoir will stop releasing turbid water impacting Lower Esopus Creek
OLIVEBRIDGE – After a decade-long dispute over how much turbid or cloudy water could be released from the Ashokan Reservoir to flow down through Ulster County, officials introduced a new interim plan to hold the discolored water in the West Basin until the water becomes clearer. This will ensure...
Kingston gets “good cause eviction” as backers make Hudson Valley push
One month after Albany became New York’s first city to adopt “good cause eviction,” Kingston has followed suit. In a unanimous decision, the Hudson Valley city’s Common Council voted to opt in to the state law passed with the 2025 budget, the Daily Freeman reported. Tenants...
Wurts Street Bridge in Kingston reopens after extensive renovation
The iconic suspension bridge, also known as the “Rondout Creek Bridge,” spans Rondout Creek to connect Kingston with the Esopus hamlet of Port Ewen. Built in 1921, the bridge closed in the fall of 2020 to make way for a multi-million-dollar restoration project aimed at shoring up its structure and bringing it back to its former glory.
City of Poughkeepsie Has Opened Both its Pools
POUGHKEEPSIE – The City of Poughkeepsie opened both of its pools today and began by dedicating the new pool house at Pulaski Park. Last year, Pulaski Pool was closed due to the construction of the pool house. The new facility includes a men’s room, women’s room, family bathrooms, lifeguard room, office welcome desk, and storage and kitchen areas. Other upgrades were made to the pool area, including a new splash pad.
Am I A Jerk For Setting Off Fireworks in my Neighborhood?
If a neighbor of yours is setting off fireworks would you go out and ask them to stop? It happened to me over the weekend in Poughkeepsie, NY and I'm wondering if I handled the situation the right way or not. For as long as I can remember hearing fireworks...
WPDH Awards Blue Star Moms $500 For Helping ‘Vets Who Rock’
A group of Hudson Valley mothers with children who serve in the military are being recognized for supporting our veterans. Every month, 101.5 WPDH and MHA of Dutchess County shine a spotlight on a different veteran's organization and donate $500 to help them continue their work. This month, our Vet Who Rock organization is Blue Star Mothers of the Hudson Valley.
Trendy Plus Healthy New Option to Enjoy in Dutchess County
A delicious option for those who are trying to watch their figure is now available to those in Hopewell Junction, New York. It can be really, really, really hard to try to eat healthy these days. It always seems like it's so much easier to just run to a fast food spot, get something quick and be done with. Eating healthy just seems like it's more effort, more money and takes a longer time, but in reality that really isn't the case these days.
Millerton senior center nurtures a community
MILLERTON — The NorthEast-Millerton Library hosts the Senior Friendship Center weekly in the Annex. Working with the Dutchess County Office for the Aging (OFA), the Friendship center is provides seniors free or reduced-cost lunch from Monday through Thursday. In addition to this, many different games and activities are offered.
Region’s libraries offer summer reading regimens
As students through North East leave school behind for the summer, their teachers are hoping they will return in the fall with all their hard earned reading skills in tact. But like most, NorthEast —Millerton Library Youth Services Director and retired Webutuck elementary school teacher Lynn Buckley knows that without some sort of intervention, the dreaded “Summer Slip” could take away some of that progress for too many students — particularly for those whose gains were hardest fought.
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