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Upstate New York May Be Home To Mobster’s $130 Million Hidden Treasure
The search for a mobster's $130 million hidden treasure continues in the Hudson Valley and Upstate New York. Legendary mobster Dutch Schultz may have buried a fortune somewhere in Upstate New York. Pine Plains Business Is Named After Dutch Schultz. In September 2020, Dutch's Spirits opened on Harvest Homestead Farm...
It’s a Small Town with a Big Fork
If you have ever headed out to the Taconic Parkway via 308 and Route 199 in Dutchess County you will immediately recognize what I am about to share. I also won't have to explain the fork in the road. Milan, New York is an interesting little town it has the...
Ulster County beekeepers association to hold meeting
ROSENDALE- The Ulster County Beekeepers Association will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, August 12, 2024, at the Rosendale Recreation Center located at 1055 Route 32 in Rosendale. The meeting will feature a hive extraction lesson and there will be a period for open questions. Both experienced and new beekeepers...
The 93rd Anniversary Woodstock Library Fair
The 93rd Anniversary Woodstock Library Fair on July 27 is a home-town party celebrating Woodstock as a center of the arts: painting, sculpture, poetry, music, fiction, nonfiction, pottery — “all the arts for which Woodstock is known.”. This year’s theme is: “Library Fair Eras 1931-2024”. The...
Friday, July 26 Kingston's plan to cap speeds at 25 mph citywide moves forward
If approved by the full Common Council, Mayor Steve Noble's proposed new 25 mph speed limit would apply to nearly all city streets with some exceptions, according to City Engineer John Schultheis. Schultheis told lawmakers that some city-controlled streets with a "more rural character" would remain at 30 mph. Also...
July 25th Midtown Kingston Make a Difference Day is Friday
Midtown Make a Difference Day returns Friday, July 26, from 4 to 7 p.m. on Franklin Street. Community organizations will be on hand offering resources and information on topics including health, education, employment and recreation in Ulster County, according to an announcement. Franklin Street will be closed from Broadway to...
The Legacy of Enslavement in Ulster County
Authors Susan Stessin-Cohn, Philip White, and Ashley Biagini will be on hand to share the new website Bearing Witness, developed in connection with the Ulster County Truth and Reconciliation Commission. During Stessin-Cohn’s presentation, she will reveal stories of a handful of notable Black residents of Ulster County, from the early...
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