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Changes to the standardized tests are receiving mixed reviews
Standardized tests in New York public schools have been an annual event for decades, and so too, at least more recently, are issues with standardized tests. The latest wrinkle involves contradictory —...
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Environmentalists seek full reports on claims for well tests at Winston Farm
Winston Farm (Photos by Lauren Thomas) Developers of the proposed mixed-use “live, work, play” project on 840 acres of the Winston Farm in Saugerties are touting the results of comprehensive testing of...
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Town of Ulster disables video surveillance in some municipal offices
It was revealed during an Ulster Town Board discussion last week about creating a policy limiting access to all municipal video surveillance to the police department that two cameras in the office of...
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Kingston school officials, parents and students discuss the newly implemented...
It’s just one week into the 2024-25 school year, and depending upon whom you ask, the Kingston City School District’s (KCSD) cell phone-free secondary campus program is receiving mixed grades. At a...
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Saugerties large-scale film and TV production facility closes
Beth Davenport, co-founder, Stockade Works/Upriver Studios. (Photo by Dion Ogust) Film and television production facility Upriver Studios has closed up shop just four years after opening in Saugerties....
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“Hateful and threatening graffiti” found on SUNY New Paltz campus
“Hateful and threatening graffiti” was discovered at College Terrace on the SUNY New Paltz campus last week, prompting campus president Darrell P. Wheeler to post a letter to the college website. “This...
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Office of Cannabis Management issues five retail licenses in Ulster
Five recreational cannabis businesses registered in Ulster County were granted dispensary licenses by the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) last week, seeking to join the three...
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Town of Ulster is in a disaster recovery mode
The Town of Ulster’s primary computer systems were hacked last week, and according to Supervisor James E. Quigley, III, they’re still dealing with the fallout. “On 9/11, a cyber incident was reported...
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Gardiner man pleads guilty to hit-and-run death of a SUNY New Paltz student
Nearly six months after he was arrested in connection with the January hit and run death of SUNY New Paltz student Raymond Rattray, 33-year-old Ty Kobelt of Gardiner, pleaded guilty to the charges of...
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Smokehouse of the Catskills will close at end of year as owners retire
Mike and Heidi Ferraro took over Saugerties’ famous Deutsche Metzgerei in 2001 when its former owners, Austrian-born brothers Bill and Peter Muellner, hung up their aprons after more than 50 years of...
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Village of New Paltz will participate in a program to support low-moderate...
The Village of New Paltz is participating in the second round of the Plus One ADU Program, which provides funds to assist low-moderate income property owners in Ulster County with grants of up to...
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County will assess effectiveness of local water and sewer systems
The Ulster County Legislature last week unanimously approved a resolution calling for a feasibility study and assessment of the quality of water and sewer systems in local municipalities, The study...
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School officials, parents and students discuss added security measures
(Photo by Lauren Thomas) Students have been back in the classroom for the 2024-25 school year since early this month. And while much of the focus for educators and kids alike is squarely on academics,...
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Legislature Republicans object to how Democratic ex-legislator was chosen...
Eve Walter The Republican caucus of the Ulster County Legislature is calling upon county executive Jen Metzger to withdraw the nomination of former Democratic legislator Eve Walter as county public...
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KCSD’s safety protocols questioned following middle school incident
The Kingston City School District notified its school community of a threat against J. Watson Bailey Middle School on Friday, September 27 that was ultimately deemed non-credible. But at the start of a...
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Planning boards discuss preliminary concerns with the proposed 248-unit New...
The New Paltz Apartments project, proposed by Commercial Street Partners, is a 248-unit, housing complex unaffiliated with SUNY New Paltz consisting of townhouse and cottage-style apartments on what is...
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Kingston limits on short-term rentals
The City of Kingston received 16 applications for five available short-term rental (STR) full permits last week, a number city officials said was about what they had been expecting. The single-day...
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How Ulster County government plans to spend $432 million next year
Jen Metzger delivered her county budget address in New Paltz on October 1. Ulster County executive Jen Metzger delivered her 2025 executive budget address at New Paltz justice court on October 1,...
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Police respond to multiple school threats and arrest two for possession of...
For the second straight week, the Kingston City School District (KCSD) announced news of a threat against one of its middle schools, this time M. Clifford Miller. On Friday, October 4, the KCSD shared...
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Mayor stoutly denies Saugerties has fiscal problems
Longtime New York State comptroller Thomas DiNapoli this month released his second of two annual stress reports for fiscal year 2023. The Village of Saugerties was one of only two municipalities in the...
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