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Highland starts 2023-24 budget discussions
Last week Highland School Business Administrator Lindsay Eidel kicked off the 2023-24 budget season with the first of many presentations that will eventually lead to the May 16th budget vote by the … more
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Ulster County Legislature adopts ThinkDIFFERENTLY Program
The Ulster County Legislature has unanimously approved Resolution No. 555, which adopts the ThinkDIFFERENTLY initiative to change the ways individuals, businesses and communities relate to those with … more
John Mulrooney (left) and Nicole Brooks flank Town of Plattekill Police Chief Joseph Ryan after being sworn in as new officers at the May 4 Town Board meeting.
Proposed redistricting criticized by legislator
County Legislator Kevin Roberts told the Plattekill Town Board at its May 4 meeting that the legislative district he currently represents will undergo drastic changes if a reapportionment committee … more
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Special guest pianists: Frank Siegel, Stan Sisskin, June Wu and Alan Murray.
GNSO presents concerto concert
The Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra (GNSO) will perform a special concert on Saturday, February 18 at 4 p.m. at Aquinas Hall on the Mount Saint Mary College campus in Newburgh. Four distinguished … more
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind has been added to the curriculum.
Marlboro unveils education action plans
Last week, all three Marlboro Schools presented their educational action plans to the school board. Superintendent Michael Rydell said discussions began at the start of this school year when the … more
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Guidance was given along each step in the process.
Lloyd hosts Community Scarecrow Project
Even though it was a rainy day, parents and their kids turned out to make colorful, beautiful scarecrows. The town’s Beautification Committee hosted the event in early October and provided all … more
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Owner Kristin Bell and Employee Cheryl Relyea.
Highland bakery looks to expand
Since opening this past December, The Baker’s Tale on Route 55 in Highland has captured the attention and appetite of several people in the area and beyond. Owned and operated by Kristin Bell, … more
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[L-R] Ardis Ketterer, Veronica Evanega, Jerry Wein, Jennie Duke, Cori Appler, Joseph Caserto and Vivian Lanzarone displayed their works at the Kent Brewery in Milton.
Marlboro Arts Coalition hosts show
The Marlboro Arts Coalition, known as MaArCo, held a holiday showing at the Kent’s Locust Grove Brewery in Milton on December 17. MaArCo’s Treasurer Jerry Wein said a lot of people … more
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Lecture provides update on war in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine reaches its two-year mark on February 24. What is the state of the situation? Besides the obvious –burned and bombed buildings, ravished lands, extremely damaged … more
Chief Joseph Ryan
Plattekill police chief had prior incident with vehicle
A little more than four months before Plattekill Police Chief Joseph Ryan crashed his patrol car in New Jersey last September while visiting relatives that eventually led to a one-month suspension, … more
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James Ventriglia, shown with his family, was honored at the Marlborough Town Board meeting on Monday.
Marlborough honors Middle School teacher
  James Ventriglia, a social sciences teacher and soccer coach at Marlboro Middle School, received the Pride of Marlborough Award from the Town Board on Monday, October 23.   … more
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Jennifer Cece entertained the resident of Valley Vista in Highland with a variety of holiday songs.
Assisted Living Center hosts a holiday party
A holiday party was held recently at Valley Vista, an Adult Assisted Living Center in Highland. Administrator Theresa Daley said at a number of holiday events she invited singers to perform. … more
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The Highland section of the trail extends west through New Paltz and east over the Walkway Over the Hudson.
Rail Trail signs reveal Highland’s History
  Peter Bellizzi, President of the Hudson Valley Rail Trail Association, recently told the Lloyd Town Board that his group has erected a quartet of new signs that tell the history of … more
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Wallkill school budget preparations underway
The Wallkill Central School District presented a proposed current working budget of $85.4 million for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year that featured a new-full time athletic trainer, a … more
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Ulster has fish available for pond stocking
The Ulster County Soil and Water Conservation District is holding their annual Pond Stocking Program so that local pond owners have a convenient way to purchase healthy and affordable fish. For this … more
Marlborough OKs Mount Zion sub
A three-lot subdivision on Mount Zion Road took up much of the Marlborough Planning Board’s Monday, October 16 meeting at Town Hall. The board also held a public hearing on the conversion of an … more
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Audit: county investment earnings not diversified
County Comptroller March Gallagher released a follow up audit last week finding that Ulster County earned an additional $4.21 million as a result of reallocation of investments since the … more
Plattekill to face ‘a little bit of an increase’
Early in the hour-long public hearing on October 18 on the Town of Plattekill’s local law to exceed the state-mandated 2.0 percent tax cap, Supervisor Jennifer Salemo made it clear that the … more
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Falcon Ridge issued positive declaration
Last week the Lloyd Planning Board voted unanimously to issue a Positive Declaration of Environmental Impact on a proposed residential subdivision located on 520 acres off of Upper North Road and is … more
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Peacock by Cori Appler.
Marlboro Arts Coalition hosts art show
In 2022, a group of local artists formed the Marlboro Arts Coalition, known as MaArCo. Last Saturday evening at an opening reception on the second floor of Frida’s Bakery & Cafe in Milton, … more
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