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DePew elected Supervisor in the Town of Plattekill
    Longtime Town of Plattekill Republican Councilman Dean DePew Sr. will become the new Supervisor in 2024 after defeating Democrat businessman Michael Lembo on Tuesday.    … more
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Plattekill officials make some cuts
The Town of Plattekill has reduced the proposed tax hike of 10.3 percent in its 2024 tentative budget to a 7.6 percent increase in its latest spending plan that will be voted on at a special budget … more
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State Senator Michelle Hinchey visited the Locust Grove Fruit Farm in Milton to present the Kent family with a proclamation in honor of their two centuries as an operating farm. Pictured (l. r.) Sawyer Kent, Peggy Kent, James Kent and Hinchey.
Hinchey honors Kent Farm’s 200 Years
State Senator Michelle Hinchey recently visited the Locust Grove Fruit Farm in Milton to present the Kent family with a resolution honoring their more than 200 years in operation and the dedication … more
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Controversial photography studio approved
The Lloyd Planning Board recently approved a two-story, 1,240 square foot accessory building at 151 Macks Lane that will be used as a photography studio by Melissa Surprise as a home … more
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Marlborough airs concerns about resort proposal
  The Marlborough Planning Board gave qualified approval to a two-lot subdivision and a repurposed agricultural building – but a proposed resort complex on four lots dominated … more
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All took part in ‘pushing-in’ the new fire truck.
Plattekill FD adds new apparatus to the fleet
Recently, the Plattekill Fire Department held a “Push-In” ceremony to welcome two new pieces of equipment to the department – a 47-10 state of the art E-One body, Cyclone 4x2 Pumper … more
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Thomas said the Heggerty program focuses on Phonemic Awareness and Sitton Spelling is a research-based program that aims to create forever spellers and not just wrote memorization students for tests.
Marlboro touts literacy instruction program
Marlboro School Superintendent Michael Rydell highlighted the Literacy Instruction Program that is in full swing in the Elementary School.   “Literacy instruction, one could … more
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Lloyd voters face a host of contested town races
  In the Town of Lloyd, longtime Highland resident and retired IBM exec David Plavchak is seeking a second term. He is running as a Republican/Conservative against local attorney Stuart … more
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Scott Corcoran
Three seek council seats, Corcoran unopposed
  This election day will be relatively placid in the Town of Marlborough – because by and large the candidates this year are running unopposed. The one key exception is the race for … more
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Dean DePew Sr. and Michael Lembo
Supervisor race heads Plattekill election
With Town of Plattekill Supervisor Jennifer Salemo deciding not to run for re-election after just one term in office, the race for Town Supervisor will pit longtime Town Board member Dean DePew Sr. … more
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Gina Hansut and Thomas J. Corcoran Jr.
Marlborough’s county representatives run unopposed
  In old-fashioned parlance, Ulster County legislative candidates Tom Corcoran and Gina Hansut are shoe-ins. They’re both unopposed for their seats on the countywide body.  … more
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New absentee voting regulations in effect
Ashley Torres is the Ulster County Democratic Commissioner of the Board of Elections in Kingston. She said in 2022 New York State changed the law on Absentee voting.   “In the … more
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Musicians in the Marlboro Jazz Band, under the direction of Andrew Mayce, got into the Halloween spirit
Marlboro celebrates Halloween on Saturday
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Walktoberfest had 190 vendors stretched out all along the Hudson Valley Rail Trail in Highland
Walktoberfest celebrates 4th year
  This past weekend, Walktoberfest returned to the Highland side of the Walkway Over the Hudson. The event, which is a joint venture between the Hudson Valley Rail Trail Association and the … more
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Senior Public Safety Dispatcher and certified training officer (CTO) Valerie Starace will celebrate 12 years of service at Orange County 911 this coming January.
It takes many hands to run the 911 centers
National First Responders Day, designated by the U.S. Congress in 2017, recognizes and appreciates the services of paramedics, firefighters, emergency technicians and others in the service field on … more
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At the Orange County Prayer Breakfast (l - r.) County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus, County Clerk Kelly Eskew, District Attorney David Hoovler, Orange County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Commander Jason Davis, Sheriff Paul Arteta, Gian Paul Gonzalez and Samantha Pascal, Senior Investigator with the Sheriff’s Office.
Neuhaus hosts Orange County Leadership Prayer Breakfast
Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus hosted the County’s annual Orange County Leadership Prayer Breakfast on Wednesday, October 18 at The Barn at Villa Venezia in Middletown. … more
Plattekill Fire Department welcomes two new Emergency Apparatus with Push-In Ceremony
The Plattekill Fire Department, in collaboration with the Plattekill Fire District, invites the community to join them in welcoming their two newest pieces of emergency apparatus during a historic … 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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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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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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