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Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger participated in a Cornell Cooperative reading program at the Highland Elementary School.
Readings focus awareness on agriculture
Recently, officials from Ulster County and the Town of Lloyd volunteered their time to read the book “I Love Strawberries” by Shannon Anderson to Highland Elementary School students as … more
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Marlborough suggests changes on proposed Willow Tree Lane Subdivision
Meeting on Monday, April 1, the Marlborough Planning Board approved an application by Peter and Frances Fremgen for a lot-line resolution on their property on Clark’s Lane in Milton. The … more
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Convicted drug trafficker gets 16 years to life sentence
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Friday, March 29, 2024, Antonio Perez-Molina, 42, of Otisville, was sentenced in Orange County Court sixteen (16) years to life in … more
The Highland Middle School will be closed for up to 12 weeks due to renovations prompted by a kitchen fire on March 20. The Highland School District is currently on spring break.
Remote learning returns
Highland Middle School students in the midst of an extended spring break learned Monday that they will be away from the classroom even longer than anticipated because of a fire last week in the … more
Highland faces $1.7 million budget deficit
In a fourth budget presentation, Highland’s Business Administrator Lindsay Eidel addressed the district’s $1,764,430 deficit in the proposed 2024-25 budget, again noting that the two main … more
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Gardiner man charged in hit-and-run death of SUNY student
The Ulster County District Attorney’s Office and the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office announce the indictment and arrest of Ty Kobelt, 33, of Gardiner. The Ulster County District … more
The Views Project granted a third extension
The Lloyd Planning Board met on March 21 and found out that representatives of a mixed-use project, called the Views at Highland, had contacted the board via email at 2:30 pm that afternoon … more
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The Honorable Garry Ashdown inducted the 2024 Officers for the Clintondale Fire Department: L-R Chief Phil Sabarese. 1st Assistant Chief Jeremy Nash, 2nd Assistant Chief Gary Palmateer, Captain Brandon Moore, 1st Lieutenant Deanna Leon, Secretary Melissa Leon, Vice President Robin Lynk, President Sherri Mackey, Auxiliary President Kate Jonietz, Auxiliary Treasurer Meghan Jonietz, Auxiliary Vice President Jill Poluzzi and Fire Police Captain Mike Signorelli
Clintondale Fire Department hosts annual dinner
The Clintondale Fire Department held its annual Installation Dinner at the Poughkeepsie Grand on March 16. Chief Phil Sabarese welcomed everyone to the dinner and presented a number of awards to … more
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Community Center nears completion
  After almost three months of weighty topics such as retail cannabis and protecting the ridgeline, the Monday, March 11 meeting of the Marlborough Town Board was free of controversy and … more
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Plattekill continues to update comp. plan
The last Comprehensive Plan for the Town of Plattekill was done in 2003 and new updates have been under way for a few years. Supervisor Dean DePew said Phase I of work on a new Comprehensive Plan … more
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Highland High School Social Studies Chair Christina Saylor [L] has overseen senior Adrianna Youngren’s Capstone Project.
Student project to beautify bathrooms
This year, Highland High School Social Studies Chair Christina Saylor has been teaching the Civic Readiness Program. She said this new class is an academic honor that students can earn from projects … more
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Planning Board OKs Orange Street subdivision
Four proposals were the topic of the night for the Marlborough Planning Board at its March 18 meeting – including the approval of a subdivision application first submitted last August. … more
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The previous zoning map (left) for the Town of Marlborough and (right) what it would look like if parcels along Dock Road are recognized as residential zones.
Marlborough looks at Dock Road condos, Falcon parking
Members of Marlborough’s Planning Board got an update on last year’s proposal to build condominiums along Dock Road, near the Hudson River, and eyed a new application to construct a … more
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Highland refines 2024-25 School Budget
At the past few meetings the Highland School Board and administration has been refining the budget for the 2024-25 school year. At this point the draft budget for next year, without going over the … more
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Lloyd sets roadwork schedule for 2024
Each year in late winter, the Lloyd Town Board receives a list of town roads from Highway Superintendent Rich Klotz that his department plans to work on in the coming year. It is called a 284 … more
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Sophie Miller at WKNY, c.1944. Courtesy of Friends of Historic Kingston.
Ulster celebrates Women’s History Month
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Ulster County Clerk Nina Postupack proudly presents the latest addition to the “Historical Profiles” series in partnership with Friends of … more
Rydell to keep an eye on state aid package
At a previous Marlboro School Board meeting Superintendent Michael Rydell discussed a year to year comparison of the overall budget with a rollover budget: in 2023-24 the approved budget was … more
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B.J Mikkelsen [R] stands beside Jennifer Chase, of St. Pauly Textile, and Steffen Mazzola, of Mazzola Oil Service.
New clothing shed comes to Milton
B J Mikkelsen has been working for several years to bring a clothing shed to Milton. He recently succeeded.     The shed is located on the Mazzola Oil Service property near … more
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Basil Metz posed with his parents, Tania and Steven, after the Eagle Scout Court Of Honor
Highland’s Basil Metz is an Eagle Scout
Recently Basil Metz became an Eagle Scout at a special Court of Honor ceremony that was held at St. Gregory the Theologian Orthodox Church under Fr. Eric Tosi in Wappingers Falls. Eagle Scout is the … more
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College celebrates expansion of Newburgh Nursing Program
In celebration of its expanded Newburgh campus nursing program and the renovation of classroom and lab spaces to accommodate the additional students, SUNY Orange hosted approximately 60 community … more
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