Wallkill Valley Land Trust’s walk and talk about box turtles
The Wallkill Valley Land Trust’s (WVLT) annual walk and talk will take place on Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m. to noon on the Smith property in Gardiner. Anne Smith, with the help of biologist Joe Bridges, will discuss monitoring the Eastern box turtle. They have been monitoring the box turtle population on the Smith...
SpringFest 2013 in Highland on May 11
SpringFest will be held in the Hamlet of Highland on Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. This all-day event will feature live music, blessing of the bikes, a kids’ bike parade and bike rodeo, local food and merchant vendors, bed races, waiters’ races, water-4-life relay, a local art exhibit, pet show, jumpy...
New Paltz Regatta to take place on Sunday, May 5
Bring on your fun, spirited competitive side and participate in the annual New Paltz Regatta on Sunday, May 5. The parade kicks off from Village Hall at 1 p.m. and proceeds to the Sojourner Truth boat landing. The Family of New Paltz duck race will take place at 1:30 p.m. and the homemade water craft...
Jessica Roach receives an award
Jessica Roach, United States Navy E3 airman, receives the Military Order of World Wars Award of Merit from command master chief Chris Angstead during her March 8 graduation ceremony from naval boot camp at the Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois. In a class of over 800 recruits, Roach was one of only six...
Personally speaking – Justine and Phil Leger
Justine and Phil Leger, owners of the über-popular Bridge Creek Catering company, have just this past week opened up their first restaurant: the Bridge Creek Café, located on the upper floor of the Water Street Market in downtown New Paltz. “Our catering business is fairly mature, and we felt the need to expand our presence...
Food not fracking unites community and campus
On Thursday, April 4 at the SUNY New Paltz farmers’ market, farmers and local food enthusiasts joined together with those fighting fracking in New York and former Congressman Maurice Hinchey to show that what binds us together is stronger than gas industry money and influence. Hundreds of students and the community sampled locally grown food,...
First controlled burns slated for Minnewaska State Park Preserve
The Shawangunk Ridge Biodiversity Partnership (SRBP) announced its plans for conducting controlled burns on the Shawangunk Ridge for the 2013 season which extends from mid-March to mid-December. Burns are planned to take place at several locations at Mohonk Preserve, Minnewaska State Park Preserve and Sam’s Point Preserve. This is the first season that controlled burns...
Less than $10,000 now needed to protect Hess Farm
Preparations are now moving ahead to purchase the development rights on Gardiner’s historic Hess Farm. Many local residents, businesses and farmers have already contributed. Now, with the March 31 deadline looming, $9,500 remains to be raised. “Thanks to many supporters, a federal farmland protection grant and generous support from Open Space Institute and several family...
Lloyd Historical Society to sponsor program on the Half Moon and Hudson Valley history
Sometimes, from up on Walkway Over the Hudson or anywhere along the Hudson shore, you can watch the passage of a lovely wooden vessel, its gracefully curving sides decorated with a brightly colored border and its sails billowing. It seems to arrive out of the past and sail on until it disappears into the unknown....
Annual egg hunts to take place in Highland, Gardiner and New Paltz
Little egg hunters can hop on the bunny trail this Saturday, March 23 and next Saturday, March 30 and search for treats during the annual Easter egg hunts in Highland, Gardiner and New Paltz. Easter magic in the Hamlet on March 23 The Town of Lloyd Events Committee will sponsor its annual Easter egg...
HHS board president to receive Martha Washington Woman of History Award
Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) has announced that Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site has named HHS president and board chair Mary Etta Schneider the 2013 recipient of the Martha Washington Woman of History Award. Schneider is being recognized for dedicating her time and resources as an advisor, fundraiser and supporter of major nonprofit organizations benefiting education,...
Walkway kicks off another world record effort
The nonprofit group Walkway Over the Hudson kicked off its drive to break another Guinness World Record this week by opening registration for people to participate in a May 4 effort to establish a new world record on Walkway Over the Hudson State Park. Organizers said the event, which coincides with New York State’s I...