Protect the Hess Farm in Gardiner
Supporters of open space and local farms will enjoy a “community farm dinner” in Gardiner on Saturday, June 9 to raise funds for the town’s newest farmland protection project — the Hess farm. The Town of Gardiner has again joined with the Open Space Institute (OSI) to protect this family farm, a 74-acre working farm...
Management at Snug’s brings in new energy, creativity and culture
While Snug Harbor still retains its biker-bar, pig-roasting, pool-hustling atmosphere where everyone is welcomed, it has begun to evolve into a multidimensional watering hole complete with drawing nights, bingo nights, open-mic night and the best of the local best bands performing every weekend to dancing throngs of fans or soon-to-be fans. Part of this metamorphosis...
Arbor Day celebration in New Paltz
The Village of New Paltz celebrated Arbor Day last Friday with members and volunteers of the Shade Tree Commission planting hundreds of donated trees. The project was evidence that New Paltz is on its way to once again being designated as a Tree City USA. “It’s a distinction of honor for the community,” said commission...
Milton True Value offers more than just hardware
Jeff Paladino, owner of Milton True Value on Route 9W and also a councilman for the Town of Lloyd, has turned a family-owned business into a one-stop shop for contractors, homeowners, landscapers, gardeners and even for those planning a backyard party or event. Despite the economy having been circling the drain for several years running,...
Binnewater Farm Project CSA now up and running in Rosendale
The first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm in Rosendale is already growing its organic earthly veggies and treats and is slated to begin passing out shares to shareholders on June 1. The CSA, known as the Binnewater Farm Project, a not-for-profit organization, is located on approximately ten acres of farmland off Binnewater Road. The land...
Highland church looks to bike blessing, fundraiser for help
Work to save Highland’s landmark First United Methodist Church continues as members of the grassroots Lloyd Development Association and parish volunteers develop strategies to turn the old building into a multi-use community center and live music venue. Last week’s meeting was heated, dipping at times into a combative tone that underlined potential problems with rehabilitating...
McGillicuddy’s debuts “Band-Aoke Thursdays”
As the bar crowd murmured loudly around them, Marc Lowe and John Steffens worked silently to set up an electric piano and a laptop computer. At first, not many of the patrons of McGillicuddy’s Restaurant & Tap House seemed to notice the spectacle. A group of men dressed in suits and ties kept to themselves...
Plans for Mohonk Preserve foothills begin a long process to determine land uses
The 850 acres of the Mohonk Preserve foothills includes wetlands, woodlands, cattle pastures, and ridgeland plus the Testimonial Gatehouse (where visitors entered The Mohonk Mountain House and Resort by horse and carriage), two working farms and six historic structures. The Smiley family sold the land to the Open Space Institute (OSI), with the understanding that...
Occupy New Paltz relocates encampment to Huguenot Street
Members of the Occupy New Paltz movement held a press conference last Thursday, one week after four of them were arrested for refusing to leave Hasbrouck Park after the 9 p.m. curfew. The encampment has been relocated to 173 Huguenot Street, on property owned by Michele Riddell, one of the arrestees. Riddell says the new...
Cuomo parks budget earmarks $1 million for trail restoration at Minnewaska
While a governor’s budget under dire fiscal constraints is typically not a time to celebrate, those who administer, work under and/or enjoy the great outdoors and New York State public park system certainly have something to be thankful for. New York State governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget has earmarked approximately $33 million toward repairs, upgrades and...
Thrift store honors Donna Halstead, aims to keep church going
Three times a week, the First United Methodist Church of Highland opens the doors to its back room to sell used clothing, board games, old books, plates and knickknacks. The price was right, $1 and up for most items, and in the face of the recession people have snapped up the items. “We started in...
Making bricks, making history at Historic Huguenot Street
In Historic Huguenot Street (HHS)’s ongoing efforts to restore the circa-1721 Abraham Hasbrouck House, the organization invited staff members and local leaders to get their feet dirty and stomp the locally drenched clay to create bricks that will ultimately become part of one of three hearths in the newly restored house. This past Thursday, HHS...