Ulster County
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2011 - 9:45 am
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation may hand over the management of Belleayre Mountain Ski Center to the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) as soon as this winter, the Plattsburgh Press-Republican reports today:
State agencies... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, May. 27, 2011 - 11:44 am
Thunderstorms last night have knocked out power to thousands of people in Ulster and Sullivan Counties, according to news accounts. The Daily Freeman says central Ulster County was hit hard:
In all, there are 87,705 Central Hudson customers in Ulster... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, May. 26, 2011 - 9:21 am
Above: Shandaken supervisor Rob Stanley opens the special meeting of the Shandaken Town Board last night. Photo and videos by Julia Reischel.
The temperature was high at the special meeting of the Shandaken Town Board last night as local residents packed... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, May. 24, 2011 - 1:10 pm
Adam Bosch at the Times Herald-Record had a bang-up story yesterday about the embattled Esopus Creek.
According to a letter sent by U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Esopus Creek has become too shallow for a Coast Guard... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, May. 23, 2011 - 3:12 pm
Photo: Aerial view of Hanover Farms, taken from the Ulster County GIS web map. Town zoning code says farmstands in residentially-zoned areas can take up no more than 100 square feet.
A special meeting of the Shandaken Town Board to discuss re-zoning a... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, May. 20, 2011 - 8:42 am
Despite the week of soggy weather and last night's impressive thunderstorms, there's only a bit of flooding around the Catskills region today, mainly in Ulster County. A U.S. Geological Survey's hydrograph, posted below, shows that the Esopus Creek is... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 19, 2011 - 1:48 pm
At their regular meeting on Tuesday, the Ulster County Legislature approved a redistricting plan that will reduce the size of the Legislature from 33 to 23 members, eliminate at-large legislators, and create 23 new districts that each have a single... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, May. 19, 2011 - 1:13 pm
Comparative attendance records of New Paltz Village Board members, as complied by Brittany Turner, a.k.a. Legislative Barbie.
Brian Kimbiz, the only one of New Paltz's Village Trustees who was not up for relelection in this year's extremely crowded race,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, May. 18, 2011 - 10:27 am
It looks like the phone service fallout from yesterday's transformer fire in Phoenicia has been fixed.
A responder at the Delaware County Emergency Services office tell us that 911 service in Delaware County was "all fixed as of 9pm last night."
And... Read more
By Maxanne Resnick on Wednesday, May. 18, 2011 - 10:20 am
On May 23rd, 2011, from 5:30-7:30 pm, the Onteora MS/HS cafeteria will be the site of “Cool Aid,” a Farm-to-Table fundraiser, the proceeds of which will enable the purchase of a walk-in freezer for the school district’s food services. Last year, the... Read more
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