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Apr. 13, 2010
Josh Fox's documentary about the hazards of natural gas drilling is gearing up for a screening tour this summer, and looking for an intern to help.
The Director of Gasland (winner Sundance Special Jury Prize 2010) is looking for a talented and motivated... Read more
Apr. 12, 2010
A slide from a presentation by James Richenderfer, of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, showing the number of "high value" trout streams in the Marcellus Shale.
Academics, consultants, and executives from Shell agreed at a government-sponsored... Read more
Apr. 12, 2010
Kingston Neighborhood Watch is hoping that #10 Linderman Avenue, currently for sale at the bargain-basement price of $59,000, won't be bought by another absentee landlord.
#10 Linderman is taking a break from being am illegally four family apartment that... Read more
Apr. 12, 2010
Three people were burned this afternoon in an explosion at Steyers Hudson Valley Auto on the Malden Turnpike in Saugerties.
From the Daily Freeman:
State police said one of the mechanics at Steyer’s Hudson Valley Auto, Inc. at 468 Malden Turnpike was... Read more
Apr. 12, 2010
American shad, once plentiful in the Hudson and the smaller rivers they return to each year to spawn, have suffered tremendous declines in recent years--so much so that the NY DEC declared them off-limits in the Hudson this year.
Nevertheless, the guides... Read more
Apr. 12, 2010
Why can you buy mango popsicles and fresh cactus leaves in the tiny rural village of Fleischmanns, the onetime summer stronghold of the decidedly non-tropical Fleischmanns yeast dynasty?
Filmmaker Jessica Vecchione and a panel of sociologists and... Read more
Apr. 12, 2010
Clearly Woodstock ain't what it used to be:
Given that the usual fare in Woodstock is either jam bands, singer-songwriters, or retro folkies, the Hold Steady’s aggressively contemporary take on bar band blues and seventies rock arrangements was not to... Read more
Apr. 12, 2010
Over the weekend, the DEP, Theodore Gordon Flyfishers and Trout Unlimited restored a riverbank along a section of Horton Brook. Here's the DEP press release.
Apr. 10, 2010
With the aid of power tools, the iconic Hudson River School artist might have made paintings like Stephen Hannock. A renowned modern-day heir to the legacy of Cole and his peers, Hannock has a technique--developed by accident, as this terrific Forbes... Read more
Apr. 9, 2010
The Rosendale Theatre Collective's attempt to convince Pepsi to give it a $50,000 piece of its million-dollar grant-pie might be working. From an RTC email sent today:
Legions of Rosendale Theatre fans have been mobilized and it is a sight to see. Check... Read more
Apr. 9, 2010
Both the Senate and Assembly have vowed to restore funding to New York's state parks, bucking an effort by Gov. Paterson to help balance the budget by closing dozens of parks.
But New York History says the parks will have to close anyway, unless the... Read more
Apr. 8, 2010
According to witnesses, the state's first same-sex Peep wedding was held in Margaretville over the weekend.
Although the announcement does not give a full account of the reception, we suspect the happiness of the marshmallowy couple was short-lived.... Read more
Apr. 8, 2010
The Woodstock Times reports:
According to Woodstock Arts Board President Joan Roberts, who has been the public face for the struggling cultural venue in the town's gateway district - established to help protect the site of the town's key theater since... Read more
Apr. 8, 2010
A recent addition to the Historical Marker Database: The plaque honoring the New Paltz Patentees, French Hugenots who settled the banks of the Walkill in 1677.
The HMDB is building an "illustrated searchable online catalog of historical information... Read more
Apr. 8, 2010
Tony Fletcher couldn't resist the chance to hit the slopes yesterday:
The temptation to ski Hunter in 81F/27C sunshine in early April, still with plenty snow on the mountain, and to wear shorts and t-shirt in the process, was too good to turn down.... Read more
Apr. 8, 2010
If the big-talking Oklahoma investor still wants to buy the Friar Tuck Inn, he can call the Ulster Savings Bank. The property was foreclosed on after the hotel lost its case for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. bankruptcy court yesterday.
The Daily Freeman... Read more
Apr. 8, 2010
High-speed crashes in Kerhonkson and Montgomery killed three and injured two last night. The Times Herald-Record has the details.
Apr. 8, 2010
Daily Freeman: Police seeking Midtown gunman in gang-related shooting.
The victim was shot in the forearm, and is recovering. Now all we need is one more local arm-shooting and we'll have a trend.
Here's hoping the shooter's friends aren't reading the... Read more
Apr. 8, 2010
DC Bureau, a nonprofit investigative news outlet, reports that Congressman Maurice Hinchey is denying knowledge of his wife's recent work on behalf of a Texas landmen's organization.
For at least two years of their marriage, Hinchey’s wife, Allison Lee,... Read more
Apr. 7, 2010
Maria at the New Paltz Gadfly takes aim at a proposed noise ordinance in her fair city:
The new proposal requires a permit from the Village Board to attract public attention using any noise (2-5 F, 2-9 A, B). This one is pretty convenient at keeping... Read more