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Hurley woman pleads guilty to animal abuse

Animal Cruelty · Kingston

Hurley woman pleads guilty to animal abuse

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HURLEY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Nicole Baggatta of Hurley pleaded guilty on July 1 to neglecting numerous dogs back in 2022, the Ulster County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday. Baggatta, 53, was convicted of two counts of torturing or injuring animals and failure to provide sustenance before Judge Bryan Rounds. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! As part of her plea, Baggatta admitte…See the Story

Ulster County lawmakers approve ownership transfer of Elizabeth Manor in Kingston

Kingston, New York · Kingston

Ulster County lawmakers approve ownership transfer of Elizabeth Manor in Kingston

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KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County lawmakers took a giant step to turn a $700,000 lemon into lemonade Tuesday, voting 19-4 to hand off ownership of the former Elizabeth Manor boarding house to the Ulster County Housing Development Corp. The development corporation will then transfer ownership to Maeda Construction, which plans to build a new 15-unit affordable housing cooperative on the property. Maeda Construction was selected by the county to demo…Read Article

Medical Issues Lead to Chilmark Car Crashes - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Kingston, New York · Kingston

Medical Issues Lead to Chilmark Car Crashes - The Martha's Vineyard Times

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Three people were sent to hospital on Saturday due to two separate car crashes in Chilmark on Saturday, which police reported were caused by drivers’ medical incidents. According to Chilmark Police Chief Sean Slavin, the first crash involved an 82-year-old driver and his 81-year-old wife, both from Chilmark at Middle Road and Tea Lane in the town. The driver had “some type of medical incident and accelerated” while exiting Tea Lane and taking a…See the Story

Peter Head and the Pitchfork Militia celebrate 30 years of rocking the Hudson Valley

Peter Head (Photos by Lauren Thomas) Over 400 songs. At least sixteen albums, not counting dozens more from side projects. Hundreds of local shows. Hudson Valley live music icons Pitchfork Militia celebrate their 30 year anniversary at the Rosendale Street Festival this weekend. There’s no question that the crowd will be emphatically dancing, singing, and making animal noises. What has kept the band going for so long? “I guess that it’s still fu…Kingston, New York · Kingston Read Article

The best little car show

(Photos by Lauren Thomas) On Sunday, July 13th, the Saugerties village streets at Main and Partition were shut down to traffic and filled with over 500 cars for the 21st annual Sawyer Motors Car Show. There was non-stop live entertainment on every corner. The 2025 Sawyer Motors Car Show has already raised over $60,000 to help children, including a $10,000 donation to the family of Ben Szafran, a child battling brain cancer. Fifty trophies were a…Kingston, New York · Kingston Read Article

What’s happening in the Mid-Hudson: July 16, 2025

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Red Hook village officials oppose town’s bid to acquire boat club property

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RED HOOK, N.Y. — Village trustees plan to register objections to the town’s proposed eminent domain acquisition of the Red Hook Boat Club property as an inappropriate use of authority and a potential strain on police resources. The comments, which included the view that town officials’ desire for a waterfront recreation area along the Hudson River was not an actual need, were made Monday, July 14, during a Village Board meeting. “It’s a nice id…Property · Kingston Read Article

Public hearing on proposal to bar Ulster County legislators from raising their salaries mid-term scheduled

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KINGSTON, N.Y. — Residents will have the opportunity on Tuesday, July 15, to voice their opinion about a proposal to bar county legislators from raising their salaries mid-term. Legislator Jason Kovacs has proposed changing the county charter and administrative code to require that any legislative salary increases take effect at the beginning of the next legislative term. Legislators will hold a public hearing at 7:05 p.m. in the Legislative Cha…Kingston, New York · Kingston Read Article

Shorties in New Paltz reimagines seven decades of JD’s Dairy Bar/Village Pizza

Outdoor dining at Shorties in New Paltz. Home furnishings and collectibles in the retro design style now known as Mid-Century Modern are all the rage – particularly among the generations who weren’t yet alive during the decades when that look first burst on the scene. Finding an original Eames chair at a thrift shop might be serious cause for celebration for a Millennial or Gen Z person setting up their first real home. Even rarer these days is …Kingston, New York · Kingston Read Article

Graham Nash Goes “Back To The Garden” in Woodstock

About six weeks ago, Graham Nash fell and broke his patella in New York City. One knee surgery later, the 83-year-old Nash is using a cane to walk and has to keep his braced right leg straight. For most octogenarians, this might mean some rest in a recliner, but for the ever-youthful Nash, the show must go on, as it did in spectacular fashion on Sunday night at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock. It’s been nearly 56 years since Nash took the …Woodstock, New York · Woodstock Read Article

What the newspapers said 100 years ago

The New Paltz, Highland and the Poughkeepsie Traction Company discontinued service on Monday, July 6th, 1925. Started in 1897, the trolley connected New Paltz to the Hudson River. It is pictured above travelling on lower Main Street, New Paltz. (Photo courtesy of Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection. Gift of Ron Knapp.) The ‘‘Our towns’’ column is compiled each month by Carol Johnson of the Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection. The entries…Kingston, New York · Kingston Read Article

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