Ulster County

By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 - 11:43 am
A blogger at New Paltz Gadfly is steaming over the theft of his feisty pro-middle-school yard sign. This morning I discovered that the sign, which was secured to a tree in my yard by and Eagle Scout well acquainted with knots, was missing. New Paltz is... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 - 1:17 pm
It's been just over a year since Ulster County began electing a county executive and a comptroller, ending the county legislature's long reign over management matters. While Ulster exec Mike Hein and comptroller Elliot Auerbach (who has a blog! whee!)... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 - 12:16 pm
The Ashokan Center and Camp Epsworth are hosting a four-part forest gardening/permaculture workshop with AppleSeed Permaculture, running over four weekends from February to June. Imagine a future of homegrown fruits- berries, pawpaws and persimmons,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 - 9:22 pm
Adama Brown, a regular contributor to the Albany Project, announces that he's now the new editor and lead writer of another New York lefty politics blog, the recently launched RochesterPolitics. Most of the coverage of RochesterPolitics will eventually... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 - 5:25 pm
Gov. David Paterson's recent budget proposal includes a moratorium on land acquisition, but several major deals already in the works are progressing as planned. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports: The state also will close on the Big Indian... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 - 1:48 pm
Paul Rakov tweets: Done is done! We got the financing we needed from Ulster Saving. Kingston Natural Foods Market on the Rondout is coming!! Cool We'll stay tuned to the Kingston Natural Foods Buying Club's website in hopes of more details.
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 - 10:51 am
Over at the Kingston Progressive blog, Ulster County legislator Mike Madsen is full of ire about the Supreme Court's stunning 5-4 decision yesterday striking down limits on corporate political campaigning. Do you realize what WalMart is about to do to any... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 - 10:03 am
Market Market Cafe in Rosendale goes the extra mile for Sari Botton, who can't eat regular bread. Today, I had a toasted, buttered slice with my soup and salad. I felt like standing up and showing everybody, “Look! I have toast!” (You’d probably have to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 - 8:56 pm
The Kingston nursing home's hot water system is contaminated with bacteria that cause Legionnaire's disease. County officials aren't sure if they can fix it. But in the interim, the county and state say it’s a safe place to live. Just ask Beckman: “My own... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 - 9:30 pm
Travel and Leisure reviews the Copperhood Spa on Route 28 in Shandaken, where spa-goers can opt for a juice detox program or an all-raw menu. Recent guest Nina Combs, an NYC-based copy editor, raved about Copperhood's wonderful owner, Elizabeth Winograd,... Read more

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