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Hudson Valley One

Only in Woodstock One person’s sound is another person’s noise

Of protestors and police

A Thursday night on the SUNY New Paltz campus

Greener pastures — without greenbacks

Free weekly Nature Bus launches from Kingston, Ellenville

by Frances Marion Platt

Wby Nick Henderson

by Rokosz Most

Alack of amplification was an important reason that a Woodstock meeting about amplified music last Tuesday evening turned into a disaster as members of an overflow crowd strug-

Through a bullhorn, a young woman’s voice rang out clear and authoritative across Parker quad on the campus of the State University at New Paltz. The sky was blue. It was Thursday, May 2. The weather was warm, and the stu-

Well on wheels

Bike crash survivor to host a local Love Your Brain Ride for Resilience

gling to hear the proceedings became disruptive.

dents had shed their jackets.

“How do you know if a cop is lying?” the young woman asked, waiting a beat in the silence that followed. “Their lips are moving.”

The room at the town hall was too small for the massive crowd. Frustrated people forced to stand in the lobby became restive. Eventually, chants of “push forward” led to the crowd moving forward, standing along the walls and sitting on the floor in front of the seats.

Sitting around her in the grass, the early-twenty-something crowd of about thirty sitting around her in the grass listened with upturned faces. They represented a significant portion of those students responsible for erecting a ny-

by Erin Quinn

COMMUNITY: HIGH-END BUTCHER WITH A BODEGA VIBE

Beginning this Saturday, May 4 at 11 a.m., New Paltz native Gabriela O’Shea will host a community bike ride on the River-to-Ridge trail in New Paltz as part of Love Your Brain’s Ride for Resilience campaign. O’Shea has always loved cycling, but was the victim of a hit-andrun on September 11, 2016, while riding

The advertising tagline “Where Woodstock Meets” is pretty obvious, but it’s also the truth: Locals have been crossing paths at Woodstock Meats for 60 years now, and it has been the owner/operators’ mission to get on a first-name basis with their customers from the get-go PAGE 16

lon tent encampment just 24 hours before on a grassy hill in a commons area bounded by dorms on three sides.

Woodstock town supervisor Bill McKenna shut down the April 23 public hearing on a proposed noise ordinance after the event devolved into chaos.

Six hours later, they would be among the 130 people zip-tied and hauled off by baton-wielding troopers of the New York State Troop F.

The town board and members of the task force which drafted the proposal used microphones for the benefit of the Zoom audience. Many restless folks

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The president of the university, Darrell P. Wheeler, identified the encampment as “a growing threat” to the protection of the university’s academic

hen you’re out walking in the wilderness, it’s best to go quietly, so as not to startle the birds and four-legged creatures, nor to detract from the contemplative experience of fellow hikers. So, maybe it was poetically appropriate that Ulster County’s new Nature Bus program got off to a stealthy start on Saturday, April 27. A joint program of Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT) and the Ulster County Department of Tourism, the Nature Bus will run on scheduled Saturdays through mid-October. Opening day involved three demo runs each of the River Route and Mountain Route out of Kingston and two of the Ridge Route out of Ellenville. After the April 27 launch, the River, Ridge and Mountain routes will run on a rotating basis on Saturdays through October 12. Links to the full schedules can be found online at https://shorturl.at/boAJK. Note that some destinations on some dates will be offering special programs.

mission and the preservation of a safe campus environment for students, faculty, staff and visitors. Wheeler expressed concern that the encampment “could become a destination for more displaced protestors who have no genuine connection to our institution.”

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Protests had erupted at more than 80 college campuses in recent weeks.

line on the eroded shoulder of the road when she was struck. As another car was approaching from the opposite direction, the driver of the Jeep did not slow down, nor did she give O’Shea adequate buffer space. While O’Shea has no memory of the crash, the witness driving the oncoming car said that she was thrown 30 feet into the air, leaving her in a coma for a month, with life-threatening injuries, including a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The driver of the Jeep drove away, but was later apprehended.

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ALMANAC: FLOCK TOGETHER

This May, Gabriela O’Shea will host community bike rides on the River to Ridge trail in New Paltz, for Love Your Brain’s Ride for Resilience

Since that time, O’Shea has lobbied with other cycling enthusiasts to urge Ulster County to put in bike lanes or, at the very least, standard shoulders along the road for the safety of both cyclists and pedestrians.

Ravensbeard Wildlife Center in Saugerties held a gala last weekend to support wild bird rescue. Ravensbeard’s primary mission is to rehabilitate injured or orphaned animals in order to return them to the wild. “It’s hard to remember every bird that came through our doors,” says Ravensbeard founder Ellen Kalish PAGE B1

Love Your Brain exists for the benefit of all people impacted by brain injury.

on Route 299 towards the Shawangunk Ridge on a beautiful early-autumn day.

O’Shea, then aged 25, was struck by a Jeep from behind, just past the inter-

section of Butterville Road and Albany Post Road. There were and still are no bike lanes on that heavily cycled roadway, but O’Shea was hugging the white

Despite these setbacks, O’Shea has worked religiously to bring her mind and body back to health, to the point where she is able not only to ride her bike again, but also to celebrate the sense of freedom and joy that cycling

ROKOSZ MOST

Baton-wielding troopers of the New York State Troop F shine a spotlight on SUNY New Paltz protestors.

A large crowd gathered at Woodstock Town Hall last week to learn about the new noise ordinance law.

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New York State encampments set up by students were dismantled by police, with students and some faculty members arrested at Columbia, Stony Brook, Cornell, Syracuse, Buffalo and Fordham universities and at The New School and City College in New York City.

In an email just before 10:15 p.m., Wheeler took responsibility for authorizing the state police converging onto the SUNY campus to act, indicating that others in the administration had also signed onto the decision.

“We,” he wrote, leaving the other signatories anonymous, “are now initiating removal of the encampment by police.”

“I understand that some in our community will hold me personally and solely responsible for tonight’s events,” Wheeler ended his letter. “I will have to integrate and accept that, and yet I remain steadfast in my belief that this action is necessary to protect the future of our institution and all its constituents.”

Tied off from tree trunk to tree trunk, the perimeter of the student encampment was created by stringing rope, straps and hammocks around an oval roughly 300 feet long. The area inside the ring had been declared “a liberated zone.”

Students said the encampment was in this country’s tradition of civil diso-

bedience, and that they intended it to bring attention to their solidarity with the Palestinian people of Gaza living currently under persecution by the Israeli military.

Once their encampment boundaries were established, those students demanded the university sever contracts, withdraw investments, and end all financial relationships with companies they identified as responsible for what they termed as “the genocide in Palestine”. Two contracts specifically identified by students for immediate cancellation were with the German international corporation Siemens. According to reporting from the university newspaper The Oracle, Siemens is the main contractor for the EuroAsia Interconnector, an Israel-EU submarine electricity cable planned to connect Israel and its settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory to Europe.

Minutes before the young woman began maligning the cops through a bullhorn, vice-president for student affairs Michael Patterson and vice-president for student well-being Kathleen Lieblich were sent out to parley with the students of the encampment.

The two brought an offer of amnesty in regard to the academic, disciplinary or legal consequences that the students might have incurred by their unauthorized annexation of the patch of university commons. They held out the promise of a dialogue with university leadership regarding the students' demands on the condition that they dismantle their tent village by 7 p.m.,

roughly three hours later.

A recording of the encounter showed the students' continued concern for what would happen if they didn’t comply.

“I understand that you're trying to meet us where we are,” says one of the students. “It does seem, though, that there's a gap in that, and that gap is that there's a hidden threat if we don't dismantle [by 7 p.m.]. We would like a 'What if?’”

Michael Patterson said he didn't know what that answer was.

Later in the conversation, a student tried again.

“We would like clarification on exactly what you're threatening.”

“We're certainly not threatening anything at this time,” Lieblich replied. At the end of the dialogue, a young man attempted to deduce what was left unsaid and spell it out.

“You refusing to ensure to us that a police raid is something that will not happen,” he said, “is [the same] as you declaring that there is a possibility of violent escalation on behalf of the university. And I want to specify that is not our fault. That is your fault in the decision that you and administration made.”

“Well, we are waiting to hear from you guys,” responded Patterson.

“Cops can legally lie,” said the young woman with the bullhorn. “Do not believe a single thing that comes out of their mouth. They are going to try to manipulate you. They are going to try and use tactics. They are going to try to get you to take a plea deal.”

She paused and then said, “Do not take the plea deal!”

One of the students who would be arrested later gave her name as Theo. She said that when Lieblich and Patterson came back, the tents had been dismantled. But now they had brought the students a new ultimatum. Members of the encampment would have to disperse by 9 p.m.

“We asked them again,” said Theo. “What then? Still we didn’t get a clear

After the sun had set behind the Shawangunk Ridge, its choppy outline still held a glow of sunlight in the sky even while the quad was covering itself in darkness. The lampposts and the lamplight cast from inside the windows of the dorm buildings became the only sources of light other than the stars. The waspish sounds of drones hovering over the quad grew more noticeable in the darkness.

By eight o’clock about 250 people had gathered, Student spectators, members of the community, tenured professors like county legislator Megan Sperry, Protestant clergy members of varying faiths had come to witness. Students on each end of the encampment led chants with bullhorns, sang songs, and in general boosted morale in the encampment.

It was a waiting game, with intermittent spikes of exhilaration and anxiety. Rumors began to spread unconfirmed concerning the possible presence of agents provocateurs. When the word got out that 40 to 50 state troopers had bivouacked at the Route 32 parking lot, the singing and chants coming from the complete darkness in the encampment grew louder. News reporters from at least four media outfits had arrived. Press photographers and cameramen roamed the crowd with bright lights to illuminate their shots. Everyone was waiting for whatever came next.

A helicopter buzzed into view overhead at 10:15. Its chopping rotors echoed in the quad as it began to circle, the beam of its spotlight snapped on.

At 10:23, lieutenant William Shaw of the University Police pulled his SUV up and broadcasted his message from a loudspeaker his SUV to the crowd.

“You must leave this vicinity immediately. If you remain in this immediate vicinity, you will be in violation of New York State law,” the message said. “No matter what purposes, you must leave. If you do not disperse, you may be arrested and or subject to other police action that may include actual physical removal, using a prior-control agent, and/or less receiving munitions. This could cause risk of injury to those who remain. Following routes are available to the north of you.”

Shaw advised the crowd that they had two more minutes.

The crowd did not disperse.

Not long after Shaw’s order for the crowd to disperse, at the southern end of the quad about 60 state police officers walked single file to form a line in the darkness. Revealed in pockets of lamp light, the troopers wore helmets and loose grey uniforms. Each brandished an unpainted wooden baton near 26 inches long. A few of the troopers held German shepherds by their leashes.

Once their line was formed, the troopers advanced in gradual increments toward the students.

Asked the young woman with the

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The encampment at SUNY New Paltz early Thursday afternoon.

The protest intensifies Thursday around the 7 p.m. ultimatum to disband from administration.

bullhorn, “What if I see someone else interacting with law enforcement?" She answered her own question. "You need to be thoughtful about how your actions impact other people outside of you. When other people get involved in a law-enforcement interaction, the cops can use it as an excuse to escalate. We are trying to de-escalate.”

The plan was to sit together in a ring, arms interlocked, which she told them was illegal, but peaceful.

“That is considered resisting arrest,” she told the crowd. “And that will be the position they put you in. This is not your main character moment. They're the only ones responsible for these actions. It is not your fault. Do not victim-blame yourself with things that will happen.”

When the police line had advanced to within ten feet of the students, the officers began to snatch individual protesters up from the ground where they were sitting. They restrained them, zip-tied them, and placed them back behind the troop’s line. The troopers rushed forward in pairs and small groups.

The frightened crowd screamed.

A student who gave her name as Theo was affiliated with the contingent of the protestors serving in an emergency medical capacity and so was not sitting locked-arms with the other students. She was grabbed by the state troopers, anyway.

“I was thrown onto my stomach with my legs pulled up and my arms behind me,” she reported afterwards, “and held down with a knee to my back while I was zip-tied and then led off to the building for processing.“

Democratic Party chair in New Paltz and former campaign manager for district attorney Emmanuel Nneji, Evan

Holland-Shepler was also arrested.

“What was happening was students were circled with their arms locked,” said Holland-Shepler, “sitting on the ground chanting. And thugs with batons, with canines, and with pepper guns came up to us and indiscriminately began arresting people. For the most part, it was just them grabbing, manhandling, shoving, like grabbing them behind their line, and then, like, you know, forcing them to fall on the ground and then putting on the zip ties.”

Other than shouting and holding up their phones, the crowd was not intervening. The troopers had now begun to grab the sitting students by their ankles and drag them on their backs over the grass to behind their lines where they were then zip-tied.

A student who gave his name as Jonas managed to avoid near-arrest after bringing his shouted insults too close to the line of troopers.

“They almost got me,” he said, laughing nervously.

Jonas suggested that there had been unseen pressure brought to bear on the college president to bring the cops in.

“In the end, the administrators are just trying to keep their jobs,” he said.

As frightening as the police were compared to the administrators, Jonas reasoned that at least the state troopers were acting consistently with their job. It hadn't been the troopers' choice that they had been brought out to the grassy field.

“Yeah, right,” said Jonas. “They go where they’re told and they do what they’re told to do.”

Holland-Shepler and Theo both were placed in a line of students and other arrestees. Accusing the troopers of indifference, Theo recalled a woman in

her 70s who had collapsed. Some of the arrested students called to the students watching from the nearby dorm to get an ambulance for her.

“She was just lying there for five ten minutes and then when they finally paid attention they couldn’t get her zip ties off,” Theo said. “No one had brought the knife or whatever to cut them off. They even pulled her along the grass from the circle, too, an old woman.”

After processing and picture-taking, Theo would end up being driven by state troopers to the New Paltz police station. Holland-Shepler was taken to a substation at the Esopus town hall in a sheriff's correctional van. Holland-Shepler said the whole experience after arrest probably took about three hours.

“They just released these students without giving any access to a phone to make a phone call, any access to call a lawyer,” he said. “They just let them loose in the middle of Esopus. I grew up in New Paltz, so I knew where I was.”

Other than having no access to a bathroom, Holland Shepler found his time in the van enjoyable. He didn’t regret the behavior that got him there.

“It was congenial,” he said. “We sang protest songs. That whole protest .... I want to say this right now, I have been to dozens of protests in my life. This was the most loving, caring protest I've ever seen. Not a hint of antisemitism. It was focused directly on solidarity and on the issue.”

Theo was released at 3:30 in the morning, She said she had never been offered to make a call.

Earlier the same day, Theo was in the crowd receiving advice from the young woman with the bullhorn about how it would go should she be arrested. For

this, she said she was grateful, It made her less afraid in the moment.

"[At SUNY New Paltz] they actually have some quotes on the wall in a building called Worcester Hall,” said Theo, “that claims that people should fight for change and people should advocate for it. If they had just been willing to fight for our words and go to their people above and discuss the issues the students brought up with the SUNY system as a whole, hey. And if there had just been a little bit more fight for our protection and our words and our concerns, then I don't think it would have gone this way.”

New Paltz Village deputy mayor Alexandria Wojcik, who was at the protest but was not arrested, spoke out about actions taken by law enforcement.

"What I witnessed last night on campus was not listening, but instead a horrific display of university-sanctioned brutal police force," Wojcik said in a statement.

Ulster County district attorney Emmanuel Nneji released a statement on Friday afternoon. "I completely support the free exercise of free speech and association. I wholeheartedly encourage the use of these rights to oppose human indignities and atrocities anywhere they occur," Nneji wrote. "I encourage our young and old, students and all, to abide [by] the law and the rights and interests of others, whether or not they are sympathetic to your cause, as you push for a better today and tomorrow for everyone. Even as we disagree about any particular issue, we must first recognize and accept the right of everyone to be safe, including peaceful protesters and police officers."

The officers began to snatch individual protestors up from the ground where they were sitting. The police K-9 unit was also at the scene.

Protestors continue to defy State Police commands to disperse at 11 p.m. on the SUNY New Paltz campus.

Baton-wielding troopers of the New York State Troop F stand ready to move in against protestors.

Time to decide

by Crispin Kott

On Tuesday, May 21, residents across New York State will weigh in not only on local school district budgets for the 2024-25 school year, but will also vote for candidates for boards of education.

New York State’s fiscal year 2025 budget has finally been settled, and the good news for local school districts is that Governor Kathy Hochul’s plans to cut foundation aid and eliminate the “Hold Harmless” provision that prevents districts with decreasing student population from seeing funding cuts has been kicked down the road another year.

Overall, the state budget increases school aid to $35.9 billion, including $24.9 billion in foundation aid. School aid has risen by $6.5 billion in the three years since Hochul has been governor. Both the governor and legislature agree that the foundation aid formula needs to be modified, and the state has engaged a Rockefeller Institute study to examine what that might look like. In the meantime, the budget lowers the inflation factor from 3.4 percent to 2.8 percent in an effort to “right-size” funding for the 2024-25 school year. State aid runs have not been released as of press time.

Three out four local school boards adopted their 2024-25 spending plans before the state budget was finalized, with only Saugerties waiting until the governor and the state legislature worked out their differences.

For the latest information on polling times and locations, visit each respective official school district website.

Each school board candidate was sent the same brief questionnaire, and their responses appear in the order provided by their respective school districts.

Also included are the budget highlights of what each school district will put before their respective communities for approval on Tuesday, May 21

Onteora Central School District (Four running for two open seats)

Coryn Nadeau, LCAT, ATR-BC

Occupation: Art therapist, education leadership/coach &teacher

Do you have prior School Board experience? No.

What made you want to run for School Board? Schools and teacher/ mentors have a huge impact on our children’s development. Our children spend most of their time in school from age 6-18. I’ve seen the quality of a school, the district or teacher uplift or break a child. I have also seen the impact schools have on community culture (think about how they were a support during Covid for many people) -- schools are the heart of our commu-

nities. My own extensive experience and the opportunities my leadership has had at the school, district and national level (director of mental health, SEL and student programming and education leadership coach) have shown me that we can positively influence our future through strong schools. I see a struggle in my own backyard, and I want the best for my children (upcoming in the district) and my community’s children. I also care deeply about social-emotional learning, mental health/ wellbeing of students and teachers, 21st century learning skills, DEI action steps, and quality student enrichment/ programming. My mother worked for the superintendent of schools in the small town I grew up in for 30 years and my dad (a local carpentry business owner) served on our town planning and zoning board for over a decade -- their model has reinforced my own beliefs about being involved in my community.

What are the most pressing issues facing the school district? All of my three are intertwined because we have a complex overlapping systemic issue facing our district.

1. Aggressive consolidation. Aggressive consolidation and rushing forward, without sufficient data and feedback from the Phoenicia closing and to make informed decisions. Being data-informed means collecting data from various qualitative and quantitative metrics from a diverse set of perspectives, not looking at one lens and basing our decision on that and ignoring the rest. This is a complex issue that has a HUGE current and future impact, there is no piece of data presented yet that can 100% without a doubt prove the solution of school consolidation is going to be effective for our children and community. We need more data with a decision like this

and the potential risk to our community. For example, what are the long term impacts on the community -- real estate pricing, business development, families moving out? The closure to Phoenicia has been heartbreaking and the gateway to Woodstock is on the chopping block next. Local schools help center the community and provide additional legitimacy as a solid place to live and work -- an investment of the town’s future to come. The majority of the community does not want consolidation -- it’s deeply disruptive to families and local businesses -- let the community be heard, respected and have a vision to invest in areas that make a positive impact.

2. Budget. It’s a large budget because we are a large spanning district and like many communities the bus shortage issue is present. Additionally, consolidation can cost more money than investing in current schools. Closing Phoenicia was an effort to save money in the busing area, however, we do not know if it will save any money until we do a cost analysis on bus routes post closure. On top of that, there is national inflation from bus companies and they are raising pricing this year on all contracts (not enough bus companies/big demand). So, I doubt we will save any money when these two things are assessed, and closing Woodstock will not even make a dent. We need to focus our efforts on state or grant support in order to shift this expense moving forward. Kathy Hochul recently announced funding to support electric school bus infrastructure -- can we benefit from this and future NY bus infrastructure relief supports? It is important to note that empirical evidence shows that consolidation does not always save money and can often end up costing more -- this is why we need someone who has experience in education leadership on the board and understands these nuances to support our superintendent. Keep in mind, according to Harvard Business Review, consolidation can often devastate rural economies like ours. We have yet to see a financial plan for the consolidation plan and cost comparison of investing in our current schools. We have operating classrooms at both schools and with room to spare at Bennett -- why do we need to spend even more money than the 62 million dollar budget to consolidate?

money

Coryn Nadeau.

Eric “Rick” Knutsen.

Jillian Kahn Urrutia.

Cynthia “Cindy” Bishop.

Onteora Central School District budget and propositions on the ballot

The OCSD will present a proposed $62,325,550 budget for 2024-25, an increase of a little over $1 million, or 1.64 percent, over the current spending plan. The district will seek a 3 percent tax levy increase of around $1.48 million.

The district identifies its budget in three distinct parts: Program, administrative, and capital. Of the three, program is the biggest piece of the pie, with a proposed increase of $728,425 over the current spending plan. Among the increases are salaries of teachers, teaching assistants, and paraprofessionals; textbooks; co-curricular activities; athletics; staff development; and transportation.

Administrative costs are expected to rise by $162,357, including administrative salary and benefits; insurance; legal fees; data processing; and BOCES administration.

In the capital section, an increase of $112,168 would cover school bus purchases; debt service; facility costs; utilities and maintenance’ and custodial salaries and benefits.

In addition to their budget proposal, the district will seek approval for a proposition to authorize the board of education to spend a maximum of $1.95 million from the 2021 and 2023 capital reserve funds to cover any additional costs, if needed, for ongoing facilities projects, including the Onteora High School generator project; the Phoenicia/Woodstock exterior door project; and the Classroom Renovation Phase III project, which includes districtwide classroom and gymnasium updates, roof repair, a security vestibule and canopy at the high school and middle school campus, and a new serving line in the high school and middle school cafeteria.

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lies from moving into our district. Ours is a predominantly aging population. Careful management of our spending is crucial to make sure our tax levy does not overburden seniors on fixed incomes, or make housing even more unaffordable.

3. Our community is deeply divided over how to solve the fiscal challenges of our declining enrollment. Parents and community members are understandably upset at the prospect of school closures. These are challenging times that require strong, compassionate leadership and sound decision-making.

Jillian Kahn Urrutia

What are the most pressing issues facing the school district?

spark students to explore the possibilities for their futures.

Eric “Rick” Knutsen

Occupation: Musician (semi-retired).

Do you have prior School Board experience? No.

our amazing current schools.

3. Innovation and vision around enrollment. We need leadership and decisions that will help us thrive for years to come. Woodstock does not have an enrollment issue according to the numbers. If we need to boost enrollment, with the families that are present in our district and are choosing to attend a private or homeschool option, there are creative solutions that we can try before speeding forward to shutter Woodstock. I have a lot of questions around what we have already tried or ideas already posed, but a few of my ideas top of mind could be using the additional administration from Phoenicia to focus on outreach initiates to attract new families, gathering data to have a clear understanding as per why families are not choosing Onteora and developing strategies to address those concerns, securing aftercare contracts for elementary schools (a massive need for working families in the area), and writing grants to improve our arts and enrichment programming, particularly in diversity, equity and inclusion of all students. Closing Woodstock could drive enrollment even lower with families leaving and more Airbnbs & unaffordable housing moving in. Woodstock staying open benefits Bennett families because children statistically benefit from smaller emotionally safe classroom sizes, and if families leave with school closures, the enrollment dollars we are losing per student set us back even more (last year Woodstock area made up 41 percent of elementary school enrollment). Many families moved to this district because of our schools and more will come if we make appropriate and mindful decisions as our district continues to evolve.

Occupation: Retired after a 25-year public school career, and current Onteora School Board president.

Do you have prior school board experience? I am completing a threeyear term on the Onteora Board.

What made you want to run for School Board? Over time, I have observed Onteora School Boards that prioritized short-term narrow interests over long-term planning. I believe this approach is misguided. I can bring a calm, open-minded, experienced and informed perspective to the board, one that will be especially needed in the coming years.

What are the most pressing issues facing the school district?

1. Onteora’s student enrollment has declined by half since 2004. We are closing an elementary school at the end of June 2024, and are resolved to close another over the next several years because of significant under-enrollment. This all occurs at a time when the cost of heating and maintaining underutilized buildings and transporting students to under-enrolled schools far from their homes is rising and State Aid funding is decreasing as a direct result of our declining enrollment.

2. Prohibitive housing costs have forced families out or prevented fami-

1.Consolidation. The most obvious question facing the district, or at least the one getting the most focus, is consolidation -- yes or no. As I have stated from the beginning of my campaign, I am considerate of declining enrollment and budgetary issues. A myriad of questions which haven’t been answered by the current board and superintendent concerning this are: What’s the savings? Let’s see a comprehensive savings analysis and how that was arrived at. Less bus runs versus longer bus routes may be a wash. What is the cost of construction? What’s the reality of a bond passing? These are only some of the unanswered questions. And the major intangible -- what is the impact of closing a community school -- does not seem to be a consideration.

2. Budget. A blossoming budget in the face of declining enrollment is an issue. Salaries/benefits, and physical maintenance -- is a majority of the budget that isn’t voted on by the taxpayer. Attrition only addresses a small portion of this shortfall. I’m really interested to see what the Rockefeller Foundation and the State Education Department come up with as an alternative way to fund schools.

3. Student enrichment. Enriching students through the use of a very talented and knowledgeable arts community. Artist in residence programs can enhance student learning in the area of fine arts, music and theater. Why not expand that idea and have visiting engineers, scientists, athletes? A day of being able to listen to and learn from people working in a particular field can

What made you want to run for School Board? My extensive experience as a public school PTA president and arts volunteer combined with my ability to listen, empathize and think longer term make me suited to the job of trustee. I think the district is at a crossroads; we’ll need to skillfully navigate coming challenges in order to keep faith with both our children and the taxpaying community that supports them. I think I can help.

What are the most pressing issues facing the school district?

1. Protecting our ability to robustly resource our teachers and academic programs, as well as the extracurriculars that bring our kids joy -- music, theater, athletics, etc. This is especially critical in light of reductions in the amount of state foundation aid the district relies on every year that are likely imminent, and significant.

2. Making sure we continue to have the resources to support all our students’ learning and mental health needs, especially for those who suffered setbacks during the pandemic.

3. Healing the wounds opened by the understandably emotional public discourse around building reconfiguration and reigniting a community commitment to a common mission- that of giving every student in the district the best educational opportunities, experiences and supports possible.

Cynthia “Cindy” Bishop (incumbent)

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School board candidates | Kingston

Kingston City School District

(Four running for three open seats)

Anthony Fitzpatrick

Occupation: My most recent job was an independent contractor as a garden assistant over the summer. I was a dishwasher prior to that.

Prior school board experience: I have not served on the board of education before but I sit on the district equity in action committee. I regularly attend every public meeting of the full board.

What made you want to run for School Board? I felt my service would be valuable to the board and to my community. I am a father to a 4th grader at Robert Graves and a 5th grader at J. Watson Bailey. I think I'd be good at this as someone who is very logical and data driven. I hope that, regardless of the results of the election, I can inspire a younger demographic to participate in public service.

What are the most pressing issues facing the school district? I believe the most pressing issues in our district are first and foremost the safety and security of the students as well as the staff. Offsetting the recent decline in academics is a close second. Finally, it's critical that this nation's most consequential institution evolves alongside our society and doesn't get stuck lagging behind it in matters such as technology or equity.

Marystephanie Corsones

Occupation: Educational Consultant/ CEO of CSEI (Collaborative Solutions for Educational Innovation)

Prior School Board experience: No prior school board experience; however I have served on the following boards: Ulster County Community College Foundation; Hudson Valley Senior Residence; YWCA of Ulster County; The Kingston Hospital and Cross-River Healthcare, Inc.; Ulster-Greene ARC; YMCA; Fare Share.

What made you want to run for School Board? I believe that public education is the great equalizer. As a professional with over 50 years of working in and with education systems, I recognize that public school districts are facing greater challenges than ever before. There is increasing student diversity and increasing student needs. School boards need to set priorities and policies that ensure a structured process to help all students reach high academic, social and cultural achievement. Achieving equity throughout the educational system requires a comprehensive effort at all levels of the district. Such efforts are characterized by a shared and demonstrated belief at every level that all students, regardless of background or experience, are capable of performing at high levels when provided with equitable resources. I believe that my commitment to public education coupled with my professional experience and my passion for public education uniquely qualify me to work collaboratively with other board members and district staff to ensure that the district has effectively implemented the necessary structures and programs to accomplish student success. Success for all students should be the founda-

tion for every decision.

What are the most pressing issues facing the school district? The most pressing issues facing all school boards include the following:

1. Safety -- in all forms

2. Resources -- to ensure that the district has the resources/support needed to effectively implement (or continue to implement) programs that promote equity of opportunity for all students in a fiscally responsible manner.

3. Parent/community relationships and communication. This must continue to be a top priority for the board. Parents and guardians play a vital role in their child's education. The board must maintain policies and cultivate practices that actively encourage their involvement. Additionally, the board needs to ensure that there are effective partnerships with community organizations that will enrich and support the students and families in the district.

Scott Denny

Occupation: I am retired from just shy of 40 years in the local automobile business, having held every position from a sales representative, where I began at Honda of Kingston on Broadway in 1982.Throughout my career, I have held every position beginning as a sales representative, to finance manager, sales manager, general sales manager, and ultimately general manager, at Honda of Kingston, ending my career after retiring from Colonial Subaru. In addition to my career in the automobile business, my wife Jana Denny and I owned our very successful business Catskill Mountain Pools and Spas LLC, prior to the recession that began in 2007, at which time we were forced to close, since luxury items had lost their popularity.

Prior school board experience: As a resident, I am currently serving on the KCSB yet not as an elected official board member, but I am seated on the audit and finance committee, as the KCSB made the decision to add two residents to that particular committee. If you were to look back at the various media coverage of the KCSB, and school board articles, you will see I have been very involved for quite a long time.

What made you want to run for School Board? Having served on the Ulster County Boys & Girls Club board of directors (Saugerties Chapter), I am passionate about our youth, as they are, and will hopefully remain in the Kingston area.

What are the most pressing issues

facing the school district? The three goals, or issues that I feel very strongly about, are as follows:

1. The safety of our school children of all ages is paramount, and I believe that there needs to be further discussions with regard to our districtwide safety plan and school resource officers.

2. It is important to me, that the district maintains very rigid policies as it pertains to fiscal responsibility, while continuing to always seek ways to reduce spending, without compromising any of our existing programs, and potentially adding if needed. It would be a priority of mine to carefully examine the budget, while seeking opportunities to reduce any wasteful spending.

3. Last, but certainly far from least, I

would very much like to afford grades 7 - 12, the opportunity to have rotating representatives at school board meetings, so that they may express their thoughts, needs and concerns about the direction their schools are headed, while being included in the process. Our youth, deserve a voice, when it pertains to their future and it will certainly build moral.

Herbert Lamb Candidate did not respond before deadline.

New Paltz and Saugerties school board election and budget stories will appear in next week’s issue of Hudson Valley One.

Kingston City School District budget and propositions on the ballot

The KCSD will present a $231,562,000 spending plan with a proposed tax levy of $117,595,198, an increase of 3.26 percent over the 2023-24 budget. That increase is at the state mandated limit for the district, which means the budget will only need pass by a simple majority to succeed.

The spending plan shows an increase of nearly $12 million in expenses, including salaries of $8.1 million, $2 million of which were previously funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); some salary increases have been offset by attrition and retirements.

Also increasing are the cost of employee benefits ($1,585,000), transportation ($1 million) and BOCES ($1,734,200). As with many school districts, salaries (42.85 percent) and benefits (27.54 percent) comprise the lion’s share of the district’s expenses in 2024-25.

In preparing their budget, KCSD district officials anticipated a nearly $1 million decrease in foundation aid than the amount prescribed by law, putting their total expected state aid increase at $6,955,500. Other revenue increases include $3,710,000 in the local tax levy, $290,000 in interest income, $192,800 in other revenue increases and $850,000 in additional fund balance allocations.

District officials have touted that their budget maintains instructional and social-emotional supports funded with federal pandemic stimulus money, which runs out this September. Among those positions being maintained are response to intervention math and reading experts, social workers, and a guidance counselor.

Other budget goals include supporting English as a new language (ENL) students with additional teachers and bilingual family workers; supporting the instructional team as the district continues leveraging instructional technology to support students with instructional coaches; supporting the district’s commitment to DEI and diversity in recruitment, retention and equity; improving districtwide safety by placing a front desk monitor in each building, and additional monitors in both middle schools; and continued support of district programming, such as I-Ready grades K-8 math assessments and curriculum, and literacy initiatives.

Voters will also determine the fate of a pair of propositions when they head to the polls on May 21.

During a school board meeting held on Wednesday, May 1, the board of education agreed to seek the establishment of a reserve fund of up to $5 million from budget fund balances and other reserves to offset the taxpayers’ portion of large capital projects over the next two years; school officials said the fund would be comprised of budgeted money that wound up not being spent and could be used for repairs not covered in other capital projects.

The second proposition will seek approval for the five-year renewal of a lease for a 28,000 square foot warehouse at 918 Ulster Avenue in the Town of Ulster. The district has used the space as its maintenance headquarters and central receiving facility for over 20 years and renews its lease every five years. The original lease was approved in 2003 for around $100,000 per year; the new lease would be $10,700 per 30-day-month, totaling roughly $130,540 per year.

-- Crispin Kott

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Marystephanie Corsones. Scott Denny.

WVLT announces permanent protection of 320-acre Masterson and Faurie Farm

The Wallkill Valley Land Trust (WVLT) has announce the permanent protection of 320 acres of forest and farmland located in the towns of Marlborough and Plattekill. The Masterson and Faurie Conservation Easement, completed earlier this spring, secures the future of this scenic property and ensures it will remain a working farm and natural resource for generations to come.

“We are incredibly grateful to Barbara Masterson and Lynn Faurie for their commitment to land conservation,” said WVLT executive director Christie DeBoer. “This conservation easement protects a beautiful and productive piece of Ulster County farmland, and it provides a critical wildlife corridor for a variety of species.”

“This is the second conservation easement to be completed by WVLT in the Town of Marlborough, and the first for the organization in the Town of Plattekill,” said board president Joe Pirrotta, “expanding our land preservation work further into southern Ulster County. The mixture of healthy forest and organic farming present highlights the core of WVLT’s mission.”

The Masterson and Faurie property has a rich history dating back to 1910, when Faurie’s grandfather first purchased the land as a family vacation getaway. They started a modest fruit farm, growing grapes, apples, pears and tomatoes. The property’s unique soil composition and geography make it ideal for fruit tree production. In the 1940s, the family transitioned to dairy farming, and Faurie’s father milked cows on the property until 1999. Today, the farm raises beef cattle.

The property also includes several impressive stone buildings built by Italian stone masons during the Depression. The sturdy structures include fireplaces and have been partially renovated to accommodate modern living.

Masterson and Faurie continue to operate B&L 4E Farms in Marlborough alongside their family members. Certified organic for over 20 years, they provide pasture-raised beef, chicken and pork, as well as farm fresh eggs.

Money for accessory dwellings

Ulster County has been granted $5 million in state money to provide financial assistance to Ulster County homeowners for the construction of ten more new, code-compliant accessory swelling units (ADUs) In partnership with RUPCO and the city of Kingston, the towns of Woodstock, Saugerties, Rosendale, Lloyd and Ulster, and the villages of Ellenville and New Paltz, eligible homeowners, earning less than Ulster County’s Area Median Income can apply for up to approximately $110,000 for ADU construction or rehabilitation through the Plus One program in exchange for renting the unit at an affordable rate for a minimum of ten

years. Grantees receive support from Ulster County and RUPCO throughout the design, construction and permitting process.

“ADUs are a great way to expand the availability of housing that is affordable, and can also benefit property owners in different ways, whether it’s providing a needed source of additional income, or enabling a caregiver or relative to live in close proximity,” said county executive Jen Metzger.

CEO Kevin O’Connor said RUPCO was pleased “to demonstrate the success that ADUs can have for both homeowners and tenants.”

Kingston restaurant to close after ten years in business

When it was last call last Saturday, locally beloved taco restaurant and bar Diego’s served up its last drinks to its biggest fans, friends and family before officially shutting down its operations in Uptown Kingston.

After ten years in business, owner Isaac Cruz announced on Instagram that the Diego’s would be closing due to the double-whammy of draconian pandemic-era lockdowns and runaway costs. He indicated the business was planning to transition to a food truck or trailer.

“Like so many, the pandemic served us a hard blow that we’ve been struggling to recover from since,” he wrote. “Call it stubborn, call it passion, call it stupid, we held on for as long as we could. But with costs and general overhead doubling and even tripling in some instances over the last few years, we have reached a point where the decision has been made for us.”

Cruz invited fans to follow Diego’s on Instagram for updates on events where they’ll be vending this summer, including appearances at Opus 40. The business also put out a call to action for support as they work to keep the business alive as a mobile food vending operation.

The Children’s Home of Kingston community recognition dinner

Briefly noted | Saugerties

Legion names its poppy girl

Gwenyth (Gwen) Cornelison has been named poppy girl for American Legion Post #72. The ten-year-old attends E.C. Myer elementary school in Hurley and has family in Saugerties. Her parents are Sean and Charleen Cornelison. Her father served in the U.S. Air Force from 1993-97. Her paternal grandfather, Jim Cornelison served in the U.S. Navy from 1960-68 and is a member of American Legion Post #72 of Saugerties. Her paternal grandmother, Eileen Cornelison is an American Legion auxiliary #72 member and her maternal grandfather, Lionel Roy served in the U.S. Army from 1970-72.

Gwen likes to collect colored rocks from the sea and has an interest in snakes. She will present a bouquet of poppies during the Memorial Day service on May 30, 6 p.m., at 30 John Street in Saugerties.

Gwenyth also has two older sisters that were poppy girls -- Gillian and Alexis, who serves in the US Navy submarine division in Georgia.

The Children’s Home of Kingston will host its community recognition dinner from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 16 at Wiltwyck Golf Club in Kingston.

The event will honor four partner individuals and organizations that have helped the agency towards its mission of service to youth and their families.

The honorees are Les Lombardi, Tony Marmo of Normann Staffing, Reher Center for Immigrant Culture & History and Georgette Verna.

A charitable auction that will benefit

the youth served at the agency, hosted by Bob Siracusano and Ray Tucker of Sawyer Motors, will also take place during the event.

Cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m. and dinner is served at 7 p.m. The cost is $145 per person. Online reservations can be made at www.chkingston.org

(L-R): Saugerties Town Supervisor Fred Costello Jr., poppy chairman Carolyn A. Maines, mayor William Murphy and poppy girl Gwenyth Cornelison.

Student arrest

Police investigate threat made against Saugerties Jr./Sr. High School campus

by Crispin Kott

The Saugerties Police Department last Friday, May 3 reported the arrest of a 16-year-old on a felony count of Falsely Reporting an Incident in the 1st Degree for a threat made against the Saugerties Jr./Sr. High School campus earlier that day.

Less than an hour after the regular school day was over, a threat was made against the school, putting the facility into lockdown.

In a message to the community posted to the district website that afternoon, Saugerties Central School District (SCSD) Superintendent Daniel Erceg said the lockdown was lifted after law enforcement searched the campus and found no evidence of a credible threat. He added that support staff would be

Briefly noted | Saugerties Grant sought for Barklay Heights park

Saugerties councilman Zach Horton said he plans to meet with town buildings and grounds director Greg Chorvas and state Senator Michelle Hinchey to seek a grant to upgrade JayCee Field in Barclay Heights.

Speaking at the Saugerties Town Board’s regular meeting on Wednesday, May 1, Horton said, “Those of you who have been coming [to board meetings] and had conversations with me know that I am passionate about this park, not only because my property is close to it, but because I see that field utilized by dozens and dozens of families every day. In my opinion, it is in desperate need of some upgrades and I would like to bring that home to the families in the area. I look forward to that conversation, and I appreciate Greg being part of it.”

-- David Gordon

Plan for rural recreation near completion

“The comprehensive plan committee has probably spent the last two years discussing event venues, lodging and agri-tourism, and I’m happy to say that at our last meeting the draft that we’ve been working on with our planner and with the building department we came to a final draft,” deputy supervisor Leeanne Thornton said at the regular Saugerties Town Board meeting on Wednesday, May 1.

“The draft was sent to the committee members to review it and I don’t think we’re going to have another public hearing on it, but we might have to have one more,” she said.

The plan encourages agriculture and will help local farmers. It also gives people who have a barn or open space, some guidelines for holding an event.

available on Monday morning for students affected by the incident.

Within hours, the Saugerties Police Department had made an arrest of an unnamed 16-year-old, confirmed by district officials to be a student at Saugerties High School.

The student was processed at the Saugerties Police Department and released on an appearance ticket to reappear in the youth part of Ulster County Superior Court at an unspecified date in the future.

criminal consequences, the student would also be disciplined in accordance with the district’s code of conduct.

“There is no tolerance for this type of behavior,” said Erceg in the statement.

Within hours, the Saugerties Police Department had made an arrest of an unnamed 16-year-old, confirmed by district officials to be a student at Saugerties High School.

At 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, Erceg posted an update to the SCSD website, confirming the arrest, sharing few details.

“As this is a police matter, any questions related to the arrest would need to be directed to law enforcement,” Erceg said, adding that in addition to facing

“The plan offers opportunities for farmers to earn extra money through farm tours and other uses of their property in addition to farming,” explained Thornton.

-- David Gordon

Plan ahead for upcoming events in Saugerties

The Saugerties Artists’ Studio Tour will be held on Saturday, August 10 and Sunday, August 11. Last year the tour included some 37 studios. Artists discuss their work, display finished works and at some studios, offer snacks.

The tour map for this year’s tour will be available in mid-July. The application for artists interested in being part of the tour is available at https:// saugertiesarttour.org/contact/

A preview of the tour will be on display at Opus 40 through May 26; an opening on May 2 featured some of the participating artists with samples of their work.

Another upcoming event is the Saugerties Boys & Girls Club auction on Friday, May 17 at Diamond Mills.

-- David Gordon

Saugerties Boys & Girls

Club welcomes Holly Lombardo to its board

The Saugerties unit of the Boys & Girls Club of Ulster County has announced that Holly Lombardo joined its board this past January. She gathered sponsors for the annual bowling tournament and is now helping to prepare for the club’s gala auction fundraiser on May 17.

Lombardo has been employed by the Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union for 14 years. She was recently promoted to branch manager of the Saugerties unit. She was born and raised in

Erceg thanked the Saugerties Police Department, the New York State Police, the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office, school resource officer Travis Winchell and Erik Thiele, security guard, for the quick work investigating the incident.

“We’ll be meeting with the Saugerties

Police Department next week for a debriefing meeting to review the incident, reflect on how the incident unfolded and determine if any of our practices need to be modified based on what we learned,” Erceg said. “I understand how frightening yesterday’s incident was and hope this update restores the sense of safety that we strive to create in our schools. I want to assure you that safety continues to be our first priority and a responsibility we take very seriously. I appreciate our students and staff who responded as we have practiced.”

As of press time, no further details were revealed by district officials or law enforcement.

Briefly noted | Saugerties

Hudson River cleanup

Canoes and kayaks gathered for the annual Hudson River cleanup on the lower Esopus and Hudson River near the Saugerties lighthouse on Saturday, May 4. The river cleanup was hosted by Gail Porter of I Paddle New York and the land cleanup took place under the direction of lighthouse keeper Patrick Landewe.

The following day some of the kayakers went out in the rain near the lighthouse and Malden.

the Village of Saugerties. Lombardo’s son attends Saugerties High School and has been a part of the Boys & Girls Club for three years. The club provides a safe place for youth to participate in programming that helps them to become successful adults and positive members of our community. It offers members valuable programs that encompass education, health and life skills, the arts, recreation, character and leadership.  The staff provides guidance that some youth may not have, as well as opening doors in the community to work with mentors in the many busi-

nesses in the area.

“I hope to help the Boys & Girls Club grow within our community and to also offer financial literacy through partnership with Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union,” said Lombardo.

Mary O’Donnell resigns as conservation commission chair

The Saugerties Town Board voted 4-0 with Supervisor Fred Costello absent to accept the resignation of Mary O’Donnell as chair of the conservation

PAUL ANDREASSEN

Canoes and kayaks gathered for the annual Hudson River cleanup on the lower Esopus and Hudson River near the Saugerties lighthouse.

Not taking sides

Saugerties Town Board members explain where they stand on the ceasefire issue

by David Gordon

The Saugerties Town Board meeting on Wednesday, May 1, started much as such meetings have over the past two months: A large number of speakers signed up to ask the board to take a stand for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a peace agreement between Israel and the Arabs in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and a return of hostages.

This meeting was different from previous ones, however, in that board members explained their positions on adopting a resolution on the subject, as have several municipalities in New York State, including Albany, Newburgh, Beacon, Ithaca and Rochester, according to news reports from those cities. Reuters states that more than 70 US cities have passed resolutions calling for a ceasefire, and some news outlets have placed the number as high as 100.

Several speakers expressed their frustration at attending meetings over several months and getting no response from the board. As the meeting was winding down, and deputy supervisor Leeanne Thornton had asked for a motion to adjourn, one resident asked that the members state their positions on a resolution in support of a ceasefire in Gaza. “Is it possible you could tell us where you stand on the ceasefire issue?”

Councilman Zach Horton first thanked the speakers for coming to meetings and expressing their opinions. “I don’t put myself in the camp of people who feel bullied by your presence,” he said. “If anything, I think it’s one of the silver linings that I’ve seen amidst all the tragedy and turmoil, and I respect the emotion surrounding this issue. But the biggest conflict for me -- I don’t mean for this to sound as a copout -- but I do have trouble with the idea that localities and municipalities should be addressing this. The biggest reason behind that for me is, and I’m not trivializing this issue, but it was raised to me that ‘You could adopt certain language, certain verbiage to spe-

advisory commission and the climate smart task force. In discussion before voting to accept her resignation at the board’s meeting on Wednesday, May 1, board members praised her.

“For the past two-plus years, I have had the pleasure of serving as liaison to those two committees,” said councilman Zach Horton. “Stepping into that role, there was a lot that I was ignorant to, in terms of what those committees do, and the concepts involved. I’d like to think that under Mary’s leadership

cifically address the situation in Gaza.’ While acknowledging that some municipalities have done that, but by us doing that, we’re trivializing other federal issues and other foreign policies.

“The reason I ran is to become an expert on Saugerties issues, and believe me, folks, I’m far from that still. I might never accomplish that. But where I stand on this is I do not believe that this is an issue that the municipality should take up.”

Horton cited the “polarization” at board meetings over the past months: “I think that by us memorializing this officially, we will only further that divide.” He said that he welcomed calls from citizens and asked that they continue.

Councilman Mike Ivino said that, while he had not expected to speak and had no prepared remarks, he does not think the issue is “a Yes or a No vote, but more or less a neutral standing on the matter. Obviously, every time we come, we see you come out in numbers, which we appreciate; but we have seen what you might call the other side of the spectrum.” In his conversations with constituents, Ivino said, he has heard varying opinions, adding that he thinks he is not knowledgeable to vote on the issue at this point. “I do not want to take a stand on this one way or the other,” he said. “I wanted to put forward a resolution on peace, and stand in solidarity with everyone. But I had a backlash on that as well, and it made me realize that it doesn’t matter what we do up here; we’re damned if we do and we’re damned if we don’t. That’s why I wholeheartedly feel that being neutral on this topic is the best step forward for me.” Ivino later said that the town board has many issues to deal with, including road maintenance and improvement, parks and recreation, accomplishing the many tasks that need to be done, and stated that these are what he sees the need for the town board to focus on.

Councilwoman Peg Nau noted that the board represents over 20,000 residents. “The opinions expressed at the recent public comment periods total less than one percent of those residents. It is not within the scope of the Saugerties Town Board to take sides in foreign political issues. Some speakers have appealed to fear of being attacked for not doing what the speaker wants, with such terms as ‘We are crowds,’ ‘We elected you,’ ‘We will grow in number.’ I will not be intimidated; I will not support any issue that is outside the scope of our serving this town.”

“After watching on the news this last

and the lucidity that she showed towards me, I was able to share in that information and knowledge of the work that they do.”

The work of the commissions has been valuable, Horton said, citing grant funding and many projects that might not have been completed if it weren’t for the work that those committees do. With many talented people on those committees, Horton said he is sure the work will continue to go forward, but Mary O’Donnell accom-

week-and-a-half what’s going on on our college campuses, it took me back to my days in Washington, DC, following the assassination of Dr. King and during the Vietnam era,” said deputy supervisor Leeanne Thornton. “I guess I’m dating myself, but that experience of being in the capital of our country and seeing tanks and armed guards on campus was something I thought I would never witness again. As the grandmother of three beautiful granddaughters, after watching the horror of what took place in Israel and in Palestine, and watching the United Nations health groups being attacked and intimidated by not being able to get medical aid, not having access to electricity or water, I just put myself… If I was living in either Israel or Palestine and having to face this as a family and explain this to children who are totally innocent.”

Political leaders are the ones who will make the decisions, Thornton said. However, she added, “I did put together a resolution -- perhaps it’s from my League of Women Voters experience over the last 50 years -- addressing the humanitarian and economic impact and the social impact on families and children, to draft a statement that I thought was something that as a board we might look at. When I put this together, I sent it to my fellow board members, and the supervisor and I said this is just a basis for conversation.”

Supervisor Fred Costello was not at the meeting. Reached afterwards, he

plished a lot for Saugerties. Deputy supervisor Leeanne Thornton said she first met Mary O’Donnell through the Esopus Creek Conservancy (ECC). She was one of the original directors of ECC. “She has a home on the Esopus, and even though she doesn’t live here full time, her heart really is in Saugerties.” Thornton cited the many studies O’Donnell had spearheaded on greenhouse gas emissions, working with the buildings and parks departments very closely. “We are a cli-

said that he has discussed the issue with board members individually, and there is at this point no consensus on a statement on which all the members could agree. Nor have people with whom he has discussed the question agreed that the board should take a position. While the death toll among Palestinians is horrific and growing, for many Israelis, the fate of the hostages and the need to free them is important.

A statement specifically appearing to favor one side or the other would be impossible to agree on, and simply saying that the loss of life is a bad thing is something everyone might agree on, but it falls short of what the people are asking for. “Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem that we can find a statement we can come to a consensus on,” he said.

The board had not come to a consensus, he said. “I totally appreciate those of you who have come several times; many of you have come three or four times now to express your concerns. I know that neither side that we’re looking at here -- you have compassion, you are concerned. I think the fact that our elected national leaders are kind of oblivious to making a commitment one way or the other… I would encourage you to continue to reach out to them. You’ve got to make your voice heard.”

What has been happening on college campuses is disturbing, Thornton said. “It shouldn’t come to this. And it’ s coming to this because the inter

mate smart community, and we were the very first town in Ulster County to get that certification, which you all should be very proud of. She [O’Donnell] will stay on the commission as a member, but she said to me, ‘my children are grown, my grandchildren are grown, I have other interests that I want to pursue, and it’s time for a change’.”

-- David Gordon

DAVID GORDON

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Still suspended

P&G’s owners fighting liquor license suspension on two fronts

by Terence P Ward

State liquor authority

(SLA) commissioners rejected a compromise offer that would have gotten the liquor license restored for P&G’s. The deal would have rolled back closing time to midnight and refocused on the restaurant business, along with any financial penalties that may have been assessed. Instead, commissioners voted to cancel the liquor license.

That’s not the end of the story for this historic business. There is a right to a hearing on license cancellation, and attorney Joseph O’Connor confirmed that this is being exercised. In addition, through a lawsuit pending in Ulster County, O’Connor and co-counsel Marty Mehler are seeking to stay the license suspension, as well.

On March 15, SLA agents conducted an inspection in response to complaints about underage drinking, which resulted in the liquor license for P&G’s being suspended. What they allege is that out of 200 patrons in the bar that night, about 120 were under 21. Investigators say that 63 of them admitted that they were purchasing or consuming alcohol on the premises despite being underage, and 33 of those signed statements to that effect, 14 minors were ticketed for fake ID, and four bartenders were arrested for serving minors. It’s further alleged that at least four of the underage individuals served at the bar were 18 years of age.

On April 25, the license holders, Michael Beck Jr., and his sister Kristen

Beck, appeared at the full SLA board hearing, along with their father, Michael, the former license holder.

Commissioner Lily M. Fan, who chairs the SLA, said at the April 25 meeting that there had been problems since 2020, but O’Connor disputed some of those allegations. Fan noted that two intoxicated drivers told police officers that their last drink had been at P&G’s, which O’Connor called “double hearsay.” While fake IDs were collected by DMV employees on two occasions in 2022, O’Connor said that there was no evidence any of those minors made it inside.

Fan repeatedly returned to the fact that identification was “being checked with a flashlight” instead of a scanner. According to Mike Beck, Jr., an SLA

investigator has “recommended” a particular brand of scanner, but a less expensive model was obtained which broke down in late 2023. Beck further explained that employees adopted the practice of passing IDs to town police officers, who were apparently on-site to catch counterfeits. As for what happened on March 15, O’Connor said that a “rogue doorman” was accepting payment to let underage patrons in. Mehler noted that “everybody was fired.”

The best advice Fan could offer was to “let us cancel this, and start over” with a new liquor license application. Mehler dismissed that as unreasonable, given the bureaucratic hurdles involved. Instead, a full hearing will be sought on the fate of this license.

P&G’s is still open serving food every-

LAUREN THOMAS

Michael Beck, Sr. with his daughter Kristen and son Michael Jr. during a renovation project in 2020.

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Taste the difference

Parrillada Family Meals brings “Grilled Goodness” to Rosendale

by Frances Marion Platt

In Spanish, the word parrillada literally translates as “grilled.” But in some Latin American countries, it’s also used as a synonym for “barbecue” – a feast of various meats, seafood and vegetables that have been marinated in savory potions and then roasted over an open grill. This style of regional cooking is said to have originated in Argentina, but its popularity has spread across the continent, up through Central America and into Mexico. Now, you can enjoy it in downtown Rosendale, where Parrillada Family Meals opened its doors on April 8.

What makes this eatery special is its founders’ commitment to supplying a healthy, flavorful alternative to the greasy fast food that is so ubiquitous in modern US culture. “Here, everything is grilled,” explains co-owner MaryLu Chub. “Our kids are getting so overweight because everything is fried. We wanted to make it easy to get healthy meals instead.”

Known to many as MaryLu Ciardiello, her surname from her first marriage, the ebullient local entrepreneur is a familiar face in New Paltz, where she opened Sunny (formerly SUNY) Tanning in 2000, at the tender age of 18. “I was still in high school,” she admits. Born in San Francisco to Salvadoran parents, she returned to live with her family El Salvador from the age of 3 to 12 and moved to New Paltz in 1997.

MaryLu’s career so far is an inspiring and occasionally hair-raising tale. She married young, to a much older man with old-school ideas about the roles and rights of women, and had a daughter, Carmela. MaryLu created the tanning salon with financial help from her family of origin and built it up by her own sweat equity, but her first husband’s name was on all the incorporation papers, so he was technically the own - er. When she decided she needed a divorce, he fought her every step of the way and insisted that she buy out his interest in the business, to the tune of $70,000.

It wasn’t an easy transition, but

MaryLu persevered and moved on; though many in her situation would be less generous, today she speaks without rancor of the father of her now-grown elder daughter. In the process of emancipating herself, she became adept at filling out forms and untangling legal snarls, and went on to “volunteer at the courthouse as a translator.”

In 2016, around the time the divorce was being finalized, she became acquainted with Ramón “Junior” Chub, whose family had recently emigrated from Guatemala. “He played soccer with my nephew. He was very young, but I noticed that he was very handy in everything he did,” she recalls. “I fell in love with his family, and I helped them start a company.” By this point in life, MaryLu planned never to marry again, but Junior was smitten with her, and took a second job so he could help her recoup her losses from having to buy back Sunny Tanning. Over time, to her surprise, their business partnership evolved into a more mutual attraction. MaryLu and Junior eventually got married; their daughter Angelica is now 3.

The Chub clan, aided by MaryLu’s hard-earned expertise in navigating the channels of business law, quickly created a local empire of five small

businesses. “Each of us manages one,” says MaryLu. Junior founded JMC Lawn Care and Property Maintenance by buying a single push-mower; the company now owns a fleet of 15 trucks, does home construction and maintains Airbnbs. The family opened their first restaurant, Tikal México, in Fishkill in October 2023, serving authentic Guatemalan cuisine. Besides Junior and MaryLu, the partnership includes his brothers Marciál and Tomás and sisterin-law Claudia Turcio Chub, who is the manager of Parrillada Family Meals.

The chefs at Parrillada are two Chub cousins, Melvin and Douglas, but the food here isn’t Guatemalan-style.

“The dishes are mostly Italian and Turkish – nothing to do with our background,” MaryLu says. Over the years, she learned Italian cooking from her first husband’s mother and from the owners of “our favorite place in Fishkill, El Figlio.” Recipes for the Middle Eastern items on the Parrillada menu were a gift from the owners of Anatolia, a popular Turkish restaurant in New Paltz that went out of business during the COVID pandemic.

of olive oil.

When HV1 visited, we shared an appetizer – roasted eggplant with cherry tomatoes and garlic – and tried two of the entrées: chicken kebab with rice, hummus, pita triangles and cucumber salad, and fettucine with grilled veggies in a wine sauce. Everything is light, fresh and flavorful; the portions are enormous; and the prices are very reasonable, especially considering that you’ll have ample leftovers for tomorrow’s lunch. We’ll definitely be going back.

Vegetarians and vegans will find plenty to choose from at Parrillada. Dishes that lean toward the spicy side can be ordered in a milder version. They don’t have a liquor license as yet, but that’s simply an excuse to check out their healthy smoothies, which are made from nothing but frozen fruit, ice and water. We tried the blueberry, and it was incredible.

The result of this cross-cultural mix of inspirations is a diverse array of healthful, sprightly tastes, all expertly prepared. The presentation, especially of the various grilled vegetable dishes, is colorful and enticing. Most menu items aren’t drenched with sauces, and what isn’t grilled or roasted is very lightly sautéed in minimal quantities

The restaurant is located at 378 Main Street in downtown Rosendale, in the storefront that used to house Carl Cox’s photography studio. There’s a small parking lot on the west side of the building, and on-street parking is usually available as well. At present, the Town is only allowing the Chubs to set up dinner seating for four inside, citing inadequate parking for more, but MaryLu is preparing to tackle the Zoning Board of Appeals on this issue. “We need more tables and chairs,” she says. “We have a lot of clients who walk here.” Meanwhile, if you come at a busy time, you can get takeout; you can even preorder online. If it’s a nice day, the picnic tables in Willow Kiln Park are a short walk away.

Parrillada Family Meals is closed on Mondays and open from 2 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, including the full menu, visit www.parrilladafamilymeals.com , or check out the Facebook page at www.facebook. com/profile.php?id=61555681806739

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The Chub family has recently opened Parrillada Family Foods at 378 Main Street in Rosendale. Pictured are Thomas, Marcial, Claudia, Ramon, Douglas, Melvin, Marylu and three-year-olds Ian and Angelica Mary.

Government | New Paltz

Laying down the reins

Alex Baer takes over the duties of town supervisor

by Terence P Ward

May 2 was the last time New Paltz Town Supervisor Neil Bettez facilitated a meeting of the town council, with Bettez’s resignation effective May 3. Alex Baer, the deputy supervisor, will be fulfilling that and other duties of the town supervisor until such time as an interim appointment is made. The interim supervisor will only be in charge until the end of the year, and candidates to fill the last year of Bettez’s term are already being considered. Since it’s too late to circulate petitions, candidates will be selected by members of the local political committees instead.

Bettez adjourned that last meeting with little ceremony, simply thanking members of the public for their confidence and reflecting that “we got a lot done.” Those accomplishments include the creation of a justice center that now houses the town court and police department. Bettez’s long-term plan -which may be taken up by a successor -- was to use the space vacated on Plattekill Avenue to relocated most other town offices from the temporary trailers in which they have been operating since before Bettez took office eight years ago.

Bike path work beginning soon

It’s road work season, and this year that will include work to make Henry W. Dubois Drive in New Paltz more of a complete street by installing a bicycle path. The final approvals took a bit longer than expected, but Supervisor Neil Bettez is hopeful the construction will be completed by Thanksgiving, allowing it to be past that risk of the temperature dropping too low to lay asphalt, the petroleum product used to pave all town and village roads and a growing number of sidewalks. If the project isn’t finished this year, taxpayers would have to pay more to get it wrapped up in the spring.

-- Terence P Ward

Briefly noted | New Paltz

Elting Library battle of the books registration and information session

Middle and high school students are invited to join the summer Elting Library battle of the books teams. The goal of the program is to promote a love of reading and to inspire teamwork in an atmosphere of friendly competition. Team members receive free copies of the books.

This year the middle school team is reading: Unplugged by Gordon Korman, The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton, Frankie & Bug by Gayle Forman, The Miscalculations of Lightning

Where will those batteries go?

Residents of one road in town have questions about the battery storage law being considered in New Paltz. Michelle DiDonna told town council members on May 2 that it seems that under this scheme, tier-two battery systems -- with a capacity of 600 kilowatt hours or more -- can only be sited at the end of Brouck Ferris Road, due to the convenient proximity of a Central Hudson substation.

DiDonna recounted efforts by residents of that dead-end street to block high-density housing for that unused land, and their relief when it was rezoned for single-family homes. Council members are considering permitting these commercial battery systems in R-1 zones. Neighbors note the pains taken in the proposed law to control fires, and also that the surrounding wetlands could become contaminated in the case of something going wrong.

Doug Wessel observed that water isn’t used for controlling lithium-ion battery fires; instead, the toxic “forever chemical” PFAS is deployed to control such a blaze.

Both Wessel and DiDonna affirmed their preference that this particular parcel be used for the construction of homes, to address the ongoing housing crisis.

-- Terence P Ward

Consolidation consultant consensus

In the first test of the most recent round of New Paltz town-village consolidation talks, elected leaders have agreed to hire the same consultant to repair a report: the Laberge Group. That report should include options for moving New Paltz more toward a single government, or a facsimile thereof. In this board-initiated process, those officials have control over whether and if to put a plan to the voters to make such changes.

-- Terence P Ward

Recreation director hired

Joanna Dempsey has been hired to replace Chuck Bordino as the Town of new Paltz’s recreation director. Dempsey was the last candidate interviewed, at the May 2 meeting when the decision was made. As with other candidates, Dempsey touted personal relationships with Bordino and other town employees. A graphic designer by training, Dempsey spoke about improving the schedule interface for the community center, as well as the landscaping out front of that prefab building on Veterans Drive. Additionally, Dempsey believes the lobby of the community center could be used to highlight historical and environmental information

email Deborah Engel-Di Mauro at dengel-dimauro@eltinglibrary.org.

about the town.

Girl by Stacy McAnulty, A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat.

The high school team is reading: The Inheritance Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Legendborn by Tracey Deonn, Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice & Virtue by Mackenzi Lee, Graceling by Kristen Cashore.

Interested students are encouraged to stop by the information and registration meetings at the library on Thursday, May 16. The middle school info session is from 4:30 to 5 p.m. and the high school session is from 5 to 5:30 p.m. If you can’t make the meeting, please contact the library at 845-255-5030 or

The library is located at 53 Main Street in New Paltz.

New Paltz rabies clinic

A rabies clinic for dogs and cats will be held on Wednesday, May 15 from 4 to 5 p.m. at the town highway garage, located at 52 Clearwater Road in New Paltz.

Vaccinations for rabies are $15 each and will be administered by Dr. Laurie Stein, the traveling veterinarian. Heartworm medication is also available. Rabies certificates will be presented at the completion of the vaccination. These certificates are essential for licensing dogs where they reside, as required by

-- Terence P Ward

Expansion request for ailing sewer district

Sewer district 6 in new Paltz has a plant that is limping along, and asking the few users to fund a replacement would be impractical. That’s why district resident Fawn Tantillo was concerned about a request to add another parcel, one that’s owned through a company controlled by Matt Eyler and John Johnson. Tantillo made comments at the May 2 meeting.

Eyler explained that Ted Nitza, an engineer for the town, suggested this petition be submitted. The way financing is handled in special districts, more users could make this one more solvent. If the application is ultimately approved, Eyler said that because the available capacity is half what was requested that uses in the light industrial development would have to be limited.

A longer-term plan to resolve the issues with this district is to get it connected to the village’s system, on the other side of the Thruway.

Supervisor Neil Bettez said that when an application like this is received, the only action to take is to refer it for review by an engineer and attorney. Council members will decide what to do once they receive a report back.

-- Terence P Ward

NYS law. Dogs must be leashed and cats must be in carriers. Cash or check only. For additional information, call 845-2550100, extension 1.

Bike swap and sell at New Paltz High School

The Fats in the Cats Bicycle Club will hold its annual bike swap and sell on May 11 at the New Paltz High School, 130 South Putt Corners Road in New Paltz.

The event is free. Fats in the Cats retains 20% of all sales, vendors keep 80%. All sales are cash only. New and used merchandise will be available. More details for buyers and sellers at www.newpaltzbikeswap.com.

LAUREN THOMAS

Neil Bettez leads his final meeting as New Paltz Town Supervisor.

High-end butcher with a bodega vibe

Woodstock Meats celebrates 60th anniversary

by Frances Marion Platt

The advertising tagline “Where Woodstock Meets” is pretty obvious, but it’s also the truth: Locals have been crossing paths at Woodstock Meats for 60 years now, and it has been the owner/operators’ mission to get on a first-name basis with their customers from the get-go. “Hospitality is important to us. We operate as a living room or a kitchen of Woodstock,” says former chef Sam Iapoce, who has been the store’s general manager for six years and became a co-owner with Dave Majuri, Ian Martin and Nels Leader in 2022. “We make interacting with customers a high priority.”

In a town where a higher-than-average percentage of residents are vegans, vegetarians or animal rights advocates, the fact that the local butcher shop doesn’t get picketed is a sign that it must be doing something right, in terms of finding its niche in that town’s socioeconomic ecosystem. The folks at Woodstock Meats love their community – just last week, they were one of the primary sponsors of the town’s Earth Day Fair and cleanup – and the community loves them back. Stay tuned to social media for an announcement of a “cookout, pig roast and barbecue” to occur sometime this summer to celebrate the store’s 60th anniversary and express gratitude to the customer base that has made Woodstock Meats feel welcome, valued and financially viable through thick and thin.

The store was founded by Phil Spinelli in March 1964, back in the days when every small town and metropolitan neighborhood had its own butcher shop. The meat department of the new

supermarket across the street offered stiff competition, but Woodstock Meats stayed focused on providing both superior products and a friendly social hub, and so persevered. By the mid‘70s, Grand Union’s own longtime head butcher, Vince Christofora, had jumped ship and taken over the business. He ran a tight ship for a quarter-century and trained a whole generation of Woodstock food service workers before turning over Woodstock Meats to his son Kevin in the early 2000s. Local boys Majuri and Leader and their friend Martin bought out the business in 2015.

Iapoce speaks of Vince Christofora as a “local legend” and a “beloved character of the town,” who continues to this day to show up at Woodstock Meats every morning. “He checks out the meat case and makes sure it’s up to snuff. I’m happy to have lived up to his standard.”

The new owners were committed not only to maintaining Woodstock Meats’

sterling reputation for quality products, a clean environment and personalized service, but also to making the space more of a one-stop shop where weekenders can stock up on pretty much everything they need. They expanded the building’s footprint, adding a new kitchen and more cooler space in the rear of the building. A greater variety of freshly prepared foods is now available at the deli counter, along with the justly famous daily sandwich menu.

Though the main store space is only about 30 by 30 feet, it’s as efficiently organized as the living quarters below decks on a sailboat. “We’re very much a destination grocery as well as a classic full-service deli,” says Iapoce, “but we’re also going for a bodega vibe.” There are sections for staples, packaged goods, fresh produce, dairy products, snacks, bottled beverages, regional craft beers, small-batch artisanal ice cream from AlleyWay in Saugerties and baked goods including cakes from Woodstock’s own Disco Linda, but also

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Woodstock Meats is celebrating 60 years of serving the local community. Pictured is owner Sam Iapoce.

Briefly noted | Woodstock

Woodstock water woes

Elevated levels of PFOS, part of a group of chemicals known as perand polyflouroalkyl substances used to make products resistant to stains, grease, soil and water, have been found in Woodstock’s municipal water supply. According to the federal Environmental Protection Agency, components break down very slowly and are found in the blood of people and animals.

Found in the water, air, fish and soil across the globe, the chemicals may lead to increased risks of testicular, kidney and thyroid cancer with possible links to prostate, bladder, breast and ovarian cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.

In April, the EPA proposed a new standard for PFOS limits in water at four parts per trillion. New York State’s current limit is ten parts per trillion.

The annual drinking-water quality report filed by Woodstock for 2023 showed 3.48 parts per trillion, more than four times last year’s sample of 0.86. Woodstock has only tested for PFOS since 2022.

“We need to see if it’s a trend and watch closely. They’re going to go out next week and collect another sample,” reported town environmental commission member Bob Wolfe at a recent informal meeting with concerned residents. “It usually takes, from my understanding, five or six weeks by the time we get the results back from the lab.”

The town is required to notify water-district users if the level exceeds the state limit of ten parts per trillion.

Officials are monitoring it to see whether the 2023 result might have been an anomaly. Water and sewer superintendent Larry Allen suspects a

candy and cigarettes. No judgment, regardless of what you choose to purchase. “Woodstock’s an eclectic place, and that’s why we’re an eclectic shop,” he notes. “We’re not compromising our small-townness.”

The store’s primary spotlight, of course, is on the superb selection of meats. The current owners have not only continued their predecessor’s policy of having “everything antibiotic- and hormone-free,” but also put more emphasis on local sourcing. You can get beautiful beef and pork from Kilcoyne Farms, lamb and pork from Edelweiss Farms, seafood from Nat Kagan and poultry from Campanelli Farms, as well as from reputable producers slightly further afield, such as Bell & Evans chickens and pork from Leidy’s in Pennsylvania. “Our general approach has been grass-fed and grain-finished for the last five to ten years,” says Iapoce.

If you’re at peace with the idea of living at the top of the food chain, the most Earth-friendly way to be a meat consumer is indeed to support local producers who raise their animals humanely, in clean and spacious conditions, and feed them healthy diets. This sustainable approach also calls for not wasting any part of the carcass, and Woodstock Meats enthusiastically embraces the “nose-to-tail butchery” philosophy. Nothing its staff cuts up is wasted. In the freezer section you can find all sorts of organ meats, tallow, odds and ends like hog cheeks for guanciale. They make their own stocks and bone broth, jerky, nitrate-free bacon… even a line of raw dog food.

The shop’s “vast sausage program” deserves special mention. “Our sau-

new town well recently put into service may have stirred up undesirable substances.

Town supervisor Bill McKenna has asked Wolfe to monitor the situation.  “Any trends or anything like that, I think that’s something that the WEC and town will have to work with the DOH [state Department of Health] on how they want to manage that,” he said.

There is no current evidence to suggest the source of PFOS is the illegally dumped fill in Shady, though testing of private wells near there has detected the substance.

-- Nick Henderson

Onteora High School is on the “Best High Schools” list

Onteora High School has earned a spot on U.S. News & World Report’s listing of the best U.S. high schools. Onteora is ranked 263rd in the state and 2,782 nationwide on the 2024 list.

Among the factors taken into account in Onteora’s ranking was the school’s advanced placement (AP) exam participation rate, which is 45 percent, as well as its graduation rate, which is 95 percent. Performance on state-required tests and how well the school prepares its students for college were also considered.

Principal Lance Edelman said, “I am extremely proud of our students, faculty and staff. Despite being such a small high school, we are continuing to find ways to provide our students with various opportunities to excel. Our students continue to take advantage of these opportunities and continue to shine.”

sages are all housemade,” says Iapoce. “We make 12 to 20 iterations and keep five to eight on hand at any given time.”

Some are seasonal and especially worth seeking out. We took home a sample of ramp sausage, available only during a brief time window each spring. It was fresh and juicy, bursting with flavor, thickly flecked with dark-green ramp shoots foraged from local woodlands.

Prices for these local meat products aren’t cheap, but the knowledgeable butchers here can steer customers with tight budgets to alternative cuts that are nearly as good as the priciest ones, such as chuck eye, “the poor man’s ribeye.” If your heart is set on lamb, you can choose between paying a comparable premium to have it shipped from Australia or New Zealand or to obtain it from a nearby small family farm. “Talk to your butcher. We like to collaborate,” Iapoce advises the cost-conscious. “We like to keep a finger on the pulse of where quality and price meet.”

One unforeseen benefit of the shop’s heavy reliance on local producers was its resilience throughout the COVID crisis. Short supply chains meant more reliable supply, and there were no delays in decisionmaking of the sort built into large corporate bureaucracies. “We had the ability to process new information quickly, to think on our feet,” says Iapoce. “We didn’t close for a single hour during the pandemic, beyond our usual hours. And we were able to keep most of our staff… We all decided to go to work, be present and do our best. We asked ourselves, ‘How do we use this opportunity to show people how much we care?’ I think Woodstock would’ve had a harder time if Woodstock Meats hadn’t been around.”

Briefly noted | Woodstock

Onteora students’ rocket club qualifies for national competition May 16

Onteora rocket club, “The Screaming Eagles,” qualified for the national finals and is headed to Washington, DC and Manassas, Virginia on May 16 to compete for the national championship and the right to represent the United States in the international competition being held in London, England, in July. This is the second year in a row Onteora has qualified for the national competition, thanks to dedicated students, their advisor, Onteora science and physics teacher Mr. Rich DeRuvo, and the club’s mentor, engineer and Woodstock Hardware owner Vincent Christofora Jr. Onteora is the only high school in Ulster County that has a rocket club. And it’s only one of two in the entire Hudson Valley.

To qualify for this year’s finals, Onteora finished in the top 100 teams out of more than 900 teams consisting of nearly 6000 students from across the U.S.

How did the team qualify for the finals? “Last June,” said Vince Christofora, “we were given a set of strict design criteria and flight performance for the 2024 challenge. The club then worked all year to meet these requirements, striving to be better than anyone else in the country. Just think -- being given a sheet of paper with criteria and then having to design and build, from scratch, a rocket to meet those criteria.”

In addition to meeting a specific size and mass, the rocket had to reach an altitude of exactly 820 feet measured by an onboard computer. “Our total flight time from lift off to touch down had to be between 43-46 seconds and carry one raw hen’s egg returning it to Earth unbroken!” said Christofora. During qualifying flights, the team is then “penalized” for every foot the rocket flies higher or lower than 820 feet and for every second the flight time is faster or slower than 43-46 seconds.

Composed of 12 middle and high school students, the Onteora rocket club is an all-inclusive club open to all students in grades 7-12. “Everyone contributes to the club’s success,” said Christofora. “And club members also excel outside the club, not only in academics, but in passions such as baseball, tennis, golf, music, theater and art.”

Currently the Onteora Rocket Club is fundraising to reach the $7,000.00 they need to attend the Washington, DC national finals. Anyone interested in supporting these students can email the club at OnteoraRocketClub@yahoo.com or call Christofora at Woodstock Hardware 845-679-2862.

Iapoce may have been the manager who guided the shop through the public health emergency that caused many businesses to fold, but he deflects most of the credit to his dedicated and professional staff. “Our team on the floor work incredibly hard. We’re always chasing being a little bit better the next day.”

He also feels immensely grateful to the shop’s loyal long-term customer base. “This is a small-knit community. We have tried to be excellent stewards of an excellent business that has served this community for so long,” he says. “When you’re a multi-decade operation, you get people cheering you.”

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The use of force was “profoundly upsetting”

I fully support the protesters’ right to peacefully assemble. I understand how SUNY officials could have felt unsure about what to do and how to respond. However, I do not support riot gear, K-9 units, the physical removal of protesters, etc. The use of force at SUNY New Paltz on May 2, 2024 was profoundly upsetting.

Separately, I wish the protesters’ messaging had been more discerning, calling for Israel to employ immediate policy changes within Israel rather than calling for “intifada,” “from the river to the sea,” and “by any means necessary.” Calling for violence and the destruction of Israel creates a hostile climate on campus and in our community.

We should be calling for alternatives to Hamas and to Netanyahu’s far-right administration; we need empowered Palestinians who seek peace and stability in the region and Israeli leaders who steadfastly believe in a two state solution or other pathways toward mutual understanding, recognition, and representation, so to bring an enduring peace.

Mayor Tim Rogers New Paltz

Police attack on student encampment

I share the letter I sent to SUNY New Paltz President Wheeler in response to the attack on the student encampment: Dear President Wheeler, Your response is truly shameful. To bring police onto campus against students protesting injustice -- especially a genocide unfolding before our very eyes, aided and abetted by our own elected officials -- puts you on the wrong side of history and shatters any trust students and family had for your leadership.

The reported arrest of nearly 60 students overnight is abominable. The money and hard work students and families invest in your institution is betrayed by your actions. Certainly I

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have zero confidence in your administration’s commitment to the safety of my child or protection of her civil rights and free speech.

History will judge the response by you and other university officials across the country with the contempt it deserves. In the meantime, I applaud the efforts of the students protesting genocide in Gaza and will do whatever I can to support them.

Melinda Butterfield, Parent Brooklyn

Mourn the dead

WW2 was fought to stop the Nazi’s under Hitler, who terrorized all of Europe with two dominant goals: eliminating all Jews, and ruling all of Europe. Many Jews in America today lost most of their relatives. Millions of Jews were brutally killed.

Then the world gave Jews the land of Israel, their historic homeland, a place that gave us Christianity and where many tribes have lived since before written history. Today the Jews are again fighting to survive.

My father and millions of other Americans, and Canadians, and Australians and a dozen other nations sent millions of their citizens to fight Hitler’s madness, suffering horribly, and die defeating the Nazis. Their sacrifice is being disrespected all over America, outrageously at once respected places like Harvard, Columbia, Vassar, UCLA and SUNY New Paltz.

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And we allow educated, wealthy young adults to scream “Kill the Jews?” With no consequences? Forgive their school loans? Excuse them, as clearly they were so poorly raised and educated that they do not understand? Fuck that, and their enablers!

They need to be punished. They are spoiled, selfish and an embarrassment to America.

Paul Raymond New Paltz

How SUNY New Paltz Commemorated the Kent State Massacre

Like many, I am absolutely appalled that, on the eve of the anniversary of the Kent State massacre, Darrell Wheeler, president of SUNY New Paltz, called in, at great waste of tax dollars, state and town police and the county sheriff’s office, who then committed felonies against students peacefully assembled to protest college investment in the genocidal regime of Israel. Tents had been removed, and students were quietly sitting on a quad on their own campus, which they and their families have paid for them to attend.

This corruption of police committing crimes is untenable. I hope that these students who were the targets of these police crimes will press criminal charges and also sue the pants off every official who was involved in that travesty. I’m also greatly troubled by mayor Tim Rogers making clear to WAMC news that members of SUNY New Paltz get to have academic freedom solely restricted to mouthing the half-baked disinformation that Mayor Rogers evidently has in his head about US foreign policy and world affairs.

All this indicates how terribly mistaken voters are when they vote Dem/ WF thinking that such candidates will support citizens’ unalienable rights. Nope, Dem office holders, be they Rogers or Biden, are fully capable of gaslighting and using/excusing physical violence, to deny human rights and, being insidious, are often more effective than their GOP counterparts in so doing. Citizens who care about human and planet rights would be wise to ditch such politicians. Barbara Kidney Town of Shawangunk

An open letter to SUNY New Paltz President

Darrell Wheeler

We are community members from the New Paltz area who are appalled by your decision to authorize the state police to arrest well over 100 students and faculty on campus on the night of May 2nd

During our various visits to the encampment, including just prior to the police action, we found the encampment to be consistently peaceful and

well-organized. We heard not a whisper of anti-semitism. Those involved were not harming any people or damaging the campus. Most were students on their own campus, where many of them live. They had taken down their tents at your request. This was the violation of college policy that you identified during your visit to the encampment on Wednesday, May 1st , as the basis for potential action against the encampment.

These students understand that at times one must disrupt business as usual to focus the attention of the public on a glaring injustice. That is what these students were doing. They want SUNY New Paltz to divest from companies that work closely with the Israeli government and Israeli military in order to keep their tuition and our tax dollars from supporting human rights violations. We commend their courage and commitment.

You had no moral right to clear the encampment. We only wish you had demonstrated the ethical judgment and integrity of the students.

Jo Salas

Nancy Schniedewind

Donna Goodman

Eli Kassirer

Maggie Veve

Tammy Raffaele

Karen Cathers

Reeni Goldin

Chaia Lehrer

Naim Kozi

Amy Mottola

Steve Goodman

Elana Michelson

Naomi Allen

Susan Griss

Mary Juneau

Fred Nagel

Diana DeCosimo

Lawrence Faulkner New Paltz

Woodstock’s new noise ordinance?

The Woodstock noise committee that collectively wrote the new proposed noise ordinance included details in that ordinance such as ‘if any musician or venue is in breach of the new ordinance, they will be fined $250 for a first offense. On the second occasion, the party/person is in breach of the new ordinance they will be fined $750. For a third offense, it will cost the offending party $1,500 plus a one-year ban from playing outdoor music.

The proposed ordinance does not stipulate what will happen if the offending individual or venue breaks the ordinance’s rules for a fourth time. But we can all guess what happens? The same thing that happens when any person continues to not pay fines or continues to break any law repeatedly. The musician or offending venue owner will go to jail. That is the way the law works in the USA. Make no mistake about the fact that this proposed new noise ordinance if passed criminalizes outdoor music in Woodstock.

I also wonder if the six-person committee that created this ordinance have any idea if passed on the effect it will have on hard-working people in Woodstock. Have the authors discussed the contents and its possible effect with Woodstock’s musicians, Woodstock’s outdoor venue waiters, venue chefs, venue security staff, bar staff from outdoor music venues?

Have any of the members of the noise committee spoke to and really listened

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to any of the struggling venue owners that have helped bring live music to our town? Have the committee members spoke with the families and low-income people who attend these mostly free outdoor music venues?

Also, if this ordinance is passed by the Woodstock Town Board, music venue staff will lose out on full shifts and without that income may not be able to pay rent, food or utility bills. The new ordinance allows venues that have live outdoor music to play just twice per week unless the venue has been granted a special permit to play an extra day.

I ask the members of the Woodstock noise committee: Could any of you survive if you were only allowed to work two times per week and needed a special permit to work three times per week?

I would also ask if any of the noise committee members attempted to communicate with any of the street musicians or outdoor music venue staff that if this ordinance gets passed may have to travel to another town to get that extra two or three shifts in the kitchen, behind the bar or waitering in an out-of-town venue as a result of this new ordinance? Have members of the noise committee spoken to any of venue staff that as a result of this new ordinance may have to move out of town or lose quality time with their family as a result of having to travel from one venue to another just to be able to get that extra shift to make ends meet?

It is after all very easy for anyone to write a noise ordinance from their own perspective. After all, paper has never refused ink. But when that noise ordinance is written from the narrow point of view of six people, none of which depend on outdoor music to pay their bills, then that ordinance becomes meaningless and should be treated as such.

On Tuesday May 14th at 7 p.m. a public hearing will be held by the Woodstock Town Board at Woodstock’s Community Centre on Rock City Road where everyone in our community will be given a chance to speak on the proposed new

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noise ordinance.

Chris Finlay Woodstock

Music should not cause harm

Regarding the proposal for adjustments to Woodstock’s sound ordinance: The amount of outrage being stoked by complete falsehoods is extremely upsetting. People need to know that nothing in the proposal is going to stop music in Woodstock. Let me repeat. Nothing in the proposal is going to stop music in Woodstock. Indoor music would not be affected in any way whatsoever. Outdoor music -- like busking and quieter acoustic music would be allowed any day of the week into the evening. Only loud outdoor music would have some defined allowable days and times in order to stop negative impacts on local, long-term residents. If people would actually read the proposal instead of fear mongering and spreading misinformation, we might be able to live in a community that not only values the arts but also values the truth and how we treat each other.

If you have been stoked into outrage by posts on social media, I encourage you to rethink your assumptions and look deeper at the facts and whole picture. No one on either side is likely to get everything they want, but the proposed ordinance is a good compromise that will allow plenty of outdoor music while still allowing our neighbors to enjoy some measure of peace in this beautiful place.

Julie Last Bearsville

Earth Day Fair and after

In last week’s Hudson Valley One, Jim O’Dowd, for years one of the masterminds of New Paltz’s Earth Day Fair, declared that Earth Day – now -- is everyday. He urged us all to get involved in the struggle to ensure that the earth is a habitable place for our children’s children.

There are ways for everyone to take

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part in this huge task and everyone’s efforts are needed. How to start? Try contacting one of the environmental groups that presented information, ideas and encouragement at the fair. If you are worried or depressed about the threat that climate change poses, taking part in efforts to turn it around can lift your spirits, besides being one more force for positive change. Here are a few of the groups that took part in the fair. They would love to hear from you.

New Paltz Climate Action Coalition (newpaltzclimateaction@gmail.com , www.newpaltzclimateaction.org/contact); Interfaith Earth Action ( jimmyodowd@yahoo.com); New Paltz Climate Smart and Climate Smart Gardiner -- see your town and village websites for information on these groups; Beyond Plastics (meganwolff2@bennington. edu); Cornell Cooperative Extension, Ulster ( https://ulster.cce.cornell.edu/, mam786@cornell.edu , 845-340-3990, x201); New Yorkers for Clean Power -- talk to a clean energy coach for your home or an expert on EVs (https:// nyforcleanpower.org/contact-us/cleanenergycoaching/ ); Food & Water Watch (eskydel@fwwatch.org); Repair Café Hudson Valley (http://www.repaircafehv.org/ ); Third Act (rcombelic5@gmail. com); and Wallkill Valley Land Trust (ellie@wallkillvalleylt.org).

There are many more groups who could use your help. Who’s at work in your town? For more information, call Jim O’Dowd at 845-416-4185. Miriam Varian New Paltz Climate Action Coalition

A ‘rose’ by any other name

In morning’s soft light, In the heart of town, Bread Alone, our sacred place, Exchanging greetings, and the dawn, Stories and light shared. With Lorin, a joyous soul, Contagious spirit, infectious laughter,

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Boundless energy, Under the beautiful starry sunlight

Lorin, one-of-a-kind, A treasure never forgotten, Lorin’s absence now felt.

Our hearts gather, His tales a treasure, Laughter reverberates through the air, Kindness overflowing. Suspenders and T-shirted charm, Free spirit dancing with joy, Love for friends and life, Genuine and true to self. Stories and opinions flowed.

Lorin, one-of-a-kind, A treasure never forgotten, Lorin’s absence now felt.

Lorin’s laughter rings. Soft crackling of life, His presence, a hot damn fire, Liveliness and effervescence, Talented hands, passionate soul. Lorin’s light shone bright, In our hearts, his spirit soars, A mensch, forever. Lorin now envelops our souls,

Lorin, one-of-a-kind, A treasure never forgotten, Lorin’s absence now felt.

Lorin’s story weaves through ours, Gathered light of loving thoughts, His voice, and laughter echo on. In memories we hold, This presence is so dear, Peaceful journey, friend. à la belle étoile, Under stars, Lorin’s path shines, Forever grateful.

Lorin, one-of-a-kind, A treasure never forgotten, Lorin’s light will always shine. Thank you for being you…

Neil Jarmel West Hurley

| May 8, 2024

Propaganda vs. facts

Last week’s letter by Rowan Dordick, although well written, is classic zionist propaganda, beginning with the undocumented claim Palestinians were from Egypt and did not arrive in Palestine till “late 18th and early 19th century.”

Apparently, Rowen disregarded the reference I provided in last week’s letter documenting Palestinians, like the Israelites, descended from the “ancient Canaanites,” using DNA analysis. Here are two more references, this time from PubMed, the National Library of Medicine’s archive of peer-reviewed scientific studies: The origin of Palestinians and their genetic relatedness with other Mediterranean populations (2001) documenting: Archaeology and genetic data support that both Jews and Palestinians came from the ancient Canaanites (https:// pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11543891/ ); and The Genomic History of the Bronze Age Southern Levant (2020) examining the DNA of bones from northern and central Israel documenting that Jews and Palestinians descended from the Canaanites placing them both in the lands of Israel 3,000 years ago (https:// pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32470400/ ).

It should be clear Rowan’s letter is pure zionist propaganda, attempting to twist the facts and rewrite history to suit zionist agenda. Fortunately, DNA

doesn’t lie like people do. Rowen then makes the foolish claim that the IDF was preventing “civilian harm,” “more than any military in history.” Apparently, Rowan’s quoted expert, John Spencer, didn’t consider that dropping more than “500,” “2,000-pound dumb bombs,” in densely populated areas, blowing up entire neighborhoods to get one terrorist and killing civilians as far as 1,000 feet away, does not qualify as “preventing civilian harm” (https://www.cnn.com/ gaza-israel-big-bombs/index.html ).

Doctors Without Borders organization also lays waste to Spencer’s ridiculous statement, when they declared to the United Nations Security Council on February 22, 2024: “This death and destruction, and forced displacement are the result of military and political choices that blatantly disregard civilian lives” (https://doctorswithoutborders-apac. org/en/doctors-without-borders-un-security-council-gaza-needimmediate-sustained-ceasefire). While Rowen amplifies what Hamas is guilty of, and Hamas is definitely guilty of war crimes, in no way does it compare with the brutal genocide and forced displacement of 1.5 million people, the complete destruction of Palestine’s infrastructure, including its entire health care system, that the Netanyahu administration and its IDF are perpetrating full steam ahead. Rowen’s letter vainly tries to whitewash Israel’s

Laura Claire Duchamp (Leavy)

Laura Claire Duchamp passed on Tuesday, April 2nd following a short fight with cancer. She was 74 years old.

Laura lived a full life, growing up in Woodstock, New York, then spending most of her years in New York, France, and Georgia. She is part of the trio of Leavy sisters, attending Onteora High School before setting off to explore the world.

In her early years Laura was a track and basketball athlete before setting her sights on fashion. Plans changed when she met Alain, a Frenchman, while visiting New York City. Their courtship led to a wedding in Kingston, NY - then an adventure in Europe. She gave birth to Damien in Paris and they lived in the South of France for a few years before returning to the U.S.In the 80s and early 90s she would pursue an art history degree and raise Damien, all the while continuing to draw and paint. After losing her mother Clarice, Laura stayed a few more years in Woodstock and adopted her niece Teresa. After Tee and Damien were off to college and starting their own adult lives, Laura went to Miami, Florida. She eventually landed in Savannah, Georgia where she would live most of the last twenty years.

As she would live her final years in Savannah, Georgia, she was known locally as "Ms. Laura." She would spend her days in the garden enjoying a good book and the visiting birds, and her evenings watching a mystery movie with Phantom, Sweetpea and Baby - her cats through the years. She was always an artist, painting the beautiful things from her yard and memories.

Laura's spirit lives on through her son Damien, daughter Teresa, nephew Lucas, sister Holly, grand-niece Matilda and grand-nephew Homer. Laura joins her mother Clarice, sister Trice, nephews Leland and Ezra - who we miss every day.

We will celebrate Laura's life in Savannah this month, and at the Woodstock Artists Cemetery on May 11 at 3pm. Friends are welcome. This will be a joyous gathering, and not a traditional funeral. In lieu of flowers, a contribution in her memory can be made to the Humane Society of Greater Savannah at www.humanesocietysav.org.

complicity in it’s clear war crimes, turning a blind eye to the magnitude and intensity, which rises to the level of crimes against humanity and genocide (https:// www.theguardian.com/world/2024/ apr/05/un-humanrights-council-israel-gaza-biden-netanyahu). Maybe that is why the International Criminal Court is contemplating issuing arrests warrants for Netanyahu and his war criminal buddies (https://www. npr.org/2024/04/29/1247936335/ what-it-means-if-the-international-criminal-court-issuesarrest-warrant-for-neta). Apparently, Rowen is unaware that documented facts will shred propaganda every time. Steve Romine Woodstock

When in doubt

Las Vegas has answers to all of life’s philosophical problems -- they may not be valid answers, but they’re answers. Sparrow Phoenicia

Know it all’s

It is amazing how many people become authorities on subject matter of which they have limited knowledge, and actually impress those who have even less knowledge. On another note, these same people are almost impossible to convince, even by the most knowledgeable people, that they are ever wrong.

Howard Harris Woodstock

Wishing upon a star

While considering the unpopularity of POTUS Biden (his approval rating is now at 38%) and the TDS inspired anti-Trump ravings of the usual suspects (William Weinstein, Tom Cherwin and the inimitable Neil “I’m a Trump hater” Jarmel) a tune from the halcyon days of my youth, “The Mickey Mouse Club theme song” came to mind. As I began to sing the song (as I often do to regain equilibrium whenever I consider Joe Biden and his reality denying supporters), I noticed that Donald Trump and POTUS Joe could replace Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck (respectively) in the lyrics without breaking their consonant count or cadence. The following is how the song might go if some clever writer decided to make such name substitutions in a political parody of this beloved theme song:

(Stanza)

Who’s the leader that we need to save Democracy?

D-o-n-a-l-d T-r-u-m-p! (Bridge)

Now it’s time to vote again, throughout our great country:

D-o-n-a-l-d; T-r-u-m-p: Donald Trump! (POTUS Joe!)

Donald Trump! (POTUS Joe!)

We’re voting to save our Democracy! Hey! Hey! Hey!

With this in view, Feedback writers seeking support for POTUS Biden ought to realize that his 38% approval rating indicates that prospective voters don’t

think that “Scranton Joe” is doing a good job and, because of this, their redundant “reasons to re-elect Joe Biden” letters are only persuasive to their fellow TDS sufferers. Moreover, if Joe Biden is the best candidate they have to offer, the polls indicate what even “Corn Pop” knows: Joe has only a slightly better chance of winning re-election in November than Donald Duck has of replacing Mickey Mouse as the logo for the Disney Corporation.

George Civile Gardiner

Remembering the accomplishments of David Lent

I enjoyed reading your profile of longtime New Paltz resident and former town supervisor David Lent in your April 17th issue. I was in my second year on the New Paltz town board in 1989 when Mr. Lent announced his run as a Republican for town supervisor against Bill Yeaple, a conservative Democrat who had held that position since 1975. Lent was voted in with the support of an organization of independent voters because, contrary to Yeaple and his Republican friends, Lent favored the acquisition of what later became the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail. In opposition to Republican Party regulars under the leadership of Butch Dener who opposed it, the former rail line was purchased by the town on January 18, 1991. Lent also supported subsequent efforts -- which faced ongoing political opposition -- to convert it into a rail trail; a process that culminated in the trail being dedicated and open to the public for the first time on October 9, 1993 -- some 31 years ago. New Paltz has reason to be proud for pioneering the development of Wallkill Valley Rail Trail and its connecting trails, and Dave Lent’s role in that process is well worth remembering.

David Strong New Paltz

Entrance to other worlds

As I sit here, thoughts spilling onto paper, I can’t help but wonder if my voice, infused with the unreliable narrator’s whimsy, distorts reality just enough to uncover a more profound truth. It’s as though the world around me communicates through veils, dancing on the razor’s edge of what we perceive as accurate and what remains hidden in the shadows of our collective subconscious.

In our current age, we dwell not in the tangible landscapes of earth, ocean and sky but rather within the ceaseless flow of electrons through the labyrinth of wires that crisscross our existence. It’s an electric world -- a digital mirage that often blurs the lines between truth and illusion. The primitive emotion of fear, which once kept our ancestors alert and alive amidst the lurking dangers of a wilder world, has morphed into a shadow that follows us into the corners of our

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modern lives. Fed daily by the media, it grows, a beast fattened on the dark tales spun in newsrooms and through cinematic nightmares. The delicate intricacies of life’s tapestry are often lost to this diet of dread.

Like a laborer who takes up his shovel day after day, we too have grown callouses -- psychic barriers that numb us to the subtler nuances of existence. The persistent chafe of fear has thickened our skins, not against the cold earth’s clasp or the tool’s weight, but against the essence that makes life palpable and poignant.

Larry Winters New Paltz

Part A of the agenda

As mentioned previously, I will sub -

which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK –COUNTY OF ULSTER INDEX # EF2011-3846 FILED 04/09/2024

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2007- OPT3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-OPT3, Plaintiff, ROSEANN DAW. ULSTER COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE, AS ADMINISTRATOR TO THE ESTATE OF HELEN WASHINGTON, KASEEM H. WASHINGTON, AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN TO HELEN WASHINGTON, SHAWN WASHINGTON, AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN TO GEORGE WASHINGTON, JR, AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN TO HELEN WASHINGTON, MONIQUE WASHINGTON, AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN TO GEORGE WASHINGTON, JR, AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN TO HELEN WASHINGTON, CECILIA TAYLOR WASHINGTON, AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN TO GEORGE WASHINGTON, JR, AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN TO HELEN WASHINGTON “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” 1 THROUGH 50, Intending To Be The Unknown Heirs, Distributees, Devisees, Grantees, Trustees, Lienors, Creditors, And Assignees Of The Estate Of Helen Washington, Who Was Born In 1930 And Died on March 10, 2012, A Resident Of Ulster County, Whose Last Known Address Was 47 Wurts Street, Kingston, New York 12401, Their Successors In Interest If Any Of The Aforesaid Defendants Be Deceased, Their Respective Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, And Successors In Interest Of The Aforesaid Classes Of Person, If They Or Any Of Them Be Dead, And Their Respective Husbands, Wives Or Widows, If Any, All Of Whom And Whose Names And Places are unknown to the Plaintiff HOWARD MORAN, JR., DYTANIEL WASHINGTON, JOHN DOE (LAST NAME UNKNOWN), ROBERTO DOE (LAST NAME UNKNOWN), UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE THE KINGSTON HOSPITAL, Defendants. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 49 Wurts Street a/k/a 47 Wurts Street, Kingston, NY 12401 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within thirty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Modified Mortgage (hereinafter “the Mortgage”) to secure $287,255.08 and interest, and loan modification agreement covering premises known as 49 Wurts Street a/k/a 47 Wurts Street, Kingston, NY 12401. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Ulster County as the place of trail. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS SPENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE

mit an agenda, meaning I will address a topic of interest, leading into the following topic.

Before I begin, however, in my previous article I inadvertently left out a comment regarding my referencing ‘ole’ prunes. I did not mention that I am one in that category inasmuch as I turned 85 this past September! So, please do not take offense. Having said that, let’s begin.

The agenda will take the form pretty much as I am laying it out now:

A. Background to the rise of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

B. Role of the Republican Party (GOP)

C. Supreme court decision, 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Elections Committee, 2010

COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2000D, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2000D AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 1 Huntington Quadrangle Suite 4N25 Melville, NY 11747. (631) 812-4084. (855) 845-2584 facsimile. File# 560-1922 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and nonprofit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or visit the Department`s website at www.dfs.ny.gov RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. You have the right to stay in your home during the foreclosure process. You are not required to leave your home unless and until your property is sold at auction pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale. Regardless of whether you choose to remain in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY and pay property taxes in accordance with state and local law. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner`s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303 NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

147 KINGSTON LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 4/16/2024. Off. Loc.: Ulster Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to, The LLC, 264 Pearl Street, Kingston, NY 12401,USA. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC), Name: 948 HOLDING CO LLC; Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on March 30, 2020; Office Location: 948 State Route 28, Kingston, New York 12401; Ulster County; SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served; SSNY shall mail copy of process to Mary Anne Erickson, 948 State Route 28, Kingston, New York 12401; Term: Until (Perpetual); Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE

ABBTINI LLC. App. for Auth. filed with the SSNY on 04/25/24. Originally filed with the Secretary of State of New Jersey on 09/12/2023. Office: Greene County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon

D. The background to the rise of Donald Trump

E. The deconstruction of the administrative state

F. The future regarding our present benefit state

Background to the rise of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid: Let’s go back to the year 1886 and the Supreme Court Act of that year. That act was ‘Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad.’ This act laid the foundation of ‘corporate personhood’ and established the precedence of corporate prerogatives over citizens’ right. The impetus for this act was the Industrial Revolution let loose after the Civil War.

This act took the corporation out of the tax regulatory of the states, allowing

whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 110 South Street, Apartment 208, Morristown, NJ 07960. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of Bent Nail Collective LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 4/15/24. Office location: Ulster Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to: 853 Lucas Ave Extension, Hurley, NY 12443. Purpose: any lawful activities.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC): Brook Road Properties LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/12/2024 Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Christopher Neher c/o Brook Road Properties LLC, 12 Brook Road Woodstock, NY 12498. Purpose: Any lawful acts or activities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC): Carole Neher Realty LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/12/2024 Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Christopher Neher c/o Carole Neher Realty LLC, 12 Brook Road Woodstock, NY 12498. Purpose: Any lawful acts or activities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Clercq Dog Sport LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/18/24. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: PO Box 307 West Park NY 12493. Purpose: any lawful activity.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Concra Holdings LLC. Articles of organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on Feb 24th 2024. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC, 310 Wall St Kingston NY 12401. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. Purpose of LLC: Real Estate.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC): ET Distribution, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/01/2024. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Ethan Tobey c/o ET Distribution, LLC, 12 Cardinal Drive, Woodstock, NY 12449. Purpose: Any lawful acts or activities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. GATEHOUSE GARDENS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4-16-2024. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 5 Gatehouse Road New Paltz NY 12561. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

railroad entrepreneurs, Harriman and Rockefeller, to run their lines across state lines, paying no tax to those states. This was the heyday, the glory days of the Republican Party, until Hoover was voted out of office, 1933, with the advent of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

From that date of 1886 until 1933, there were six Republican presidents and two Democratic presidents. The presidents were Cleveland (D, twice), McKinley (R), T. Roosevelt(R), Taft (R); Harding (R), Wilson (D), Coolidge (R) and Hoover (R). These six Republicans were business only and the hell with everything else. It was this freewheeling, business only which contributed greatly to the Great Depression of the late 20s and early 30s. Until the next time.

AND ERIC WILSEY,

John St., Saugerties, NY • 246-5111 • www.seamonwilseyfuneralhome.com

Robert LaPolt New Paltz

What has Israel become?

I am a Jew who used to be proud of Israel and its accomplishments. But Bibi Netanyahu, with his unholy alliance with ultra right-wing religious zealots, has made of the Jewish state a shameful and disgusting pariah among the nations. This is not to minimize the horror that is Hamas, which proclaims its aim is to completely eradicate Israel, a country which has a right to exist, and the right to firmly defend that right. Nor can I confidently prescribe a path to peace. But I have read that there can be no peace without justice, and justice must begin with a two-state solution, which is inimical to Netanyahu and his rightwing gang. Indeed, Bibi has an incentive to prolong hostilities as long as possible, since the greater they are, the less likely it will be for him to be punished for his peace-time crimes -- let alone his wartime ones, which are for others to judge. No, putting Bibi behind bars will not, by itself, bring peace. But it’s a necessary first step -- one which makes the others possible, and lets me look forward to

the day when I might regain my pride in Eretz Yisroel. Paul Cooper Kingston

A notable group of thinkers

I want to thank your writer, Terence Ward and Hudson Valley One for publishing the summary of his interview with Andrew Yang about the first annual Hudson Valley Ideas Festival that Andrew and his staff organized, which took place on April 27.

I am very disappointed that this newspaper didn’t have any follow-up coverage of this terrific event.

I was fortunate to attend the entire program and can honestly say that it was one of the most interesting, inspiring and thought-provoking events that I have experienced in a long time. I can’t wait for the second annual Hudson Valley Ideas Festival next year.

This year’s lineup of speakers was Rikki Schlott, newspaper columnist and author; Stephen Dubner, host of Freakonomics and co-author of the book of the same name; Neil Parikh, entrepreneur and co-founder of Casper Mattresses; Stephen Marche, novelist and writer at

home in Worcester MA on May 6, 2024.

Joe was born on May 19, 1930 in the Bronx NY, son of the late Joseph F Morgan Sr and Susan (Wilson) Morgan, and grew up in Middletown NY where he attended St Joseph’s school and Middletown High School. He graduated from Cornell University in 1952 with a bachelor’s degree in zoology, then served in the US Army in the Korean War, working as a lab technician in a mobile army surgical hospital (MASH).

After the war, Joe attended Georgetown University studying linguistics while working as a lab technician at Children’s Hospital in Washington DC. There he met his wife-to-be Mary E. Murray, a medical technologist. They moved to NY for his job as a sales rep for pharmaceutical company Parke-Davis, and lived on Edgewood Drive in Saugerties, NY for many years, raising five children. During those years Joe did renovations on the house, kept a large vegetable garden, and amassed a collection of music by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Handel, and others. He became a self-taught fluent speaker of French and Russian, wild mushroom aficionado, red wine and dark chocolate enthusiast, and avid golfer. He cared for his wife Mary as her mobility declined until her death in 2008, then moved to Massachusetts in 2021 to be near his daughter as his own health declined.

Joe is survived by his son Stephen, of Florida; daughter Susan, and grandsons Eric and Peter, of Massachusetts; son Joseph, and daughter-in-law Laurel and grandson Kieran, of Palenville, NY; his brother Frank and sister-in-law Barbara, of New Jersey; and many nieces and nephews. He also leaves behind his dear friend Alice who cared for him in his later years in Saugerties. In addition to his wife Mary, he was predeceased by his daughter Cathleen in 1967 and son Michael in 2018, as well as his sisters Jane Brestolli and Suzanne LaBagh.

the Atlantic; Coleman Hughes, writer at CNN and the Free Press; Xochitl Gonzalez, bestselling author and screenwriter; and Andrew Yang, entrepreneur and former presidential candidate. Without exception, every speaker was intelligent, articulate and engaging; each an expert in a specific field or topic, eager to share his/her views with the audience. The moderator, Carly Reilly was knowledgeable about each of the speakers, asking relevant questions that kept the conversation stimulating. And the audience appreciated having the opportunity to ask their own questions. It was so refreshing to spend the day listening to the ideas and perspectives of this notable group of thinkers who have already and continue to make a meaningful impact in society. I was especially delighted that the festival was held at the Rosendale Theater, right here in the middle of the Hudson Valley. Kudos to Andrew Yang for conceiving of this event. Wendy Rudder New Paltz

Genocide? Next step(s)?

Just because I don’t agree with the definition(s) of genocide asserted by Steve Romine and his list of “experts” doesn’t mean that I support even what I believe to be genocide, as I described in my last letter of the ten worst examples of REAL and INTENTIONAL genocides in our global history. Those genocides are worlds apart from the Gaza conflict and how people are so eager, now, to equate

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the intentional killings of millions to the heavy collateral damage in Gaza.

At this point, I wonder what Steve’s solution(s) are for this entire situation. I guess Steve’s cease fire demands require that we financially desert one of our staunchest allies and tell Netanyahu to immediately roll over and play dead, while we all watch the Hamas animals take their victory lap. What have any negotiations achieved? What are Steve’s recommendations in this area since Hamas has shown no serious intent to release how ever many hostages may still be alive? If Steve has no solution, then how do all his “experts” propose to bring about peace? Or, are they all just hung up on the definition of genocide, and nothing beyond that? If Steve’s “experts” are interested in more than just the definition of genocide, I wonder what their responses, as well as Steve’s, would be to the historical realities pointed out by Rowan Dordick in his letter last week entitled “Just the Truth.”

And, once again, Steve and his fellow cease fire advocates continue to remain silent on how a cease fire hands Hamas a victory.

John N. Butz Modena

More Love for Mother’s Day

The heart loves not on circadian time but on a beat all its own.

The heart knows love when love feeds it in every fresh beat.

The heart a muscle taken with the notion it’s loved as well.

• Serving Highland, New Paltz, Milton, Marlboro, Plattekill, Clintondale, Modena, Gardiner, West Park, Esopus & Kingston

• Traditional and non-traditional funeral, burial, cremation and memorial services

• Pre-arrangement counseling Contact us about pre-need arrangements made in the past which can easily be transferred to our Firm

• Complete services available for former residents who have relocated

• New addition more than doubled our capacity

• Vast off-street private parking

• Wheelchair accessible

Visitation will be Sunday, May 12 from 7-9pm at Seamon-Wilsey Funeral Home, 45 John St., Saugerties. Funeral services are Monday, May 13 at 10am at St. Mary of the Snow, 36 Cedar St., Saugerties. Burial will follow immediately after at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 149 Cottage St., Middletown NY 10940. Est. 1928 Central Ulster location

The heart loves back and forth, up and down, the blood coursing now.

The heart needs a kiss, a long hug, the trill and chill of being in the arms of Mom. Patrick Hammer, Jr. Saugerties

HomeShare is one answer

It is by now, we hope, not news that Woodstock and neighboring towns are experiencing a severe shortage of affordable homes for rent. Family of Woodstock’s HomeShare program matches helpful individuals with affordable rentals, allowing both home owners and home seekers to remain in their communities.

We have seven successful matches ongoing, helping 18 people! Some are living within the home, others are in separate cottages. They are in Woodstock, Saugerties, Olivebridge and Mt Tremper. Home owners benefit from help with errands and having someone around for a feeling of security. Renters feel valued for the help they give and pay less rent than they would on the open market. Our match participants say it best. From a home provider in Saugerties: “I believe everyone should have a place to live and a place to feel safe. I could have continued to rent to traveling medical people, but having a family in that house benefits me, the family and the entire community.”

You can help HomeShare add to our positive impact. Spread the word! Stable housing for 18 people is wonderful but we can do more. We need more home owners and renters to make successful matches. Our trained volunteers work

Joseph F. Morgan Jr.

Joseph F. Morgan Jr. passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones at his

LEGAL NOTICE

HARDWOOD BROS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/23/24. Office: Ulster County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 5 Orchard Drive, Gardiner, NY 12525. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC): HGE 37 LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/1/2023. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: George T. Gilbert, c/o HGE 37 LLC, 8 Hillcrest Court, South Salem, NY 10590. Purpose: Any lawful acts or activities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC): Jack Yerry LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/17/2024. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Suzanne Garrity c/o Jack Yerry LLC, 80 Ridge Drive, West Hurley, NY 12491 Purpose: Any lawful acts or activities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC): K.A. BUILDERS & REMODELING LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on April 26th, 2024. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: K.A. BUILDERS & REMODELING LLC. 180 Hasbrouck Ave, Kingston NY 12401. Purpose: Any lawful acts or activities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.

LEGAL NOTICE

MCCLOSKEY CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/26/24. Office in Ulster Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to PO Box 3992, Kingston, NY 12402. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of MOSAIC MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PLLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/11/24. Office in Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC, 260 KINGS MALL CT #106 KINGSTON, NY, 12401. Purpose: Any lawful purpose

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE STATE OF NEW YORKSUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF ULSTER NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff, v. LORIE KELLOGG, ET AL, Defendants. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Ulster County on February 15, 2024, I, Rod Futerfas, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on June 03, 2024 at the Ulster County Courthouse, 285 Wall Street, Kingston, NY 12401, at 10:00AM the premises described as follows: 296 Irish Cape Road Wawarsing a/k/a Napanoch, NY 12458 SBL No.: 83.1-2-45 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Wawarsing, County of Ulster, State of New York. The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. EF2019-1339 in the amount of $110,442.66 plus interest and costs. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 80322

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC): Megalithic Sculpture, LLC.

Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/22/2024 Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The Law Firm of Sharon C. Fletcher, PLLC c/o Megalithic Sculpture, LLC, 479 Washington Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401. Purpose: Any lawful acts or activities. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY

COMPANY: Bill Haines Trucking LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/22/2024. Office location: United States Corporation Agents 7014 13th Ave suite 202, Brooklyn NY 11228. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to

many hours to get to know our applicants’ temperaments, their needs and wants. We follow matches to help with any issues that arise. We facilitate ending matches when situations change, which they do. Do you know someone who might benefit from having someone in their home or cottage? Do you know someone who would be a good home sharer? HomeShare Woodstock has a careful process which we believe gives all participants peace of mind. From one of our current matches: “The Homeshare program has not only facilitated a mutually beneficial living arrangement but has also enriched my life with a compatible and amiable companion. Kudos to

the LLC, 12 Micheles Blvd, Saugerties, NY 12477. Purpose: For any lawful Purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE

BRIGHT PATH PROPERTIES LLC Art. Of Org. Filed

Sec. of State of NY 5/16/2023. Off. Loc.: Ulster Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to, The LLC, 270 3rd Ave., Kingston, NY 12401, USA. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

LEGAL NOTICE

TOWN OF LLOYD PLANNING BOARD

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Town of Lloyd Planning Board, Ulster County, State of New York, on the application of Nicola Coppola regarding property at 46 New Paltz Rd. (SBL:88.13-9-42) Highland NY, 12528. The applicant is seeking a special use permit to operate a shortterm rental.

The public hearing will take place in-person and via Zoom, a video a tele-presence program on Thursday May 16th at 5:30pm and May 23rd at 7:00pm, or as soon thereafter as may be heard.

Any questions, call (845) 691-2144 ext. 117, Monday through Friday, 8:30am – 4:00pm, or send an email to svannostrand@townoflloyd.com.

Date: May 2, 2024

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of change of meeting

The Glasco Fire District Commissioners Meeting for the month of May has changed from the second Monday, May 13th to the third Monday, May 20th starting at 7:00 pm. The meetings will then resume in June to be on the 2nd Monday of every month. Any questions please call Mike Tiano at 845-246-5366.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company.

Name: Harmony Hall LLC (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on October 28, 2022. NY office location: Ulster County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to c/o The Affordable Housing Conservancy, 15 Steves Lane, Gardiner, NY 12525. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company.

Name: Harmony Hall MM LLC (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on April 29, 2024. NY office location: Ulster County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to c/o The Affordable Housing Conservancy, 2 Eugene L. Brown Drive, New Paltz, NY 12561. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

LEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

Please take notice that the Village of New Paltz Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on the following application:

Project Name: ZB24-04

Applicant: Scry Chappelle LLC, Thomas Kotilya

For: Area Variance for §212-41(D)(1) a Bar/Tavern located within 500 feet of schools or churches.

Location: 3B Church Street

Tax Map Number: 86.143-1-6

Zoning District: B-2. See Village Code §212-13-F for District Regulations.

Date and Time of Public Hearing: May 14, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Location of Public Hearing: Village Hall, 25 Plattekill Avenue, First Floor Meeting Room

You May Comment During the Public Hearing and Observe the Meeting via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82952265988?pwd=QLiSacZR7QUKd38oR8ZIfqPLxMHkLg.1

Phone Number: +1 646 931 3860 Meeting ID: 829 5226 5988 Passcode: 557436

The Zoning Board of Appeals will hear all persons in support of such matter or any objections thereto during the Public Hearing at 25 Plattekill Avenue in order of appearance on the Agenda. Written comments must be received before 4:00 PM on the date of the above hearing and be submitted by e-mail to planningzoning@villageofnewpaltz.org, or at the address listed above. All reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. In such a case, please notify Planning and Zoning in advance so that arrangements can be made.

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Katie Velvet LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/22/24. Office Location: Kingston, NY. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 34 Hudson Valley Landing Apt 2. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Mirage 123 LLC. Articles of orga-

Family of Woodstock for orchestrating such a well-organized and supportive program.”

Congenial and mature artists, teachers and carpenters, as well as helpful younger workers and professionals are all waiting for housing they can afford. Email us at HomeShareWoodstock@ familyofwoodstockinc.org or call Family at 845-679-2485 and leave a message. We are on FaceBook #homesharewoodstock and www.familyofwoodstockinc. org/home-share%20woodstock/.

Susan Goldman, Volunteer Coordinator Woodstock

nization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on April 21, 2024. Office location: Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC, 21 Highland Rd., Ulster Park N.Y. 12487. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). Name: MTC PROPERTY II, LLC Articles of Organization filed with New York Secretary of State (SSNY) on: 05/01/2024. Office Location: Ulster County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to c/o Maynard, O’Connor, Smith & Catalinotto, LLP, 6 Tower Place, Albany, NY 12203. Term: Indefinite. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized.

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). Name: MTC PROPERTY III, LLC Articles of Organization filed with New York Secretary of State (SSNY) on: 05/01/2024. Office Location: Ulster County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to c/o Maynard, O’Connor, Smith & Catalinotto, LLP, 6 Tower Place, Albany, NY 12203. Term: Indefinite. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Phandemic LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/2/24. Office Location: Kingston, NY. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 34 Hudson Valley Landing Apt 2. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed bids will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 100 Development Court, Kingston, NY 12401 on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 3:00 PM for BID #RFB-UC24-023 TRANSPORTATION OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN. Specifi-cations and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www.ulstercountyny.gov/purchasing.

Ed Jordan, Ulster County Director of Purchasing

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed bids will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 100 Development Court, Kingston, NY 12401 on Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 3:00 PM for ULSTER COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO TOWER PROJECT REBID, BID #RFB-UC24-141C. Please refer to Section 36.0 of the bid document for information regarding mandatory site visit. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www.ulstercountyny. gov/purchasing.

Ed Jordan, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO RESPONDERS: Sealed proposals for RFP-UC24-016 ULSTER COUNTY SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PLAN will be received on or before Friday, June 7, 2024 at 4:00 PM at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 100 Development Court, Kingston, NY, 12401. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www.co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing

Ed Jordan, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO RESPONDERS: Sealed proposals for RFP-UC24-020 CHILDRENS MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC(S) will be received on or before Friday, June 7, 2024 at 4:00 PM at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 100 Development Court, Kingston, NY, 12401. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www.co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing

Ed Jordan, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE

PURSUANT TO § 506 AND § 526 OF NYS REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW

Notice is hereby given that the Assessor of the Town of New Paltz, County of Ulster, has completed the TENTATIVE 2024 ASSESSMENT ROLL. A copy has been left with t he Town Clerk and the Assessor’s Office at New Paltz Town Hall, where it may be seen and examined by any interested person from May 1 until May 30, 2024. The Assessor will be in attendance with the Tentative Roll from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Thursday May 9th. She will also be in attendance on Saturday May 11th from 3:00 PM TO 5:00 PM and Tuesday, May 14th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

The Board of Assessment Review will meet on Thursday May 30, 2024 between the hours of 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the New Paltz Town Hall located at 52 Clearwater Rd, New Paltz, New York, to hear and examine all complaints

67th Elting Library Fair

The 67th Elting Memorial Library Fair in New Paltz will take place this year on Saturday, September 28, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with its huge book sale continuing Sunday, September 29, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Entry to the fair is free, or shop for books as an early bird on Saturday at 8 a.m. for only $10 or on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. for $5 (when most items will be half-price).

The library is currently accepting book donations on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturdays from 9 to 11 a.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to noon. Please do not leave books while the shed is unattended.

in relation to Assessments upon written application of any person believing to be aggrieved. Please schedule an appointment with the Board of Assessment Review by calling 845-255-0103. Prior to appearing before the Board of Assessment Review, please review the publication “ Contesting Your Assessment” which is available online at NYS Tax and Finance website under Real Property, or at the Town of New Paltz Assessors page on the Town of New Paltz website.

LEGAL NOTICE Ulster Industrial Complex, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/25/2024. Cty: Ulster. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 550 North Riverside Road, Highland, NY 12528. General Purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

Please take notice that the Village of New Paltz Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on the following application:

Date Sign Must Be Posted By: May 4, 2024

Project Name: ZB24-03

Applicant: Wells Fargo NP LLC

For: Village Code Section 212-13(J)(9). Area Variance for Commercial Space. 5,978 square feet requested; 3,000 square feet permitted; a variance of 2978 square feet needed. Location: 27-29 Main Street

Tax Map Number: S.B.L. 86.34-2-16

Date, Time, Location of Public Hearing: May 14, 2024 at 7:00 PM, Village Hall, 1st Floor Meeting Room

You May Comment During the Public Hearing and Observe the Meeting via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82952265988?pwd=QLiSacZR7QUKd38oR8ZIfqPLxMHkLg.1 Phone Number: +1 646 931 3860 Meeting ID: 829 5226 5988 Passcode: 557436

The Zoning Board of Appeals will hear all persons in support of such matter or any objections thereto during the Public Hearing at 25 Plattekill Avenue in order of appearance on the Agenda. Written comments must be received before 4:00 PM on the date of the above hearing and be submitted by e-mail to planningzoning@villageofnewpaltz.org, or at the address listed above. All reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. In such a case, please notify Planning and Zoning in advance so that arrangements can be made.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM

TOWN OF NEW PALTZ ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of New Paltz, Ulster County, New York at a meeting held on the 2nd day of May, 2024, duly adopted the following Resolution, subject to a Permissive Referendum.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NEW PALTZ, ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK TO EXPEND UP TO (I) TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS ($26,400) FROM THE TOWN’S BUILDING AND GROUNDS TRUCK RESERVE FUND TO PAY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A MAINTENANCE TRUCK, (II) FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND TWO DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-EIGHT CENTS ($44,302.78) FROM THE TOWN’S HIGHWAY RESERVE FUND FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A MAINTENANCE TRUCK, AND (III) NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($9,200) FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE RESERVE FUND FOR A POLICE VEHICLE.

BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Board (the “Town Board”) of the Town of New Paltz, Ulster County, State of New York (the “Town”), as follows:

Section 1. The Town Board has decided to purchase (i) a new Ford truck to be used by the Town at an estimated total cost of $26,400, (ii) a new Chevy truck to be used by the Town at an estimated cost of $44,302.78, and (iii) a new police vehicle to be used by the Town at an estimated cost of $9,200 (collectively, the “Projects”).

Section 2. The Projects shall be financed with reserve funds of the Town; Section 3. The Town has put into reserve, in its Building and Grounds Truck Reserve Fund, certain sums for the purpose of paying for the purchase of maintenance trucks.

Section 4. The Town has put into reserve, in its Highway Reserve Fund, certain sums for the purpose of paying for the purchase of maintenance trucks.

Section 5. The Town has put into reserve, in its Police Department Vehicle Reserve Fund, certain sums for the purpose of paying for the purchase of police vehicles.

Section 6. The Town determines that it is consistent with those purposes that sums from the Building and Grounds Truck Reserve Fund, Highway Reserve Fund and Police Department Reserve Fund be used to finance the Projects.

Section 7. This resolution is subject to a permissive referendum.

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NEW PALTZ, ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, Rosanna Rosenkranse, Town Clerk May 2, 2024.

More information on the raffle, silent auction, toys, children’s activities, jewelry, food and music will be coming soon ( https://www.eltinglibrary.org/ libraryfair). Paul Edlund, on behalf of the 67th Elting Fair Committee New Paltz

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FLOCK TOGETHER

Ravensbeard gala held to raise funds for wild bird rescue center

by Adam Snyder

The Hudson Valley is somewhat of a paradise for wild birds. Well over a hundred remarkable species can been spotted here, ranging from the common Darkeyed Junco to woodpeckers, hawks, owls, and even bald eagles.

Unfortunately, the price for having these magnificent creatures in our midst is that they collide, sometimes literary, with human development. Luckily, Ravensbeard Wildlife Center in Saugerties is here to help.

Ravensbeard’s primary mission is to rehabilitate injured or orphaned animals in order to return them to the wild.

“It’s hard to remember every bird that came through our doors,” says Ravensbeard founder Ellen Kalish, “I would guess thousands, and our release rate is over sixty percent. We work very closely with our veterinarians. The national average by comparison is fifty percent.”

What is growing into a world-class center started nearly 25 years ago in a much more humble environment. While

her husband was traveling half the year for work, Kalish was a stay-at-home mom who’d taken to rehabbing animals in her kitchen.

“Every night I’d have to clean up the kitchen by dinner time,” she says. “I pulled it off for years, but when we got to the point when there were portable crates in almost every room in the house, it became a challenge.”

About this time, Kalish stumbled upon an article about licensed wildlife rehabilitators in the DEC’s Conservation Magazine. Until then, she hadn’t realized a person could get a special permit and actually rehabilitate animals as a career. Certification is a lengthy process including an exam, inspection of your facility, and two years of apprenticing with a licensed rehabilitator.

Kalish, who had zeroed in on birds by this point, did her official training through the NYS Wildlife Rehabilitation Council. At the conclusion, she applied to the US Fish & Wildlife Service and was granted a Migratory Bird Permit. Ravensbeard was officially born.

“This past summer, thanks to an

anonymous donor, we built a stateof-the-art 100 foot flight cage for the largest birds that come to Ravensbeard, many who may need to practice flight after a wing injury. This enables them to regain strength and stamina. It’s a game changer!”

Of the birds that have been rehabbed at Ravensbeard, the most famous is most certainly a little Saw-whet known affectionately as Rocky the Christmas Owl.

One evening, a woman called Kalish to say her husband had found a baby owl in a tree at work, could she help?

“I thought maybe I could speed things up and just meet him at work. The woman told me that wasn’t possible because her husband’s job was setting up the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center—I almost dropped the phone!”

Once Rocky had been safely transported to Ravensbeard, Kalish posted a few photos on their website and the story immediately went viral.

“I was getting reporters coming to my door at 7am asking if they could take a picture and do a story.”

Eight days later, Rocky was released

without a hitch into the dusky night, but the story lived on. Kalish did interviews on every network, appeared on the Today Show, and coauthored a children’s book. Rocky’s image was plastered everywhere from subway cars to airplanes, she even turned up in a Marvel movie with Jeremy Renner.

“In my opinion, this was one of the top ten feel-good events of 2020,” Kalish says.

Not every bird can be rehabilitated, and some wind up taking up permanent residence at the center. This actually supports another facet of Ravensbeard’s mission, which is community education.

“We have a few owls as education ambassadors,” Kalish says. “There’s a Great-horned owl with a broken wrist and elbow which healed, but she has never flown. Right now she is a surrogate mom to an orphaned baby Greathorned owl.”

To further spread the word about keeping the world safe for wild birds, Ravensbeard held their first ever Gala celebration this past weekend. The

Ellen Kalish, founder of Ravensbeard, with a rescue.

calendar of events

Thursday 5/9

35th Annual New York State Foster Care and Adoption Conference at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, all day.

Just Bea-Cause: Nonprofit Morning Mixer at Beahive Beacon, 10am.

Reimagining Aging: A Guided Discussion Group for Older Women at the Woodstock Public Library, 10:30am.

Free HIV/STD/ Hep-C testing (for masculine-identifying and non-binary patients) at the Hudson Valley LGBTQ+ Community Center in Kingston, 1pm.

Sitting for Stolen Sisters. An event for listening and commemoration of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women at the New Annandale House at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, 2pm.

Senior Cinema and Social Coffee Hour: The Stepmom at the Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre, 2pm.

Slow Parenting: Parent Circle with Helle Heckmanm at the Good Work Institute in Kingston, 3:30pm.

Dreamcatcher and Beading Workshop for Kids with Natalie at the Woodstock Public Library, 4pm.

Adv Club at World’s End Comics, 4pm.

Vassar College Studio Art Senior Show

Opening Reception at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, 4pm.

River Pavilion Opens For the Season at Hutton Brickyards in Kingston, 5pm.

Fiction & Personal Narrative Workshop with Nancy Kline at the Woodstock Public Library, 5pm.

Kingston Cooks: Power of Planning Healthy Cooking Workshop at the Andy Murphy Midtown Center in Kingston, 5:30pm.

Sunset Sensations at Locust Grove Estate in Poughkeepsie, 5:30pm.

Howland Cultural Center 45th Anniversary GALA Fundraiser at Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, 5:30pm.

Open Studio with Photographer Bridget Badore. Community drop-in photoshoot at Holding Space in Kingston, 6pm.

Bougie Bingo Thursdays at the Hudson House Distillery in West Park, 6pm.

Marc Von Em at The Lemon Squeeze in New Paltz, 6pm.

The Side Cars Band: A Tribute to The Cars & 80’s Pop Rock New Wave at Silk Factory in Newburgh, 6pm.

May Sound Bath Session at River Valley Arts Center in Wappingers Falls, 6pm.

Jack Manley EP Release at Big Cat

Fans of indie rock and power pop should tune in this Friday as Hudson Valley-based singer-songwriter Jack Manley (Cosmonaut, The Jennifer Shop, Spires) unveils his deeply personal solo EP Unmeasurable Terms at Big Cat. The new release delves into Manley’s struggles with addiction and his path to recovery, and features contributions from his longtime friend, drummer Josh Eppard of Coheed & Cambria. Attendees will experience an intimate performance that showcases Manley’s journey through confessional songwriting and the transformative power of music. Special guest King In Yellow will open the show.

Chosen Family Presents: Meridian Brothers at Opus 40 in Saugerties, 6pm.

Trivia Night at Westkill Supply in Kingston, 6pm.

“Meet the Artist” with Alan Chin at CPW in Kingston, 6pm.

Open Mic at Pearl Moon Woodstock, 6pm.

Author Event: In Defiance: Runaways from Slavery in New York’s Hudson River Valley at Hudson Area Library, 6pm.

Teens and Textiles with Carolyn at the Gardiner Library, 6pm.

Karaoke Friday/Wing Night in the Kerhonkytonk Roadhouse at The Outpost BBQ in Kerhonkson, 6pm.

Adult Fiction Book Club: “The Measure” by Nikki Erlick at the Wallkill Public Library, 6:30pm.

Retirement 101 at the Esopus Library, 6:30pm.

Book Club at the Plattekill Library, 6:30pm.

Book Reading and Discussion: Nell Painter’s “I Just Keep Talking: A Life in Essays” (2024) at Time and Space Limited in Hudson, 7pm.

Noise Reduction (a space for quiet sounds) at Prophecy Hall in Beacon, 7pm.

Classic Film Series: Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) at the Rosendale Theatre, 7pm.

M Geddes Gengras DJ Set at Tubby’s in

Kingston, 7pm.

Edward Swanton at The Dutch in Saugerties, 7pm.

Ulster County Spinners Club at the Town of Ulster Senior Center, 7pm.

Tinker Street Arcade: Super Smash Bros at Tinker Street Cinema in Woodstock, 7pm.

Murder at the Mic: A dinner show to die for! at Best Western Plus Kingston Hotel and Conference Center, 7pm.

Music of a Forgotten Master: An Illustrated Talk on David Nowakowsky by Ron Graner at the Elting Memorial Library in New Paltz, 7pm.

Pieces at Park Theater Hudson, 7pm.

Soren Song with Todd Adelman at Graveside Variety in Woodstock, 7pm.

Karaoke at Toasted in Newburgh, 7pm.

Close Up (1980). Free screening at UPAC in Kingston, 7:30pm.

Uncle Vanya at Bridge Street Theater in Catskill, 7:30pm.

Jethro Tull’s Martin Barre at Levon Helm Studios at Woodstock, 8pm.

Savak / Sky Furrows / Elephant Rex at the Avalon Lounge in Catskill, 8pm.

The Nerds at Daryl’s House in Pawling, 8pm.

Ensemble Sangineto / Mamalana at The Colony in Woodstock, 8pm.

Karaoke with Major Mayhem at Tinker Street Tavern in Woodstock, 8pm.

Palestine Film Night at Blackbird Cafe & Infoshop in Kingston, undisclosed time.

Friday

5/10

Boat Building Class: Kingston Pram at the Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston, 9am.

Moving For Life DanceExercise for Health at Saugerties Public Library, 10am.

Bio Book Club at the Town of Ulster Library, 11am.

Achieving Goals Using Yogic Manifestation with Sarah Carlson at the People’s Place in Kingston, 12:30pm.

Golden Wellness Fair at the Pine Hill Community Center, 1pm.

Tea, Talks & Workshops: Beaded Crochet Necklaces at the Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library in Milton, 3:30pm.

Mushroom Paper with White Feather Farm at the Saugerties Public Library, 3:30pm.

Chess Club at World’s End Comics, 4pm. Kids’ Beginner Crochet Course (May) at Yarn Farm Kingston, 4pm.

MFA 1 Opening Reception at The Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz, 5pm. Area 51 at The Barn at Gardiner Brewing Company, 5pm.

Myles Mancuso at RMV Cellars in West Park, 5pm.

Grand Re-opening of the River Pavilion at Hutton Brickyards in Kingston, 5pm. You Can Sit with Us: Mean Girls Movie Night at the Esopus Library, 5:45pm. No Rules at Darlings in Tillson, 6pm. Luke & The Review at the Station Bar & Curio in Woodstock, 6pm.

Cafe Event: Bookish Banter & Brews. Silent reading, discussion, drinks, and connection at Gunks Gaming Guild in New Paltz, 6pm.

Live Music with Kelsey Jillette at Rough Draft in Kingston, 6pm.

The Alex Jornov Band at The Colony in Woodstock, 6pm.

Hudson Crossing Bluegrass in the Kerhonkytonk Roadhouse at The Outpost BBQ in Kerhonkson, 6pm.

Jeremy Baum & The Dirty Funk Contingency at The Lemon Squeeze in New Paltz, 6pm.

Jack Manley EP Release / King In Yellow. The indie rock singer-songwriter celebrates his debut EP Unmeasurable Terms with a hometown show at Big Cat in Kingston, 7pm.

John Street Jam at The Local in Saugerties, 7pm.

Damon & Naomi / Kath Bloom at Tubby’s in Kingston, 7pm.

The Howard Levy 4 at The Colony in Woodstock, 7pm.

The Arc of Oblivion at the Denizen Theatre in New Paltz, 7pm.

All Ages Friday Night Magic at World’s End Comics, 7pm.

Dave Pettigrew: An Evening of Worship at the Reformed Church of Shawangunk in Wallkill, 7pm.

Beacon’s Bechdel Test: Improv Comedy By Women for Everyone at Beacon Music Factory, 7pm.

Wait Until Dark at the Phoenicia Playhouse, 7pm.

Prof. Juris Pupcenok on “Russian Disinformation” at the D&H Canal Historical Society in High Falls, 7pm.

Stef Dag & Friends at Love, Velma in Ellenville, 7pm.

Albert Lee’s 80th Birthday Celebration / The Cryers at The Falcon in Marlboro, 7:30pm.

Elizabeth Clark’s Seeds Under Nuclear Winter: An Earth Opera at Graveside Variety in Woodstock, 8pm.

The Howard Levy 4 at The Colony Woodstock, 8pm.

Vapor Vesper CD Release Concert & Livestream at Green Kill in Kingston, 8pm.

Payne’s Grey Sky / Low Flying Planes at Keegan Ales in Kingston, 8pm.

Fresh Faces: An Up-And-Coming Comedy Showcase at Laugh It Up Comedy Club in Poughkeepsie, 8pm.

John Moreland / Ken Pomeroy at Levon Helm Studios at Woodstock, 8pm.

Little Shop of Horrors at the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 8pm.

Popa Chubby at Daryl’s House in Pawling, 8pm.

Murali Funk Trio at Tinker Street Tavern in Woodstock, 8pm.

Gratefully Yours. One of the Northeast’s premier Grateful Dead tribute bands at the Towne Crier Cafe in Beacon, 8:30pm.

The Get It at Pearl Moon Woodstock, 9:30pm.

E.N.S Residency 2000’s Night at Toasted in Newburgh, 10pm.

Saturday

5/11

Run for the Green 5K at Safe Harbors of the Hudson in Newburgh, 7:30am.

Community Bird Walk at White Feather Farm in Saugerties, 8:30am.

Annual Spring Flea Market and More at St. Peter’s in Rosendale, 9am.

Seed Song Farm Annual Spring Plant Sale at Seed Song Farm in Kingston, 9am.

Annual Plant Sale at the Reformed Church of Saugerties, 9am.

Wiltwyck Quilters Guild May Meeting at Grace Community Church in Lake Katrine, 9:30am.

The Fats in the Cats Bicycle Club Swap & Sell. Browse through deals on new and used bikes, bike parts, apparel, bags and vintage bike items at New Paltz High School, 10am.

Spring Fling Market at Camp Wilbur Herrlich in Patterson, 10am.

Friends Book Sale at the Woodstock Public Library, 10am.

Mothers Day Plant Sale at Cragsmoor Free Library, 10am.

20th Century Glass, Pottery, China and Accessories 2024 Spring Sale & Show at the Veterans’ Building in Beacon, 10am. Spring Apple Blossom Festival at Hurds Family Farm in Modena, 10am.

PoughkeepsieFarmProject’sAnnualPlant Sale at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, 10am.

Stained Glass Suncatcher Workshop for Beginners and Intermediates at Willow Deep Studio in Rosendale, 10:30am. Learn to How to Make Cold Processed Soap Workshop at Clover Brooke Farm in Hyde Park, 10:30am.

Birdhouse Making Workshop at White Feather Farm in Saugerties, 10:30am.

Friends of Historic Saugerties Presents: “The Hudson River Schools of Art and Their Ice Age Origins” with Professors and Writers Robert and Johanna Titus at the Saugerties Public Library Community Room, 11am.

Once Upon a Singalong at the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 11am.

Mother’s Day Apple Blossom Market at Twin Star Orchards in New Paltz, 11am. Pokemon Club at the Rosendale Library, 11am.

3 in 1 Gameday of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Historicals with NextGen HMGS at

the Gardiner Library, 11am.

Hudson Valley Pirate Festival at Ulster County Fairgrounds in New Paltz, 11am. Mimosa’s and Mother’s Day at Robibero Winery in New Paltz, 11am.

10th Annual Earth Fair. Free, family event featuring a Native American Water Ceremony, live performances by the Center for Creative Education’s Community Drummers and Energy Dance Company, the Mid-Hudson Juggling Association, and the Arm of the Sea Theater at T.R. Gallo Park in Kingston, 11am.

Thrift2Fight Free Kids Clothing Swap at the Starr Library in Rhinebeck, 11am. Pokemon Club at Rosendale Library, 11am.

Riparian Rhapsody at the Kingston Earth Fair at TR Gallo Park in Kingston, 11:15am.

Dan Brother at Angry Orchard Cidery in Walden, 12pm.

Closing Reception for “Point of View:” Works by Patrick Milbourn at Beattie Powers Place in Catskill, 11:30am.

Brunch: Too Blue at Daryl’s House in Pawling, 12pm.

Penny Social at the Pine Hill Community Center, 12pm.

Crochet 2gether at the Plattekill Library, 12pm.

No One Dances Alone Breast Cancer Fundraiser at 35 Phillips Avenue in Highland, 12pm.

Duck Derby on the Wallkill River at Popp Memorial Park in Wallkill, 12pm.

Met Opera Live in HD: Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at Time and Space Limited in Hudson, 12:55pm.

Guided Forest Bathing with Mother Earth at Olana in Hudson, 1pm.

Farm Animal Day at the Woodstock Public Library, 1pm.

Birds of Prey Show at the Duck Derby at the Wallkill Public Library, 1pm.

Met HD: Madama Butterfly (Puccini) at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie, 1pm.

Butterfly Gardening with Jessica Williams at the Highland Library, 1pm.

The Gingersnap Band at Twin Star Orchards in New Paltz, 1pm.

MyKingstonKidsKiteBuildingWorkshop at Unfettered Arts Gallery in Kingston, 1pm.

Mackbones Clothing Swap / Tattoo Flash Sale by Artist Sophia Sixtus at Holding Space in Kingston, 1pm.

Murali Coryell Band at Westkill Supply in Kingston, 2pm.

Woodstock Poetry Society Reading at the Woodstock Public Library, 2pm.

The Neverending Story (1984) at Tinker Street Cinema in Woodstock, 2pm, 7pm.

5th Annual Hudson Mad Hatters’ Parade at Warren Street in Hudson, 2pm.

Free In-Person Acting Workshop at Colab 4 in Goshen, 2pm.

“The Next 60” Live Auction. Featuring 60 works that have been inspired by the natural and constructed wonders of the Hudson Valley at the Garrison Art Center, 3pm.

Tea for Three: Lady Bird, Pat & Betty at the Stissing Center in Pine Plains, 3pm.

Kinfolk at The Barn at Gardiner Brewing Company, 3:30pm.

“Origins” by Highland-based Artist Edward M. O’Hara Opening Reception at Wired Gallery in High Falls, 4pm.

Soul to Soul with Tony Fletcher at the Orpheum Theatre in Saugerties, 4pm.

Reiki Healing at the Old Dutch Church in Kingston, 4:30pm.

Art Reception: Amy Silberkeit, Susan Siegel, and Woodland Creatures at the Wallkill River Center for the Arts in Montgomery, 5pm.

Waterfront Dinner with Lily of the Valley. Enjoy live music and panoramas of

Little Shop of Horrors at Center for Performing Arts

What would you say to an intergalactic carnivorous plant bellowing “feed me” in a soulful tone? This and many more bizarre quandaries will be explored in the latest production from The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, where the stage is set for the beloved 60s-themed musical Little Shop of Horrors. Lead characters Seymour and Audrey will pursue a twisted path toward romance that winds around a masochistic dentist, an exploitative media frenzy, and lots of doo-wop music. For tickets and showtimes, check centerforperformingarts.org.

the Hudson River at the River Pavilion at Hutton Brickyards in Kingston, 5pm.

Second Annual Bin Gremlins Retrodeo at Tubby’s in Kingston, 5pm.

Black Canvas at RMV Cellars in West Park, 5pm.

M/othering at One Mile Gallery in Kingston, 5pm.

“Photographs and Memories” Opening Reception at Montgomery Row Second Level in Rhinebeck, 5pm.

Spring Market. Vendors, art, food, and drinks at Camp Kingston, 5:30pm.

ArtPort Kingston Blooms. A fundraiser celebration of art and play to raise funds for the gallery to become a non-profit at ArtPort Kingston, 6pm.

Cafe Event: 90’s Dance Party Fundraiser with DJ D(eb)Nice at Gunks Gaming Guild in New Paltz, 6pm.

BAU Gallery May Opening in Beacon, 6pm.

Ariel Zevon & The Schiller Duo at The Colony in Woodstock, 6pm.

Latin Music with Rigo at Darlings in Tillson, 6pm.

The Emily Beck Band at The Lemon Squeeze in New Paltz, 6pm.

Mom’s Night Out at the Diamond Mills Hotel in Saugerties, 6:30pm.

Pasang: In The Shadow of Everest at the Denizen Theatre in New Paltz, 7pm. Luis Mojica: My Broken Body Is A Medicine Box. An evening of stories, songs, & somatics at Graveside Variety in Woodstock, 7pm.

Wait Until Dark at the Phoenicia Playhouse, 7pm.

Second Saturdays: Open Mic with Loki at Lightforms Art Center in Hudson,

Friday, May 10 4:15p + 7:15p Challengers 4:30p Ryuichi Sakamoto - Opus 7p Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World Saturday, May 11

1p Household Saints w/ dir. Nancy Savoca

1:30p + 4:30p + 7:15p Challengers 4:15p Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World

7:30p Ryuichi Sakamoto - Opus Sunday, May 12

1:30p + 7p Ryuichi Sakamoto - Opus

1:15p + 4p + 6:45p Challengers

3:30p Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World Monday, May 13 4p + 7p Challengers 4:30p Ryuichi Sakamoto - Opus

6:45p Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World

Tuesday, May 14 4p Ryuichi Sakamoto - Opus 4:15p + 7p Challengers

6:30p Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World

Wednesday, May 15 4p Ryuichi Sakamoto - Opus 4:15p + 7p Challengers

6:30p Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World

Thursday, May 16

4p Ryuichi Sakamoto - Opus

4:15pOCAP + 7p Challengers

6:30p Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World

Friday, May 10

4p + 6:45p Challengers

4:15p + 7p The Fall Guy

5p + 7:30p The Old Oak Saturday, May 11

2:30pATMOS + 7p Challengers

4p Soul to Soul w/Tony Fletcher

4:30p + 7:30p The Fall Guy

8:30p Smootaphilia: Ensemble Erotic Sunday, May 12

2p + 7p The Fall Guy 3p The Old Oak

3:15p + 5:30pATMOS Challengers

8p Slow Fawn ft. Sam Cohen, Cochemea and Stuart Bogie

Monday, May 13

6:30p Challengers 7p Stand By For Failure w/ dir. Ryan Worsley

7:30p The Fall Guy Wednesday, May 15

4:15p + 7:15p Challengers 4:30p + 7p The Old Oak

4:45p + 7:30p The Fall Guy

Thursday, May 16

4:15pOCAP + 7:30p Challengers 4:30p + 7:15p The Old Oak

4:45pOCAP + 7p The Fall Guy

Sat. 5/11 & Sun. 5/12 • New Paltz

Hudson Valley Pirate Festival at Ulster County Fairgrounds

Ahoy, mateys! Come rain or shine, the 4th annual Hudson Valley Pirate Festival is back and bigger than ever. Dive into a world where pirates rule and fantasy abounds, with a bustling lineup of live entertainment, over 75 vendors, and an array of eats and drinks sourced from ports of call around the world. The festival features swashbuckling captains, their mischievous crews, wenches, mermaids, faeries, and a myriad of other roaming characters. With games of skill, a dedicated children’s area, and many more surprises, the Pirate Festival is fun for the whole family. The only exception is the raunchy “Adult Night” show on Saturday from 7pm-11pm, where you’ll find cleavage contests, banana eating, and “Chicken Strippers”, a game that organizers describe as “Marco Polo meets Blind Man Bluff meets strip poker, only with chickens.” Check out hvpiratefest.20m.com.

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Love, Music, & Flavor: Music by Funk Sway for Mother’s Day at the Seasoned Evolution Center in Lake Katrine, 7pm.

Teri Roiger Quartet at Barnstock in Woodstock, 7pm.

Pachyman / Combo Chimbita at the Glen Falls House in Round Top, 7pm.

Kate Prascher and Her Band at Chromatic Studios in Kingston, 7:30pm.

Muscle Shoals Tribute to The Allman Brothers at The Falcon in Marlboro, 7:30pm.

Lyle Lovett & Lisa Loeb: In Conversation and Song. The iconic singer-songwriters play together at UPAC in Kingston, 8pm. Matt Nathanson at Levon Helm Studios at Woodstock, 8pm.

Murali Coryell at Keegan Ales in Kingston, 8pm.

Little Shop of Horrors at the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 8pm.

Green River: The Ultimate CCR/John Fogerty Tribute Show at The Colony in Woodstock, 8pm.

Comedy Night at Hudson House & Distillery in West Park, 8pm.

Simon McTeigue at Park Theater Hudson, 8pm.

Mike Cannon at Laugh It Up Comedy Club in Poughkeepsie, 8pm.

ArtPort Kingston Blooms

This Saturday, art lovers will come together for an evening of inspiration and creativity at ArtPort Kingston, housed in the historic Cornell Steamboat Building. This event marks the blossming of ArtPort as a non-profit. Immerse yourself in the “Serendipity Sky” exhibit and other captivating site-specific installations for an evening filled with artistic performances and enjoyment. Guests will dine amidst masterworks, mingle with featured artists, and enjoy uniquely crafted food and beverage creations by local culinary innovator Leon Johnson. The celebration will feature a range of local chef, mixologist, and alchemist contributions, alongside live music, aerial dance, and immersive art installations. A silent art auction showcasing works from ArtPort’s talented artist network and take-home art gifts and seedlings will add to the festive spirit, supporting personal and community growth. Tickets are available at various sponsorship levels ranging from $85 to $5,000, with all proceeds supporting local artists through ArtPort Kingston’s exhibitions, programs, and workshops. Tickets and info can be found online at artportkingston.org.

The Tom Pretty’s at Tinker Street Tavern in Woodstock, 8pm.

John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band at Daryl’s House in Pawling, 8pm.

Smoothaphilia: Ensemble Erotic at Orpheum Theater in Saugerties, 8pm.

Best Friends Girl at the Towne Crier Cafe in Beacon, 8:30pm.

Community Rave Network at the Avalon Lounge in Catskill, 9pm.

Drag Night Hosted by: Andramada at Toasted in Newburgh, 9pm.

AA Book Group at the Old Dutch Church in Kingston, 9pm.

Roots, Rock, Reality: A Bob Marley Tribute. Featuring Ianbassa & Iani Soul Tre at Pearl Moon Woodstock, 9:30pm.

Sunday

5/12

Mother’s Day Buffet at Ole Savannah in Kingston, 9am.

Looking at Nature: Mother’s Day Birding Walk at Innisfree Garden in Millbrook, 9am.

Mother’s Day Brunch at The Barn at Buttermilk Falls Inn & Spa in Milton, 10am.

Mothers Day Tea with Alpacas at Clover Brooke Farm in Hyde Park, 10am.

Kids’ Story Hour with Jason Vance at Rough Draft in Kingston, 10:30am.

Mother’s Day Brunch with Live Music by Mario Rincon at Hutton Brickyards in Kingston, 11am.

Jazz Brunch with Jay Collins’ Gravy Train at Pearl Moon Woodstock, 11am. The Classics at Angry Orchard Cidery in Walden, 11am.

Mother’s Day Brunch at Millstream Tavern in Woodstock, 11am.

Mother’s Day Brunch with Belle-Skinner at The Colony in Woodstock, 11:30am.

Mother’s Day Celebration Hosted by Vilma Mare & the “Life.Death.Life” Exhibit at Lightforms Art Center in Hudson, 12pm.

Mother’s Day Floral Arrangement Workshop at Angry Orchard Cidery in Walden, 12pm, 3pm.

Brunch: Madz Muzic at Daryl’s House in Pawling, 12pm.

Mother’s Day Watercolor Workshop with Jaime Reynolds at Troutbeck in Amenia, 12pm.

Mother’s Day at RMV Cellars in West Park, 12pm.

Amanda Palmer in Conversation with Authors: Elizabeth Lesser at Graveside Variety in Woodstock, 12:30pm. Commander Sunday. Free drop-in play at World’s End Comics, 1pm.

Jack Spann Band at Twin Star Orchards in New Paltz, 1pm.

Mother’s Day with Music by Yard Sale at RMV Cellars in West Park, 1pm.

The Neverending Story (1984) at Tinker Street Cinema in Woodstock, 2pm, 7pm.

NT Live / National Theatre of London: The Motive and the Cue at Time and Space Limited in Hudson, 2pm.

Hillbilly Parade at Angry Orchard Cidery in Walden, 2pm.

Staged Reading: Cris Eli Blak’s Girl on a Hill at Time and Space Limited in Hudson, 2pm.

Book Signing: Loving Scott by Pat Horner at Rough Draft in Kingston, 2pm.

Wait Until Dark at the Phoenicia Playhouse, 2pm.

ButterflyGardeningwithJessicaWilliams at the Gardiner Library, 3pm.

Sons of Hudson at The Barn at Gardiner Brewing Company, 3pm.

Swing Dance with Krisha & The Crew at New Beginnings CMA Church at Poughkeepsie, 3pm.

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas Concert 2024 at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, 3pm.

Little Shop of Horrors at the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 3pm.

Katy Pinke / Glenn Echo at Graveside Variety in Woodstock, 4pm.

Mother’s Day Paint & Sip At Rondout Valley Resort at Thousand Trails Rondout Valley in Accord, 4pm.

Dinner & a Movie: Freaky Friday and Karaoke with a Mother Theme at The Colony in Woodstock, 5pm.

Chosen Family Presents: Colin Stetson at Opus 40 in Saugerties, 5:30pm.

Holding Space for Grief at Holding Space in Kingston, 6pm.

Comedy Night Hosted by: Gilbert Hernandez at Toasted in Newburgh, 6pm. Latin Music with Rigo at Darlings in Tillson, 6pm.

Al Anon at the Gardiner Library, 6:30pm.

Trace Mountains / Shannen Moser / The Spookfish at Tubby’s in Kingston, 7pm. Hell’s Bellies at Daryl’s House in Pawling, 7pm.

Music of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra with Simon’s Dream at The Local in Saugerties, 7pm.

Sonic Tonic. A “horizontal” concert featuring an array of instruments from around the world at the Marbletown Multi Arts, 7pm.

Gil Gutiérrez Trio: Mother’s Day Show at The Falcon in Marlboro, 7:30pm.

Gaby Moreno at Levon Helm Studios at Woodstock, 8pm.

Slow Fawn ft. Sam Cohen, Cochemea and Stuart Bogie with Visuals by Alyson Denny at the Orpheum Theatre in Saugerties, 8pm.

Erica Dawn Lyle / Wing/Kite / Matt Weston / Widow at the Avalon Lounge in Catskill, 8pm.

Monday 5/13

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Performance by Mountain Laurel School students at Boughton Place in Highland, 9am.

Home School Yarn Club at the Wallkill Public Library, 11am.

SeniorTechClass:EmailBasicsattheTown of Ulster Library, 12pm.

Drawing in the Garden Series with Donna Calcavecchio at the Stone Ridge Library, 1:30pm.

Stamping for Fun at the Highland Library, 1:30pm.

Retirement101:UnderstandingMedicare and Your Future at the Town of Ulster Library, 1:30pm.

Pop Up Portraits with Sasha Sun at Holding Space in Kingston, 3:30pm.

Story and Craft: Dinosaurs at the Saugerties Public Library, 3:30pm.

French Conversation Group at the

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well-attended event kicked off with a special appearance by Hudson the Barred Owl, one of Ravensbeard’s better-known ambassadors. Attendees were also treated to an appearance by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, co-founders of The Ashokan Center where the Gala took place.

“We’re friends with Ellen,” Molly Mason says. “She works with school groups and has been bringing her bird program to the Ashokan Center for years. Several people who’ve worked here have gone on to work at Ravensbeard. We’re so happy to support her work.”

Supporting Ravensbeard financially is one way you can help. Another possibility is becoming a volunteer at the center, Ravensbeard can always use an extra set of hands with cleaning, building, feeding, and transporting.

But there are other ways you can help wild birds everyday, such as putting decals on your windows, keeping cats indoors, or moving dead creatures to the shoulder to reduce chances that birds who feed on roadkill will be hit by cars. If you find an injured bird and are not close to Ravensbeard, you can check the NYSDEC website to find the phone number of a licensed rehabber in your area.

“Discuss the behavior and take a photo to send them, a picture is worth a thousand words,” Kalish says. “We can ID the species, and that tells us part of the story. This spring someone called because an owl was on the ground and she thought it might be hurt. When I enlarged the screen, I saw the owl was sitting on a dead duck that would take a few hours to devour. The caller was happy, I was happy, and the owl was extremely happy. We love happy endings.”

To learn more about Ravensbeard, check out their website at ravensbeard.org.

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Laundry Attendant: We’re looking for someone to be Head of our Laundry facility (full-time), however, you will be crosstrained in Housekeeping as well! Must be dependable, reliable, honest, and hardworking. Must be able to work weekends. No experience is necessary but is considered a plus. If interested please apply in person at Americas Best Value Inn 7 Terwilliger Ln. New Paltz, NY 12561

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Rosendale Library, 4pm.

Speaker Series: Stefanie Hessler at CCS Bard at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, 5pm.

Great Stories Club: The Shadow Hero. Get a free copy of the book by participating in this discussion at the Elting Memorial Library in New Paltz, 5pm.

Creative Community at the Rosendale Library, 5:30pm.

TOU Democratic Committee at the Town of Ulster Senior Center, 6pm.

Flute Quintet Performance at the Saugerties Public Library, 6pm.

MTG Modern Tournament at World’s End Comics, 6:30pm.

Stand By For Failure: A Documentary About Negativland with Director and Band Members via Skype at the Orpheum Theatre in Saugerties, 7pm.

Beekeeping 101: Sprint Management for Newbies and a Refresher for the Experienced at the Rosendale Community Center in Rosendale, 7pm.

Center for Moving Image Arts Presents Color and Structure: Taboo (1999)

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and Red (1994) at the Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, 7pm.

Debtors’ Anonymous at the Old Dutch Church in Kingston, 7pm.

Lydia Luce / Julia Zivic at the Avalon Lounge in Catskill, 8pm.

The World-Famous Colony Open Mic at The Colony in Woodstock, 8pm.

Tuesday

5/14

Birding Day at the Farm Hub at Hudson Valley Farm Hub in Hurley, 7:30am.

Adult Nature Hike- Shaupeneak Ridge at Forsyth Park in Kingston, 9am.

Tween Craft Afternoon at the Stone Ridge Library, 3pm.

Hooked on Books: Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton at the Highland Library, 4:45pm.

Local Author Showcase: Boe Burke, Francesca McDonnell Capossela, and Adrian DiMatteo at Rough Draft in Kingston, 5pm.

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SAUGERTIES ANIMAL SHELTER... If you’d like to spread warmth & joy, consider adopting an angel (or 2)! If you adopt an adult/senior cat, you know you’ve given them a second (or maybe third) chance at love and kindness. Here are our young adult kittens and cats. If you’re looking to adopt 2 kitten/ cat angels, please let the shelter know. They know the animals very well and can make recommendations. NEW THIS WEEK! RUBY; 9-month old beautiful calico kitten/ cat girl. Don’t let her shyness fool you. Ruby has so much love to give! Listed before:WAYLON; orange & white teenage (10-months old) cat boy; and WINSTON, another teenage (Also, 10-months old!) medium length hair tiger cat boy. Both are SO SWEET! Listed before: We have 2 cat brothers: CHARLIE & DUDLEY both 8-years old, super sweet & affectionate brown tiger cat boys. Sadly, their elderly cat parents couldn’t take care of them anymore. REDMAN; sweet 4-year old tiger cat boy. Super social/loving kitty. BLUE JEAN; 1.5 year old gray cat girl. FELICITY: very sweet 2-year old black & white cat girl. We have BARN CATS, too. If you’d like to give a cat(s) food and shelter and in return, they’ll help to keep your rodent population under control, consider adopting a barn cat. Get your applications in and approved, so when we welcome more kittens & puppies, which we often do, we’ll call you! We welcome a new group of puppies every month! In order to meet them, you’ll need an approved application and appointment. (We very rarely get small dogs.) Most are in the 40-50lb. range; short-hair southern mixes. All of our puppies were adopted. And speaking of Puppies, AGAIN: Weather was, at times, gloomy, but we have a room full of happy dogs waiting to cheer you up! Don’t let Morgan hog all of the puppy kisses! For a donation to the shelter, you can spend some time in our puppy room getting smothered in puppy love! Step out of the gray and into the puppy breath! Give us a call (845.679.0339, 10-3) or Facebook Message to arrange a puppy cuddle! 20 minutes for $25 or 45 minutes for $40. Up to 4 people can attend the same cuddle session together. Puppy cuddles are pre-paid donations. It’s a Win-Win-Win!

Writer’s Accountability Group at the Rosendale Library, 5:30pm.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Performance by Mountain Laurel School students at Boughton Place in Highland, 6pm.

Chess Night at Tubby’s in Kingston, 6pm.

Family Movie Night: Migration at the Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 6pm.

Niimi Delegation Farewell Party at the Elting Memorial Library in New Paltz, 6pm.

Center for Moving Image Arts Presents Twenty-First Century Cinema: Beau Travail (1999) In the Mood for Love (2000) at the Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, 7pm.

Social Ecology Study Group at Blackbird Cafe & Infoshop in Kingston, 7pm.

Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982) Tinker Street Cinema in Woodstock, 8pm.

Wednesday 5/15

Great for the puppies, great for the shelter and great for you!! These are not adoption appointments. Puppy cuddles are available until we run out of puppies or appointment times! NEW THIS WEEK! ORCHID; a shelter favorite! Love bug, about 1-year oldpossibly younger, White Great Dane mix dog girl. LOUISE; 1-year old black & white dog girl, about 45-50 pounds; short hair; and is mixed breed. Louise is a little shy and oh so very sweet! DEMI; tiny grey pittie mix dog girl, about 35 pounds, super sweet w/lots of love to give. She’s 1-year or possibly younger. JORDAN; 1-year old, mixed breed, red & white; very sweet and energetic 55-pound dog boy. He looks like a Nova Scotia duck trolling dog. HALO, who loves to cuddle, is mostly black, super sweet dog girl under 40 pounds and less than 1-year old. Halo would love to be a walking, jogging, hiking budday. MR. BILL; 3-year old, tan mixed breed dog boy, about 55 pounds & is a super sweet Velcro dog. He wants to be w/you all the time. 2 pups, 14-16 weeks old. Females.a Gabby and Jazzy, lab mixes. One yellow, one mostly black. Super sweet good pups. Healthy, young dogs just arrived from Louisiana! Look at our Facebook page to see some of the wonderful new dogs. From before: SMOOCHIE is still available! She’s a very affectionate 9-year old English bulldog girl in good health & wants to be an only pet. Smoothie’s parent had some very dramatic events in her life and could no longer care for her sweet dog. New adult dogs and puppies are coming soon! And we have a new brown and white GUINEA PIG girl who’s so cute! The shelter is open by appointment on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays. Please call 845-679-0339 to make an appointment to meet your new love! Saugerties Animal Shelter- (located behind the transfer station); 1765 NY-212, Saugerties, NY 12477. Here in this house... I will never be a substitute for anything I am not. I will never be used to improve peoples’ images of themselves. I will be loved because I am who I am, not someone’s idea of who I should be. I will never suffer for someone’s anger, impatience, or stupidity. I will be taught all the things I need to know to be loved by all. If I do not learn my lessons well, they will look to my teacher for blame. ~Author Unknown~ ... If you’d like your home to be like the home described, please see the wonderful animals we have at SAS.

Pet Care

Walking Club at the Marlboro Library, 9:30am.

Mystery Book Group at the Stone Ridge Library, 11am.

Community Chorus at the Old Dutch Church in Kingston, 1pm.

SongClub at the Rosendale Library, 2pm. Adult Book Discussion—In Cold Blood: True Crime, an American Genre at the Woodstock Public Library, 2pm.

Anime Club at World’s End Comics, 4pm. Knit Night at Yarn Farm Kingston, 5pm. All Levels Wheel Throwing: A Pottery Workshop at The Barn at Byrdcliffe in Woodstock, 5:30pm.

Breakfast from Scratch at Watergrass Hill Bed & Breakfast in New Paltz, 6pm. Crit Night at Holding Space in Kingston, 6pm.

Ubaka Hill Drum Circle at the Old Dutch Church in Kingston, 6pm.

Bollywood Dance Class. Join Arobi for energetic and entertaining dancing celebrating the music of popular Indian movie soundtracks. Arobi is a dancer and

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Bard graduate who has taught students of all ages. No experience necessary, just bring your enthusiasm and curiosity at the Saugerties Public Library, 6pm.

Book Lovers’ Club at the Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library in Milton, 6pm.

Draft Night Outlaws of Thunder Junction at POW Card Games & Comics, 6pm.

Chess Club at the Gardiner Library, 6:30pm.

Adult Craft Series: Cross-Stitch Keychain at the Marlboro Library, 6:30pm.

Puzzle Club Exchange at the Wallkill Public Library, 7pm.

Center for Moving Image Arts Presents Visconti’s Legacies Part 2: Raging Bull (1980) The Age of Innocence (1993) at the Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center at Bard

College in Annandale-on-Hudson, 7pm.

Art with Tor at the Town of Ulster Senior Center, 7pm.

Music Fan Series: This Is Spinal Tap at the Rosendale Theatre, 7pm.

The Dreamboats: 50s and 60s Rock ‘n Roll at Daryl’s House in Pawling, 7pm. Next Year’s Words: A New Paltz Reader’s Forum at the Elting Memorial Library in New Paltz, 7:30pm.

TransSpectrum Discussion Group at the Old Dutch Church in Kingston, 7:30pm. Esopus Creek Story Sharing (Around a Campfire!) at the Saugerties Public Library, 7:45pm.

Thor and Friends / Jessica Pavone String Ensemble / Hour at the Avalon Lounge in Catskill, 8pm.

Cindy Lee / Freak Heat Waves at Tubby’s in Kingston, 8pm.

Samba/Bossa Nova Night Featuring Boreal at The Colony in Woodstock, 8pm. Trivia Wednesdays at McGillicuddy’s in New Paltz, 9pm.

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