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End of an era

Remembering Joe's East-West: bull canceled forever

What’s next for Joe’s East-West?

by Terence P Ward

Its final chapter has become a meme that captured what the pandemic did to New Paltz, but the history of the storied nightclub Joe's East-West stretches back more than half a century. As rumors circle around the drain of truth and it becomes more likely that the uptown nightlife complex will be torn down,

locals have recalled what it was like to party there over the years.

The now-iconic sign standing at 254 Main Street had read, "Sat Mar 14/ BULL CANCELED." The date was in 2020, and the bull was a mechanical bull ride that was going to be the main attraction that night, but for the worldwide business shutdown precipitated by a coronavirus epidemic. That sign was a silent sentinel over a business that had been tweaked numerous times

over many years to draw in customers who loved to gather after dark, but had gone dark itself and never was lit up again.

Shari Kanner was planning on going that night. A patron since 1979, Kanner said, "You knew you were going every weekend," but in March of 2020, there was to be no bull. It would have been a perfect fit for a venue that had become known for country music and

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Crude awakening

Prices of gasoline in Kingston rose almost a dollar in 16 days by Rokosz Most

Dispensing once and for all with the fiction that there is any such thing as nine-tenths of a penny, it was only a week ago that the Mobil gas station at the foot of the Rhinecliff Bridge sold a gallon of gasoline for an even $3.50.

On that Monday morning, prices for crude oil futures had surged to $119 a barrel, still the peak recorded price since Feb. 28, the day President Trump launched military strikes in Iran.

As of this writing, while the barrel price has dropped back down under $100, the Mobil gas station at the foot of the bridge is selling the most expensive gas in Kingston — $3.80 a gallon, if you pay by credit card.

Two miles up the road, the Speedway is hanging on at $3.50 a gallon, while on Broadway Avenue the BP is hovering at $3.60 a gallon. Cash or credit, you still pay the top price.

All industry experts have reached consensus that the sticker shock in gas prices playing out on the streets

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Luck, laughter and leprechauns

by Phyllis McCabe

There may have been cloudy skies overhead and a wee bit of wind, but Kingston’s Broadway was lit up brighter than a leprechaun’s gold tooth, bursting with laughter, music, dancing, floats and kids diving for candy like it was the last pot of gold on earth at the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade and shamrock run on Sunday, March 15, sponsored by the Ulster County Ancient Order of Hibernians. The 38th annual 2.1-mile shamrock run, sponsored by the Irish Cultural Center of the Hudson Valley, kicked off at 12:50 p.m. with hundreds of runners, walkers, kids in strollers, and even some dogs — making their way from Albany Avenue across from Academy Green Park to the Rondout waterfront. At 2 p.m., the parade marched forth behind grand marshal Patty Boyle Jacob, flanked by escort division dignitaries, Irish princess Anna Lasecki, bearer of St. Patrick Johnny Ziegenfuss and mayor of the day Susan Feeney.

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Spring is about to spring this week, but as anyone who’s spent any time in the Hudson Valley could tell you, it’s unwise to write off winter until summer is on the horizon.

Winter’s last laugh

Hudson Valley schools navigate the great snow day shuffle

by Crispin Kott

Spring is about to spring this week, but as anyone who’s spent any time in the Hudson Valley could tell you, it’s unwise to write off winter until summer is on the horizon. This is the conundrum local school districts grapple with each and every year, particularly after the kind of winter Ulster County just endured.

Each local school district goes into a new academic year with an eye on winter, putting aside an anticipated maximum amount of emergency weather days they can use before tapping into warmer weather vacation days to make it up. It’s a complex algorithm that can be challenged by winters like the one we’re leaving behind, where it seemed like each heavy mid-week snowfall was just a preamble to another. But as anyone who’s ever visited a school district’s official social media pages, even during mild winters, it can be difficult for parents and guardians to keep up with the snow days.

optimistic their requests will be granted, but as of press time, some are still awaiting word from the state.

Beyond literal cats and dogs, almost anything is possible in the cradle of the Catskills. And with the coming week’s weather looks set to be wet, with highs wildly ranging from the mid-20’s to the low-60’s, here is the latest emergency days off info from each school district.

Kingston City School District

On February 27, Kingston City School District (KCSD) Superintendent Paul Padalino shared a community bulletin conforming that the district had used up all of its emergency closures for the academic year … maybe. Kingston ap-

“Our priority will always be the safety of our students and staff,” Padalino wrote.“At the same time, we are responsible for meeting state instructional requirements and will continue working closely with state officials to ensure compliance”

Saugerties Central School District

The temperature in Saugerties was unseasonably warm on Tuesday, March 10 when interim superintendent Gwendolyn Roraback provided an emergency day update to the Saugerties Central School District (SCSD) Board of Education.

“I know it was beautiful today and warm but I still have to talk about snow days, I apologize,” Roraback said. “Just to be clear we have used and exhausted all of our snow days. Our district has applied for the waiver for February 23rd.”

“While I’m hopeful that we have finished utilizing emergency (snow) days, it is indeed a bit early to assume we are beyond the grip of winter weather,” Victoria McLaren said last week.

plied for a waiver for both the January 26 and February 23 State of Emergency closures and received approval for the latter to count toward its annual instructional requirement.

While awaiting waiver word from the state, Saugerties used a blast from the past when a seventh snow day on Wednesday, February 25 put them over the limit: Remote learning.

“No it’s not like COVID-19,” Roraback said. “It’s to extend the learning and is more asynchronous work rather than synchronous.”

ilies are concerned about protecting scheduled breaks and the impact calendar changes can have on personal plans. We hope this update provides helpful clarity about where things stand. Thank you for your continued flexibility and support.”

New Paltz Central School District

While the SCSD found a pivot to remote learning worked well to overcome an overabundance of emergency closures, other districts won’t be making the same choice.

“We will not be doing remote learning,” said New Paltz Central School District (NPCSD) Superintendent Stephen Gratto. “It’s been our experience that remote learning is far less effective than in-person learning and remote learning causes all kinds of complications with staffing. It’s not an option.”

The NPCSD has used six snow days during the 2025-26 academic year, but the district actually plans for an 183day school year.

“So we still have three student snow days left,” Gratto said. “We’re not too worried. I don’t anticipate that we’ll get more than three more snow days for our students.”

But hypothetically, let’s say a blizzard comes from nowhere, and there are more than three snow days for students. Make-up days would begin on Monday, March 30; and then Tuesday, March 31, Wednesday, April 1 and so on.

Though the winter has indeed been robust, Gratto said it hadn’t been particularly channeling to deal with in the NPCSD.

“I mean, we have to clear more snow, which costs a little more money,” he said. “But it’s part of living in the north.”

Onteora Central School District

Back in November of last year, Onteora Central School District (OCSD) Superintendent Victoria McLaren shared a district modus operandi for dealing with snow days.

“Whenever it is safe to do so, we will bring students to school,” McLaren wrote. “This ensures they can receive instruction, school meals and the services they depend on. There may be times when we choose to dismiss early so that buses can bring students home before an afternoon or evening storm moves in. I know schedule changes can be challenging for families and I appreciate your understanding. Our goal is always to keep students safe while still providing them with as much access to school as possible.”

This was before the winter actually began pummeling the region with snow, and Onteora schools were closed for a seventh time on Tuesday, March 3. Should the district be granted a waiver for February 23, they can keep Monday, March 30 closed to students at the start of the spring break.

McLaren expressed cautious optimism that the OCSD was done with emergency closures for the 2025-26 school year.

The winter of 2025-26 was unique not only in its relentlessness, but also its reach: On Monday, February 23rd, a State of Emergency was called across New York, taking the responsibility of declaring a snow day out of local school districts, the second of the winter after January 26. Under state regulations, public school districts can apply for a waiver allowing the State of Emergency to count toward its required 180 instructional days. Local districts are

“We are still awaiting a decision regarding January 26 and do not yet have a timeline for when a decision will be made,” Padalino wrote.

Until further notice, and operating under the possibility their January 26 waiver request will be denied, the KCSD is currently out of emergency closure days. In the event of a snow day, the district would add instructional days back onto the calendar, impacting spring recess as follows: Monday, April 6; Monday, March 30; Tuesday, March 31.

Of the four school districts in Hudson Valley One’s area of coverage, only Saugerties has even considered remote learning as a way of preserving both instructional days and keeping its spring break intact. The district has since been granted the waiver request for February 23.

In the event of additional emergency closures, the SCSD will continue to pivot to remote learning.

“Our goal is to maintain instructional continuity while prioritizing safety and staying in compliance with state requirements,” read an update on the SCSD website. “We recognize that fam-

“While I’m hopeful that we have finished utilizing emergency (snow) days, it is indeed a bit early to assume we are beyond the grip of winter weather,” she said last week.

McLaren confirmed that the district would not use remote learning in the event of further snow days.

“We have the infrastructure for remote learning, but our concern is related to access and equity for our students,” she said. “We will have students who will not be able to access remote learning. It may be that they don’t have reliable internet access, or it may be that their parents cannot be home to support the remote learning, or that the daycare they have is unable to facilitate the remote learning.”

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Kerhonkson teen faces 20 felony counts in alleged sex crimes against minors

A 19-year-old Kerhonkson teen was arrested March 6 on felony allegations of promoting obscene material involving children, announced by the state police computer crimes unit on March 14.

Jesse J. Bayetis faces 20 counts of “promote an obscene sexual performance by a child less than 17 years of age” after he allegedly shared images of exploitation involving children and infants. The multi-agency investigation stemmed from a tip sent to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and led to a search warrant execution on December 19, 2025.

Bayetis was arraigned in Plattekill Town Court and sent to Ulster County Jail. His bail was set at $10,000 cash, $20,000 secured bond or $50,000 partially secured bond.

Teens’ traffic stop reveals fentanyl and loaded gun, police say

A routine stop on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County put two Ulster County teenagers at the center of a fentanyl and gun case this week, according to New York State Police.

Troopers said they pulled over a northbound 2016 Mercedes in the Town of East Fishkill at about 11:07 a.m. Monday, March 9, and took three people into custody after finding fentanyl in the car and a loaded handgun that was later reported stolen in Connecticut.

State Police identified the driver as Jazzon D. Foster, 18, of Kingston. The front-seat passenger was identified as Elijah J. Dunn, 18, of Tillson and the

rear passenger as Shaheem Jackson, 20, of Poughkeepsie. Troopers said they made “plain-view” observations and then located about 8.6 grams of fentanyl inside the vehicle. Jackson was also reportedly found with the loaded handgun.

Foster and Dunn were each charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, a class B felony and fourth-degree criminal possession of a narcotic drug, a class C felony, police said. Jackson was charged with those counts, plus second-degree criminal possession of a weapon involving a loaded firearm, fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property involving a firearm and criminal possession of a firearm, police said.

All three were arraigned in Fishkill Town Court, where Foster and Dunn were released on their own recognizance, while Jackson was remanded to

the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center on bail, police said.

Some recreation areas in the Catskills are in rough shape, DEC warns After a string of snowstorms, a burst of weekend warmth rapidly melted much of the new snow and Catskills recreation areas may need time for trails and crossings to stabilize.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation issued an advisory on March 12, warning that late-winter conditions have turned unstable across Catskill and Adirondack backcountry terrain. Warm temperatures and rain have created flooding, washed-out bridges and thawed stream crossings that can make popular routes impassable. The agency urged hikers, skiers and snowshoers to consider postponing

trips, choosing lower-risk alternatives, or adjusting travel dates until conditions settle.

In the Catskills, DEC pointed to the East Branch of the Neversink River in the Town of Denning as a place where water levels have been rising and falling quickly, creating environmental challenges.

Schools | Saugerties

Leadership changes

Stephen Wilder joins administrative team as board continues search for superintendent

by Crispin Kott

Last week, the Saugerties Central School District’s Board of Education welcomed a new administrator and provided an update on the search for another.

During a school board meeting held on Tuesday, March 10, trustees unanimously approved the appointment of Stephen Wilder as the new assistant superintendent of human resources and instructional leadership. The position, at least on paper, combines previous roles held by former superintendent Daniel Erceg, who once served as director of human resources; and current interim superintendent Gwendolyn Roraback, who before stepping into her current role was the district’s director of curriculum and instruction.

“This is me personally, I don’t speak for any other board members,” said board president Jeffrey Riozzi. “Outside of our superintendent that we go and appoint and hire, I personally don’t believe we will make a more important appointment than Stephen Wilder as our new assistant superintendent of human resources. I think it’s going to

be a foundational key within our district.”

Wilder’s probationary singleton tenure contract begins on Monday, April 13 of this year and runs through April 12, 2029. Wilder previously served as principal of Crispell Middle School in Pine Bush and before that was principal at Monticello High School. He’s also taught at the elementary, middle and high school levels, with some special education focus. Before entering education, Wilder served with the U.S. Marines’ infantry in Iraq between 1997-2004. He was awarded the New York State Defense of Liberty Medal for voluntarily conducting security operations at the World Trade Center in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack; and the Navy/ Marine Corps Achievement Medal for training international militaries in Odessa, Ukraine.

If you’d like to get to know him in an academic setting, Wilder maintained a YouTube page for nearly five years between 2021-25: www.youtube.com/@ stephenwilder8170

“Since 2010 he has served as both a middle school and high school principal demonstrating strong instructional leadership and an unwavering commitment to student success,” Roraback said. “During his tenure as high school principal the graduation rate increased from 69 percent to 90 percent. At the middle school level, he led initiatives that significantly improved student proficiency rates through a focused attention to curriculum instruction and

Gwendolyn Roraback, who recommended him for the position in Saugerties, said Wilder’s military service “reflects a strong commitment to service accountability and teamwork that has continued throughout his career in education.”

Roraback, who recommended him for the position in Saugerties, said Wilder’s military service “reflects a strong commitment to service accountability and teamwork that has continued throughout his career in education.”

Briefly noted | Saugerties

Saugerties green and clean days

Green and clean days will be held in Saugerties on April 18, 19, 25 and 26. All Saugerties residents are invited to celebrate Earth Day on April 22 by pitching in to clean up roadside litter throughout the town. The sign-up sheet and orange trash bags with town logo will be available at the town clerk’s office at town hall, 4 High Street, starting on Monday, March 30 at no cost to green and clean participants. Pick a road and sign up your team or go it alone. Filled orange trash bags with town logo can be left on the roadsides and will be picked up by the Saugerties transfer station personnel on Monday, April 20 and Monday, April 27.

The following items cannot be included as part of the litter that will be picked up by the Saugerties transfer station personnel: paint, electronics and TV’s.

For further information, contact the

data-informed decision-making.”

Roraback also touted Wilder’s human resources experience.

“He’s been directly involved in recruiting and hiring staff, developing job descriptions and creating systems

supervisor’s office at 845-246-2800, ext. 345.

Saugerties Central School District candidate petitions for board of education

Petition forms are available beginning March 20, 2026 to nominate candidates for the Saugerties Central School District Board of Education. The forms may be picked up from the superintendent’s office in the Hildebrandt Building behind the Jr./Sr. High School on Washington Avenue Extension between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. each business day. Thirty-one signatures of qualified voters are required; however, it is recommended that candidates get at least 50 signatures in case some signatures cannot be verified.

To qualify for membership on the school board an individual: Must be able to read and write. Must be a qualified voter of the Dis-

that improve organizational efficiency,” she said. “He has also led efforts to strengthen school safety, improve climate and culture and build systems that support both staff and students.”

The school board also shared an update on the search for a new superintendent of schools, a role Roraback has served in an interim capacity since last December and as acting superintendent for three months prior. Roraback initially took the reins in September when Erceg was placed on paid administrative leave in the wake of the arrest of former Saugerties High School Lady Sawyers wrestling coach and custodian Reid Kappler, who pleaded guilty in Ulster County Court earlier this year to multiple rapes of two girls he coached and will serve 6 1/2 years in state prison.

The circumstances around Erceg’s resignation in December of last year have not been discussed by the school board or district officials, but Riozzi has spoken about the need in Saugerties to regain the trust of its community.

“It is our duty, and it’s not something that every board has to engage in, but we have to go find a permanent superintendent,” Riozzi said last week. “We’ve started our conversations at a board level and we are going to continue those conversations and explore the different options we have of what they are.”

Riozzi said the school board was working with Ulster BOCES’ District Superintendent and CEO Jonah Schenker on the process, along with the district’s own legal counsel. As of yet it is unclear if Roraback will be a candidate for the role.

trict; i.e., a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years or older and not a convicted felon or adjudged an incompetent.

Must be and have been a resident of the district for at least 30 days prior to the election, but need not be a taxpayer.

May not have been removed from any school district office within the preceding one year.

May not reside with another member of the same school board as a member of the same family.

May not be a current employee of the school board.

May not simultaneously hold another incompatible public office.

There are four seats to be filled in the May 19, 2026 election, which are, three, three-year terms, that are currently held by Jeffrey Riozzi, Carole Kelder and Timothy Wells plus one for a remainder term commencing May 20, 2026 and expiring June 30, 2028 due to a vacancy. Petitions are due on or before 5 p.m. on Monday, April 20 to the district clerk in the superintendent’s office. On Tuesday, April 21, the candidate drawing for ballot position will be held at 11 a.m. All candidates are invited to attend.

Saugerties Ethics Committee to meet on March 24

Town of Saugerties Ethics Committee will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, March 24, 5 p.m., at town hall, located at 4 High Street in Saugerties in the building department conference room.

A mythical creature

Kingston School District begins its budget process

by Crispin Kott

The Kingston City School District’s Board of Education was provided with a 2026-27 budget process update last week, and though the preliminary conversation did not include a spending plan total, it was not without significant detail.

The presentation by assistant superintendent for business and operations Sharifa Carbon discussed some of the challenges faced by the KCSD, which due to its local uniqueness, she compared to a mythical creature.

“An example of the things that we look at and that we examine and talk about is how do we maintain what needs to be maintained with fidelity, things like our excellent arts and music program, our athletics program, within these new constraints that we have,” she said during the March 4 presentation. “We are a large district, as you all know. We’re a unicorn in our area, and we have a diverse population

with many moving parts happening at the same time.”

Still in the preliminary stage, and with more than two months remaining before the public heads to the polls to have their say, the presentation did not touch upon the anticipated total of the spending plan, which will likely look different by mid-May than it would now. What was shared is that the district expects a state-mandated maximum allowable tax levy increase of 4.04 percent, lower than its 7.27 percent limit last year, and lower than the 6.97 percent the district asked for — and was overwhelmingly approved by — from the public.

The various components that comprise state aid are expected to rise by 2.39 percent to $106,605,353, a bump of 2.39 percent.

With an anticipated allowable tax levy capped at around $130.9 million, officials will try to weigh numerous calculations to present a budget they hope will once again gain favor from the public, in a district where they have frequently asked for less than the maximum. That practice, though popular with local property owners, has also led to problems for the KCSD due to the state’s baseline process in valuing each individual district.

“Just a quick clarification,” said trustee Herb Lamb. “By staying under the tax levy in the past, we have penalized ourselves in a way on the budget coming up… And so being responsible to the taxpayer, the state takes that out on us as a negative.”

“Just a quick clarification,” said trustee Herb Lamb. “By staying under the tax levy in the past, we have penalized ourselves in a way on the budget coming up.”

The current 2025-26 budget came in at $249,522,500, with a local tax levy of $125,791,600. The local tax levy generally comes in at around 50 percent of the district’s revenues, followed by foundation aid (28 percent), and other state aid (14 percent), with the remaining five percent from sources like interfund transfers and reserves.

Briefly noted | Kingston

Former state trooper found guilty of manslaughter in Monica Goods death

A jury in Ulster County Court on Friday, March 13, found former New York State Trooper Christopher Baldner guilty of second-degree manslaughter in the 2020 Thruway crash that killed eleven-year-old Monica Goods. Baldner is scheduled to return to court June 2, when he faces up to 5 to 15 years in state prison on the manslaughter conviction.

Bail in the case has been set at $100,000 since the first trial ended without a verdict on the manslaughter count and court conditions have included surrender of Baldner’s passport. After the earlier mistrial, the judge also granted a request to remove Baldner from home confinement while keeping the $100,000 bail in place. Friday’s ruling left that bail amount unchanged as the court set a date for sentencing.

The conviction stems from a December 22, 2020 traffic stop and pursuit on the New York State Thruway near Kingston. Prosecutors said Baldner rammed the Goods family’s vehicle twice during the chase, after a dispute at the roadside stop in which pepper spray was deployed into the car. The second impact sent the SUV into a guardrail, flipping it; Monica Goods was ejected and died, authorities said. In Baldner’s first trial, a jury acquitted him of second-degree murder and reckless endangerment charges but could not reach a verdict on manslaughter,

leading to a retrial on that single count that ended with Friday’s guilty verdict.

“I offer my sincerest condolences to the family and loved ones of Monica Goods,” said attorney General James.

“While nothing can bring Monica back, this verdict is some semblance of justice for her loved ones.”

Reher Center in Kingston receives permanent absolute charter from state

The Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History in Kingston recently announced it has received a permanent absolute charter from the New York State Board of Regents, a major milestone that cements its status as a landmark cultural destination.

The museum at 101 Broadway tells the stories of immigrant communities in Kingston. Beyond making the museum’s status permanent, the absolute charter confirms that the Reher Center meets state standards for governance, collections care, public access and longterm institutional stability, giving it stronger footing for fundraising, partnerships and future growth.

Prior to the designation, the Reher Center recently announced it would be open year-round.

Driver

tried to ignite leaking gasoline after Rt. 209 crash, Ulster police say

A crash on Route 209 in Ulster last week escalated into a hazardous

plan, Carbon said her office has been looking at ways of doing things differently across the district.

“To make our mission work of educating all of our students all the time in the budget constraints that we are facing, some things we do have to shift and do differently,” she said. “So you will be hearing in the coming weeks and months different things such as transportation that we may be shifting operationally in order to accomplish that.”

Retirements, class sizes, BOCES services and other areas are among those being looked into, Carbon said.

One area that may help in producing a balanced budget is in district reserves.

“We made a conscious decision as a district to utilize a significant portion of fund balance and reserves, which is why we have significant reserves in addition to our four percent fund balance to be able to preserve for a rainy day,” Carbon said. “It started raining last year.”

She added that while using reserves to balance the budget can be a quick fix, it’s not a sustainable solution.

“A long-term strategy is not four percent from balance and reserves,” Carbon said. “We do have money, but a long-term strategy can’t be to apply as much on a long-term basis. But we are prepared, as (superintendent) Dr. (Paul) Padalino has said, to do what we need to do and do the work to get it done.”

The district budget vote and school board election is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19.

Carbon pointed out that while the district has not been immune to the declining enrollment seen in districts across New York State, “ours has pretty much been milder, gentler,” and that this year’s figures have seen the trend flatten out. Still over a five-year period between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the overall student population has fallen from 6,397 to 5,887.

In preparing the 2026-27 spending

and chaotic emergency response after police said a pickup truck overturned, spilled a large amount of gasoline and left the driver trapped inside while behaving dangerously unstable.

Ulster police said officers responded at about 4:54 p.m. March 12 to a personal-injury crash near the Enterprise Drive overpass on State Route 209. At the scene, officers found a 2004 Ford F-250 utility truck on its side in the southbound lane with the driver, identified as 32-year-old Jaleni Heroy of Clintondale, still inside.

According to police, the truck was leaking a significant amount of gasoline, creating an added safety risk for first responders. After officers made contact with Heroy, they reported that he was agitated and at times appeared to try to ignite the spilled fuel.

Heroy was removed from the vehicle with help from Ulster Hose Fire Department personnel, police said. After being freed, he allegedly became physically combative with officers. He was taken into custody and transported to HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston for further evaluation.

Police said the crash remains under investigation and that no charges had been filed as of the release of the statement.

Multiple agencies assisted at the scene, including New York State Police, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office, Ulster Hose Company No. 5, Empress EMS, the Town of Ulster Highway Department and the New York State Department of Transportation.

Southbound lanes on Route 209 were closed for about an hour before the roadway was cleared and reopened to traffic.

Teamwork makes the dream work

A decade of community soccer celebrated at Dietz Stadium

by Crispin Kott

Kingston Stockade FC is about to begin its 10th season of semi-pro soccer, a yearlong celebration of community at Dietz Stadium commemorating the past, present, and future of the club.

For fans of local soccer, there is no longer stretch of time than the period between the final whistle of a Stockade season and the club’s return to the pitch several months later. The wait is eventually assuaged by signs of life that often arrive in the dead of winter, notices of ticket sales, open tryouts and the promise that before you know it, you’ll be back at Dietz Stadium with over a thousand Stockade supporters, overwhelmed by the color and creativity of tifos, joining in a wry football chant and thrilling to the orange and black as they play the beautiful game.

That time has arrived, and with it the promise of something that might as well have been a million miles away during the inaugural year back in 2016.

In an interview with Hudson Valley One last week, club chairman Dennis Crowley reflected on a decade of Kingston Stockade FC.

“It’s kind of amazing,” he said. “There are a lot of people who have touched the club and then there’s a lot of people who the club has touched, in terms of inspired or motivated, or people that have helped out and done stuff. It’s a thing in the community and it’s really kind of fun to reflect on how much we’ve done in Kingston.”

A decade ago, with the inaugural season about to begin, where did Crowley see Stockade FC in 2026?

“Oh, that’s that’s a good question,” he said. “You know, I think we had some unrealistic expectations for how much soccer infrastructure would change. We used to talk a really big game about uniting the landscape, and promotion and relegation, and organizing the system. And none of that has come to happen. And it’s not for lack of trying. It just hasn’t come around.”

Between 2016 and 2024, Stockade FC played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) before tiring of what had begun to feel like an autocracy and co-founding the rival League for Clubs before the 2025 season. Last year also marked a return to a freshly renovated Dietz Stadium in Kingston after two seasons in Poughkeepsie at

what we’ve ever sold. in a preseason before,” Crowley said. “Last year, it was the first time like we broke 300. People are hungry for it.”

Crowley said he hand addresses all the season ticket envelopes and has grown accustomed to seeing familiar names year in and year out.

“But there’s a there’s a lot of new

“We’ve sold like 350 season tickets, which is like considerably more than what we’ve ever sold. in a preseason before,” Dennis Crowley said. “Last year, it was the first time like we broke 300. People are hungry for it.”

Tenney Stadium on the campus of Marist College. Accustomed to following the club en masse for road games, much of the fan base — including the renowned Dutch Guard Supporters Group — made the journey south and tried to emulate the raucous Dietz vibe in a much larger setting.

But Dorothy was right, there really is no place like home. And as Dietz Stadium prepares to host six home games — plus, if all goes according to plan, a pair of postseason matchups — local fans are stoked.

“We’ve sold like 350 season tickets, which is like considerably more than

names,” he said. “And there’s a lot of towns that weren’t represented before. We used to mail all the tickets to Kingston. And now it’s kind of like all over the place. Some of the tickets I had to look up because it was like, I don’t even know where this town is, which is kind of cool. This thing, it’s got some reach. I guess I’m a little bit surprised that it’s still going after ten years, and I’m surprised that it’s still as meaningful as it is to people.”

Stockade FC opens its 10th anniversary campaign with a trio of friendlies, starting with a visit to Ferrari Field at Bard College where they’ll take on Bard/SUNY New Paltz on Saturday, April 18; followed by a return to Tenney Stadium for a battle against the Marist Red Foxes. In their final tuneup for the 2026 season, Kingston will host Oneonta on Friday, May 1 at Dietz Stadium.

The 2026 slate begins in earnest with a visit to Real Central New Jersey on Saturday, May 16, with the official home opener planned for Saturday, May 23 against SUSA FC Long Island. The League For Clubs’ North Vision features one familiar foe, Queens-

based Metropolitan Oval Academy, and in addition to SUSA FC, two more league newcomers: Brooklyn City FC and Excelsior New York.

Crowley and the Stockade brass and volunteers are considering numerous ways to honor this milestone season in the history of Stockade FC, including recognizing some of the popular players from past seasons. Other ideas are still being fleshed out, and though discussed in our interview, were strictly off the record. But it’s fair to say fans won’t miss that it’s the tenth season of Kingston Stockade FC soccer and as with all things around the club, it’s going to be fun.

While many Stockade supporters have been around since the start, so have the club’s passionate volunteers and a few other familiar faces.

Technical director Dan Hoffay and director of scouting Nick Hoffay have been with Stockade FC since its inaugural season and so has head coach Jamal Lis-Simmons, who spent his first three seasons with the club on the pitch as its first-ever captain before taking the coaching reins prior to the 2019 campaign.

And there is always the possibility that a kid who grew up coming to Stockade FC games at Dietz Stadium will one day make the roster as a player.

“We had a guy last year,” Crowley said. “I was in the huddle for like the opening game and I always give like a corny speech: ‘I’m the chairman. You’re going to hear from me once this year,’ blah, blah, blah. And then one of the guys was like, ‘Hey, nine years ago, I was in the stands and now I’m here playing and I’m psyched to be here.’ And it hit me right in the heart and I was like, that, that’s meaningful … And when you’re around for ten years, that’s what you earn. You earn those types of moments where it’s like, these kids grew up wanting to play for this club and now they’re here to play. And that’s really cool.”

For more information on Kingston Stockade FC’s tenth season, visit: www. stockadefc.com

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Kingston Stockade playing in a previous season opener at Dietz Stadium.

Tooth and nail

Developers disappointed as Ulster planning board delays Zena Homes environmental declaration, Woodstock Land Conservancy files suit

by Nick Henderson

The Town of Ulster planning board delayed an environmental determination on the 30-lot Zena Homes subdivision, frustrating the developers, while its biggest foe filed a lawsuit arguing the town board has jurisdiction.

“The board is basically new. We had four new people assigned to the board, and none of us have taken a site walk,” planning board chair Frank Almquist said at the March 10 meeting.

“We've seen lots of pictures, read lots of things about the animals that run around up there. Nobody has seen it,” he added.

“I don’t want to make any kind of resolution myself until the board members see the site.”

A positive declaration means the board finds there is significant environmental impact under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, or SEQRA, and it requires further review. A negative declaration is a finding of no significant impact and allows the project to move on to site plan review.

has not issued a positive declaration on a housing subdivision in 15 years because impacts can be addressed through engineering review and conditions set by the board.

He is concerned about the direction of the review led by the town’s planning consultant, Max Stach.

“If the interpretation of SEQRA being advocated here becomes the standard, it will effectively stop responsible development in the Town of Ulster. That is not what SEQRA was designed to do. It is troubling that the town’s consultant appears to misunderstand key aspects of the SEQRA process.”

During the meeting, Greenberg cautioned the board against making decisions based on vocal opposition.

“We believe a small group of people had attempted to insert themselves into the process, taking the decision-making authority out of your hands, forcing their agenda as if it was best for your town,” he said.

Stach noted that while the project has improved based on the review, he is still concerned about forest fragmentation, which occurs when roads and structures disrupt the natural move-

est habitat that the DEC identifies as a high-quality patch, as a large patch that is unique in this area.’”

Keller also criticized the Ulster board’s lack of a public hearing on the project.

“There has been no opportunity for the public to speak to the Town of Ulster planning board, despite many requests for a public hearing on Zena Development. Now FOIL, or Freedom of Information Law, requests appear to indicate that not all letters submitted to the Town of Ulster planning board are being shared with planning board members for review,” Keller said.

“How could the ‘small group’ that Zena Development refers to possibly have an influence, let alone an outsized one, on the decision-making of the planning board?”

WLC sues Town of Ulster over jurisdiction

Woodstock Land Conservancy has filed an Article 78 petition against the town of Ulster, the zoning board of appeals, planning board, town building inspector Warren Tutt and Zena Development. The legal complaint requests the court compel the town ZBA to process WLC’s request for interpretation of town law that addresses which governing body has jurisdiction over the development, compel Tutt to render a decision on the request for interpretation, or render a decision itself.

“We believe a small group of people had attempted to insert themselves into the process, taking the decisionmaking authority out of your hands, forcing their agenda as if it was best for your town.”

— Eddie Greenberg, Zena Development principal

ment of wildlife.

The project was scaled down significantly from the originally proposed Woodstock National, including more than 190 homes, a golf course and helipad on 626 acres, most of which is in Woodstock. The Zena Homes plan is limited to 106 acres in the town of Ulster, but the only viable access is through Eastwoods Drive in Woodstock. That access requires Woodstock approval, which is on hold until action in Ulster.

In an email response, Zena Development principal Eddie Greenberg expressed extreme disappointment in the meeting.

“There is strong legal precedent for a negative declaration, but instead we saw yet another delay driven by last-minute comments from the town’s planning consultant,” Greenberg said.

“The ecological responses we provided were based on questions we received only hours before the meeting, yet we still brought our full team of engineers, planners and environmental professionals to address them point by point. Regardless, it seemed that much of that response went largely unheard by the town’s consultant.”

Greenberg said the planning board

He told the board it could take three paths. It can make a positive declaration of environmental significance, a negative declaration or defer a decision.

“I know the applicant doesn't want this. You can still defer your decision. I would suggest if you do and if there are issues that need to be talked through at this point, it may also be appropriate to schedule a special meeting so that the board can get to the point where they are ready to make their determination,”

Stach said.

Opposition finds fault with septic

design

Stop Zena Development noted the town of Ulster has listed more than a dozen changes in the septic design necessary for the systems to function on small lots that could require a completely revised layout.

“Such a major change should restart the review process,” said Zoe Keller, the group’s co-chair.

“Additionally, the issue of habitat fragmentation was described as an issue that cannot be mitigated. No amount of project revisions will change the fact that this subdivision would be, as noted by Hannah Motyka of Nelson Pope Voorhis, ‘located in interior for-

record that is not accurate, and they plan to build the homes as well as the multiplexes in the subdivision. And so some of these homes will actually be duplexes, where more than one unit will be on site in that individual lot,” he said.

“However, all of this is a very complicated project, and it should really be a site plan review. And really, you’ve got to be looking at the entirety of the project, and not just one individual subdivided lot or one individual building. It really needs to take into consideration all of the buildings and all of the individual lots that are proposed.”

Per Ulster town code, planning board review is limited to structures less than 2,500 square feet, though the threshold for town board review is subject to ZBA interpretation.

Town and ZBA attorney Jason Kovacs responded Feb. 12, indicating the ZBA would not consider a request for interpretation.

“At this time, no appealable order, requirement, decision, interpretation, or determination has been issued by the building inspector with respect to Chapter 145 of the town code as it relates to the subject application,” he wrote.

However, WLC contends it did not submit an appeal, only a request for interpretation.

WLC’s attorneys requested clarification and, on Feb. 25, informed Kovacs they deemed the nonresponse a constructive denial.

The petition also requests an injunction to stop the planning board from reviewing the site plan until a decision is made on town law interpretation.

“Based on the town of Ulster's building and zoning code, we feel that the review of this project based on its size and complexity should really go before the town board, which their code stipulates that a complicated project, or a large project, and especially projects of this size and nature, are to be reviewed by the town board and the planning board should only really be reviewing projects of a smaller scale,” said WLC executive director Andy Mossey.

The latest proposal calls for 30 housing lots, mostly single-family, with some possibly accommodating duplexes. A 2,400-square-foot recreation center would fall under the threshold for town board review, but the project as a whole exceeds the square footage.

“Originally, when the developers had brought forward this proposal, they were stating that the only thing that they would be building themselves is the recreation building, and they would not be building the homes themselves,” Mossey said.

“We have since learned based on the

Kovacs replied the town is not obligated to provide an interpretation.

“There is nothing in the plain language of the town code that imposes a nondiscretionary duty upon the building inspector or the town to issue a formal determination in response to every request or allegation submitted to the office,” he wrote.

But WLC contends acceptance of the request is not discretionary.

“Left with no alternative to obtain the requested interpretation, petitioners filed this proceeding,” the complaint reads.

Ulster town supervisor James Quigley declined to comment. Kovacs did not return a request for comment.

Woodstock seniors to meet

The Woodstock Senior Citizens’ Club will meet on Wednesday, March 18, noon, at the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center on Rock City Road. The speaker will be Terri Osterhout-Paton, a registered nurse from Margaretville Hospital.

The club will meet again on April 1, 12 p.m., at the community center. The speaker will be Harry Gilpatric, a funeral director from Port Ewen.

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Varieties are the spice of life

17th annual Local Ingredient Chili Challenge revisits New Paltz this Saturday

by Frances Marion Platt

While April, according to T. S. Eliot, is “the cruelest month,” surely March is the most changeable, in our part of the world. In 2026 its first half has already brought us 80-degree days and 20-degree nights. At least a couple of Ulster County ice cream parlors have

just opened for the season, while some of us still view this as prime time for leaving the slow cooker out on the counter for the brewing of big batches of soups and stews…and, lest we forget, chili. Are there people who will eat chili all year ‘round? Of course. Restaurants that pride themselves on their secret inhouse chili recipe don’t normally take it off the menu in summertime. Still, it cannot be denied that there’s something about a cold, raw day that makes a steaming bowlful especially satisfying.

year in 2021, as the dangers of COVID lingered on. But when it was revived in 2022, it was pushed ahead to midMarch, and has remained there ever since.

This year, the Chili Challenge is taking place in actual springtime, one day after the Vernal Equinox: on Saturday, March 21 from noon to 3 p.m. The timing means that we could get just about any sort of weather. Organizer Theresa Fall isn’t fazed, however it goes.

“I have a feeling it’ll be in the 40s or 50s,” Fall told HV1. “It’s been a cold winter, so I’m okay with a warm day. They’ll show up either way. People like their outdoor activities, and it’s been a rough winter.”

She speaks truth: The Local Ingredient Chili Challenge is one of New Paltz’s most popular wintertime events. Turnout is nearly always heavy enough that anyone arriving during the last hour is practically guaranteed to be disappointed because several of the contestants’ vats of chili have run out. Word gets around fast which ones are this year’s outstanding offerings.

Each vendor is required to post a complete list of ingredients at their station, to prove that they’ve complied with the contest rules of using a minimum of five that are locally sourced.

This transparency is a boon to people who have food allergies/sensitivities, are vegan, keep kosher/halal or otherwise avoid certain ingredients. And it enables attendees to scope out what’s on offer before they even start spending their $2-a-sample tasting tickets.

And if you’re serving it outdoors, that spicy aroma is practically guaranteed to lure hungry folks from blocks around. On the theory that people crave chili most in midwinter, and in an effort to stimulate foot traffic in New Paltz’s outdoor Water Street Market during the slow season, the annual Local Ingredient Chili Challenge was staged for years in mid-January. It was lucky that it was so in 2020, since social gatherings became potentially deadly only a couple of months later. The event skipped a

Entrants are eligible to win prizes — brightly painted wooden cutting boards — in five categories: Most Creative, Best Professional, Best Vegetarian, People’s Choice and Blinded by the Bite, the latter being a blind tasting first introduced last year. A former sixth category, Best Home Chef, has been eliminated this year due to an ever-shrinking pool of entrants. “It was hard for people to get insurance,” Fall explains. “They have to use a commercial kitchen that’s Board of Health-approved, and even then they have to pay for insurance coverage. So it’s just businesses this year.”

As of the weekend preceding the event, nine contestants had signed up, some of them entering more than one chili recipe. “At least three, probably four” will be vegetarian or vegan options, according to Fall. Four of this year’s entrants are new to the Challenge: Apizza, Rino’s Pizza, the High Falls Food Co-op and The Village Grind. Lagusta’s is returning after a multiyear hiatus. The remainder are Jar’d Wine Pub, Mohonk Mountain House, Mudd Puddle Café and The Parish Restaurant. Perennial contender the New Paltz Fire Department is “not making chili this year, because no one

LAUREN THOMAS

Theresa Fall and Water Street Market will host the 17th annual Local Ingredient Chili Challenge on Saturday, March 21 from 12 to 3 p.m. This year’s event honors the memory of Theresa’s mom Marcy Fall.

was available, but they made a generous $250 donation,” Fall reports.

The money raised at the Chili Challenge is donated to the non-denominational Food Pantry at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in New Paltz, where Fall’s mother Marcy Fall was a volunteer for many years. Theresa organizes the event every year in her mother’s honor. She notes that the need this year is greater than ever: “Food in-

security is the highest it’s been in a long time, with SNAP benefits changing.”

Judges for the 17th annual Local Ingredient Chili Challenge will be the same as last year: Joan Fall, Theresa’s sister; local chef/bartender Patricia Lowden, formerly of Gardiner Mercantile; and Jason Bover, moderator of the Ulster Eateries Unfiltered group on Facebook. Admission to the Chili Challenge is free. Tasting tickets will be sold be-

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single-use plastic waste, attendees are encouraged to bring their own spoons from home — “even their own vessel, if they can,” says Fall, “the appropriate size for a two-ounce sample.”

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Sing like nobody’s listening

A New Paltz tradition brings voices together for connection and celebration

by Terence P Ward

Gene Cotton strums a couple of chords and voices join in to sing

Irving Berlin’s “Blue Skies” in celebration of this false-spring day. It will probably be cold and gray again before the week is out, but for today, “Blue skies smiling at me/nothing but blue skies do I see.”

The dozen singers gathered around are enjoying a camaraderie that’s as old as humankind — and that has been a staple in New Paltz since it was first organized by the inimitable Ann Guenther in the 1980s. “You don’t have to read music,” says Cotton. “There is a paranoia, that I can’t sing,” but technical perfection isn’t necessary. New Paltz’s community singers are seeking the feeling one might get singing around a campfire. It’s not about rehearsals, or audience; it’s about the joy and connection of singing together.

It’s true that the community singers did, in another century, perform in locations like Peace Park. It’s true that some regulars are talking about singing at the next library fair, if only to get the word out about what they do. Cotton, who’s been in charge for about 20 years, acknowledges that this community singing group may be “the best-kept secret in New Paltz.”

Gene Cotton, who’s been in charge for about 20 years, acknowledges that this community singing group may be “the best-kept secret in New Paltz.”

Members draw a lot of their material from the folk music book Rise Up Singing, but Cotton has also pulled together over a hundred other favorites that draw upon country, blues, American popular standards and other genres. Rise Up Singing has well over a thousand songs, but it’s just the lyrics; if no one knows the chords, no one’s playing that selection. There are plenty of copies of both resources to share, and everyone who wants to gets a turn picking the next song to sing.

The group meets twice a month. This particular Tuesday they are in the mood for some uplifting pieces, like “The Nearness of You,” “A Song of Peace” and Stevie Wonder’s “You and I.” The St. Patrick’s Day looming, the requests also include “When Irish Eyes are Smiling” and “Danny Boy.”

Many of the current participants are older, perhaps a consequence of scheduling this in the middle of the day. The singing was once at 7 p.m., but that changed because, as Cotton said, “I don’t like driving after dark.” The age group and the song selections likely feed on one another, although one might argue that newer music isn’t written for joining in the way it was before the advent of radio, when musicians made their money selling the sheet music for just this kind of singing along.

Susan Pitzele learned many songs from the 1920s and ‘30s as a child, despite them coming into popularity

before Pitzele was born. “My mother didn’t have a car and got me to walk everywhere by singing with me,” Pitzele recalls. That loving of singing has carried forth and when Pitzele moved to New Paltz, finding a way to sing became a priority.

Howie also learned to love singing as a child, but only joined in this community singing about a year ago. “My grandparents had an orthodox tra-

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The HPC’s annual art show in new Paltz — a call for artists

The Village of New Paltz Historic Preservation Commission’s 12th annual community art show will be on view from May 5 until June 30 at Elting Memorial Library’s Steinberg Room. Similarly to previous years, we will be accepting pieces depicting local and area historic landmarks, architectural details and landscapes, but would like to put special emphasis on impressions of life within a historic context and preservation’s role in promoting equality and justice in order to highlight New Paltz’s layered history — from its origins as the home of the indigenous Munsee Lenape People, through the Revolutionary era, to the present day. This year the exhibit will be a part of an event series called “Revolutionary New Paltz” — more

dition after the sabbath, malveh malka, essentially escorting the queen out with singing.” The love of singing has brought Howie into community time and again.

The dozen in attendance break into “Waltzing with Bears,” one of the sillier songs available: “We bought Uncle Walter a new coat to wear/but when he came home it was covered in hair/and lately we’ve noticed several new tears/I’m sure Uncle Walter goes waltzing with bears!”

Merriment and joy are what Cotton loves about music. Growing up here, Cotton remembers live entertainment that was common in the 1950s, and how audiences would all sing together.

will be revealed about that at the reception!

We encourage participants to peruse Elting Library’s Historical Collection, Historic Huguenot Street and other local resources for inspiration.

Some longtime participants might have already completed their artworks since our first publication about the annual show in February, but if this is the first time you hear about it, there are still a few more weeks left to start a piece or take photographs!

The commission invites artists of all ages to submit their artworks between April 24 and April 30 during the library’s regular operating hours.

There is no charge for submissions and no charge for the public to see the exhibit. Winners will be announced at 2 p.m. during a festive reception on Saturday, May 30 from 1 to 3 p.m.

For more information and guidelines for artwork, contact exhibit co-

“I remember what it was for a whole town to be singing.” The music handed around two Tuesdays a month is a recognition that they aren’t very many songs these days that everyone knows by heart.

Since they don’t aggressively promote this regular event, sometimes it can be lonely. “I’ve been here in January and can feel like the priest in the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby,” laboring without witness: “Father McKenzie/writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear/no one comes near.”

Now that the blue skies are smiling, perhaps more voices will join in the singing. The New Paltz Community Singers welcome all, regardless of experience, at noon on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Quaker meeting house at 8 North Manheim Boulevard in New Paltz.

ordinator Kamilla Nagy at kamilla. nagy@gmail.com.

Village of New Paltz spring clean up

The Village of New Paltz will hold its annual spring cleanup from April 6-17. Collection for residents who live on streets north of Main Street will begin on April 6 and end on April 10. Collection for residents who live on streets south of Main Street will begin on April 13and end on April 17.

Village trucks will pick up bagged yard waste in paper biodegradable bags ONLY and brush, wood, no more than four tires per household, batteries, small appliances, metal, two mattresses per residence and furniture.

Please do not place items in the street. The Village will not pick up any closed paint cans, tar buckets, closed metal or plastic containers containing any liquids, electronics or any household trash/ garbage.

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Gene Cotton accompanies the New Paltz Community Singers at their biweekly sing at the Friends Meeting House.

Crude awakening

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of every Ulster County municipality is due to a forced standstill of petroleum shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz — an ocean waterway with a natural 23-mile-wide bottleneck, with Iran on one side and Oman and the United Arab Emirates on the other.

(Crude oil products emanating from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar all must pass through the bottleneck on their way to international markets.)

But what’s the price of tea in Bahrain got to do with a gallon of gas in Kingston? Even though the United States is a net energy exporter, local gasoline prices still move with the global oil market.

“Twenty percent of the world’s oil goes through the strait,” observes Mark Romaine, chief operating officer for Global Partners, the biggest player in gasoline shipping and distribution on the Hudson River — and the entire Northeast — before adding: “But the reality is, most of that oil doesn’t come [to the United States.]”

Global Partners commands a contracted domestic fleet that ships crude oil between refineries and 30 coastally located bulk storage terminals in the Northeast.

Out of every gallon of gas sold in New York, roughly 44 cents of the cost comes from federal and state taxes and fees.

The refined product that commuters in Ulster County purchase comes almost exclusively out of the New York Harbor, where the larger ocean-going vessels arrive to weigh anchor and break bulk before other barges — their size can be anywhere from 25,000 to 150,000 barrels — ship the gasoline up the Hudson River, to be distributed to tanker trucks out of Newburgh and Albany.

“The longer this goes on,” says Romaine, “what will end up happening is that countries or markets that were taking that oil will now have to get their oil somewhere else. Maybe they get it from Europe, so now Europe’s got to go get their barrels somewhere else. Maybe they go to the U.S.”

The current severity of the spikes in pricing, a sign of tremendous volatility, isn’t typical, Romaine says.

“But we’ve seen it before. Very similar to 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine. We have the playbooks, so to speak … but no hedge is perfect, and these are the most risky days. There’s no question about that.”

Outside the BP gas station and convenience store on Broadway Avenue in Kingston, a tanker truck driver for Patriot Tank Lines sports a white-horseshoe mustache and wears a hoodie against the brisk morning air.

He’s finished connecting the fuel and vapor recovery hoses to the station’s underground storage tank and stands alongside his tanker truck while it fills.

Owing to the relatively smaller size of the in-ground storage tanks, at 8,000 gallons, the driver says he comes back to refill the storage tank every four or five days.

When his 12,000-gallon tanker sounds hollow, he’ll drive it back down to the Newburgh South terminal, Global’s gasoline and distillate facility near the waterfront. In the jargon of haulers, he calls the terminal a “rack.”

“That gas is all in one big 5-million-gallon tank when it comes off the barge,” he says. “And then when you load that gas, it’s also shooting an additive in there.”

Exxon, BP, Chevron, Conoco and Shell — each petroleum company contributes its own blend of gasoline additives to the gasoline it’s selling to brand the gasoline.

“The gas is all the same,” Russell said. “It’s the additives that make it their brand.”

The owners of the convenience store gas stations themselves decide whether to do business in branded or unbranded iterations. Taking on the brand of an established petroleum company provides gasoline purchase perks and the name recognition that comes from robust advertising campaigns. Asked if brands make a difference to him when he goes to fill his own tank, the tanker truck driver laughs.

“Christ no. Whichever is cheapest. It’s like Stewart’s gas, you know? That could be any gas. If Mobil’s cheaper that day, guess what they’re putting in the tank? If Citgo’s cheaper, it’s Citgo. Prices are crazy right now. I don’t know where this is going, but I hope it goes the other way soon.”

In the City of Kingston, down Broadway Avenue where all gas stations are of the branded variety, gas station owners say the price they charge is almost totally out of their hands.

Reflecting the cost of extracting the crude oil, the cost of refining it, the cost of shipping it to and from the refinery and then shipping it to and storing it at a bulk storage facility, to arrive at the actual price floor before the gas station sets out to make a profit, the cost of picking it up and hauling it to the station must be added, along with state and federal taxes, the only price input that doesn’t fluctuate.

Out of every gallon of gas sold in New York, roughly 44 cents of the cost comes from federal and state taxes and fees.

(The federal government adds an excise tax of 18.4 cents on every gallon sold, while the state of New York adds a motor fuel excise tax of 8 cents per gallon, a Petroleum Business Tax, or PBT, of approximately 17.4 cents per gallon, and a 0.05-cent-per-gallon testing fee.)

With respect to fears of price gouging, considering all of the above, unless the station is operating on a remote

stretch of road, there isn’t much room left to play with the price. Competition is sure to discourage the practice.

To hear one Mr. Singh tell it, the

owner of three gas stations in Kingston, all selling different brands, “whoever says that is talking nonsense. Let’s say [as in] a competition, you go up. Next guy, they won’t go up. Who’s gonna lose? They’re gonna go to the cheapest. You’re gonna lose your customer.”

Chris Cuff, currently a wrencher at Karrze, formerly owner of J & H Tire and Auto Center on Cornell Street, where he sold unbranded gasoline as a sideline, agrees.

“You have to really watch the market. Let’s just say you’re buying it at $4 a gallon, then, today it’s selling for $4.10. You’re all right. But if it goes down tomorrow and you’re selling it for $3.90, you’re upside down.”

According to the National Association of Convenience Stores, rather than gasoline sales, it’s the convenience store element of the business — the smokes and Cokes — that guarantees the profit. Or, in the case of Cuff, his car mechanic business.

“Selling gas is almost more headache than it’s worth,” Cuff says. “Probably you’re losing money on it, but a lot of people I dealt with I would have never dealt with if they didn’t stop to get gas.”

William Kronenberg 1929-2026

William "Bill" Kronenberg died peacefully on February 18th at Mountain Valley Manor in Kingston where he lived for the past

for him so faithfully, from the moment life full of passion for politics, history, the outdoors, Syracuse basketball and his colleagues considered him the ideal dinner companion who loved good food, wine

was also an avid reader; he loved to play chess and was still beating his grandsons Dylan and Ben after turning 90 years old!

Born on November 14, 1929, Bill was raised in Staten Island, the only his mother Katherine a homemaker, they left Germany in the 1920s to Bill went to public high school in Staten Island where he was active in both athletics and academic groups, but it was where he found his true a help wanted sign for a teacher at Onteora School, he stopped in and in truth, it was the trout streams that drew him to Woodstock, where

West where he would spend winters tiring out the trout from Montana

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Just the facts

Points of fact regarding the Complete Streets proposed bike/pedestrian path to Bearsville:

DOT path requirements — from DOT email sent to me and Woodstock Tree Committee personally — dated February 19, 2025:

“A side path shall be ten-feet wide (minimum). The preferred roadway separation width shall be five feet. If the five feet is not feasible, only then can a physical or barrier be provided.”

“A horizontal clearance of three feet should be provided on each side of the pathway from sign, poles, trees and other fixed objects.”

“There are multiple sections along Tinker Street where utility conflicts exist. The shared-use path does not meet the ten-foot minimum width with those utilities obstructing some of the width of the path.”

“The side path will impact significant features of the town such as mature trees and bluestone paths.”

“The side path will eliminate existing on-street parking spaces and (eliminate) the possibility of adding new ones, affecting businesses and property owners.”

As for my “not participating” in the proposed tree count, I showed up at 9 a.m. on a Saturday morning and was met with yelling, obscenities and derision from both chairs of Complete Streets. I have received a written apology from one of them for their uncivil behavior that day.

I suggest that Complete Streets stop withholding their plans and provide

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Thank you Pat Ryan for securing $1.09 million for New Paltz

Grateful to Congressman Pat Ryan for securing $1.09 million in FY26 Federal Community Project Funding for New Paltz. These funds will help upgrade the North Ohioville wastewater treatment plant, serving customers in Town Sewer District 6. The federal funding will build on grants previously secured through the NYS DEC and Ulster County via the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Investing in critical infrastructure ensures that our wastewater is managed safely, responsibly and in a way that protects our environment and community for years to come. Thank you again to Congressman Ryan for supporting New Paltz and looking out for our residents.

Supervisor Tim Rogers New Paltz

The dead do live in memory

The dead are all brothers, sisters and cousins. They have much in common. What was once a symphony of miracles in service to a sentient being — cell membranes puckering open and closed to permit the transit of ions, the tensile strength of living tissues, the beating of a heart, the embodied awareness of the brain — is now decaying in a composting entropy.

War is a great equalizer. Whether sitting in a room at the controls of a drone

or going about your day in a classroom or on the street, when the bomb hits, your atoms smash apart in an identical spray. Whether you’re buried in a classroom in Tehran or under fathoms at sea, this equality serves you ill. The great things you strove for, the ordinary things that paced your day, they have vanished. If you are lucky enough to have been loved, your loved ones remember your presence with heartache and your demise with bitterness. Their war likely continues. The dead do live in memory.

Donald Trump has, up to this point, paid no consequences for his rubble-strewn life. Yet his life is not without consequence. The American people, even the world, will pay for the mark he leaves. Alliances shattered, ways of life upturned. Our air and sea armadas tragically at risk to a concept of a plan. Marines just offstage, waiting to be shipped out. Our nation shown to be led by liars, incompetents and thieves. What could possibly go wrong?

Did you vote for Donald Trump? Are you finally waking up to the consequences of your folly? If not, why not?

All who read this, please stand with other patriotic Americans on No Kings Day to help our nation salvage what remains of our nations’ flawed but glorious promise.

William Weinstein New Paltz

Iran — poor little lamb

Terence Lover is absolutely correct when he says “we are all human beings

PAUL ANDREASSEN

Busy beavers.

Luck, laughter and leprechauns

SHAMROCK RUN AND ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE IN KINGSTON

Photos by Phyllis McCabe

trying to survive while doing our best to live on the same planet without purposely harming anyone” and that “we are all sisters and brothers, regardless of manmade, changeable boundaries.”

But, on the other side of the coin, Terence seems to be saying that we have no right or responsibility to uphold our immigration laws, as we used to do, successfully, for decades and decades.

Terence is also apparently saying that we have no right or responsibility to prevent a nation from developing an arsenal that, in a generation or so, has the ability AND THE WILL to kill any people or nation they choose to … with your (our) country and Israel being at

the top of their target list. Is this what you, and all of us, want for our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren?

You may believe in conscientious objection in deciding whether or not to serve our country but, thankfully, many, many more are proud to serve and defend our country’s values and security.

And, I’m surprised that Hal Chorny, Marcus Arthur, Steve Romine, Mauriac Cunningham, Neil Jarmel and Mel Sadownick obviously don’t see the shortand long-range dangers Iran poses to the entire world, if left alone to build their devious and deadly dominance, while ignoring any deals they pretend

to uphold. Neil naively thinks that Iran was honestly and faithfully abiding by Obama’s deal when, in fact, Iran was still building their arsenal capabilities behind our backs. I thought everyone knew that Iran can’t be trusted. How does anyone diplomatically resolve a problem when the source of the problem is laughing in your face and behind your back while still vowing to kill you?

John N. Butz Modena

The World Shredded Lately everything shredded,

gutted like an old book of knowledge shorn to pieces. Its black words cut loose, floating in pools of red. There is no peace in the eyes of armtwisters, the shredded ones, muscled and lethal, moving to muzzle us. We need books, mended, unamended. Need shreds of decency rooted in love, watered with compassion, returned. Patrick Hammer, Jr. Saugerties

(L-R): Semaj Kane, age 4 of Kingston, and his sister, Brian’AH, age 6; John Wesley of Lake Katrine; runners on Broadway.

Bearer of St. Patrick Johnny Ziegenfuss, 11 years old.

A friendly leprechaun is greeted by the crowd.

(L-R): You never know what you’ll see running in the race; Irish princess Anna Mae Lasecki; parade grand marshal Patty Boyle Jacob walking with her family.

(L-R): The bishop blessing the crowd from the Italian-American Foundation float; Kingston High School marching band flag wavers; Catskill Mountain Railroad band.

St. Remy Fire Department float.

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Draft Barron, draft Tiffany

As parents of a son who is in the military and has been deployed into war zones on a number of occasions; we say, draft Barron. Draft Tiffany.

Very rarely do the rich and powerful and connected stand up and serve in our military. They easily and without much thought, send others into harm’s way.

But they always seem to be wearing an American flag pin on their suit jacket.

Glenn Gidaly & Laura Walls New Paltz

Stand together to protect free and fair elections

“Where elections end, tyranny begins.” I’ve borrowed these words from the Federalist Papers, a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison, and published anonymously in New York state newspapers between 1787 and 1788.

Now, here we are, in 2026, and the man-who-would-be-king, a man who has proven that he is no patriot, is threatening to take over our elections.

Between Trump’s demands that Senate majority leader John Thune bring the House-passed version of the “SAVE America Act” to the Senate floor (an act intended only to save Republican candidates who’ve maliciously trounced on our rights); the FBI’s subpoena for

Martine Gaudet-Baum

On February 20th, Martine Gaudet-Baum, of La Duchesse Anne fame, a woman who we thought would live to 150 just by sheer will, died after a brief, but valiant, age of 78, surrounded by loved ones.

Martine was born in post-war France in the town of Savenay in a room located in her parents’ hotel/restaurant, L’Abreuvoir. Martine was a vivacious and strong-willed child and young adult, dedicating her early 20s to political activism in a country plagued with civil unrest.

In 1969, proving again her independence, Martine moved across the Atlantic to New York City. Here she became a well-known contributor to the NYC restaurant scene, working in some of the best Italian and French restaurants of the time. It is also where she met her beloved husband, Bruce, by spilling a plate of pasta in his lap, as family legend goes. In 1978, Martine would make another move, this time to the Catskills, purchasing an old boarding house and turning it into one of the most unique and successful hotel/restaurants in the Hudson Valley: La Duchesse Anne. In the restaurant, Martine created a welcoming space for all, a space where some artists, musicians, and actors called home for a time. This is where Martine is most easily pictured in memories. From chasing her goat out of the dining room, to making crepes for patrons on the weekends, to accordion playing on New Year's Eve. During these years, Martine traveled extensively throughout Africa with her husband, a continent she fell in love with, where she added many more adventures to her life.

In 2005, Martine tried to retire, but it didn’t take. She still had more energy to give. In 2008, she found herself the Steward of the Riverdale Yacht Club, where she would, again, create a place where she became

her Mount Tremper home during which time she tended to her garden and pets, spent time with friends and family, and traveled to see loved ones in France.

She will be remembered for her intelligence, generosity, love for animals, the arts and culture, humor, work-ethic, resilience, dogged

She is survived by her children Yannick, Danielle, and Paul, her sister, Dominique, brother, Loic, niece Sibyle and her husband, Frank, friends and family too numerous to count, all of whom will miss her dearly. She is predeceased by her adored husband, Bruce, and her dear sister, Marie-Andree.

A memorial and celebration of her life will be held on Sunday March 29th at The Phoenician, Main Street, Phoenicia, NY starting at 2:00pm with eulogy by her loved ones at 3:00pm. We welcome you to come and share your stories.

election records in Maricopa County, Arizona; and last month’s FBI raid on an election facility in Fulton County, Georgia, we must all be sounding the alarm bells.

Regardless of our political (or apolitical) persuasion, I hope that we can put aside our differences and stand together to protect free and fair elections. Without them, we will no longer be a free people.

Charlotte Adamis Kingston

Bedtime boogeymen: Now with reading glasses!

As I age, the monsters under my bed age with me.

Sparrow Phoenicia

State of affairs

In the glow of flickering screens, a figure looms — a vaudeville act masquerading as leadership. For almost two hours, hollow sounds filled the air as a “king” without a crown spun a web of unbound lies. The applause roared like thunder, yet every word felt like a scripted chore – a tired sales pitch dressed in familiar schemes while reason dimmed beneath the weight of his delusions — a jester’s facade, leaving truth bruised and flawed in his wake. Like a broken record on an endless loop, his voice turns bitter and the sparks of reality retreat.

To call this a “State of the Union — a wearisome almost two-hour opportunity to hear Trump firsthand” is a farce. We’ve heard him roughly every single day in a prominent political capacity for nearly eleven years. This wasn’t a speech; it was a scripted, overlong campaign rally designed to con the public. Any intelligent observer would have tuned it out.

The real “broken record” is the reflexive defense from supporters who ignore that Trump is an amoral, unqualified demagogue tearing this country apart for personal gain. The man on that stage, laboriously reciting measured words from a teleprompter, is a fiction. The real Trump is the obnoxious ignoramus who feeds his ego through daily outbursts.

His rhetoric — filled with “worst ever,” “best in the world” and “like nothing seen before” — it’s the textbook definition of narcissistic personality disorder. Everything is extreme, nuanced and juvenile. It is exhausting. The Democrats missed their most effective weapon for a real-time reaction: laughter. Imagine if, instead of outrage, we simply met his sky-rattling nonsense with the ridicule it deserves.

Anyway, now we’re in a war … eight service people have died. Approximately 140 to 150 have been injured during the ongoing conflict with Iran, known as Operation Epic BS.

Neil Jarmel West Hurley

Correcting Mr. Veitch (again)

In a letter to the editor, Mr. Veitch attributed a quote to me that I did not make. He wrote that the quote was “... taken directly from the Woodstock Environmental Commission (WEC) meeting minutes where Mr. Collins spoke to the WEC on February 18, 2026.” As the WEC Minutes from that meeting can attest, I was not present at that meeting. So, I clearly did not make any statement at the meeting. According to those same WEC minutes, Mr. Veitch was at that meeting so he should know that I was not there.

Once again, I would like to make clear my full support for the proposed Woodstock side path that will provide safe, accessible, non-motorized transportation between Bearsville and the village center.

Jeff Collins Ulster County Legislator, District 23 Kingston

Our kids’ kids’ beds

Christmas has a way of asking quiet questions. One of mine returns every year, like the slow spin of an old reel-toreel tape recorder: why do I keep writing about war?

The answer lies in Vietnam. That war reduced many of us to pawns on a political chessboard. I survived, but my trust in government did not. Beneath the speeches and flags, I saw the cost written in human lives. Once you’ve seen that ledger, it is hard to pretend it isn’t there.

Vietnam split my generation in two — those who went and those who protested. In time, many of the protesters entered the very institutions they once condemned. Their voices softened as careers, mortgages and stock portfolios took hold. What still puzzles me is their silence during Iraq and Afghanistan. Perhaps distance made those wars easier to ignore. Drone warfare, after all, removes the smell, the screams and the immediacy of death.

But removing the senses does not remove the soul. Even when war is conducted through screens and satellites, human beings carry the consequences.

Halfway through my tour in Vietnam, a realization struck me like shrapnel: I was participating in death. I have wrestled with that truth ever since.

For decades afterward, I worked in psychiatric hospitals with the suicidal, addicted and traumatized. Veterans and their families reminded me how war’s consequences ripple through lives long after the fighting stops. Some wounds cannot be medicated away. There is no pill for moral injury, no prescription for the fractures war leaves in a culture.

My generation tried to bury Vietnam under the carpet in America’s living room. But carpets wear thin. Our children and grandchildren notice the lumps beneath their feet.

The question now is simple: will we keep leaving them the beds we made — lumpy with wars and silence — or will we finally begin to remake the room?

Larry Winters New Paltz

WEC minutes clarified

I’m secretary for the Woodstock Environmental Commission (WEC) and prepared the minutes for the February

PAUL ANDREASSEN

Hiking at the site of the former Catskill Mountain House at North and South Lake.

line dancing, but this was one of those mythological bulls the arrival of which foretold big changes.

Country was only the latest draw at Joe's. Kanner recalls that the Friday-night line dances came about in response to fading crowds. "Country packed the house," but it wasn't the first music to bring them in in droves. In the teens there were retro nights, during which music from the '70s through the '90s pounded through the old beams of the house-cum-club. That was a monthly event which was sure to bring in a standing-room-only crowd.

Gina Vaccarino saw a lot of what changed at Joe's, and also what stayed the same. Vaccarino got hired there to check coats and eventually tended bar over the course of 20 years. "I even did security one summer — some nights they needed female bouncers to pat down women."

While Joe's drew in crowds consistently, Vaccarino recalls that they were bigger in the aughts than the teens. The main music was hip-hop and the crowd was mostly college aged. "We had four bars open: front, back, upstairs, downstairs and sometimes a rooftop bar. It was thriving," and was open until four in the morning. Anyone who happened to own a diner in town did excellent business overnight, thanks to a local night life to which Joe's was a major contributor. When the format was switched to country, it didn't make sense to stay open past two.

That was when shuttle buses were being run to and from downtown on the regular; patrons from the '90s onward recall that the bus rides were in their own way as fun as the never-ending dance party. The '90s was a time when the very popular teen nights rocked the house. Local luminaries including Esi Lewis, now executive director of the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center for Black History and Culture, and New Paltz's current supervisor Tim Rogers, recall with fondness those formative years.

"It was hard to get in," said Lewis, "but it was the best. Diverse crowd, great music, local DJs. Everywhere I went, people talked about going

18, 2026, meeting referenced in last week’s Hudson Valley One. Perhaps I can clarify some of the statements. First, legislator Jeff Collins did not attend the February 18th WEC meeting nor participate in a discussion about the bike trail/pedestrian pathway to Bearsville.

Second, meeting minutes are not a transcription, but rather a summary. Generally, quotes from individuals are not included. You’re welcome to quote the WEC minutes, but since I write them, it’s inappropriate to attribute statements in the minutes to anyone else.

At the WEC meeting, the Woodstock Tree Committee offered alternatives to the Complete Streets Committee’s bike trail/pedestrian pathway to Bearsville. The Tree Committee suggested creating a pedestrian-only pathway on the north side of Tinker Street. Bicyclist’s safety would be ensured by the town adopting the state’s “Share the Road Program” and reducing the speed limit between Bearsville and the hamlet.

At another meeting, unrelated to the Environmental Commission or the Bearsville bike trail/pedestrian pathway, Legislator Collins reported that UCAT was evaluating extending bus service to Bearsville. This is a terrific idea, regardless of the bike trail/pedestrian pathway.

Bus service would be available year

to Joe's. I'd always run into people I know."

Rogers, too, spent some nights there and recalls that it wasn't the place to go for anyone underage looking to pass a fake ID.

"I really wanted to ride the bull," Lewis said, words laden with regret. However, Lewis also remembers that Joe's was a "fun, safe place."

One of the threads that runs through the history of Joe's was that romance was sparked there often. Kanner remembers that the club was listed in a major magazine as being one of the best

introduce Judy to Tom, to talk to about skiing.

"We talked all night," says Judy, who had taken a skiing class at Cobleskill but now admits that claiming to be a skier might have been at least a little exaggerated. "I dropped references to skiing" during the conversation, which eventually continued at the College Diner nearby. "The rest is kinda history." Tom took awhile to call Judy for another date, but the two of them got married in 1971. "We've been married 54 years."

Everyone who knows Joe's seems to

bring out the limbo pole. "We'd play 'New York, New York,' and then 'Last Dance,' and call it a night. It was sentimental to a lot of us."

pickup spots in the nation. This seemed to be true of patrons and staffers alike; Vaccarino confirms marrying thanks to tending bar there. It's a tradition that seems to stretch all the way back, too.

Judy Ryan had recently graduated from Cobleskill in 1969 and had gotten a job in campus food service at New Paltz which came with an apartment. Along with friend Sharon Gardner, one January night Ryan went to Joe's. "Sharon took off on me," as friends in clubs are wont to do, and after hanging a ski jacket on a hook Ryan sat at the bar. The jacket slid off the hook and when Ryan rehung it, a young man asked, "Do you ski?" That led this wingman to

identify with the particular time they went regularly. While Ryan recalls that trademark wraparound interior balcony, into the '70s Joe's was all in the original house — a much smaller footprint. Going back even a few years later, the Ryans didn't feel the same connection that they once had, but that's probably because they stopped visiting regularly.

Over Vaccarino's two decades, it became clear to the bartender that there always was a family-like connection among patrons and also those on staff. "I miss my coworkers and the camaraderie. It was always like a family."

Kanner thinks back to closing the place down in the '80s, helping Joe

There's lots of talk about what will happen next at 254 Main Street, but those who know for a fact aren't talking on the record. The listing real estate broker, Mark Stryker, did not return a call asking for confirmation that there is a contract finally to sell the property. Owner Joseph Valiente did not respond to several requests for comment. Lyle Nolan, who heads up building and planning for town government, advised that there hasn't been any application filed regarding the property. Rogers, the town supervisor, did agree to ask the developers to provide comment, or give Rogers permission to speak about their intentions. The developers did not reach out, but Rogers' offer confirmed that there are developers involved. Lewis, a former town council member, has heard that the plans will include relocating the donut shop from the adjacent lot, in order to allow room for a drive-through service; a source familiar with the proposal has signaled that this is likely going to be the case. Given the considerable interest in land use that many residents hold, it's unclear if such a project would be welcomed as a thoughtful adaptive reuse, or in the alternative as a cynical reaffirmation of the car culture that changed New Paltz with the construction of the Thruway. Watch the town's planning board agendas for updates on this project.

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around while use of a bike trail/pedestrian pathway would be limited to the warmer months and good weather. Second, the bus is available to those who lack the physical capacity to walk or ride a bike. And UCAT bus service would offer a transportation corridor not only between Bearsville and the village center, but to Kingston and much of Ulster County. The Woodstock Town Board, at its meeting of January 20, 2026, adopted Resolution 62-2026, Complete Streets TAP Grant, approving a $1.7 million cash contribution towards construction of the Bearsville bike trail/pedestrian pathway. The Woodstock Environmental Commission did not discuss this expenditure, although it was noted in the minutes.

Kenneth Panza Secretary, Woodstock Environmental Commission Take a break and relax for a few hours

Performing Arts of Woodstock has its last performances of the play Social Security next weekend; it’s a laugh riot. The play is decades old, yet its themes of love and lust between teenagers, the elderly and those caught in between are still timeless, complicated and highly entertaining.

In this grim time of Trump’s war, the environment going to hell and gas prices rising, readers can take this opportunity to take a break and relax for a few hours. Even laugh.

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LOCAL CULTURE

MARCH

18, 2026

Nerdateria Café & Gaming Hall opens in Ellenville

by Frances Marion Platt

The business is called the Nerdateria Café & Gaming Hall, and it marched forth on March 4 of this year. Despite their wish to ease into the downtown scene gradually with a soft opening, Josh and T. J. were stunned to find patrons lined up outside the locked door on the very first day. Traffic has been heavy ever since. “The response has

been phenomenal,” Garger says in wonderment. “We’ve been twice as busy as we anticipated.”

Some of that appeal may emanate from the reputations that both men developed over decades in the restaurant trade. Balogh had attended the culinary program at Sullivan County Community College, been sous chef at the Soyuzivka Ukrainian Heritage Center in Kerhonkson and done the rounds of various corporate chain restaurants

– Applebee’s, TGI Fridays, Texas Roadhouse – before making his mark in higher-end eateries like Main Course Catering in New Paltz and as chef de cuisine at Wiltwyck Country Club in Kingston.

Ellenville neighbors got to know his work as chef for five years at Aroma Thyme at its award-winning peak, not to mention as chef/owner of the Publik House. It was at the latter establishment that Garger, who’d started

cooking at places like Rock da Pasta while a student at SUNY New Paltz, talked Balogh into hiring him as sous chef in 2015. They’ve worked together frequently over the past decade. Most recently, Balogh had been running the Twin Ravens coffee shop before having a falling-out with his partner in that business.

But it was as a self-described nerd and former “Nintendo kid” that Balogh be-

Thursday 3/19

Community & Conversation Potluck at Trailside Lounge at Full Circle in Gardiner, 6pm.

Karaoke & Wing Night at Outpost BBQ in Kerhonkson, 6pm.

Trivia w/ DJ Maxwell at Rough Draft in Kingston, 6pm.

Harriet Malinowitz’ Selling Israel: Zionism, Propaganda & The Uses of Hasbara at Inquiring Minds in Saugerties, 6pm.

Open Mic Night on the Salon Stage at Towne Crier Cafe in Beacon, 6:30pm.

Trivia Night at Gunks Gaming Guild in New Paltz, 6:30pm.

Day of My Death Documentary

Screening & Conversation w/ Dr. Bayo Akomolafe. Join us for a screening of Dayle McLeod's short, personal documentary about her initiation as a sangoma in South Africa with a talk-back with bestselling author, poetic mythologist, Yoruban philosopher and doctor of psychology Dr. Bayo Akomolafe at Community Theater in Catskill, 6:30pm.

Melissa Auf der Maur’s Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A 90s Rock Memoir in Conversation w/ Jennifer Venditti at Basilica in Hudson, 7pm.

Art House Sessions: Canvas & Chords at Park Theater in Hudson, 7pm.

The Infamous Stringdusters at Bardavon Theater in Poughkeepsie, 7pm.

Nik Bärtsch at The Local in Saugerties, 7pm.

Shakedown Citi at The Colony in Woodstock, 7pm.

Non Ambient Music at Keegan Ales in Kingston, 7:30pm.

John Gullo’s Rolling Stones at The Falcon in Marlboro, 7:30pm.

Drew Angus: An Evening in Woodstock at Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, 7:30pm.

Blanket Approval / Wickham Falls / Of The Atlas at Avalon Lounge in Catskill, 8pm.

DJs Bliz, Buffalo & Dookz at Night Swim in Kingston, 8pm.

Tara Clerkin Trio / More Eaze at Tubby’s in Kingston, 8pm.

Mighty Ploughboys at Daryl’s House in Pawling, 8pm.

Friday 3/20

Love on Wheels: A Skate Night for Queer Teens & Allies at Skate Time in Accord, 5pm.

Mike O’Leary at RMV Cellars in West Park, 5pm.

Trivia Night: Disney Edition at Angry Orchard in Walden, 6pm.

Line Dancing at Hudson House in West Park, 6:30pm.

Too Lazy Boys at Pearl Moon in Woodstock, 6:30pm.

Sean & Derek & Friends at The Living Room at Full Circle in Gardiner, 7pm.

Quiet in the Head: Concert by Sèamus Maynard & Jonathan Talbott at Lightforms Art Center in Hudson, 7pm.

Sat. 3/21 @ 7pm & Sun. 3/22 @ 4pm

A Tapestry of Cultures

Holy Cross/Santa Cruz Episcopal Church, 30 Pine Grove Ave., Kingston Overlook United Methodist Church, 233 Tinker St., Woodstock Ars Choralis is bringing a globe-spanning choral program to Kingston and Woodstock with a concert that uses sacred and contemporary works to trace the many strands of the American story. The lineup includes Ariel Ramírez’s Misa Criolla, the landmark 1964 mass that set the liturgy in Spanish and drew on Argentine folk idioms, alongside music by Irish composer Michael McGlynn, Norwegian-born composer Ola Gjeilo.

Jason Gisser at Di’Vine Wine Bar in Wappingers, 7pm.

Rock Voices Hudson Valley at Newburgh Brewing Company in Newburgh, 7pm.

The Surfrajettes: 10th Anniversary Road Dogs Tour w/ Bethlehem Shalom at The Colony in Woodstock, 7pm.

Gather and Swing Square Dance at Van Buren Hall in Kinderhook, 7pm.

Mikey and Nicky (1976) at Saugerties Public Library in Saugerties, 7pm.

Joe List at Laugh It Up Comedy Club in Poughkeepsie, 7pm, 9:30pm.

A Comedy Adapted from 9 Short Stories by Chekhov at Park Theater in Hudson, 7:30pm.

Celtic Angels Ireland w/ Celtic Knight Dancers & Trinity Bard Ensemble at Bardavon Theater in Poughkeepsie, 7:30pm.

John John Brown / Robbie Fulks at The Falcon in Marlboro, 7:30pm.

Direct from Sweden: The Music of ABBA at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Troy, 7:30pm.

Boombox Fever at Keegan Ales in Kingston, 8pm.

Benefit for Veterans for Peace w/ Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Booker Stardrum & More at Tubby’s in Kingston, 8pm.

Killer Film at The Lemon Squeeze in New Paltz, 8pm.

Beyond the Wall: The Complete Pink Floyd Experience at Daryl’s House in Pawling, 8pm.

Patrick Watson w/ La Force at Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, 8pm.

Mister Roper at Station Bar & Curio in Woodstock, 8pm.

Cherish the Ladies at Towne Crier Cafe in Beacon, 8:30pm.

Community Rave Network w/ Scotia / LA-4A / DJDrummernk at Avalon Lounge in Catskill, 9pm.

Sun. 3/22 • 10am-4pm

Kingston Model Train and Railroad Hobby Show

Murphy Midtown Center, 476 Broadway

This Kingston tradition is a full day of operating train layouts, vendor tables, exhibits, railroad memorabilia and a large-scale garden railroad display to Midtown. The event serves serious collectors with a jaw-dropping amount of model trains and train set parts, from antiques to modern contraptions. It’s also family-friendly with lots of displays to view, a play area and Thomas trains for younger visitors.

Saturday 3/21

Middle Way School: Touching the Earth 5K Event at Cantine Fields in Saugerties, 9am.

Farm to Needle Fiber Arts Workshop at Wilderstein Historic Site in Rhinebeck, 10am.

Gardening Presentation & Book

Signing w/ Diane Watt at Gardiner Library in Gardiner, 11am.

Sugar Shack Weekend at Angry Orchard in Walden, 11am.

Met Opera Live in HD: Wagner’s Tristan Und Isolde at Time and Space Limited in Hudson, 12pm.

Bionic Leisure Suit at Daryl’s House in Pawling, 12pm.

Artmaking in the Afternoon at Olana State Historic Site in Hudson, 1pm.

New Paltz Middle School Battle of the Bands at The Falcon in Marlboro, 1pm.

Peaceful Parenting w/ Pam Perkins at Inquiring Minds in Saugerties, 1pm.

The Point (1971) at Midtown Cinema in Kingston and Orpheum Theater in Saugerties, 1pm.

Artist Talk: This is America w/ Destiny Arianna at Woodstock School of Art in Woodstock, 1pm.

The Tiffin Project for Teens at Woodstock Public Library in Woodstock, 1pm.

Opening Reception: Onnie Luque at Art Omi Newmark Gallery in Ghent, 1pm.

Peace & Protest: Songwriting Lab at HV LGBTQ+ Community Center in Kingston, 2pm.

Zine Workshop & Swap at Elting Memorial Library in New Paltz, 2pm.

Catskills Energy Future Film

Screening & Discussion at Phoenicia Playhouse in Phoenicia, 2pm.

Still Life Photography with Your iP-

Sat. 3/21 • 9pm

Punk and Ska Night

Snug Harbor, 38 Main St., New Paltz DC duo whitepicketfence opens the night with a stripped-down guitar-anddrums attack shaped by experimental noise and old-school DC punk. Mega Infinity brings a more melodic, genre-hopping set from Long Island, with ska-punk roots, alt-rock hooks and a new album. Albany trio Girth Control keeps the mood loose and loud, drawing on the scrappy fun of basement shows, circle pits and pop-eyed ska-punk nostalgia. Punk Rock Polka Explosion rounds things out with fast, funny singalongs.

hone: Catching Details with Beauty and Precision at Staatsburgh State Historic Site in Staatsburg, 2pm.

A Miracle: Rose Family Chamber Music Concert at Doctorow Center for the Arts in Hunter, 2pm.

Live Blues, Americana & Jazz at Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery in Gardiner, 3pm.

Spring Equinox Sound Bath at Open Eye Theater in Margaretville, 3pm.

Opening Reception: Deirdre O’Connell’s New Portraits at Susan Eley Fine Arts in Hudson and Bardavon Theater in Poughkeepsie, 4pm.

Queen Kelly (1929) TalkBack w/ Film Scholars David Weir & Imogen Sara Smith at Starr Cinema in Rhinebeck, 4pm.

Alyssa Goldstein at Angry Orchard in Walden, 4pm.

Opening Reception: Seriously Whimsical at Gallery 40 in Poughkeepsie, 5pm.

Opening Reception: Three Artistic Visions of Landscapes and Life at Tivoli Artists Gallery in Tivoli, 5pm.

Still Wind at RMV Cellars in West Park, 5pm.

Chris Brown on the Salon Stage at Towne Crier Cafe in Beacon, 6pm.

All Good Gifts at Arts Society of Kingston in Kingston, 6pm.

MyKingstonKids Imagination Gala at The Cornell in Kingston, 6pm.

Heather Aubrey Lloyd at Stonehouse Tavern in Accord, 6:30pm.

Henry Ferland at Pearl Moon in Woodstock, 6:30pm.

Behind the Curtain w/ Camphill

Hudson Players & Friends at Hudson Hall in Hudson, 7pm.

Line Dancing at Silk Factory in Newburgh, 7pm.

BoomKat at Di’Vine Wine Bar in Wappingers, 7pm.

The Pink Floyd Project at The Colony

Thu. 3/19 • 7pm

Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin

The Local, 16 John St., Saugerties Swiss pianist-composer Nik Bärtsch brings his long-running quartet Ronin to Saugerties with a sound that treats repetition as pulse, structure and atmosphere all at once. Bärtsch works in a zone between adventurous jazz improvisation, minimalism, funk and ritual music, with grooves that build slowly and lock in hard. Expect a seated-listening-room kind of concentration, but not a quiet one.

in Woodstock, 7pm.

Velvet Vision: The Story of James Bidgood and the Making of Pink Narcissus Screening & Conversation w/ Filmmaker Bart Everly at Tinker Street Cinema in Woodstock, 7pm.

Spring Stargazing & Stories at Mohonk Preserve in Gardiner, 7pm.

Ars Choralis Presents A Tapestry of Cultures at Holy Cross Santa Cruz Episcopal Church in Kingston, 7pm.

Joe List at Laugh It Up Comedy Club in Poughkeepsie, 7pm, 9:30pm.

Bernard Purdle & Friends at The Falcon in Marlboro, 7:30pm.

Stew Cutler Trio at High Falls Cafe in High Falls, 7:30pm.

A Comedy Adapted from 9 Short Stories by Chekhov at Park Theater in Hudson, 7:30pm.

Dream Eaters & Tonus Maximus at O+ Gallery Storefront in Kingston, 7:30pm.

Indian Classical Slide Guitar. Maestro Rhitom Sarkar returns to Matagiri accompanied on tabla by Ehren Hanson. Rhitom studied under guitar legend Pt Debashish Bhattacharya. Ehren is a disciple of the legendary Anindo Chatterjee. Space is limited at Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center in Mt Tremper, 7:30pm.

Gaelic Storm at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Troy, 7:30pm.

Oneida / Terry Gross / Carlton Melton at Avalon Lounge in Catskill, 8pm. Groovepin w/ Joey Eppard at The Living Room at Full Circle in Gardiner, 8pm.

Suss / Adeline Hotel at Tubby’s in Kingston, 8pm.

Big Blitz at The Lemon Squeeze in New Paltz, 8pm.

Total Mass Retain: Yes Tribute Band at Daryl’s House in Pawling, 8pm.

Ben Clark at 1915 Wine Cellar in Poughkeepsie, 8pm.

Vuyo Sotashe & Chris Pattishall at The Local in Saugerties, 8pm.

Patterson Hood & John Moreland at Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, 8pm.

The Helm Family Midnight Ramble w/ The Nine Seas at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, 8pm.

Milm & Whoa at Station Bar & Curio in Woodstock, 8pm.

ShamRock ‘n Roll at Sugar Loaf Per-

Sat. 3/29 • 7pm

Stew Cutler

High Falls Cafe, 2842 Rt. 209, Marbletown

This Bronx-raised guitarist has spent more than four decades moving between jazz, blues, gospel and roots music, building a career that includes work with Wilson Pickett, Percy Sledge, David Sanborn and Bill Frisell while also leading his own projects. His recent album leans into that range, mixing covers and originals in a mostly instrumental set shaped by his blues phrasing, fluid guitar lines and harmonica work.

forming Arts Center in Chester, 8pm.

The American Pink Floyd Show at Towne Crier Cafe in Beacon, 8:30pm.

Mega Infinity, Girth Control, PRPE & More at Snug Harbor in New Paltz, 9pm.

House Night: A Dedication to NYC’s Legendary Clubs w/ DJ Flatline at The Ellis in Newburgh, 9pm.

Sunday

3/22

Free Herbal Clinic w/ ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism at Gardiner Library in Gardiner, 9am, 1:30pm.

Ecstatic Dance w/ Cosmal at Assembly in Kingston, 11am.

Lucky House at Silk Factory in Newburgh, 11am.

The Eric Puente Jazz Quartet on the Salon Stage at Towne Crier Cafe in Beacon, 11:30am.

Tillson Jazz Ensemble at Pearl Moon in Woodstock, 11:30am.

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

Opening Reception: The Photography of Ronald Schneider at The Living Room at Full Circle in Gardiner, 1pm.

Go All In for Mental Health: Community Cold Plunge at Kingston Point Beach in Kingston, 1pm.

The Point (1971) at Starr Cinema in Rhinebeck, 1pm.

Rachel Leeya at Angry Orchard in Walden, 2pm.

A Comedy Adapted from 9 Short Stories by Chekhov at Park Theater in Hudson, 3pm.

Near Death Experiences

with Robert Cornett at Phoenicia Library

Please join us for this informative talk. Robert Cornett, MTS will provide an overview of the fascinating research on people who have reported Near Death Experiences and how these have affected their lives. Robert is an end of life doula based in Woodstock.

Saturday, April 11, 11 am

Phoenicia Library 48 Main Street, Phoenicia phoenicialibrary.org • FREE!

Trivia to Benefit Bailey Middle School PTO at Keegan Ales in Kingston, 3pm.

Next Generations Festival at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Troy, 3pm. There Are Things To Do Screening & Town Hall at HV LGBTQ+ Community Center in Kingston, 4pm.

Queen Kelly (1929) TalkBack w/ Film Scholars David Weir & Imogen Sara Smith at Starr Cinema in Rhinebeck, 4pm.

Ars Choralis Presents A Tapestry of Cultures at Overlook United Methodist Church in Woodstock, 4pm.

Story Songs of the 70’s: Gordon Lightfoot, Harry Chapin & Cat Stevens at Towne Crier Cafe in Beacon, 7pm.

Manticore: The Tribute to Emerson Lake & Palmer at Daryl’s House in Pawling, 7pm.

The Travelin’ McCourys at The Colony in Woodstock, 7pm.

Darren Kiely w/ Fabrizio at The Ellis in Newburgh, 7pm.

Buffalo Stack at The Falcon in Marlboro, 7:30pm.

Nicole Yun / Gary’s Dream / Dauber at Avalon Lounge in Catskill, 8pm.

Monday 3/23

Jonathan Gould’s Burning Down the House at Orpheum Theater in Saugerties, 7pm.

Duo Refracta. Michael Jones and Shaoai Ashley Zhang presents new and contemporary works for piano and percussion by Timothy McCormack, Tina Tallon, Eric Wubbels, and a world premiere by Kory Reeder. Free Admission at Blum Hall at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, 7pm.

Kevin Hays Trio w/ Thomas Morgan & Brian Blade at The Falcon in Marlboro, 7:30pm.

Open Mic Night at The Colony in Woodstock, 8pm.

Tuesday

3/24

Phoenicia Walk-in Clinic at Phoenicia United Methodist Church in Phoenicia, 4pm.

Open Mic Night at Gunks Gaming Guild in New Paltz, 6pm.

Improv for Sanity w/ John House Wilson at O+ Gallery Storefront in Kingston, 6:30pm.

Trivia Break w/ Andre at Keegan Ales in Kingston, 6:30pm.

Joseph Olsen’s Snapshots Poetry Reading at Inquiring Minds in New Paltz, 7pm.

The Ten Tenors at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Troy, 7:30pm.

Optic Sink / Spain at Tubby’s in Kingston, 8pm.

Matt Berninger w/ Ronboy at Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, 8pm. Vibrations (1996) at Tinker Street Cinema in Woodstock, 8pm.

Wednesday

3/25

Creative Aging: Cookies & Chats at Hudson Hall in Hudson, 1pm.

Strawberries for Tea: The Life of Rebecca Brien (Howland) Roosevelt w/ Dr. Shelby Landmark at FDR Presidential Library & Museum in Hyde Park, 2pm.

Focus on Human Rights: Protecting

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came acutely aware of what his hometown was lacking. He loved card games like Magic the Gathering and tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons, and had a group of about 15 friends who would meet frequently to play. But the only venues in Ellenville that could accommodate them were places like McDonald’s. His dream was to supply the large community of local gamers with a cozy, welcoming home base – a place where they could also get fed well and affordably.

It was important to Balogh as well that this new gaming hall and café not serve alcoholic beverages – not even for catered private events. Both Josh and T. J. have committed themselves to sobriety in recent years, and as Garger puts it, after decades of immersion in the restaurant business, “We’re kind of done with dealing with drunk people. Around here there’s a big dearth of opportunities to have fun without having to engage in those sorts of activities.” That means that Nerdateria will be a venue where parents can feel safe about having their tweens and teens hang out after school, socializing face-toface without being glued to their cellphones. “We wanted to create a place to have birthday parties besides a pizzeria,” T. J. adds.

It’s also a place where multigenerational gaming sessions can happen. Already one father-and-son duo has come in to play board games for three hours at a time. “It’s a house rule that we don’t kick people off tables,” says Garger. “If you come here, you’re part of the community.” Starter kits for MTG and D&D are available to purchase, for those new to gaming; novices and the merely curious need not worry about an exclusive vibe or a “gatekeeper” mentality. You can sign up at the shop or on Facebook or Instagram to reserve a table, or just show up on weekly tabletop game nights if you don’t already have a group who want a place to meet. A Discord server to organize games remotely is in the works.

To boost the sense of belonging, Garger has initiated an “organization” of patrons that he calls the Adventurers’ Guild. If you’re willing to sign up and have your picture taken, he’ll use computer software to morph your photographic image into an artistic rendering of an avatar in your choice of RPG setting, fantasy race and/or profession. (Quickly creating a visual representation of your character is the

Human Rights in New York State at Family Partnership Center in Poughkeepsie, 2pm.

Open Mic Night at Stonehouse Tavern in Accord, 6:30pm.

Triad at Pearl Moon in Woodstock, 6:30pm.

only circumstance in which Josh and T. J. will waive their usual aversion to the use of AI for the business.) The resulting artwork gets projected in an ever-changing montage on a large TV screen above the front counter. Anyone who comes in can join the Guild, and numerous families have already signed up for group portraits.

At present, gaming happens at tables in the rear half of the main café room where food is also served. Shelves are stacked with a large variety of tabletop games, many of them donated by members of the community. The space has been spruced up with a black, white and purple color scheme and décor that seems more Space Age than Dark Ages. The walls are hung with framed posters honoring all sorts of manga, fantasy and science fiction fandoms, and several original artworks by locally based professional comic book artist Robert Pollak.

Toward the back is a sliding barn door that leads to the former billiard parlor: a large space that will become the primary gaming room, with eight to 10 tables, once they’ve cleared out the previous tenant’s furniture. Two smaller adjoining rooms will be dedicated

Robin the Hammer’s Birthday Bash at The Pines in Mt Tremper, 7pm.

What She Said: A Reading by Women Writers at Elting Memorial Library in New Paltz, 7pm.

Trivia Night at Newburgh Brewing Company in Newburgh, 7pm.

to private gaming sessions on a rental basis, for groups who want to play RPGs like D&D or Warhammer, or for parties. Expansion into the full gaming space is expected to be complete in early April. They’re already planning a variety of monthly events, including Paint & Snack sessions taught by local artist Rosemary McGrath, an experienced leader of Paint & Sips at places that serve wine.

At the counter, patrons can order from a wide array of “Potions and Elixirs”: mocktails, fancy teas and coffees, lemonade and boba, bottled drinks and shakes. Cake shakes that involve sticking an actual chunk of cake into the blender with the ice cream are already a popular item, Garger reports. He has decorated the area “to make it look as much like an apothecary as possible,” with loose teas and coffee beans displayed in big glass jars.

Garger describes the food selections as “fat boy comfort food,” with large portions at reasonable prices. Some of Balogh’s best-loved specialty dishes from his earlier gigs have been resurrected on the Nerdateria menu, including salads, smashburgers, bowls and burritos. Both men claim unequivocal-

Kim Wilson & The Fabulous Thunderbirds at Daryl’s House in Pawling, 7pm.

Dead Last Wednesdays w/ Gratefully Yours at The Colony in Woodstock, 7pm.

Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials at The Falcon in Marlboro, 7:30pm.

ly that their chicken wings in 12 flavors are “the best in the immediate area and among the five best in the entire Hudson Valley” – a boast already confirmed in visits from representatives of the Ulster Eateries Unfiltered Facebook group. Ten wings with sauce cost $14 most days and are half-price on Sundays. The costliest dish on the menu goes for $16, making this a place where working-class folks truly can hang out more than once a week.

Less than two weeks after opening, they’ve already found their people, with patrons coming in from as far afield as Kingston, New Paltz, Middletown and Newburgh thanks to word-of-mouth spread by social media. But it seems likely that neighborhood kids, families and nerdy adults will be the primary beneficiaries. Check it out yourself anytime from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays.

Nerdateria Café & Gaming Hall is located at 72 Center Street in Ellenville. There’s a sizable parking lot out back, and some on-street parking as well. To find out more, call (845) 272-1006 or visit them on Facebook or Instagram.

Jana Horn / Sarah La Puerta / Scree / Luke Bergman at Avalon Lounge in Catskill, 8pm.

The Babadook (2014) at Orpheum Theater in Saugerties, 8pm.

Bertha: Grateful Drag at Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, 8pm.

LAUREN THOMAS

T J Garger and Joshua Balogh are co-owners of Nerdateria located at 72 Center Street in Ellenville.

Ars Choralis

Barbara Pickhardt, Artistic Director

A Tapestry of Cultures

March 21, 7 pm

Holy Cross/Santa Cruz Episcopal Church 30 Pine Grove Avenue, Kingston

March 22, 4 pm

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Moriello Pool: Assistant Director/Aquatics Director, Supervising Lifeguards, Lifeguards, WSI, Attendants - for Summer 2026. Appropriate Certifications Required. Application folders, information & instructions available at New Paltz Town Hall, 52 Clearwater Road, New Paltz. 845255-0604. EOE.

Special Events Coordinator: Mohonk Preserve seeks a detail-aoriented professional to help plan and execute signature events including Rock The Ridge, Shawangunk Grit, Annual Benefit Auction and others. Includes coordinating logistics, registration, vendors, volunteers, and marketing materials. Strong communication, organizational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft 365, Zoom/Teams, event or project management tools, CRM databases, registration/ticketing platforms such as GiveSmart and BikeReg required. PT seasonal April - September (approx. 20 hours/week). Minimum 1 year experience. Salary $21.50/hr. Application details: https://www.mohonkpreserve. org/who-we-are/jobs-fellowships-and-internships/ Deadline: 3/20/26 EOE

Michael Steeley (607) 431-3392

blacklotustactical@gmail.com

NRA & USCCA Certified Firearms Instructor

Preparedness & Emergency First Aid Specialist

Security Consultant Group or private classes available

Graceful Exits

Music L sons

Pauline Mancuso, Flute & Music Theory BMus BMusEd MM 845-380-3099

Peter Mancuso, Piano BMusEd MM 845-380-3098

Fifty years teaching and performing.

1965 Mason & Hamlin Model A Baby Grand Piano in very good condition. Maple color. For a complete description, go to Pianomart.com and see ad #62148.

Price is $8,500 and owner will credit $1,000 toward moving expenses. A treasure trove of classical sheet music is included. 845-679-9027.

We have Gray, White, Blue, Tan, Green (pine-scented), Pink (rose-scented)

845-658-8766, 845-4176461 or 845-706-7197. e-mail: TLKportables@gmail.com

PARAMOUNT EARTHWORKS. *Excavation, *Demolition, *Site Prep, *Septic Systems, *Drainage Systems, *Ponds, *Land Clearing & Grading. Fully Insured with over 20 Years of Excavating Experience. 845401-6637. www.paramountearthworks. com

950 Animals

shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 1944 Mayflower Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

NAME: Twin Oaks Properties, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/26/25. 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, P.O. Box 229, Kerhonkson, NY 12446. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE

WILDERNESS SOJOURN LLC.

Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/15/26. Office: Greene 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, c/o Northwest Registered Agent LLC, 418 Broadway, Ste N, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Village of Saugerties Zoning Board will hold a public hearing on March 24, 2026; 7:00 pm in the Village Office, 43 Partition Street, Saugerties. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive comments on the area variance application for 16 Icehouse Drive Saugerties, New York. Copies of the application and plans are available for viewing at the Clerk’s office. All interested parties will be heard.

LEGAL NOTICE

BOXWOOD STAGING LLC.

Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/02/26. 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, c/o Anita Cunniff,

144 Burnt Meadow Road, Gardiner, NY 12525. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE

GLASCO 711 LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/5/26. Office in Ulster Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to PO Box 711, Glasco, NY 12432. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business loc: 721 Ulster Ave., Kingston, NY 12401.

LEGAL NOTICE Honeydew Handyperson Services LLC. Filed with SSNY on 03/02/2025. Office: Ulster County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 636 Broadway, Apt 1 Kingston, NY 12401. Purpose: Any Lawful.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of MEISTER ABSTRACT SERVICES LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/06/26. Office in Ulster County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 142 COUTANT RD TILLSON, NY, 12486. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Please be informed that Michael Langman (official name of record), an Ulster County, State of New York resident, was ordained as a Knight of Honor and a Minister in the Holy Catholic Church of the East in Brazil, Vicariate of the Nevis and Ecuador: SACRED MEDICAL ORDER OF THE CHURCH OF HOPE ORDINATION OF KNIGHT AND MINISTER

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

To all the Faithful in Christ: Peace, Health, and Divine Grace!

By the Grace of God, we inform that, in accordance with

the canonical laws governing our Ecclesiastical Community (Ecclesiastical Sovereign Principality), and in accordance with the traditions and laws of the Ancient and Holy Church of Christ, we hereby certify through this instrument the ordination of REVEREND AND KNIGHT

MICHAEL LANGMAN (name of record) according to the Ancient Rite of the Holy Catholic Church of the East in Brazil. We sign and confirm this decree by our hand and seal.

Decree of Ordination No. 052/2025

Let it be known that, from this day, December 6, 2025, and henceforth, the official title bestowed shall read: REVEREND AND KNIGHT MICHAEL LANGMAN (NAME OF RECORD)

By:

Epus Charles McWilliam Archbishop and Grand Master and Mar Basilius Adao Pereira Metropolitan Archbishop Holy Catholic Church of the East in Brazil

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability (LLC): Nobel One Mobile Notary & Prints LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 14, 2025. 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: Nobel One Mobile Notary & Prints LLC: 2522 South Road, Suite 1138, Poughkeepsie NY 12602. 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.

NAME: PhilMillerVideo, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of

SAUGERTIES ANIMAL SHELTER...Do you know what’s more beautiful than watching snow fall? Watching snow fall while cuddling an adopted animal. WHY NOT START THE NEW YEAR BY GIVING A SHELTER ANIMAL A LOVING HOME? It’s a perfect time to adopt a homeless animal, or two, for warmth; physical and emotional. Adopting a shelter animal could be one of the most joyful things you can do. If you adopt an adult/senior cat, you know you’ve given them a second (or maybe third) chance at love and kindness. THESE KITTENS AND CATS WILL FILL YOUR HEARTS AND YOUR HOMES WITH LOVE. NEW KITTENS THIS WEEK! OOGIE BOOGIE and ZERO; 6-month-old, SO SWEET and FUNNY, black and white kitten brothers. Let’s Take another look at CURLY SUE; sweet, talkative, 5-year-old, medium hair, gray cat girl. If you’re looking to adopt 2, Elly & her staff know the animals very well & can make recommendations. Some kittens are already bonded to one another; like Oogie Boogie and Zero! We STILL have lots of kittens longing to be your new best friend, and more coming in weekly. In case you were wondering: Black kittens grow up to be elegant, beautiful, intelligent, loving adult cats. Living with them (and all cats!) is a pure happiness! We have BARN CATS, too. We call them “Working Girls”. If you’d like to give a cat(s) food and shelter and in return, they’ll

New York (SSNY) on December 20, 2025. Office location: Ulster. 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, 1399 Ulster Ave. Kingston, NY 12401. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY:

NAME: Salazar Holding Group, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/04/2025. 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, 39 Leggs Mills rd #4 Lake Katrine NY 12449. Purpose: For any lawful acts purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE

The annual Meeting of the Plot Holders, and annual Board Meeting of the Saugerties Cemetery Association will be held on Monday, March 30, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Saugerties Town Hall, in the Building Dept. Conference Room, 4 High St., Saugerties, NY.

Robert Rightmyer

President

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Special Meeting

A Special Meeting will be held for the lot owners and members of the Saugerties Cemetery Association, (Mountain View Cemetery), for the purpose of consideration of Abandonment. The meeting will be held on Monday, March 30, 2026 at 11:15 a.m. at Saugerties Town Hall, 4 High St., in the Building Dept. Conference Room, Saugerties, NY.

Robert Rightmyer

President

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: TYTO ADVISORY LLC.

help to keep your rodent population under control, consider adopting a barn cat. They’re ready for a barn, workshop, garage, winery/distillery. Get your applications in and approved, so when we welcome more kittens & puppies, which we often do, well 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. NEW DOGS THIS WEEK! ALL VERY VERY SWEET! SHILO; 10-year-old, beautiful fawn color, 50 lb. boxer dog girl. SAPPHIRE; 3-year old, 40 lb., fawn and white terrier mix dog girl. OLYMPIA; 10-month-old, tan brindle, 30 lb. bulldog mix girl. She LOVES EVERYONE! WE THINK YOU’LL WANT TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THESE SWEETHEART ADULT DOGS! HAZEL; 4-yearold, 50 lb. mixed breed dog girl. She is a sweet, shy girl. She came in as a stray. Sadly, she and her brother were dumped. Even sadder, her brother was hit by a train. Let’s make Hazel feel loved; safe; and cared for. MYA; adorable 4.5-year-old mixed breed dog girl. If you’re looking for a dog who has a passion for people, and playfulness, this charming girl is for you! FINN; very sweet, active, big, 1-year-old black Shepherd dog boy. NEW THIS WEEK!!! TWO HOLLAND LOP BUNNIES: both are boys and are SUPER SWEET... AND we have FOUR GUINEA PIGS: three girls, and one boy. 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. 999

Vehicles Wanted

CASH PAID FOR USED cars & trucks regardless of condition. Junk cars removed. Call 246-0214. DMV 7107350.

Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on Nov 5 2025. Office location: Ulster. 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, c/o U.S. Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, #202, Brooklyn NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Walls Property Group LLC. Articles of organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/6/26. 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, 1976 Old Kings Highway Saugerties, NY 12477. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). Name: BigLar LLC. Articles of Organization filed with New York Secretary of State (SSNY) on: 02/25/2026. 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 BigLar LLC, 351 W. Bridge Street, Catskill NY 12414. Term: Indefinite. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organize.

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 Collins/ Rechen regarding property at 31 & 37 Hawley’s Corners Rd

(SBL:79.4-1-5 & 79.4-1-6) Highland NY, 12528. The applicant is seeking a lot line revision. The public hearing will take place in-person and via Zoom, a video a tele-presence program on Thursday March 26 at 7:00pm, or as soon thereafter as may be heard. Any questions, call (845) 6912144 ext. 117, Monday through Friday, 8:30am – 4:00pm, or send an email to svannostrand@ townoflloyd.gov.

Date: March 11, 2026

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Golden Ridge Ventures LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/11/2026. Office location: Ulster. 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, 10 Forest Glen Road, New Paltz, NY 12561. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE OPA’S GRANOLA LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/09/26. 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, c/o Chaifetz & Chaifetz, LLC, 1501 Broadway, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10036. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO RESPONDERS: Sealed proposals for RFPUC26-014 EXTERNAL ANALYSIS OF THE EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDED BUDGET will be received on or before Friday, April 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM at the

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or on our website at www.ulstercountyny.gov/Departments/ General-Services.

Ed Jordan, Ulster County Director of General Services

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

(LLC). Name: STAR Boys, LLC

Articles of Organization filed with New York Secretary of State (SSNY) on: 3/9/2026. 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 STAR Boys, LLC, 351 W. Bridge Street, Catskill NY 12414. 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: Stockade Collective, LLC.

Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of

New York (SSNY) on November 24, 2025. 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, 210 Green St. Port Ewen, NY 12466. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF NEW PALTZ

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THETENTATIVE BUDGET OF THE VILLAGE OF NEW PALTZ FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Tentative Budget of the Village of New Paltz for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2026, including General Village Funds and all other funds, has been completed and filed in the office of the Village Clerk of the Village of New Paltz, 25 Plattekill Avenue, New Paltz, New York, where it is available for inspection by any interested person during of-

fice hours. The Board of Trustees of the Village of New Paltz shall hold a Public Hearing on said Tentative Budget on April 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM, showing such changes, alterations, and revisions as shall have been made therein by the Board of Trustees of the Village of New Paltz. At the Public Hearing, any person may be heard in favor of or against the Tentative Budget as compiled or for or against any item or items therein contained. There are 3 ways public comments can be submitted:

1. Watch the meeting live streamed on YouTube via the Village of New Paltz channel https://www.youtube.com/ channel/UCwFFe8fJSmBzh10DPOy0btQ and submit comments through the chat function that is monitored throughout the meeting.

2. Submit comments in writing to projectmanager@villageofnewpaltz.org prior to the

meeting.

3. You can also participate in the meeting via Zoom through the link below: https://us06web.zoom.us/ j/86094807712?pwd=0fLSu8Q8FAERJzzeTz8VVA2GYtv7Fe.1

Dial-in: +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) | Meeting ID: 860 9480 7712 | Passcode: 256517

The following are the proposed annual salaries of the Board of Trustees of the Village of New Paltz:

Mayor $67,778.00

Deputy Mayor $9,700.00

Trustees (3) $8,650.00 (each)

Citizens have the right to provide written and oral comments and ask questions concerning the entire budget and the relationships of entitlement funds to the entire budget.

Handicapped citizens or senior citizens who require assistance in attending said Public Hearing, or in furnishing comments and suggestions, should

Monday,

Tuesday,

Wednesday,

Thursday,

contact the undersigned Village Clerk at (845) 255-0130 to request assistance.

Dated: March 4, 2026

By Order of the Board of Trustees of the Village of New Paltz Village Clerk LEGAL NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE the Town of Woodstock Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public meeting at 7:00 pm on Thursday, March 26th, 2026 at 45 Comeau Drive, Woodstock NY 12498 and via Zoom (for listening purposes only). The business of the Board will be conducted at that time and the following public hearings will be heard:

ZBA Case # 26-03 Application of Suzylee Korn & Kara Davis, for property located at 282 Zena Road, Woodstock NY 12498, a 5.01 acre parcel located within an R3 Zoning District, for a variance from the Zoning Law of the Town of Woodstock, Article IV, Area & Bulk Regulations, Section

260

for

setback in order to construct a pole barn artist studio.

ZBA Case #26-04 Application of Patricia