Author: Mid Hudson News

WAWARSING – A 1,500-foot section of the Ontario and Western (O&W) Rail Trail in Ulster County that includes a new pedestrian footbridge has been completed.  The project represents what officials say is a significant step forward in increasing public access on the O&W Rail Trail, which is part of New York State’s Long Path, a…

BEACON- Following its completion in 1889, the Poughkeepsie Railway Bridge was a crucial link between New England and the United States’ elaborate railroad network.  It continued as such for over eighty years until its fiery demise in 1974, but before trains traveled by rail, a vastly different method of transportation was used to cross the…

TOWN OF WALLKILL – Police investigated a report of a bomb threat at Garnet Health Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill on Wednesday, March 20. An investigation by police determined there were no explosive devices or responsible persons. There were no reported injuries and no interruption in hospital services. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office…

ALBANY – Hudson Valley Property Owners Association filed suit in United States District Court Northern District in Albany on Thursday challenging the constitutionality of a recent amendment to the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1975 (ETPA). The amendment concerns vacancy studies conducted by municipalities to determine eligibility for imposing rent control within their borders. Also…

ALBANY – An emergency meeting of the New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) on Thursday has resulted in the immediate “Emergency Summary Order of Suspension” of the liquor license for P&G’s Restaurant on Main Street in New Paltz.  The suspension is the result of a multi-agency raid of the bar last Friday night, March 15.…

POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County Court Judge Jessica Segal sentenced a 35-year-old Poughkeepsie woman to the maximum sentence possible Thursday, noting that it is “inadequate” but that is all she was allowed to do.  Camay Pryce was convicted in February for killing a popular Navy veteran, Erin “Doc” Clancy, in a head-on collision in Pleasant Valley…

ELLENVILLE- Did you ever visit one of the famous Catskill Resort Hotels of Sullivan or Ulster Counties? Do you remember the golf courses and swimming pools, well-manicured lawns, ballrooms, and theaters? Of course, we cannot also forget the famous or someday-to-be famous comedians and other performers who entertained the guests and the delicious food that…

NEWBURGH- The Monroe-Woodbury High School Chamber Orchestra has performed in some auspicious competitions, but their appearance at St. George’s Church in Newburgh last month was unique.  The 28 honors musicians – violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists — took a master class with the Munich Philharmonic String Quartet, then performed the opening selection, from Benjamin Britten’s…

by Tom Nardacci, CEO, Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York One in four New Yorkers is struggling to put food on their table.  The New York State Department of Health released these figures in their January report on food insecurity.  They are our family members, friends, coworkers and our neighbors.  Food insecurity is impacting…

KINGSTON – Kingston’s rent stabilization law rollback has been upheld by the State Appellate Court, Third Department. It had been challenged by a landlords’ organization. The court upheld the Kingston Rent Guidelines Board’s decision to roll back rent stabilized tenants’ rents by 15 percent in 2022. “Nothing in the applicable statutory language explicitly requires that…