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Community Excited About New Hobby Lobby Location In Popular Ulster County Plaza

On Facebook, Fitz's Liquor Store mentioned that Hobby Lobby is coming to the neighborhood in Kingston!

Ulster County, NY · 5d

Streetsblog Capitol Hill

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State DOT Yanks Safety From Long-Delayed Woodstock Tinker Street Project

State DOT scrapped plans for lower speed limits and raised crosswalks from its plans to upgrade sidewalks on Woodstock’s popular Tinker Street, which it now says won’t wrap up until 2031 — and town officials say the agency has left them in the dark as to why.

Woodstock, NY · 14h
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takingthekids.com

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This New York Town Was Settled By German Families In 1710 And Still Carries Their Name

How does a three-century story still feel this alive?. A group of German refugees arrived on the Hudson River in 1710 with one strange job: make tar for the British Royal Navy. The plan flopped within two years. The families stayed anyway. They came from the Palatinate region of southwest...

New York, NY · 1d
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hoodline.com

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Ulster County Weighs 10% Tax Break for Full-Timers as Housing Prices Squeeze Families

Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger says rising housing costs and property taxes are squeezing working families across the region, and she is pushing a package of tax relief and housing investment to try to slow the damage. Metzger has proposed a 10% property tax exemption for full-time residents, framing it as a way to ease the burden on year-round households even as the county's housing market keeps shifting in complicated directions.

Ulster County, NY · 2d
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Mid-Hudson News Network

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Mayor addresses Main Street loitering

POUGHKEEPSIE – Community members, many of whom are new to the area, pleaded with the city council not to tighten the city’s loitering law last month. The council passed amendments that gave the police department more power to enforce the law after loitering increased along the Main Street corridor. Mayor Yvonne Flowers praised the more definitive language, noting that loitering interferes with the community’s quality of life.

Poughkeepsie, NY · 2d

CNY News

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Mysterious Animal Screaming in Hudson Valley Neighborhoods

Hudson Valley residents have reported hearing a bloodcurdling noise outside their homes this month. It turns out the answer is not what most people think.

Dutchess County, NY · 1d

Daily Mail

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Trump family socialite sells sprawling $10.5M New York estate after more than 30 years

Sprawling across 197.51 acres on Shupike Road, the estate is anchored by an extraordinary 8,244sq ft Greek Revival mansion dating back to 1830.

Millbrook, NY · 1d

spectrumlocalnews.com

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Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger discusses the growing affordability challenges facing residents

This weekend on In Focus, Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger discusses the growing affordability challenges facing residents, from rising housing costs and property taxes to the financial pressures on working families. She highlights her administration’s efforts to expand affordable housing through a $15 million housing action fund and proposes tax...

Ulster County, NY · 2d

bluestonepress.net

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Rosendale Recreation Commission’s “Shut up and write” Writers’ group

The Rosendale Recreation Commission announces the launch of its new writers’ group, “Shut Up and Write!” The program is part of an international community movement that offers writers of all genres, levels, and backgrounds a distraction-free, structured environment to work on their respective projects side-by-side. No critiques. No sharing. No pressure. Just focused writing time alongside others doing the same. After the session, participants can stick around to chat, connect, and build a writing community. The group, led by Walter “Snapper” Earl, will meet, 6-7:30 p.m. every other Thursday, (with the next session on Nov. 12), at the Rosendale Community Center, free of charge. For more information and to RSVP email clovebook@snapurl.blog or call the Town of Rosendale Recreation Office at 845-658-8198.

Rosendale, NY · 1d

Mid-Hudson News Network

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Uptown Kingston signboard construction almost complete

KINGSTON – City contractors have reached substantial completion on the Uptown Kingston signboard construction work, which repaired 22 storefronts on North Front and Wall streets to finish the facades where the Pike Plan was previously attached. “We have done has much as possible to help the businesses through this...

Kingston, NY · 1d

Mid-Hudson News Network

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Grove Street Academy remains open while Children’s Home residential program to close

KINGSTON – The residential placement program at the Children’s Home of Kingston will be closing in early 2027, Ulster County Legislature Chairman Peter Criswell said Monday. Its Chapter 853 school, though, will continue to serve students with emotional and learning disabilities, he said. The news comes following a...

Kingston, NY · 7h

Juan Hudson Valley

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New York's Brightest Christmas Tree to be Lit in Hudson Valley

A Christmas tree with more lights than Rockefeller Center is getting ready for its dazzling Hudson Valley return.

Poughkeepsie, NY · 1d

Mid-Hudson News Network

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Kingston seeks members to energy storage system task force

KINGSTON – The Kingston Common Council is seeking residents to serve on a Battery Energy Storage System Task Force. Task force members will consider the Kingston Zoning Working Group’s proposal and offer their perspectives to ensure the city’s form-based code adequately addressed land-use, environmental, and thermal runaway safety challenges associated with commercial batter arrays.

Kingston, NY · 1d

The Wolf

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Massive New Development Planned for Casperkill Golf Course

A new proposal could bring hundreds of homes, a hotel and other major changes to a former Hudson Valley country club.

Poughkeepsie, NY · 7d

Mid-Hudson News Network

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United Way expands free children’s book program in Dutchess and Orange Counties

POUGHKEEPSIE- More than 600 children in Dutchess and Orange counties have enrolled in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library since United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region launched the program in 2025. More than 4,000 free books have been mailed to children from birth to age five. The program has expanded to...

Orange County, NY · 3d

101.5 WPDH

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New Training Pays Off for Poughkeepsie Firefighters During Medical Emergency

Engine 1 firefighters in Poughkeepsie didn't wait when an ambulance was delayed. They gave epinephrine for severe respiratory distress, thanks to training they'd just received.

Poughkeepsie, NY · 1d

millertonnews.com

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Empress outlines EMS plans for northeast Dutchess

MILLERTON — Empress Executive Director Robert Stuck provided details of a proposed regional emergency medical service system to North East Town Board members on Wednesday, Nov. 4. He said the changes would save each town hundreds of thousands of dollars in EMS costs by pooling resources with neighbors. Stuck...

Amenia, NY · 3d

Mid-Hudson News Network

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Mayor’s budget raises taxes to pay for employee benefits

POUGHKEEPSIE – Mayor Yvonne Flowers released her 2027 Proposed Budget in mid-October that includes tax increases for property owners. The mayor developed a $121,532,237 spending plan shaped by inflationary pressures from decisions made in Washington, DC. The budget calls for a 10.38 percent increase in the tax levy, resulting in $37.7 million in revenue for the city.

Poughkeepsie, NY · 1d

Mid-Hudson News Network

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Fishkill keeping fund balance while raising taxes

TOWN OF FISHKILL – Town Supervisor Ozzy Albra has produced his 2027 preliminary Fishkill Town budget that maintains a $20 million fund balance while raising Homestead property taxes by five percent, resulting in a 5.63 percent increase for homeowners outside of the village and a 6.11 percent increase for commercial properties outside of the village. A home assessed at $500,000 will see a $51.04 increase compared to 2026 taxes. A commercial property outside of the village, assessed at $500,000, will see a $79.12 increase over 2026.

Fishkill, NY · 8h

wamc.org

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Lisa Kaul talks universal healthcare, role of government after NY Senate win

Last week's “blue wave” swept across many parts of New York, including State Senate District 39, which encompasses Newburgh, Beacon, and Poughkeepsie, where Democrat Lisa Kaul beat incumbent Republican Rob Rolison for the seat. Kaul spoke with WAMC's Lower Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Elias Guerra about her plans for the months ahead to tackle affordability.

New York · 15h