I’ve had a lot of unpleasant experiences with baseball. My parents, as per 90s suburban parenting rules, signed me up for little league at a very young age, an age where motor skills and the ability to understand basic causation is still developing, and it’s unreasonable to expect any sort of logical gameplay. I was…
Researchers in Dutchess County studying two ways of killing ticks received $100,000 in state public health discretionary funds after their funding was cut in this year’s budget. The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies launched the five-year Tick Project in 2016, but the $200,000 it received from the state did not make it into the 2019-2020…
A long-time New Paltz judge resigned last week while under two disciplinary charges by the state for a conflict of interest between his judgeship and his law practice in a criminal case. Judge Jonathan Katz, who has served as a New Paltz Town Justice since 1995, signed the arrest warrant of a man for allegedly…
So, I’ll be the first to admit I haven’t hiked every single trail in the Hudson Valley and Catskills (I mean, there’s hundreds), but I have hiked MOST of them, writing about the best. The list below includes hikes from six counties, and all four mountain formations in the region – the Catskills, the Shawangunks,…
Kingston became the first community in New York to pursue rent stabilization under a new state law when it requested a study last month to determine how many of its rental properties are vacant. The city of 23,000 must prove less than 5 percent of certain rentals are vacant for the law, the Emergency Tenant’s…
A man was arraigned Thursday on a felony assault charge for allegedly beating a gay man on a Hudson Street last month. Lance M. Fongemie was indicted on the charge July 19 after prosecutors presented evidence to a Columbia County grand jury, according to court documents. The charge did not include a hate crime rider,…
Hudson is weighing whether to enact a moratorium on all new short-term rentals and may permanently limit the number of these rentals an individual can operate. The two measures were discussed by the city’s Legal Committee this week, and the Committee’s chair, Alderman John Rosenthal, is in discussions with the City Attorney about writing them…
Only a handful of musicians from Tin Horn Uprising were visible as I strode up the sidewalk to Kingston City Hall. The musicians greeted each other warmly and chatted while preparing their instruments on the edge of the wide lawn as the clock ticked down to the start of their latest protest. The gaggle tooted…
A gay man was called a “f****t” while leaving a store on Warren Street in Hudson Monday, which started an argument, according to the victim’s friend, eventually leading to the victim being badly beaten. The alleged assailant was arrested at about 6 p.m. Tuesday while hiding near a wooded area in Hudson and charged with…
Update: After much thought, I have decided to remove the video because of how it might impact the victim. A description of the video has been added. A suspect was arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly severely beating a gay man in Hudson the evening before. The suspect, who has not yet been identified by police,…
Wildlife started exploding all around me as soon as I pushed my kayak off the boat launch on the Hudson River’s east bank. I was adventuring without an adventure-mate, as most other people don’t work jobs allowing them to kayak on weekday mornings. The starting point was about fifteen minutes north of the City of…
Estimates for repairing the Tillson Lake Dam came back millions of dollars lower than originally predicted, bringing saving the lake significantly closer to reality. The Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC) announced plans in March 2018 to deconstruct the worn dam and de-water the lake, which is part of the Minnewaska State Park Preserve, for safety…
I’m sitting on my balcony a few weeks back, assembling some ingenious piece of journalism, when the sound of demons screwing shoots across the lawn and deep into my bones. I vault out of my armchair, dodge out of my room, and pound down the staircase and through the front door, a dark curse on…
Rent Stabilization – long limited to New York City and certain communities in bordering counties – will be an option for Upstate New York municipalities after the democratic-led state legislature passed an omnibus bill dramatically changing how renting works throughout the state. Several Hudson Valley communities expressed interest in rent stabilization prior to the bill…
Amtrak has agreed to meet with town supervisors from Columbia and Dutchess counties about the rail service’s plans to limit access to the Hudson River. The town leaders will discuss potential plans to erect barriers along sections of its rail line on the east side of the Hudson to keep those trying to access the…
Nature is always within walking distance in the Hudson Valley, and sometimes, even biophiles like me overlook an adventurous opportunity a stone’s throw away. I’m not being literal there. You could not throw a stone from my driveway and hit Claverack Creek. BUT, you COULD hit it with the aid of certain medieval projectile weapons,…
Hudson Common Council President Tom DePietro can be seen grabbing a man from behind and shoving him against a wall outside an April 24 city meeting in a recording obtained by The Other Hudson Valley. The incident occurred mid-way through a raucous special Common Council meeting called to discuss Mayor Rick Rector’s vetoing of Council…
By Roger Hannigan Gilson with additional reporting by Sam Pratt Last week, The Other Hudson Valley published, then retracted, a report about a State Police search of the Stockport home of Jeffery Yeh. A May 14th warrant enabled police to remove multiple computers, phones and other electronic devices from the home. In an interview last…
Hudson’s Tourism Board heard three presentations Friday from marketing companies hoping to become Hudson’s ‘branding consultant.’ The Tourism Board is tasked with marketing the city of 6,200 using funds garnered from the city’s lodging tax, which levels a 4 percent tax on traditional hotels and short-term rentals, such as Airbnbs. The board has seen pushback…
Hudson police are investigating an altercation between Common Council President Thomas DePietro and another man outside last Wednesday’s chaotic Common Council meeting. Hudson Police Chief Ed Moore confirmed the investigation Monday morning. The special meeting was held in the Hudson Area Library to discuss the Common Council’s response to Mayor Rick Rector’s veto of their…
