New Paltz’s ‘Do Not Drink’ advisory was lifted overnight after the municipal water system was flushed and its water re-tested. The advisory was put in place Monday morning after residents complained their tap water smelled like kerosene or natural gas. Testing by the state Department of Health after the flushing “showed no detectable levels of…
A “few hundred gallons” of oil leaked from a severed fuel line 500 feet from a New Paltz reservoir this winter, the suspected cause of the community’s petroleum-scented water that prompted officials to issue a ‘Do Not Drink’ advisory Monday morning. However, eight water samples tested so far – four by the New York State…
State and Local officials have identified the potential source of New Paltz’s water problems. A sheen observed at one of New Paltz’s local reservoirs likely stems from a compromised underground fuel line for the Village of New Paltz Water Treatment Plant’s heating system, according to the Governor’s Office. The sheen and the resulting state Department…
New Paltz’s elementary schools, middle school and high school will re-open with regular schedules Wednesday despite an on-going ‘Do Not Drink’ advisory for the community. Residents of both the Town and Village of New Paltz were advised early Monday to not use tap water for drinking, cooking, or making ice after residents complained over the…
Residents in the Town and Village of New Paltz water districts were warned by village officials early Monday to not drink their tap water. Local officials, aided by the New Paltz Department of Pubic Works, have set up several distribution points to provide water: Village Hall, 25 Plattekill Avenue A 6,000 gallon tanker has been…
The potential cause of the tainted water was discovered Wednesday. For the latest, click here. The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is investigating a potential spill at a local New Paltz reservoir as SUNY New Paltz cancelled classes and ordered all students to leave campus because of an ongoing ‘Do Not Drink’ advisory for…
A second water tanker is scheduled to arrive in New Paltz after officials told residents not to drink their tap water earlier Monday. Residents of both the Town and Village of New Paltz were advised not use tap water for drinking, cooking, or making ice after residents complained over the weekend it smelled of gas.…
Former Ulster County Executive Mike Hein sold two of his properties to a Kingston developer in late December for $1.2 million. Charles Blaichman bought the five-unit Heritage Hill Apartments and the six-unit Victorian Manor Apartments, two small residential buildings in the city’s Rondout waterfront district, through a limited liability corporation (LLC) incorporated in April…
Researchers have identified the world’s oldest known forest in the eastern Catskills. The site, located outside Cairo in Greene County, is about 2 million years older than the title’s previous holder, located just miles away in Gilboa. Fossilized remains of three different species move back the date when the ancestors of modern trees developed and…
Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed Tuesday creating a park on the Hudson River’s eastern shore, part of a set of conservation efforts in his 2021 Executive Budget. The park is billed as “New York’s first linear, water-based park” in the governor’s budget briefing. The “Hudson Eagles State Recreation Area” would consist of five boat launches with…
In Brief – A Hudson Valley environmental group is seeking input to combat plans by Amtrak to cut off Hudson River access. Amtrak owns a corridor of land beneath its tracks abutting the east shore of the Hudson and is attempting to install fences and gates to stop “trespassers” from crossing the property to access…
A Kingston businessman will be held personally responsible for giant piles of hazardous materials on his land after being cited last week under the federal Superfund Law. Formerly part of the city’s IBM campus, the land is owned by Alan L. Ginsberg and contains piles of asbestos-containing materials seemingly weighing multiple tons, as well as…
New Airbnbs will continue to open in Hudson after the Common Council failed to override the mayor’s veto of their nine-month moratorium on short-term rentals (STRs) in the city. Though the moratorium passed the Common Council unanimously last month before being vetoed by Mayor Rick Rector Friday, four council members changed their tune during Tuesday…
