This article was co-produced with The River Newsroom There are about 70 miles of picturesque shoreline on the Hudson River’s east bank between Poughkeepsie and Rensselaer. Getting to nearly all of it involves breaking the law. In 1846, New York granted the rights to that land to an early train company for the purpose of…
Democrat Michelle Hinchey is running for state Senate in the 46th District, which includes Greene County and parts of Ulster County. The race is considered tight after Republican George Amedore, who held the seat since 2014, decided to retire at the end of the year. She is facing Republican Richard Amedure, a former state trooper…
Though I’m a fan of the extreme hike – one where I end up drenched in sweat, or, better yet, injured – I’ve been going on more lackadaisical jaunts this summer. I’d always preferred extreme hikes partially because they weed out most other hikers, leaving the paths unpopulated for my viewing pleasure. But then the…
In Brief – A climber fell to her death Sunday in Ulster County’s Shawangunk Mountains. Lauren Sobel, of Brooklyn, was the lead climber in a trio attempting to scale a rock face at the Mohonk Mountain Preserve in Gardiner, according to state police. The 25-year-old woman was about 70 feet up the palisade and was…
Carcinogens similar to the chemicals causing water crises in Hoosick Falls and Newburgh are being secretly burned in an incinerator outside Albany, according to a lawsuit filed last Thursday in federal court. The chemicals being burned – PFOA and PFOS – come from firefighting foam formerly used by the military. This firefighting foam toxified Newburgh’s…
The Other Hudson Valley 