A $1.2 million overhaul of the Platte Clove Bridge has been pushed to next year, leaving the crossing restricted to one lane while officials await state environmental approval. The Greene County Highway Department carried out preliminary repairs last year on the historic 1895 stone arch bridge above Bridal Veil Falls as a first step in […]
Barbara Reina
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Hunter
Tannersville Gets $1.2 Million Grant to Build Highway Garage With Hunter
The Village of Tannersville got a $1.2 million state grant to help pay for a highway garage in collaboration with the Town of Hunter, bringing to $2.45 million the amount of funding for a structure that’s also expected to be used by the Hunter-Tannersville School District and possibly as a substation by the Greene County […]
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Hunter
Tannersville to Get $1.2 Million from DEC to Protect its Main Water Supply
Tannersville will get $1.2 million from the DEC to shore up a deteriorating dam that poses a “significant hazard” and protect the village’s largest water supply, Mayor Lee McGunnigle said Monday. Work on the 17-foot-high dam in Reservoir No. 3, north of the village, includes improved embankments to prevent overflowing, while its spillway will be […]
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Windham
Windham to Get at Least $2.4 Million for Water Treatment Plant Upgrade
Windham is “right in line” to receive at least $2.4 million from the Department of Environmental Protection to build a septic receiving station that would allow residential discharge to flow into the town’s wastewater treatment plant without overburdening the system, according to Town Supervisor Thomas Hoyt. “It’s a big deal for the town of Windham […]
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Hunter
Learning How to ‘Let Wild be Wild’ on the Mountain
On the mountain, wild animals are closer to home—sometimes even in our backyards—as bears, eagles, ducks, owls, foxes, deer, falcons, songbirds, and hawks seek food and shelter. That proximity raises questions: Should we feed and shelter them? Will that do more harm than good? What should we do if an animal is hurt or separated […]
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Hunter
Fire District Merger Brings Tannersville, Haines Falls Closer to Shared Station
The Tannersville and Haines Falls Fire Districts begin their official merger on Jan. 1, six months after the town of Hunter sold a parcel of land for a symbolic $1 for the combined district to use as a new firehouse. The consolidation will create a larger pool of tax revenue to fund the new district […]
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Overlook
Ski Shops Duck Most Rising Tariff Costs – for Now
Skiers buoyed by the season’s first significant snowfall this week can count one certainty: Tariffs have already pushed up prices and worse is likely to come during the next two years. “I’ve been doing this for some 30 years now, and this is the first time I’m seeing widespread changes in the prices,” said Nick […]
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Saugerties
Ulster Planning Official Called Winston Farm Design Goals `Woefully Short’ in July
Three months after Ulster County officials criticized the latest plan to develop Winston Farm as “woefully short on design goals and standards to support these goals,” the project’s developers have not yet responded publicly to the county’s concerns. The criticism came in a July 25 letter to the Saugerties Town Board from the Ulster County […]
