Hurley Set to Start Converting Former Library Into Community Center
The town of Hurley expects to soon start converting its former library into the Hurley Heritage Community Center, redeveloping a building that has been empty for two decades. The town, which approved the $500,000 conversion last May, picked a contractor and is completing financing, most of which is in the form of a grant from…
Hurley Officials Receive Threats After YouTube “Audit” Confrontation at Town Hall
Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language that some readers may find offensive. Town of Hurley officials have received dozens of angry emails and phone calls—some threatening violence and calling for their removal from…
Meet the Candidates: Hurley Town Board
The Overlook is conducting a series of interviews with candidates running for office in the Nov. 4 election, offering readers an opportunity to hear directly from those seeking to shape their communities. In this…
Winslow Homer’s Hidden Hurley: An Exhibit Uncovers Local Ties to the American Master
“Hurley is a tiny village with a big history,” says Gail Whistance of the Hurley Heritage Society. Founded in 1662 and settled by Dutch immigrants, Hurley still preserves 26 of their stone houses. Its…
Hurley Enacts Moratorium on Battery Storage Projects
After months of debate in the neighboring Town of Ulster over a proposed $200 million battery storage project—and amid fractures among Democrats—the Town of Hurley this week became the latest municipality in New York…
Ulster Battery Project Draws Split Among Democrats
The dispute over a proposed 250-megawatt battery storage facility at the former John A. Coleman Catholic High School in the Town of Ulster has reached the state level, drawing a split among Democrats. State…
Hurley Officials Oppose Proposed Ulster Battery Storage Facility
A proposed 250-megawatt lithium-ion battery storage facility at the former John A. Coleman Catholic High School has ignited strong opposition from the neighboring Town of Hurley, where officials warn the project is too close…
Internet Outages Cripple Hurley Town Work, Isolate Residents
Daily internet outages throughout July disrupted local government operations and left Hurley residents without reliable phone or web access, town officials said. “We’re losing Spectrum every single day,” said Supervisor Michael Boms. “All of…
Hurley Appoints Tracy Kellogg to Fill Town Justice Vacancy
The Hurley Town Board voted 3-0 on July 22 to appoint attorney Tracy Kellogg to the Town Justice seat left vacant by the death of longtime resident and sitting judge Roy Hochberg. Councilmen Joseph…
It’s Domesday for Two Local Gardeners Betting on Geodesics
A former New York City real estate agent and a retired medical center engineer say the future of gardening is here—and it’s round. Joe’l Moss and Harold Castellano, who met when Castellano visited her…
A Life in Search of Wholeness: Gail Straub’s Memoir Bridges Worlds, Inner and Outer
Gail Straub stands in the meditation room of her A-frame home perched above the Ashokan Reservoir in West Hurley, as she does most mornings. Soft light filters through forested round windows, revealing the green…
In Hurley, a New Chapter for an Old Building
A former library at 44 Main Street in Hurley, long closed to daily traffic is getting a new lease on life. Hurley’s planning board voted unanimously on May 28 to approve a site plan…
Two Dead in West Hurley Explosion
Blast sparked brush fires and drew a multi-agency response across Ulster County; cause under investigation.
Hurley Town Supervisor Michael Boms campaigns for another term
Hurley Town Supervisor Michael Boms says he is ready for another term, emphasizing the town’s finances, infrastructure upgrades, and leachate as his top priorities. Boms, who lived in Olive for 30 years before moving…
Hurley Town Board Reviews Excessive Fees, Declares Long-Neglected Property Unsafe
Over a dozen residents—and one dog—attended the Hurley Town Board meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25., where concerns over excessive fees and lack of timely notification by the Planning Board dominated discussion. Three public hearings,…
Hurley Fire District Seeks $1.3M Bond for New Fire Truck
With costs rising, officials push for early approval despite concerns over delays.