Hurley

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 […]

Maverick Concerts has announced its 2026 season, a summer lineup that will run from June 27 through Sept. 13 at the historic Maverick Concert Hall in Hurley, with a free community open house planned for June 6 ahead of the season’s start. This year’s festival will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence […]

The Onteora School District finally completed its sale of the former West Hurley Elementary School to a Brooklyn developer that wants to turn it into housing, five years after the Planning Board approved the deal and 30 percent short of the initial price. Cedar East Development sealed the $800,000 deal with the district on Feb. […]

Hurley officials, who in October issued a six-month moratorium on ion-lithium battery storage facility proposals, are accusing Gov. Kathy Hochul of using the RAPID Act to try to undermine municipal home rule in the name of fast tracking green energy projects across the state. The RAPID Act, short for Renewable Action through Project Interconnection and […]

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 the country—after a self-proclaimed “First Amendment auditor” posted a YouTube video of a confrontation with town officials and law enforcement at […]

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 to enact a moratorium on ion-battery storage facilities. Hurley’s Town Board voted unanimously Tuesday to impose a six-month pause on proposals […]

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 Sen. Michelle Hinchey and Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha this week sent a letter supporting the project and downplaying safety concerns, while Hurley […]

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 to homes, schools, and churches. The dispute underscores a broader tension playing out across New York as the state pushes to […]

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 July, we kept losing it—either part of the day or intermittently.” Planning Board Clerk Maggie Colan said the outages made basic […]

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 Letendre and Gregory Simpson were absent from the meeting. Kellogg, who chairs the Hurley Planning Board and served as town clerk […]

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 and issue a Certificate of Appropriateness to transform the building into the Hurley Heritage Community Center. The project, estimated to cost […]

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, covering separate properties, featured nearly identical complaints about thousands of dollars in unexpected charges incurred under the previous administration. Arizona Investissements […]

With costs rising, officials push for early approval despite concerns over delays.