Aided by favorable conditions including mild weather, construction of the Woodstock Commons affordable housing complex is proceeding on pace for completion by the end of the year, reported officials of the project’s developer, the Rural Ulster Preservation Company. RUPCO’s director of community development, Guy Kempe, and the company’s director of real estate and construction, Chuck Snyder, updated the project’s progress in a January 30 telephone interview and ensuing visit to the developmen...
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Rivalries in sports are as old as competition itself; it’s customary for players and fans of one particular team to have an opponent they want to beat more than any other. For the Kingston High School boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams, that rival is Newburgh Free Academy, and there’s a rich history of spirited contests between the Tigers and the Goldbacks. But recent altercations involving both players and fans of have led school officials to consider drastic measures, including the p...
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The Super Bowl has overtaken Thanksgiving as my favorite food holiday. It is too a holiday – doubly so this year, because the Giants are in it. Talk about your all-American smorgasbord: burgers, wings, pizza, pizzaburgers, burger wings, seven-layer dip and anything upon which one may pour nacho cheese. By the way, someone finally came up with a dessert more American than apple pie: the Oreo cookie truffle – chocolate-dipped balls of pulverized sandwich cookie mixed with cream cheese. Unfurl t...
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Three times a week, the First United Methodist Church of Highland opens the doors to its back room to sell used clothing, board games, old books, plates and knickknacks. The price was right, $1 and up for most items, and in the face of the recession people have snapped up the items. “We started in this little space and we’ve overgrown it,” Rev. Arlene Dawber said, as she worked her way through the stuffed room. “There’s such a need for this.” Church volunteer Marlene Strang agreed, saying tha...
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Joey “The Raging Warrior” Gambino looks intimidating, but he exudes the kind of serenity only possible when one regularly purges every last drop of aggression in a controlled setting. The mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and Saugerties High alum is one bout removed from winning the featherweight title of the Cage Fighting Fury Championship (CFFC), and he’ll have his first opportunity to defend his crown on Saturday, Feb. 4 in Atlantic City.
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