Gardiner News

Republican-backed challengers Carmine Mele and Richard Koenig appear to have won Tuesday's Town Board election in Gardiner by a slim margin.

Democrats were clinging to their majority in the Ulster County Legislature Tuesday, but Republican challengers apparently ousted Democratic incumbents in New Paltz and Lloyd, according to unofficial results.

Editor's note: The Poughkeepsie Journal is running a series of candidate profiles prior to the Nov.

The air is redolent of ripe apples, milled corn and mown rye. Ralph Erenzo, co-founder of Tuthilltown Spirits in Gardiner, New York, interrupts work in the fields to give me a tour.

Don't flush those old pills down the toilet. State officials say trashed medications and personal care products are tainting water bodies and seriously altering fish populations.

Why must we make life difficult for those who bother to step up and answer the call? Illustration by Francisco Caceres Few of us go through life expecting accolades for the commendable - OK, borderline valiant - things we do routinely each day.

Leaf program – Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Route 44/55, New Paltz. 1-2 p.m. Oct.

Four hundred years ago, Henry Hudson sailed up the river that now bears his name.

Gov. David Paterson has signed into law a bill that expands the state-designated Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway by adding a 5.8-mile section of Route 44/55 in the Town of Gardiner.

Annette Battista threw caution to the wind the other day and jumped out of an airplane from an altitude of 13,500 feet -- with a parachute, of course.

GARDINER: A family barbecue is scheduled from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Park.

Ulster land trust hires new leader - The Wallkill Valley Land Trust announced the appointment of Christie Ferguson as its new executive director.

'On the Record' features birth announcements on Page 2B on Mondays and announcements about local residents in college and the armed services on Page 3B throughout the week.

Recruiter promoted to vice president - Ann Marie Khaled was appointed vice president of McAleer & Associates, a recruiting and consulting firm in Newburgh.

NEW PALTZ - A first-of-its-kind approach to making environmental reviews go more smoothly will be tested in the Hudson Valley.

In order to provide visitors to the Shawangunk Mountains with more opportunities to enjoy the beauty of the region, the Town of Gardiner and the Mohonk Preserve have been taking action to improve the Wallkill Valley Scenic Overlook area on U.S. Route 44/State Route 55, just west of the Preserve's Visitor Center below the Trapps Cliffs.

The usual prescription for a good apple harvest is warm, sunny days and cool nights.

The Gift Fair last month had a number of highlights, which we're going to spit out this week.

Docent Bob Mooeny leads a tour during the annual Borden Day at the Borden Farm in the hamlet of Wallkill on Saturday.

The Open Space Institute and Wallkill Valley Land Trust have extended the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail by 11.5 miles, roughly doubling its length.