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A miscellany of Hudson Valley art, adventure and ideas | Calendar & Classifieds | Issue 5 | Jan. 30 – Feb. 6
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John Sayles reads from Yellow Earth on Monday at Oblong in Rhinebeck
a period of months to crank out more than a thousand beautiful vessels to be displayed for sale on Fiesta day. But the big push happens during the final couple of months. It culminates on Community Bowl Day, when volunteers of all ages are invited to get their hands muddy and make a slab-built bowl that will be sold at the Fiesta, or simply work on surface decoration via stencils, silkscreen transfers, painting with colored slips, pressing lace into the surface or carving into the clay. Work created here will be offered for sale at the Chili Bowl Fiesta on January 29 – unless you opt to mark the bottom of your bowl with a special stamp that indicates that it’s reserved for purchase by the maker after it has been cured, glazed and fired. Community Bowl Day 2020 happens on Saturday, February 1 from noon to 7 p.m. in the ceramics studio at WSW’s headquarters in the Rosendale hamlet of Binnewater, located at 722 Binnewater Lane, just outside the main entrance to the Williams Lake resort. You don’t need any experience as a potter to participate in one of the three one-hour guided sessions, which begin at noon, 3 and 6 p.m., nor is there any fee, but you do need to preregister. E-mail info@ wsworkshop.org or call (845) 658-9133 to reserve a spot.
The legendary filmmaker and fiction writer John Sayles appears at Oblong Books & Music in Rhinebeck on Monday, February 3, reading from and signing his fifth and latest novel, Yellow Earth. In Yellow Earth, the site of Three Nations reservations on the banks of the Missouri River in North Dakota, Sayles introduces us to Harleigh Killdeer, chairman of the Tribal Business Council. “An activist in his way, a product of the Casino Era,� Killdeer, who is contracted by oil firm Case and Crosby, spearheads the new Three Nations Petroleum Company. What follows, with characteristic lyrical dexterity, insight and wit, introduces us to a memorable cast of characters, weaving together narratives of competing worlds. RSVP is requested at the website below.
Community Bowl Day Saturday, Feb. 1, noon-7 p.m. Free/RSVP Women’s Studio Workshop 722 Binnewater Ln., Rosendale (845) 658-9133 wsworkshop.org
John Sayles’ Yellow Earth reading Monday, Feb. 3, 6 p.m. Oblong Books & Music 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck (845) 876-0500 www.oblongbooks.com DION OGUST | ALMANAC WEEKLY
Community Bowl Day on Saturday at Women’s Studio Workshop
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Groundhog Day at UPAC on Friday night
Winter Hoot returns to Ashokan Center he popular Winter Hoot winter festival takes place between Friday, January 31 and Sunday, February 2 at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge. Friday night features a “Peace, Love, Action!� book and art opening, dinner and documentary screening of Fantastic Fungi and Young Voices for the Planet, as well as an evening jam session. Saturday features music from the Mammals, David Amram, Jay & Molly, Jeffrey Lewis, Gustafer Yellowgold, Ginny’s Kitchen, Mikhail Horowitz & Gilles Malkine as well as nature hikes, blacksmithing, kids’ activities, square dancing and a late-night Vinyl Meltdown. Sunday concludes with a guided hike to Cathedral Gorge and a community sing-along. The Winter Hoot three-day pass costs $50. It includes parking but not food or beverage.
Each February – this year, on the afternoon of Saturday the 29th – the Women’s Studio Workshop (WSW) holds its biggest annual fundraiser: the Chili Bowl Fiesta. This will be the 23rd such event, hosted on the campus of SUNY-Ulster in Stone Ridge. The Fiesta is popular, with the number of
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band and a happy crowd, many of them families who come back year after year to stock their kitchen cabinets with an eclectic collection of earthenware. It takes a lot of people – WSW staff, interns and volunteers – working over
Worse things can happen to a motion picture than to become permanently associated with an annual holiday. Such was the fate of the charming 1993 romantic comedy Groundhog Day, the tale of a curmudgeon’s expiation, reform and rebirth. Written and directed by Harold Ramis, Groundhog Day stars Bill Murray as a TV weatherman who, during an assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event, is caught in a time loop, repeatedly reliving the same day – until he gets it right. The Bardavon screens this American classic at the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) on Friday, January 31. All seats cost $6.
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Groundhog Day Friday, Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m. $6 UPAC 601 Broadway, Kingston www.bardavon.org
Writers Speak Easy first Wednesdays of month at Rough Draft In a celebration of community and the spoken word, Rough Draft Bar & Books in Kingston hosts Writers Speak Easy, a monthly open reading and roundtable discussion featuring poets, storytellers, authors, comics and more. Participants are encouraged to perform their original work and the work of others, and to engage with one another throughout the evening. Unlike traditional open-mic events, the venue does not use a sign-up sheet. Instead, participants share their work when they feel ready to do so or in response to the reading of another After each piece, the group is welcome to ask questions of the author or engage in a short group discussion. Writers Speak Easy meets the first Wednesday of every month at Rough Draft. Writers Speak Easy Wednesday, Feb. 5, 7 p.m. Free Rough Draft Bar & Books 82 John St., Kingston www.roughdraftny.com
Tobe Carey’s Rails to the Catskills screened on Wednesday in New Paltz The New Paltz Historical Society presents a screening of award-winning filmmaker Tobe Carey’s Rails to the Catskills on Wednesday, February 5 at the New Paltz Community Center. Rails to the Catskills tells the engaging history of the railroad industry in the Catskills, which claims its roots in the canals of the 1820s and the postCivil War railroad boom. This film explores railroading in the northern
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and southern Catskill Mountains, beginning with the era before railroads, when the Delaware and Hudson Canal dominated the economy of the region. Improvements in rail transportation led to the growth of passenger and freight service throughout the Catskills and introduced no fewer than seven individual railroad companies to the mountains. Carey is an independent film producer, director and photographer whose documentaries and art projects have been seen in film festivals and on cable and broadcast television. Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. Rails to the Catskills screening New Paltz Historical Society Wednesday, Feb. 5, 7 p.m. Free New Paltz Community Center 3 Veterans’ Dr., New Paltz
Sparrow book launch in Woodstock on Sunday Sparrow, Phoenicia’s famous essayist, poet, personality and cultural gadfly, celebrates the publication of his first novel, Abraham, with a reading at the Christian Science Church in Woodstock on Sunday, February 2. Abraham is the fictitious memoir of a (nameless) chiropractor in Stone Ridge who grows obsessed with Abraham Lincoln. The book includes nature lore, meditations on fathering, jazz history, a study of highway trash. It also raises numerous questions about the 16 th president. Abraham circles around the enigmatic figure who suffered for our nation, but never quite saved us. Sparrow reads from Abraham Sunday, Feb. 2, 2 p.m. Christian Science Church 85 Tinker St., Woodstock
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When N. K. Jemisin’s writings started getting nominated for Hugo and Nebula Awards circa 2010, she became one of the historically underrepresented black female speculative fiction authors singled out for verbal attack by a small cadre of World Science Fiction Society voters nostalgic for the days when only white male nominees were winning those prizes. Alleging a conspiracy to confer awards based on “affirmative action,” some disappointed alt-right prize-seekers tried for five years running to stack the Hugo ballot in favor of the militaristic space-opera style that they preferred. Their efforts backfired spectacularly, with “No Award” beating their nominees in nearly all categories; and the most overtly racist and misogynistic of their leaders had his WSFS membership revoked after calling Jemisin an “ignorant half-savage” on social media. Jemisin’s revenge at the hands of more forward-thinking science fiction authors and editors must have been sweet: The
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very generation creates its own superstars in classical music performance. At present, one of the most prominent of these is the violinist Joshua Bell. Born in Bloomington, Indiana, the site of one of the world’s great music schools (the Jacobs School of Indiana University), Bell was able to stay right at home. After beginning his studies at the age of 4, he began working with the great violinist and teacher Josef Gingold at 12. At 14 he made his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Ricardo Muti, and at 17 he performed at Carnegie Hall with the St. Louis Symphony. Since then, Bell has recorded more than 40 CDs, including his Grammy-winning recording of the Violin Concerto by Nicholas Maw (who was formerly a teacher at Bard College). Bell’s accomplishments and honors take pages to detail. Here are a few: Avery Fisher Career Grant; Musical America’s “Instrumentalist of the Year” in 2010; performing for three American presidents and the current sitting justices of the US Supreme Court; and performing on a 2017 Live from Lincoln Center PBS special with musicians from Cuba. Expanding his interest to conducting, in 2011 Bell became the second music director of the world-famous Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, succeeding its founder Neville Marriner. In addition to the Maw Concerto, Bell has premiered concertos by John Corigliano and Edgar Meyer. Among his collaborators have been Renée Fleming, Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, Josh Groban and Sting. His next CD will be a recording made with Chinese instrumentalists: a follow-up to a 2018 CD with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra. Bell plays on a Stradivarius violin named for a previous owner, the legendary violinist Bronislaw Huberman. Bell’s collaborator on his current tour, pianist Alessio Bax, is a noted soloist in his own right. Born in Bari, Italy in 1977, Bax graduated from the Bari Conservatory at the age of 14. He won the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition in 2000, and performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s CMS 2 for two years. He has toured widely as soloist and with orchestra. His discography now includes seven CDs, including discs of Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Rachmaninov and the formidable Gyorgy Ligeti. Joshua Bell and Alessio Bax will perform on Saturday, February 1 at the Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie. The program includes major works of Schubert, Franck, Bach and Bloch, with hints that other composers may appear as encores. The concert is a benefit for the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. – Leslie Gerber Joshua Bell & Alessio Bax, Saturday, February 1, 8 p.m., $100 ($150 with reception), Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie; (845) 473-2072, www.bardavon.org.
Fifth Season, the first volume of her epicscale Broken Earth trilogy, won the Best Novel Hugo in 2016. The second volume, The Obelisk Gate, took the award in 2017, as did the third volume, The Stone Sky, in 2018. It was the first and only time that an author has won the Best Novel award three years in a row, or for all the installments of a series. And those votes weren’t simply payback to some toxic reactionaries. The Stone Sky also copped a Nebula Award, widely regarded as
the more “literary” annual high-profile science fiction prize (as opposed to the Hugos being seen as a popularity contest). Jemisin’s work is lauded by her peers at least as much for its elegant writing and powerful worldbuilding as for its thoughtprovoking treatment of politically and sociologically relevant issues such as genocide and climate change. In her acceptance speech for her third Hugo, Jemisin said of the “naysayers” who “suggest that I do not belong on this stage,
that people like me cannot possibly have earned such an honor, that when they win it it’s meritocracy but when we win it it’s ‘identity politics’ – I get to smile at those people, and lift a massive, shining, rocketshaped middle finger [the Hugo trophy] in their direction.” But she also cited “the little voice inside me that constantly, still, whispers that I should just keep my head down and shut up and let the real writers talk.” That nagging symptom of “impostor syndrome” is an affliction shared by another multi-Hugo-winning author, Neil Gaiman, who will welcome Jemisin to the stage of the Sosnoff Theater in the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on the Bard College campus on Saturday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. This event marks a welcome resumption of the always-stimulating “In Conversation With” series that Gaiman began hosting when he joined the Bard arts faculty in 2014. For a while there was one each spring and fall semester, featuring such eminent artist guests as Laurie Anderson, Art Spiegelman, Armistead Maupin and Audrey Niffenegger and drawing attendees from far and wide. But sadly, for the past couple of years, the Conversations have been on hiatus. Gaiman has been spending most of his time in his native England, performing the all-consuming duties of showrunner on the Amazon Prime Video dramatization of Good Omens, the novel he and the late Terry Pratchett co-wrote in 1990 about a demon and an angel who join forces to avert the impending Apocalypse because they’ve grown fond of living among humans. Good Omens is done now; it was wellreceived on both sides of the Pond, with the chemistry between David Tennant and Michael Sheen in the lead roles drawing especial praise. At this writing, Gaiman is in Australia where his wife, singer/ songwriter/musician Amanda Palmer, is wrapping up a concert tour. He’ll soon be back at his home base in Woodstock, resuming his teaching responsibilities at Bard, and the Conversations are back on. Between the affable host and his stellar choice of guest, this live event promises fans of speculative fiction a most enjoyable evening of freewheeling talk. Jemisin has a brand-new novel, The City We Became, coming out in March, but she’ll be available to sign other works in the lobby following the program, courtesy of Oblong Books. Tickets to “Neil Gaiman in Conversation with N. K. Jemisin” cost $25 general admission, $5 for Bard undergrads and can be obtained by calling the Fisher Center box office at (845) 758-7900 or visiting http://fishercenter.bard.edu. May 2 may seem a long way off, but this show should sell out quickly, so act now. – Frances Marion Platt
greed and ambition, cruelty and love. It is all about bowing to traditions and burning them down. Erin Morgenstern is The New York Times best-selling author of The Night Circus. Her newest novel, The Starless Sea, is a timeless love story set in a secret underground world. Admission to this event costs $10. For reservations, visit https://bit.ly/30W9cKY.
Neil Gaiman/N. K. Jemisin Saturday, May 2, 7:30 p.m., $25/$5 Fisher Center for the Performing Arts Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson (845) 758-7900, http://fishercenter.bard.edu
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Erin Morgenstern, Kelly Braffet reading at Murray’s in Tivoli
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Kelly Braffet/Erin Morgenstern reading Tuesday, Feb. 18, 6 p.m., $10 Murray’s, 73 Broadway, Tivoli (845) 757-6003, https://bit.ly/30W9cKY
Gabe Schnider headlines 23Arts’ Portraits in Strings at Mountain Top Library The 23Arts Initiative kicks of its 2020 “Arts in the Snow Series” with Portraits in Strings, the annual winter school outreach and free concert on the mountaintop featuring guitarist Gabe Schnider, supported by drummer Charles Goold and bassist Marty Jaffe. Part performance, part education, Schnider leads this study of the foundations of modern guitar music and beyond, taking a nonlinear approach to the instrument’s various styles, key composers and influences throughout history. The series continues with four more stellar free shows throughout the winter. Portraits in Strings featuring Gabe Schnider Friday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m., Free Mountain Top Library, 6093 Main St., Tannersville, www.23arts.org
“Viola Visions” launches SUNY-New Paltz Concert Series at Studley on Sunday The Department of Music at SUNYNew Paltz’s spring Concert Series begins on Sunday, February 2 at 3 p.m. with “Viola Visions,” featuring assistant professor Christiana FortuneReader and pianist Yalin Chi performing works by 20th-century composers Rebecca Clarke, Paul Hindemith, Toru Takemitsu and György Ligeti at the
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Studley Theatre. On Saturday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m., New Paltz welcomes the West Point Concert Band to the Studley Theatre for a special free performance by the Army’s oldest activeduty music ensemble. Tickets to Concert Series events are available one hour prior to each performance in the venue lobby. Prices are $8 for the general public, $6 for seniors (62+) and faculty/staff and $3 for students. The West Point Concert Band and “Musicians of Tomorrow” performances on March 28 and May 6-8 are free of charge. Visit www.newpaltz. edu/music/concertseries.html for the full concert schedule.
harmony among humanity through music. A reception follows the show. The Sheeley House is located at 6 Fairview Avenue, at the intersection of Lucas Avenue in High Falls. Seating is limited at these concerts, so reservations will guarantee a seat: (845) 687-4360. Frets, Keys & Pipes Saturday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m., donation Sheeley House, 6 Fairview Ave., High Falls (845) 687-4360
Nathans play Unison on Saturday
High Falls’ Sheeley House hosts Ars Choralis fundraising concert on Saturday
The award-winning Woodstockbased chorus Ars Choralis will present a program titled Frets, Keys & Pipes at 8 p.m. on Saturday, February 1 (snow date: February 8) at the Sheeley House, a bed-and-breakfast in High Falls. The program features singers/instrumentalists Harvey Boyer and Greg Dinger, who play keyboards and guitars respectively. They’ll be joined on several numbers by a guest artist, singer Nicole Ryan, who happens to be a band member of Fishbowl, of which Dinger and Boyer are also members). Their highly unusual genre-spanning program will include songs ranging from early rock ‘n’ roll (Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, Beatles) to classical (Dowland, Schubert, Verdi) to Broadway (Frank Loesser, Meredith Willson, Leonard Bernstein) to more modern rock and fusion (Linda Ronstadt, Hall & Oates, Sting, Crusaders), as well as spirituals and solo guitar music. Admission is by donation. Proceeds will go to sustain Ars Choralis’ mission to further
The stage at Unison Arts in New Paltz has always been consciously a global concern: a space that welcomes musicians, dancers, artists and performers from all continents and cultures. Alongside that busy international and multicultural curation, Unison has served the community just as ardently, providing an optimized, intimate platform for the best of local makers in multiple arts. On Saturday, February 1, a true local product, the band known as the Nathans, takes the stage at New Paltz’s venerable mountain arts incubator. With one shockingly good studio record to their credit, the songwriting duo of Rob Leitner and Jeff Cohen has reinvented the Nathans, expanding their stylistic purview beyond the modern folk/rock of their debut to include roots-anchored explorations of bossa nova, jazz, calypso, reggae and more. With a new band in tow, and some formidable special guests, the Nathans are prepared to unveil Mach Two with full fanfare. General admission tickets cost $20, $18 for seniors, $15 for Unison members and $10 for students. – John Burdick The Nathans Saturday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m., $20/$18/$15 Unison Arts Center 68 Mountain Rest Rd., New Paltz (845) 255-1559, www.unisonarts.org
SUNY ULSTER SPECIAL EVENTS VISITING ARTIST / GUEST CONDUCTOR SUNY ULSTER BAND FESTIVAL Monday, February 10 • 7:30 p.m. Quimby Theater • Vanderlyn Hall An evening of music featuring local high school bands combined with the SUNY Ulster Wind Ensemble featuring guest conductor, Paula Holcomb.
HERRINGTON BENEFIT CONCERT Wed., Feb. 26 • 7:30 p.m. Quimby Theater • Vanderlyn Hall The music ensembles of SUNY Ulster perform a benefit concert to support music scholarships to honor the memory of Lee Herrington, former band director at SUNY Ulster. The scholarship is awarded annually through the SUNY Ulster Foundation, Inc. to an entering or returning SUNY Ulster music student. Suggested donation: $10 Family • $5 Adults/$3 Students & Seniors. (Snow Date: Wednesday, March 4)
For concert information: 845-687-5262
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Upstairs at Murray’s in Tivoli will continue its hot run of musical and literary events with a joint reading by Kelly Braffet and Erin Morgenstern on Tuesday, February 18. Braffet’s new novel The Unwilling is an epic tale of
Black History Month Performance “JB!! aka Dirty Moses & DJ Trumastr”
Open 7 days from noon. 845.679.8899 Located on The Bearsville Theater Complex, two miles west of Woodstock Village Green.
Wednesday, February 12 • 7:00 p.m. Muroff Kotler Visual Arts Gallery, Vanderlyn Hall 265 Video Rebroadcast: Tues., Feb. 18 • 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. KCSU • Kingston Center • 94 Mary’s Ave. • Kingston Hip Hop artist, JB!! aka Dirty Moses and DJ Trumastr, will give a brief lesson and demonstration on the history and reasoning behind the Hip Hop movement. Start Here. Go Far. For more information: (845) 688-6042 • sheeleym@sunyulster.edu
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“PEOPLE LOVE THIS FLOOR,” Apkon says. “It’s a beautiful floor for skating, and probably dancing as well. It’s very well-constructed.”
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Stephen Apkon and Marcina Hale, the new owners of Skate Time 209 in Accord – soon to be renamed Neighborhood 209.
Changes afoot Skate Time 209’s new owners are also producers of hit documentary Fantastic Fungi
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e’re creating the world we want to live in, and we’re starting with our neighborhood.” That’s the mission statement expressed by Stephen Apkon and Marcina Hale, the new owners of Skate Time 209 in Accord – soon to be renamed Neighborhood 209. A Grand Reopening will take place sometime later this year, but the facility remains open for business, with a variety of new offerings being introduced and considerable upgrades to the building already completed or in progress. “It’s going to continue being a skating rink, but there are also going to be lots of other programs that we’re excited about,” says Apkon. “We really think of it as a community center.” Apkon and Hale, who purchased the 2005-vintage building last June, are not exactly the sort of people one imagines becoming roller-rink entrepreneurs. Hale
Fine Arts at Old Dutch presents Felix Mendelssohn’s
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Pianists ADELAIDE ROBERTS & MATTHEW ODELL with Vocalist MARIE DUANE SUNDAY, FEB. 16TH at 1 PM Benefit for Old Dutch Church 272 Wall St., Kingston, NY Suggested Donation $10
is a licensed marriage and family therapist and TED talk presenter who wants to introduce “meditative skate” events and revamp the venue’s snack bar to offer more nutritious, locally sourced food, beginning with organic popcorn. Apkon was the founder and longtime director of the not-for-profit Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville. In recent years they have been making movies together, including the surprise hit documentary about mushrooms that has taken local cinemas by storm of late, Fantastic Fungi. Their media productions form one arm of Reconsider.org, a not-for-profit they codirect that also conducts personal growth workshops and “experiences.” Having officially moved to Accord fulltime in 2017, after years of coming up from Westchester on weekends, Apkon and Hale have been busy since then traveling around the world to screen Disturbing the Peace, their 2016 documentary about former fighters on both sides of the Israel/Palestine conflict who are working together to find peaceful solutions. Now
they’re finally settling into their upstate home, and turning their attention to maximizing the potential of this 30,000-square-foot building on Route 209 that they’ve acquired. “We’re in the exploration and discover y stage,” says Apkon. “We’ve got 10,000 square feet of empty space.” The couple envision many possible uses for the vacant part of the building, including a full kitchen and farmto-table café, if they can find the right partner. They have already reached out to the Culinary Institute of America and the Rondout Valley Growers’ Association. But while these grand notions percolate,
amazing things are happening with the already-developed side of the building, starting with the 14,000-square foot rink itself. An all-new LED dance lighting array, including starships and stingers, has already been installed. So has a modern heating system and, for the first time ever, air conditioning. The upgrades to the rink mean that Skate Time 209 is well on its way to becoming a dance club, as well as a venue for what marketing manager Ida Pearce calls “truly exhibition-level skating.” “People love this floor,” Apkon says. “It’s a beautiful floor for skating, and probably dancing as well. It’s very wellconstructed.” Deejays with considerable cachet have been retained to present the music. “Last night we had one of the top deejays in the tri-state area, DJ Arson. He has a huge following, and he wants to do four weekends a year. A lot of people came who weren’t even skaters.” While the building’s rural location, with no residences close by, suggests that noisy activities might be tolerated by the community, Pearce says, “We don’t do a lot of high-volume events.” In fact, she has been meeting with representatives of the Center for Spectrum Services to organize a special program for Autism Awareness Month in April that will minimize potentially overstimulating sound and light effects for kids who are sensitive to such things. Other programming targeted to children includes “character skates,” such as one coming up in February when kids can share the rink with an actor portraying Elsa from Frozen. Skate Time is reaching out to local schools as well, touting an educational field trip program that uses the physics of roller skating to teach STEM concepts while giving middle schoolers a healthy workout. It’s hard to imagine a more fun way of learning Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. There are times when the rink is set aside for parents and playgroups; for adults aged 18 and up only; for the MidHudson Misfits roller derby team to have their twiceweekly practices. If Hale gets her wish, there will soon be yoga sessions on wheels as well. Apkon is looking forward to instituting film nights and community conversations. “I really believe that people want to be connected,” he says. And of course, the venue is still available to book for birthday parties, fundraising events and other celebrations, with a private party room and an arcade filled with vintage games like air hockey and Pac-Man sharing the main space with the rink. Hours of operation at Skate Time 209 are expected to expand, now that most of the initial renovation work is complete, so check out https://skatetime209.com for the current schedule, including upcoming special events. Admission costs $9.75 for roller skating, $4 for skate or helmet rental and $20 for a group lesson. A two-and-ahalf-hour birthday party for ten kids costs $275. Skate Time/Neighborhood 209 is located at 5164 Route 209, at the intersection of Mettacahonts Road in Accord. For more information, call (845) 626-7971 or visit https://skatetime209. com or https://bit.ly/2O61ngu. – Frances Marion Platt
“It’s going to continue being a skating rink, but there are also going to be lots of other programs that we’re excited about,” says Apkon. “We really think of it as a community center.”
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MUSIC
LOUIS PRANG | BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY COLLECTION
Not content to be an heir or even the perfection of a tradition, middle-period Beethoven is associated with the Heroic impulse: the expansive, formal grandeur of art that really, really wants to matter. And of course, that bid worked out pretty well. Every symphonic composer thereafter had to answer directly to Beethoven’s nine in the same way that every rock band answers to the Beatles, even if the answer is no.
Get set to celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday
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onolithic reputations in art – the ones you can’t get around, the ones subject to outrageous exceptionalism and deification – come in several varieties. Sometimes they are profoundly time-release and delayedaction. J. S. Bach, who died in 1750, was an insider’s favorite, his scores the secret weapon of almost all subsequent composers until the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when his work exploded into the concert-hall repertoire. Shakespeare was a “pop” playwright in his own time whose work did not find its resonant context until the era of Freud and Modernity, 300 years later. But Ludwig van Beethoven, who was born 250 years ago, was “Da Man” in his own lifetime and forever after: the top dog in the word’s greatest music city (Vienna) and the artist who singlehandedly bridged the Classical and Romantic eras. His reputation and achievement stand outside of era, history and fashion, an island of singular importance.
His was not an easy life. While Romantics generally preferred madness and early and tubercular deaths, Beethoven lived a relatively robust 56 years; but his health issues were precisely tragic, targeting his hearing and terminating his lucrative careers as performer and conductor when he was in his early 40s. His family was famously dysfunctional. His mother’s death truncated his first foray to Vienna, and the care of his siblings and his alcoholic father delayed his return several more years. From that point on, legal orders, custody battles, sibling disputes and long intervals of caring for sick relatives routinely suspended his work and taxed his financial resources. Finally, his class status – commoner – again and again thwarted his romantic ardor in the courts and fine houses where composers and pianists worked and taught. He was a fiery chap to begin with, and this could not have sat well with him. For his pains, we get to enjoy some of the most deeply expressive and longing lowercaseromantic music ever written and felt.
Beethoven’s work is typically broken into three stages. In his earliest period, inspired by Mozart but carrying the explicit imprimatur of Haydn, he mastered and advanced the Viennese Classical style. Mozart, they say, goes “twinkle,” Beethoven goes “TUNNNG.” But his early work is clearly and knowingly Mozartean. Not content to be an heir or even the perfection of a tradition, middleperiod Beethoven is associated with the Heroic impulse: the expansive, formal grandeur of art that really, really wants to matter. And of course, that bid worked out pretty well. Every symphonic composer thereafter had to answer directly to Beethoven’s nine in the same way that every rock band answers to the Beatles, even if the answer is no. Beethoven’s late period is loaded with all kinds of visionary Easter eggs for the future. In his final five piano sonatas and his final five string quartets, he set his harmonic, polyrhythmic and formal borders well off into the future in ways that made more sense to Wagner and Bartók than to the critics and listeners of his own age. His late music is also some of his most emotionally naked and suffering, a unique combination of intellectual and raw. Beethoven’s early work both honors and trumps his heroes, on their own turf. His middle-period work is some of the most self-consciously historic and important music ever penned. The work of that late period was perhaps designed and timed to detonate in the future mind (listen sometime to the second movement of his final Piano Sonata, No. 32, in which Ludwig invents boogie-woogie more than 200 years ahead of schedule). It all gives the great composer from Bonn the distinction of being of the past, of his age and of the future. Expect a lot of fireworks in celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday in 2020. Here’s your local map of observances and events: Beethoven’s Eroica at Bard Saturday/Sunday, Feb. 8/9, 8 p.m./2 p.m. Sosnoff Theater, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/ beethoven-eroica To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest composers of all time, Bard’s The Orchestra Now goes heroic with the Eroica, Beethoven’s Third Symphony and the flagship piece of his middle period. Leon Botstein conducts a program that also includes Piano Concerto No. 4 with pianist Anna Polonsky. Ticket prices start at $25. HVP: Beethoven @ 250 Saturday, Apr. 18, 8 p.m. Bardavon 1869 Opera House 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie www.bardavon.org Hudson Valley Philharmonic music director/conductor Randall Craig Fleischer leads this celebration with the Coriolan Overture, Op. 62; Symphony No. 1, Op. 21, C Major; and Piano Concerto No. 4, Op.58, G Major with HVP principal keyboardist Yalin Chi. Ticket prices start at $40, with discounts for members, seniors and new subscribers. Beethoven’s 250th at SUNY-New Paltz Saturday, Apr. 18, 7:30 p.m. Julien J. Studley Theatre, Old Main Building SUNY-New Paltz www.newpaltz.edu/music/concertseries. html Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth with his major works played by SUNY-New Paltz music students. Performances will include the Sonata In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 “Moonlight,” 32 Variations in C Minor, Woo 80, and the “Spring” Sonata for Violin and Piano. Happy Birthday Beethoven at Carnegie Hall www.carnegiehall.org/en/events/seasonhighlights/beethoven This season Carnegie Hall celebrates the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth with one of the largest explorations of the great composer’s music in our time. – John Burdick
NORTHERN DUTCHESS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS
French Kiss
Enjoy dinner before the show The CIA will open the Caterina de’ Medici restaurant for a special pre-performance dining experience. Special reserved seating packages are also available.
Oh là là, let’s go to Paris with music from American in Paris, Les Miserables, highlights from Moulin Rouge, Carmen and the famous Can-Can. Soloists Christopher Brellochs and Elizabeth Gerbi share songs by Edith Piaf cabaret style.
Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 8:00 PM Marriott Pavilion at The Culinary Institute of America
Saturday, February 1 at 7:30 PM Coffeehouse • 40 Market Street, Ellenville • Cost: $10 per person including light refreshments featuring the Bernstein Bard Trio with guest vocalist Sara Milonovich, “Songs to Warm our Hearts”
Saturday, February 22 at 12:30 PM New Children’s Series, “Not Just for Kids!” • Ellenville Public Library, 40 Center St., Ellenville • Cost: Free! Ferdinand the Bull recreated for violin and narration featuring David Fiedler, violin and Jessica Lopez-Barkl, narrator
NORTHERN DUTCHESS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Learn more and purchase tickets at www.ndsorchestra.org. info@ndsorchestra.org 845-635-0877
KATHLEEN BECKMANN MUSIC DIRECTOR
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HISTORY
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WORSENING CONDITIONS SPARKED THREE PRISON RIOTS in New York State by the end of the 1920s. Awareness was growing that the unrest in prisons was largely in response to harsh conditions and the lack of programs to keep the inmates productively occupied. Suddenly, the pressure was on state leaders to come up with some more humane approaches.
MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, JULY 1933
Alfred Hopkins, the architect of Wallkill Correctional Facility, as well as the two other reformatories that soon followed at Woodbourne and Coxsackie, favored Gothic-style stone buildings meant to evoke a university.
Building “a prison without walls” Learning to live within the law at Wallkill Correctional Facility
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t a time when New Yorkers are choosing up sides on the issue of bail reform, while Ulster County gets used to the idea of having both a district attorney and a county sheriff who come down on the “restorative justice” side of policing, rather than emphasizing the punitive, it’s tempting to think of public attitudes about prisons as having been on a course of gradual enlightenment since the days of chain gangs and the electric chair. But in truth, the tension between advocates for prison reform and “get-tough” policies has swung back and forth for centuries now. Sometimes one approach predominates, sometimes the other. In the 1920s, even before the stock market crash that triggered the Great Depression, crime rates in the US were perceived as skyrocketing – although some historians argue that the notion that Prohibition gave a huge boost to organized crime may have been propaganda fostered by proponents of alcoholic beverages being re-legalized. Law enforcement agencies of the time didn’t keep very detailed statistics, so in retrospect, it’s hard to say for sure. We do know that more people were being arrested and convicted; the population of New York State prisons rose from 6,600 in 1920 to 9,700 in 1926. By contemporary standards, those numbers seem paltry. But rightly or wrongly, there was a public perception that crime was rampant and more malefactors needed to be locked up. In 1926 the New York State Legislature responded to the perceived “crime wave” by enacting what became known as the Baumes Laws, whose provisions included a “fourth strike” policy that mandated a life sentence for anyone convicted of a crime four times. The policy change resulted in a significant bump in prison
The staff assigned each inmate to a plan of activities to remedy his deficiencies, as preparation for post-institutional life in the community. They insisted on education programs for the guards as well, and in 1936 Wallkill became the site for the nation’s first school for security personnel.
populations. The three maximum-security facilities for adult males in the state at the time were primitive – Auburn had been built in 1816, Sing Sing in 1826 and Clinton/Dannemora in 1844 – and soon became desperately overcrowded. Great Meadow, originally built without a wall and opened in 1911 as a prison for first-time offenders, was upgraded to maximum security in 1928, the inmates having been forced to build their own wall around themselves. Worsening conditions sparked three prison riots in New York State by the end of that decade. An escape attempt from Clinton in July 1929 resulted in three inmate deaths and a fire. A similar attempt at Auburn six days later yielded four escapes, two prisoners and two guards killed, six buildings destroyed. A second, well-coordinated Auburn riot
in December involved 50 inmates, eight hostages and a tear gas attack, with eight prisoners shot down and three leaders of the revolt later executed. This last uprising captured the public imagination, in 1930 inspiring a Broadway play by John Wexley, The Last Mile (whose success propelled star Spencer Tracy to a Hollywood career), as well as a George Hill movie, The Big House. Public opinion had already begun to turn against the Baumes Laws during the sensational trial of Ruth St. Clair, a young woman sentenced to life in prison for her fourth conviction for shoplifting. And awareness was growing that the unrest in prisons was largely in response to harsh conditions and the lack of programs to keep the inmates productively occupied. Suddenly, the pressure was on state leaders – including an ambitious governor eyeing a run at the White House in 1932 – to come up with some more humane approaches. Eleanor Roosevelt and Felix Frankfurter were both encouraging FDR to enact reforms as well. The State Legislature appointed a Commission to Investigate Prison Administration and Construction, chaired by FDR’s law school classmate Sam Lewisohn. The commission’s report recommended a more rehabilitative approach, including education and vocational training, and the construction of lower-security facilities for first offenders to reduce overcrowding. So, Governor Franklin Roosevelt replaced the commissioner of corrections with a reformer named Walter Thayer, and by 1931, construction on the first of these new prisons without walls was underway, on a five-farm, 950-acre site in the Town
of Wallkill with a spectacular view of the Shawangunk Ridge. Alfred Hopkins, the architect of Wallkill Correctional Facility, as well as the two other reformatories that soon followed at Woodbourne and Coxsackie, favored Gothic-style stone buildings meant to evoke a university. According to William B. Rhoads in his Ulster County, New York: The Architectural History & Guide, a sculptured relief on one wall of the Wallkill facility's courtyard represented “an idealized but exhausted male figure supported by an heroic female, with Gothic lettering below referring to the Biblical 'furnace of adversity.' Admittedly, Ivy League dormitories have larger windows without the steel grids that bar the prison windows, and the expensive stonework of the elite universities was replaced here by concrete-block walls with cast-iron trim. From the beginning, the goal of Wallkill was to educate inmates to prepare them for a better life as productive citizens after serving their sentences, and Hopkins's collegiate Gothic provided an appropriate setting for learning. It was the architect's belief that 'beautiful architecture' exerted 'a beneficent influence' upon prisoners and prison personnel in achieving the 'regeneration of the prisoner.'” The first prisoners arrived in 1932, and the facility was completed the following year, with Leo J. Palmer its first warden. Inmates lived in four three-story housing wings, each containing 42 cells, with bathrooms and recreation rooms on each wing, much like a college dormitory. They were allowed to keep the keys to their own rooms. A separate building housed a mess hall, laundry, gymnasium, vocational shops and schoolrooms; two chapels were added in the 1940s. “Individual treatment and training,” as mandated by the Lewisohn Commission, was the order of the day at Wallkill. In 1935, a new position of director of education for the state Correction Department was created, and Walter M. Wallack, EdD, a product of Columbia University Teachers’ College who had been educational advisor to the commission, was hired to oversee the new initiative. A two-track academic course was developed at Wallkill, leading to either a Regents diploma or high school general equivalency, and the vocational curriculum offered training in 24 trades. Wallkill organized the New York prison system’s first “service unit,” the forerunner of today’s guidance units. The staff assigned each inmate to a plan of activities to remedy his deficiencies, as preparation for post-institutional life in the community. Dr. Wallack insisted on education programs for the guards
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NIGHT SKY
The stars by name You say tomato and I’ll say Betelgeuse
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ith the famous star Betelgeuse making the global news the past two months, the pronunciation issue is again arising. The world mostly says “Beetlejuice,” since the 1988 movie with Michael Keaton and Geena Davis was spelled and spoken that way. But that famous red supergiant’s preferred way is “BET’l-juice.” Since the other way is not strictly wrong, just keep saying it the way you’re used to. We last got into this in 2010, and it’s an ongoing issue, since some have pet peeves about pronunciation. I’ll admit that it used to bother me when people said “tran-zeeent” instead of the correct two-syllable “tran-zhent,” but a few dictionaries are now listing the new way as acceptable, so I’ve got to let that one go. Not so with “con-SUM-it,” as in, “He’s a consummate guitarist.” Nearly everyone says “CON-sum-mit,” though that’s just plain wrong. But let’s stick with the sky, since it’s a pronunciational minefield. You commonly hear a planet spoken as “you-RAY-nis,” and even Alex Trebek says it that way, though the only right way is “YOUR-in-us.” While language does evolve over time, Uranus can never mutate, since it’s a Greek and Roman god whose name has been fixed since antiquity. And you don’t want to anger the gods. Remember the movie Contact, starring Jodie Foster? She contacted aliens from a famous star that in the movie was pronounced “VAY-ga.” Well, that star’s name was spelled Wega for centuries, and spoken as “WEE-ga,” meaning a falling eagle in Arabic. It evolved to be spelled Vega and spoken as “VEE-ga” in the 19th century. And it remains “VEE-ga” today. Those who Latinize it as “VAY-ga” are getting it wrong. Constellations can be a challenge, too. Of the 88 patterns, about a dozen are hard to figure out, including Auriga, Boötes, Coma Berenices and Canes Venatici. Even a couple of zodiacal ones invite alternative pronunciations. Do you say “Gemin-eye” or “Gemin-ee”? (The former is almost universally preferred.) Plus, there are a few ancillary curveballs: The astronomical constellation is Scorpius, but the astrological sign is Scorpio. So, these mornings you can be a Scorpio observing Mars in Scorpius. The largest asteroid, Ceres, is bewilderingly pronounced like the world “series.” The best tip is to know that, when star names were first translated into English from their original Arabic, Greek or Latin, they were spelled phonetically the way they should be pronounced. So, you’ll usually be correct when you say it the way it looks, with an “i” spoken like the letter “i” and so on. When you see Mira, say “M’EYE-ra,” not “MEE-ra.”
You commonly hear a planet spoken as “youRAY-nis,” and even Alex Trebek says it that way, though the only right way is “YOUR-in-us.”
as well, and in 1936 Wallkill became the site for the nation’s first school for security personnel. Wallack succeeded Palmer as warden in 1940 and served in that capacity until 1966. Before retiring, he founded the prison’s optical manufacturing program. Students learned to grind lenses that met national standards, soon filling prescriptions for Wallkill inmates, then for other Department of Corrections facilities and for agencies of the City of New York. In 1992, they began providing eyeglasses to state Medicaid recipients. Today, Wallkill’s Optical Shop employs 110 inmates on two shifts, manufacturing 135,000 pairs of glasses a year. Other innovations at Wallkill included the first prison Alcoholics Anonymous program in New York, in 1945, and the first overnight Family Reunion Program,
in 1976. In 1984, the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation purchased 50 acres of land adjacent to the facility to set up a sanctuary for retired racehorses, which are cared for by inmates. They are also responsible for 70 dairy cows and a 150-animal beef herd. These days, Wallkill Correctional Facility is classified as medium-security, and is no longer a “prison without walls,” a chainlink fence with razor wire having recently
Remember the movie Contact, starring Jodie Foster? She contacted aliens from a famous star that in the movie was pronounced “VAY-ga.” Well, that star’s name was spelled Wega for centuries, and spoken as “WEE-ga,” meaning a falling eagle in Arabic. It evolved to be spelled Vega and spoken as “VEE-ga” in the 19th century. And it remains “VEE-ga” today. Those who Latinize it as “VAY-ga” are getting it wrong.
Spica is “SPY-ka,” not “SPEE-ka.” A recent challenge has arisen thanks to major observatories situated on Hawaiian mountaintops. Discoveries there sometimes result in astronomers giving the new object a Hawaiian name. But because that language is overwhelmingly vowel-based, the names do not resemble the familiar sounds heard in Latin languages, or even Arabic. The firstever asteroid that came from beyond our own solar system was named Oumuamua in 2018, and pronounced “oh-MOO-ah-MOO-ah.” But let’s not get too crazy. If you can handle all the planets and the major constellations, you need only worry about the stars. Can you correctly pronounce the ten brightest? Sirius (serious) Canopus (can-OH-pus) Alpha Centauri (ALF-uh cent-TOR-ee) Arcturus (ark-TOUR-us) Vega (VEE-ga) Capella (ka-PELL-uh) Rigel (RYE-jil) Procyon (PRO-see-on) Achernar (AIK-er-nar) Betelgeuse (BET-l-juice) And three of these – Alpha Centauri, Canopus and Achernar – are Southern Hemisphere, so you won’t see them or have to say their names if you’re significantly north of the Equator. That leaves only seven above our homes. Not so hard. – Bob Berman Want to know more? To read Bob’s previous columns, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyOne.com.
been erected around its perimeter. But inmates can still walk freely around the facility. There was one documented escape attempt in the 1970s, but never a riot. And when an inmate has served his time, he comes out with marketable skills and the hope of a life on the right side of the law. After nine decades, Ulster County can lay claim to restorative justice being a wellestablished local custom. – Frances Marion Platt
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CALENDAR Plan your weekend: Each issue of Almanac Weekly is packed with local activities. It’s the best guide to Hudson Valley art, entertainment & adventure. We’ve printed this weekend’s events here, but if you'd like to read what’s happening during the workweek, visit our website at https://calendar. hudsonvalleyone.com/events.
Thursday
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3pm-6pm Farm Hub Winter Market in Kingston. The Farm Hub is once again partnering with the Kingston YMCA Farm Project on the weekly winter market to make fresh produce available to Kingston and surrounding communities through the coldest months. Runs every Thursday. YMCA lobby, 507 Broadway, Kingston. hvfarmhub.org/ winter-production-ramps. 3pm Woodstock Ultimate Disc. A free, casual, co-ed pickup game. Ongoing games - Tuesday, Thursday & Sundays at 3pm. See WoodstockUltimate.org for details. Athletic Fields, 98 Comeau Drive, Woodstock. woodstockultimate.org/. 3:30pm-4pm Free Step Class. A high energy class. Ongoing. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org.
Modfest 2020. Vassar College’s annual exploration of the arts of the 20th and 21st centuries. For a complete list of events, visit vassar.edu/news/ events/2019-2020/200130-Modfest-2020.html. Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie.
3:30pm-6:30pm Free Math Tutoring. Algebra, Geometry, Precalculus, Trigonometry, and SAT/ ACT Prep. Call to sign up 845-255-1255. Meets every Thursday at 3:30pm. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. MathTutoringwithMisha.com. Free.
8am-5pm AARP Tax Free Assistance. IRS certified tax preparation provided by AARP Taxaide at sites through Ulster County through 4/13. For an appointment and location information, call 845-443-8823 or log onto UlsterTaxAide@mail. com. Throughout Ulster County.
4pm-5pm Fitness Hour. Drop in for a workout on Mondays at 4:30pm & Thursdays at 4pm. Class will be an aerobic warm-up followed by a combination of band and body work. Instructed by Connie Scuitto. Connie is an RN and certified Reiki Master. 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org.
9am-10am Woodstock Senior Senior Feel Good Fitness with Diane Collelo. All aspects of fitness: flexibility, balance, strength and aerobic capacity done to music from many decades that makes us feel like dancing. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 10am-2pm Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic. For previously spayed/neutered cats and dogs only. No appointment needed. Dogs must be leashed and cats in carriers. TARA (The Animal Rights Alliance, Inc.), 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown, NY. Info: 845-343-1000, info@tara-spayneuter.org, tara-spayneuter.org. Cost varies. 10am-11:30am Parkinson’s Dance & Exercise Class. Led by Anne Olin. For PD patients, caregivers and friends to address the symptoms of PD and other neurological disorders. Balance, gait, muscle strengthening, improving flexibility & fluidity and having fun are all included. Weekly, on-going group meets every Thursday at 10am. Info: Anne Olin, 845-679-6250; anneolin.com. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 207 Albany Ave, Kingston. $12 for one or $22 for two.
5pm-7pm Self-Taught and Outsider Art From a Private Teaching Collection. This exhibition includes works from Jones’ teaching collection. Curated by Arthur F. Jones. Show runs through Feb. 6th. Vassar College Palmer Gallery, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY. bit.ly/37FInNU. 5pm-6:30pm New Paltz Climate Action Coalition Meeting. Meets every Thursday. New Paltz Village Hall, Plattekill Ave, New Paltz. newpaltzclimateaction.org. 6pm Legal Notice - Town Board Audit Workshop Meeting Dates. Take notice that the Town of Rochester Town Board has delegated the following meeting dates for the monthly Audit/ Workshop meetings to be held: 1/30, 2/27, 3/26, 4/30, 5/28, 6/25, [..] You may view the latest post at townofrochester.ny.gov/2020/01/06/ legal-notice-town-board-audit-workshop-meeting-dates. Rochester Town Hall, 50 Scenic Rd, Accord.
11am Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan 2020 State of the County Address. Kingston High School Auditorium, 403 Broadway, Kingston.
6pm Tech Time. Call the Library at 845-3387881 if you would like to reserve a spot or drop in for a fifteen-minute one-to-one session with a library staff member who will answer your general tech questions. Info: 845-338-7881. Town of Ulster Public Library, 860 Ulster Ave., Kingston. townofulsterlibrary.org.
11am-12pm Woodstock Senior Level One (Moderate) Yoga with Susan Blacker. Centering, warm-ups, posture flow, relaxation and meditation. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.
6pm Wine Night - Thirsty Thursday. Celebrate every Thursday at Woodnotes Grille with the Wine Club! Enjoy 25% off all bottles of wine and special selections from the cellar by the glass. Info: 845-688-2828; emersonresort.com. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Rt 28, Mt. Tremper.
12pm-8pm Winter Book Sale. New & gently used books, CDs, & DVDs at great prices! Fill a cute tote bag for $10. Runs through Feb. 1. For questions call 845-795-2200. Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library, 56-58 Main St, Milton. miltonlib.org/.
6:30pm-8pm Free Steps of Meditation. Weekly classes. Learn the fundamentals for an effective meditation experience. Info: 518-589-5000 or peacevillage@bkwsu.org. Peace Village Retreat Center, 54 O’Hara Rd, Haines Falls. bkwsu.org.
12:15pm Fine Arts Recitals. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston.
7pm-11:30pm Norml Hudson Valley – Rally and Live Music. Hudson Valley Legalization Rally with guest speaker. Steve Bloom, Former Editor of HiGH TIMES. Colony Woodstock, 25 Rock City Road, Woodstock. Info: 8458257657, ROSSNY@ MAIL.COM, colonywoodstock.com. Free donation.
12:30pm-6pm Chinese New Year Astrological Readings, I Ching Oracle and Tarot Readings with Esoteric Scholar and Author, Timothy Liu. Every Thursday. Walk-ins warmly welcome or call ahead for appointment. $30/30 minute. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 1pm-3pm Game and Card Day. Board games, Mah-jong and cards are available, or bring your own. Bring a friend or come and meet people. $1 donation suggested to cover cost of refreshments. Ongoing every Thursday. Red Hook Community Center, 59 Fisk St, Red Hook. 1pm-4pm Woodstock Senior Duplicate Bridge with Ed Reisner. The Woodstock Bridge Club offers a short lesson and a game of Duplicate Bridge. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Rescue Squad, 222 Tinker St, Woodstock.
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scar Night is coming soon, on February 9. But how will you know which movies to root for (or put money on in your office pool) if you haven’t seen most of them? For most of us, even fairly serious cinephiles, the toughest categories tend to be short films, which don’t get wide distribution. But as always, Upstate Films is there to help fill in the gaps in your Academy Award nominee familiarity. Four separate programs – Animation, Live Action, Documentary A and Documentary B – will be screened on a rotating basis between the Rhinebeck and Woodstock theaters from January 31 to February 6. The Animation program, which runs about 85 minutes total, consists of Daughter (Dcera) (Daria Kashcheeva, Czechia); Hair Love (Matthew A. Cherry/ Everett Downing Jr./Bruce W. Smith, USA); Kitbull (Rosana Sullivan, USA); Mémorable (Bruno Collet, France); and Sister (Siqi Song, China/USA). It will be shown at Upstate Films Rhinebeck at 6:40 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, January 31 and February 1; at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 2; and at 8 p.m. on Monday, February 3. Upstate Films Woodstock will screen the Animation program at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 1 and 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 6. The 105-minute Live Action program includes A Sister (Delphine Girald, Belgium); Brotherhood (Meryam Joobeur, Tunisia/Canada); Nefta Football Club (Yves Piat, France); Saria (Bryan Buckley, USA); and The Neighbors’ Window (Marshall Curry, USA). It will screen in Rhinebeck at 4:20 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, January 31 and February 1; at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 4; and at 5:40 p.m. on Thursday, February 6. The Woodstock theater will show the Live Action shorts at 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 2 and at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 5. Documentary Program A runs about 80 minutes and includes Life Overtakes Me (John Haptas/Kristine Samuelson, USA) and Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl), (Carol Dysinger, UK). Upstate Films Rhinebeck will have it at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, January 31 and at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 5. Woodstock will have it at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, February 3. Documentary Program B, also about 80 minutes, consists of In the Absence (Seung-jun Yi, USA); St. Louis Superman (Smriti Mundhra/Sami Khan, USA); and Walk Run Cha-Cha (Laura Nix, USA). The Rhinebeck theater will show it at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 1 and at 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, February 5. In Woodstock, you can see it at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 4. Upstate Films reminds patrons the “the animated shorts are not necessarily suited to younger viewers. They feature heavy themes and difficult content, about the equivalent of a PG-13 rating. All other programs are the equivalent of an R rating.” Tickets to these programs cost $10 general admission, $8 for seniors and students and $6 for Upstate Films members. To learn more, visit www.upstatefilms.org. 2020 Oscar Shorts, Jan. 31-Feb. 6, $10/$8/$6, Upstate Films, 6415 Montgomery St. (Rt.9), Rhinebeck, (845) 876-2515; 132 Tinker St., Woodstock, (845) 6796608, www.upstatefilms.org
7pm Reflect: Back from India. Skinner Hall at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, bit.ly/2sdOXLV. 7pm-8pm Gardiner Library Knitting Group. Sit and knit. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls. org, gardinerlibrary.org. 7pm Old Dutch Choir. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. 7:30pm-9pm Weekly Thursday Nite EFT Healing Circle & Recovery Workshop. Bring your physical, emotional, & spiritual challenges and issues, and have them quickly, effectively resolved and healed in a safe supportive environment. Ongoing. 845-706-2183. Family of Woodstock/Kingston, 39 John St, Kingston. Free, $5 donation welcome. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Leon x Jae Sole. Soulful sound with a dose of jazz. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.
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The Wayfarer Offers Oysters & Martini Deal for the New Year. To celebrate the new decade, The Wayfarer is offering an oyster & martini pairing for $20.20. The Wayfarer NYC, 101 W. 57th Street, New York. Info: 212-691-2800,
Riegler@sunshinesachs.com, thewayfarernyc. com. $20.2. Modfest 2020. Vassar College’s annual exploration of the arts of the 20th and 21st centuries. For a complete list of events, visit vassar.edu/news/ events/2019-2020/200130-Modfest-2020.html. Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. 8am-5pm AARP Tax Free Assistance. IRS certified tax preparation provided by AARP Taxaide at sites through Ulster County through 4/13. For an appointment and location information, call 845-443-8823 or log onto UlsterTaxAide@mail. com. Throughout Ulster County. 8am-5pm Fundraiser for Outgoing Town of Lloyd Supervisor Paul Hansut. Paul has recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing aggressive treatment. For information, contact Sergeant Mike Longbard or Officer Mike Barbagallo, email: Mlongbard@ cityofpoughkeepsie.com or call 845-382-4861. Novella’s, 2 Terwilliger Ln (across from Super 8), New Paltz. 9am-12pm Call for Event Submissions - WHMK. Submit an event for March 2020 now through February 10 online at WHMK.org to join our community collaboration, celebrating Women’s History. Info: whmkingston@gmail.com. For
details, log onto whmk.org. Kingston. whmk.org/. 9:30am Mid-HudsonADK: Ski with Marty Carp. Every Mon & Fri until March 31. 3-5 hours, depending on conditions. No snow, they will do a moderate hike 6-9 miles. Questions welcomed. Info: 845-214-8520 or martymcarp@ gmail.com. Meet @ the Mohonk Visitor Center for drive/shuttle to trailhead. Mohonk Preserve, 3197 Route 44/55, Gardiner. midhudsonadk.org/ outings-events-list. 9:45am-10:45am Woodstock Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise consisting of 13 movements. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 12pm Intuitive Imagination Workshop. Develop & practice it safely. Held 1/31-2/2. Contact for times and details - class@intuitionuse.com; BeYourOwnPsychic.org; Boughton Place, Highland. 12:30pm-6pm Crystal Attunements and Chakra Attunements with Owl Medicine Woman, Mary Vukovic. Walk-ins warmly welcome or call ahead for appointment. Astrology Chart Readings available (by appointment). Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill
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premier listings Contact Donna at Donna.ulsterpublishing@gmail.com to be included Opening Reception: The Black & White Show (2/2, 2-5pm). Presented by The Artists’ Collective of Hyde Park. February spotlight artist - Karl Koeller. 19 artists showing through March. Info: artistscollectiveofhydepark.com. Location: 4338 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. Photography Now - Opening Reception (2/1, 5-7). Ulster County Restorative Justice and Community Empowerment Center introduces My Kingston Kids non-profit new program series led by program director of MKK and local photographer Star Nigro. New location 733 Broadway, Kingston. This exhibit will feature the photography of Star Nigro’s young students that attended and completed her 8 week beginner photo class from the history of the medium to directly working with professional DSLR cameras. Each participant of Photography Now also received a certificate of completion honoring their personal dedication to the program. The event will be apart of this year’s 3rd Annual Black History Month Kingston Celebration during Kingston’s First Saturday as one of the art gallery locations. Info: 845-2820182. Billy Stephen with Larry Packer & Kyle Esposito (2/1, 4-7pm). One voice, two guitars, a fiddle & friends. Take a ride in the country with the top down! Station Bar, 101 Tinker St, Woodstock. Music on Market. Trivia Sing-A-Long with Michael Dell ( Every Wednesdays, 6-9pm).
Every Wednesdays, 6-9pm! Reservations by calling 845-834-2828 or text 845-332-6189. Vigneto Cafe, 80 Vineyard Ave, Highland. Black Stories Matter@Black History Month (2/15, 7pm). Featuring storytellers from the Nubian Cafe & Circle of Brothers. Free & open to the public (suggested donation - $20). RSVP: TMIproject.org. Call for Event Submissions - WHMK. Submit an event for March 2020 now through February 10 online at WHMK. org to join our community collaboration, celebrating Women’s History. Info: whmkingston@gmail.com. For details log onto whmk.org/. Sign-Up Now! Intuitive Imagination Workshop (1/31-2/20). Develop & practice it safely? Boughton Place, Highland. Info: class@intuitionuse. com; BeYourOwnPsychic.org; Facebook@BYOP.TWAI; EtaoquaMahicanu@Etaoqua. SongClub with Debbie Lan. Learn a song, harmonize, make a video! A drop in singing event where the Audience is the Choir. $10 fee at the door, but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. MaMA, Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-853-5154, cometomama.org/ event/the-daily-flame-listening-to-thevoice-of-our-inner-wisdom-a-booktalk-with-lissa-rankin-md/. Meeting Notice: Overeaters Anonymous. Meets on Wednesdays, 10-11am at Woodstock Reformed Church on the Village Green. For more info go to
midhudsonoa.org. Enter door in back by parking lot. Upcoming Events at Mirabai! Thursday, January 30 12:30 – 6:00 p.m. Chinese New Year Astrological Readings, I Ching Oracle, Tarot and Akashic Readings; Friday, January 31 12:30 – 6:00 p.m. Crystal Readings and Chakra Attunements with owl medicine woman Mary Vukovic; Saturday, February 1 12:30 – 6:30 p.m. Tarot Readings and Expert Palmistry with Stephanie; Saturday, February 1 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m , 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. & 5:00 – 6:30 p.m The Healing Remedies of Edgar Cayce: a workshop with Jack Rosen; Sunday, February 2 12:30 – 6:00 p.m. Voyager Tarot and Psychic Readings with Sarvananda; Monday, February 3 12:30 – 6:00 p.m. Crystal Readings and Chakra Attunementswith owl medicine woman and astrologer Mary Vukovic; Tuesday, February 4 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. Private Spirit Guide Readings with psychic medium Adam Bernstein; Tuesday, February 4 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. Intuitive Guidance, Reiki Healing and Channeled Angelic Oracle Readings with Reiki Master Maureen Brennan-Mercier; Tuesday, February 4 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Karma Clearing with the Akashic Records: a workshop and group healing with Shamanic Reiki and NLP Practitioner Jenn Bergeron; Wednesday, February 5 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. Private Karmic Clearing and Shamanic Reiki Healing Sessions with shamanic healer Jenn Bergeron; & Wednesday, February 5 12:30 – 6:00 p.m. Tarot Readings with
tarot scholar Malley Heinlein. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock. For info & details: 845-6792100. Thursday, January 30 12:30 – 6:00 I Ching Oracle, Tarot and Akashic Readings with esoteric scholar and author Timothy Liu. Every Thursday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome or call ahead for appt. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock. 679-2100. $30 for half hour reading. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock. 845-679-2100. Club Mahjong. Whether you are new to the game, or a seasoned player, there’s a seat at the table for you! Every Monday, 1-4pm at the Woodstock Jewish Congregation. For more information contact Heather at MJCRobinson1010@gmail.com; or text 914-388-3577. City of Kingston Arts Commission Accepting Nominations for Distinguished Artist Award. Nominees must be Kingston residents for at least two years. Artists in any discipline may be nominated: music, theatre, dance, literary, visual, or media arts. A small stipend will be provided to the awardee and additional funding may be available for a programming budget. Submission forms can be found at kingston-ny.gov/ArtsCommission and must include a one-page narrative that highlights the nominee’s qualifications. Mexican Mondays (5-9pm). Mexican Cuisine offered: $5 Tacos $6 Margaritas Authentic. Info: 845-679-5763; oriole9.com. Oriole 9, 17 Tinker St, Woodstock. Sign-up Now! Archery, Karate, Yoga, Dance, Sewing, Chess & Ceramics. Register online 845-246-3744, ext 156. Woodstock Day School, 1430 Glasco Tpke, Saugerties. Volunteer Drivers Needed To Trans-
port Cancer Patients to Treatment. The American Cancer Society needs individuals who can volunteer one hour at least once a month to drive a cancer patient to a local cancer center in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan and Orange County. Locally, the greatest need is for drivers who can pick up patients at their home and take them to treatment -- even one time once a month would be tremendously helpful, according to Patrice Lestrange Mack, Communications Director for the American Cancer Society. All drivers must have: A current, valid driver’s license, A good driving record, Access to a safe and reliable vehicle, Regular desktop, laptop, or tablet computer access, & Proof of car insurance. To learn more about volunteering for the Road To Recovery program, visit cancer.org/ road. Oncology Support Programs offered at HealthAlliance Hospital. WMC Health offers emotional support, wellness and healing arts programs for people affected by cancer. Info: 845-339-2071; oncology.support@ hahv.org; hahv.org/service/cancersupport-program. Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Stationary Clinic for Dogs. Every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. $95 and up; includes spay/neuter, rabies vaccine, and cone collar. All surgeries performed by appointment only; Also, Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Mobile Clinic for Cats( call for location and dates). $70 per cat includes spay/ neuter, rabies vaccine, ear cleaning, nail trim. All surgeries performed by appointment only; & Low-cost vaccine & dental Clinics available. The Animal Rights Alliance (T.A.R.A.), 60 Enterprise Pl, Middletown. Info: 845-3431000, tara-spayneuter.org.
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6pm-8:30pm Friday Family Movie Night at the African Roots Center. Meets the last Friday of every month! Family movie night with popcorn, pretzels and prizes. A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Library, 43 Gill St, Kingston. Info: 845 802-0035, africanrootslibrary@outlook.com, bit.ly/2KzYvpy.
Sankofa: A Day of African Crafts in Kingston
6pm-7:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat Services. Friday evening services. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@wjcshul.org, wjcshul.org. 6:30pm-9:30pm The 12th Annual Robbie Burns Dinner. Celebrating the life and art of the legendary poet Robert Burns. A much-anticipated tradition in the Hudson Valley. Featuring the recitation of Burns’s poetry, a traditional dinner with the entrance of the haggis, storytelling, songs, and whisky toasts. Reservations suggested. Info: 845-876-0590. The Rhinecliff, 4 Grinnell St, Rhinecliff. therhinecliff.com.
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ankofa, a word in the Twi language of Ghana, translates literally as “Go back and get it.” It’s closely associated in folklore with the image of a bird with its feet facing forward and its head turned backward holding an egg in its beak, sometimes stylized as a simple heart shape. It symbolizes the concept of drawing on the lessons of the past in order to build a successful future. On Saturday, February 15 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Circle Creative Collective, in partnership with My Kingston Kids and Harambee, will host Sankofa: A Day of African Crafts at 122 Clinton Avenue in Kingston. Hands-on fun learning traditional artforms, accompanied by drumming, dance and food, will be the focus for this community event. If you’ve ever visited the Gullah Geechee communities of coastal South Carolina, you’ll know that many artistic traditions that originated in Africa have been preserved generation-to-generation there. The skill of the quilters of Gee’s Bend is legendary, and their works once carried coded messages for the Underground Railroad. Exquisite, intricately woven sweetgrass baskets are a “must” souvenir for any visitor to the region. At the Sankofa event, attendees can participate in the making of a stripweave community quilt or learn the secrets of traditional basketmaking from three generations of Gullah Geechee women. Another workshop will teach natural dyeing of upcycled fabrics using local plants and West African techniques. Community loom-weaving will go on all day. Drummer Ubaka Hill and the Percussion Orchestra of Kingston will perform twice, at 1 p.m. and again at 4. Admission to Sankofa: A Day of African Crafts is by donation. To view the full schedule or to preregister for a workshop, visit www.circlecreativecollective.org/calendar. Sankofa: A Day of African Crafts, Saturday, Feb. 15, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Donation, Circle Creative Collective, 122 Clinton Ave., Kingston, www.circlecreativecollective.org/calendar
Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/30 minutes,. 1pm-3pm Scrabble Club. Join us for our new Scrabble Club! Bring your extensive vocabulary and your enjoyment for games to our Scrabble events. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 1:30pm Yoga To Relieve Back Pain. Open to all. An hour practicing simple yoga poses to relieve back pain with medical yoga therapist Terry Roth Schaff. Her newest book, Medical Yoga Therapy A Practical Guide for the Yoga & Medical Commu-
nity is being used as a text book to train nurses and other medical professionals. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. 5:30pm-7:30pm In Honor of Black History Month Kingston Free Community Dinner. This family-friendly event, which will include a free vegetarian meal of mac & cheese, veggies, soup, cornbread, and pies, is open to all. Attendees are welcome to bring to-go containers for left-overs. To volunteer for serving and cleanup, please contact UlsterCorps at volunteer@ulstercorps. org or call/text 845-481-0331. YMCA/Kingston, 507 Broadway, Kingston.
6pm-9pm Henry Klimowicz. Materially dedicated to cardboard, Henry Klimowicz sculpts in the way growth occurs in nature. Show exhibits through 3/29. HiLo, 365 Main St, Catskill. hilocatskill.com/hiloart. 6pm 2nd Annual Margaretville’s Got Talent. Have a talent you would like to share? We are looking for on-stage performers and showcases. The Show will be January 31st at 6pm. 80% of the proceeds will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House in memory of James Durkin and 20% goes to FCCLA’s community emergency fund. Info & sign-up: dkarn@margaretvillecs.org.
6:45pm-8:30pm Children & Teen Ministries. Meets Fridays: 6:45-8:30pm. Class for adults also offered. Info: 845-876-6923 or cdfcirone@ aol.com. Grace Bible Fellowship Church, Rt9 & Rt9G, Rhinebeck. 7pm-9pm Mona Winona w/Bob Lukomski. An evening of electronic songs. Ciarra Fragale debuts her electro-pop persona, Mona Winona & Lukomski sings brooding, “dark age” songs. Half Moon Books Tivoli, 48 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-1155, halfmoonusedbooks@gmail.com, halfmoonusedbooks.com. Free.
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Feb. 1st, 4:30-6:30pm, New Paltz Community Center HPV Vaccine on Trial: An evening with the authors and panel discussion. Come learn about this controversial vaccine being considered by NYS legislature to be allowed to be administered without parental consent to children, and possibly mandated for school attendance.
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12 7pm Film Screening: Black to Techno & Space Jam. Location: The Rosenwald Film Theater, Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film. Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, bit.ly/37XWzRX.
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7pm Weekly Senior Citizen’s Bingo. Ongoing every Wednesday at 1:30pm & Friday at 7pm. 50/50 tickets available at 3 tickets/$2. Halftime complementary refreshments. Shawangunk Senior Center, 70 Main St, Napanoch.
8pm The Chalk Garden. In 1955 Sussex, England, a dyed-in-the-wool British dowager and her precocious and equally eccentric granddaughter are about to meet their match in Miss Madrigal, the enigmatic household companion with secrets, who has just been hired. Tickets: $22/general admission, $17 members & $10 students. Info: 800-838-3006. Ghent Playhouse, 6 Town Hall Pl, Ghent. GhentPlayhouse.org.
7:30pm-10pm Ben Cosgrove. A traveling composer-performer, in an evening of music and conversation about landscape, place, and environment in N. America. Dewey Hall, 91 Main Street, Sheffield. deweyhall.org. $10 in advance,
8pm Live @ The Falcon: The Reverend Jefferson Band. Celebrating Jefferson Airplane & Hot Tuna. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Reelin’ In The Years. An AllStar Tribute to Steely Dan. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.
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Modfest 2020. Vassar College’s annual exploration of the arts of the 20th and 21st centuries. For a complete list of events, visit vassar.edu/news/ events/2019-2020/200130-Modfest-2020.html. Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie.
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8:30am-12pm Hudson Valley Writing Project: Authentic and Responsive Teaching. Join HVWP teachers who share literacy activities that build relationships based on respect and mutual learning and lay the foundation for deeper considerations of ethical issues, history, and contemporary culture. Registration: newpaltz.wufoo.com/ forms/zqwfzm81z0ydbn. Cost: $10, free for fulltime students. SUNY New Paltz, Lecture Center 102, New Paltz. 9:30am-1pm Snowshoe to Indian Rock at Sam’s Point. Almost five-mile hike, we’ll traverse woods, roads and a rocky footpath featuring a bog bridge. Most of the terrain is fairly level with some short steep sections. Please bring a lunch, water, and appropriate clothing for the weather. Snowshoes may be rented for this program for a fee of $5 per person. If there is insufficient snow cover, this program will be offered as a hike. Meet at the Sam’s Point Visitor Center. Pre-registration is required by calling Sam’s Point at 845-6477989. Sam’s Point Preserve, 400 Sam’s Point Road, Cragsmoor. 9:30am-10:30am Centering Prayer and Meditation. A receptive method of silent prayer. People of all faiths are welcome and no previous meditation experience is required. St Gregory’s Church, 2578 Route 212, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8800, matthew.stgregorys@gmail.com. free. 10am-11am All-Level Yoga. Wear comfortable clothing. Clinton Community Library. 10am-12pm Winter Tracking Workshop. Join the Columbia Land Conservancy and trackingexpert Josh Wood from Flying Deer Nature Center to learn how to identify who wanders through. Hand Hollow Conservation Area, 4079 County Road 9, East Chatham. Info: 518-3925252, info@clctrust.org, shorturl.at/bstAQ. 10am-2pm Kingston Winter Farmers Market. The Winter Market runs every other Saturday through April 25. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. kingstonfarmersmarket.org. 10am-3pm Coffee’s Ready with Polly. Weekly baked goodies & good conversation. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 10am-12pm Shabbat Morning Services. Music filled services and Torah study. Connect to tradition and open your heart. Family’s welcome. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco
Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@ wjcshul.org, wjcshul.org. 10:30am QSY Society Amateur Radio Club’s February Meeting. Topic: Morse Code Tips and Tricks. 10am to setup chairs and chat. All are welcome to attend. Info: N2SKP@arrl.net or 914-582-3744. IF there’s any bad weather, the meeting is cancelled if the library closes. Their number is 845 221-9943. East Fishkill Community Library, 348 Route 376, Hopewell Junction. 10:30am-12:30pm Ukulele Lesson & Jam. Meets the first Saturday of the month for a uke lesson and jam, from beginners to more advanced players. Ukes available to borrow. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. phoenicialibrary. org. FREE. 10:30am-11:30am Silent Vigil for Global Peace & Non-Violence. Sponsored by The Kingston Women in Black. Meet outside Cornell St PO. Cornell St PO, Kingston. 11am Art Exhibit: Timeless Light. An exhibition of contemporary watercolors, atmospheric landscapes, cityscapes, and botanicals, Betsy Jacaruso and Cross River artists. Exhibit will display through 3/29. The Courtyard, 43-2 East Market St, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-331-2699, betsyjacaruso@gmail.com, betsyjacaruso@gmail.com. 11am-4pm See You in Court! Red Hook, 1813. Step back in time to 1813 and experience a town court session. Interact with costumed historical interpreters representing a full cast of local characters, and join in on all the activity-- from participating in a trial, to dancing in the parlor, and gaming in the tap room. Free and open to the public. Info: 845-758-1920, info@historicredhook.org. Elmendorph Inn, 7562 U.S. 9, Red Hook. historicredhook.org. $10, $6/10 & under. 11am-1pm Teen Gaming. Three computers with League of Legends installed. Bring your own laptop. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 11:30am Edgar Cayce Private Remedy Consultations with Jack Rosen. Former chairmen of the NY chapter of the A.R.E. Info: 845-679-2100. 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m , 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. & 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $40/30 minutes. 12pm Seminar: Flowers for All Occasions.
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With Lyvia Pisanelli, Adams Flower Shop. Join us to see what we can design for all your needs. Info: 845-632-9955. Wappinger’s Falls: Adams Fairacre Farms, 160 Old Post Rd, Wappinger Falls. 12pm-7pm Community Clay Day. Help WSW make and decorate pots for our 23rd Annual Chili Bowl Fest! RSVP required, call or email to reserve a spot: info@wsworkshop.org; 845-6589133. Women’s Studio Workshop, 722 Binnewater Lane, Kingston. Info: 845-658-9133, info@ wsworkshop.org, wsworkshop.org.
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fertilizing and deer-proofing. Info: 845-5690303. Newburgh: Adams Fairacres Farms, 1240 Route 300. 1pm Garden Seminar: Rooting and Propagating Household Plants. With Sarah Eckelman and Brianna Macedonio, Adams Tropical Greenhouse. Info: 845-336-6300. Kingston: Adams Fairacre Farms, 1560 Ulster Ave, Lake Katrine. 1pm Food Seminar: Enchantingly Gluten-Free. With Kristin Bell of Mad Batters Pastries. Learn
about and sample products from Mad Batters Pastries made locally in Marlboro. Info: 845-4544330. Poughkeepsie: Adams Fairacre Farms, 765 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie. 1pm Read to Stella. A certified therapy dog. Walk-ins welcome. Discover the joy of reading aloud and improving your reading skills. Meets the 1st Saturday of each month at 1pm. Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.
1:30pm Project: Community Arts Panel. Location: Thekla Hall (Room 400), Skinner Hall of Music. Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, bit. ly/306WTLe. 2pm Civilization Algonquin Style: The Mysterious Origins and Early History of Algonquin Culture. In this multi-media talk, Evan Pritchard will discuss one of the most ancient intact civilizations on earth. This unique, wide-
12:30pm-6:45pm Tarot Readings and Intuitive Guidance Every Saturday with Stephanie. Walk-ins warmly welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/30minutes. 12:45pm-1:30pm New Paltz Women in Black Vigil for Peace. Held in front of the Elting Library, corner of Main and North Front Streets. Vigil is in its 15th year of standing for peace and justice. New Paltz. 12:55pm-4:30pm Met Live: Porgy & Bess. A live broadcast in HD from the Metropolitan Opera of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. The Moviehouse, 48 Main Street, Millerton. Info: 518-789-0022, events@themoviehouse.net, themoviehouse.net. General $26 / Gold Members $16. 1pm Garden Seminar: Hydrangeas 101. With Maureen Drury, Adams Tropical Greenhouse Manager. Understanding different types, pruning,
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his Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers reminds me of the 2016 Seattle vs. Denver title game, for reasons I may get to eventually. That was an aberrational Super Bowl in several respects. It was the first and only time that the league suspended the Roman numbering of the game, opting instead for a monolithic 50: Arabic five-oh. I’m still trying to figure that out. Roman rule resumed the next year, with Super Bowl LI (“Lee”) at NRG Stadium in Houston, and has marched its blocky Ls, Is and Vs apace across sponsored fields ever since. I can only conclude that the NFL did not trust our ability to regard a freestanding L as anything other than “el.” No doubt some sustained focusgrouping went down, and it was determined that the symbolic voice of this Golden Anniversary game could not be trusted to an ambiguous, solitary character like L. What does L really stand for, anyway? Can we be sure of its gender? Its patriotism? All we know is that it is the symbol for “learner driver” in Great Britain. Even weirder: Super Bowl 50 was played in the University of Phoenix Stadium, making it, to the best of our knowledge, the first fully fictional or virtual Super Bowl: a dazzlingly lifelike CGI fulfillment of the deepest wishes and fever dreams of a broadband AI with ultra-advanced predictive modeling. Perhaps, given what cozy bedfellows the NFL and the Armed Forces have long been, the Super Bowls have all been AI since Staubach (or rather, since Lynn Swann). This we are unlikely ever to know, given the league’s notorious talent for lockdown. But what we do know for sure is that Super Bowl 50 was played entirely in code and pixel. It was the great French philosopher and critic Roland Barthes who observed that children’s toys of the present become, or at least forecast, the military technology of the future. Madden has been much more than an increasingly lifelike simulacrum of the NFL these many years. Video gaming, sports betting and fantasy football are absolute boomtown; but they, along with CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) and TBI (traumatic brain injury) and the league’s coverup thereof, will be the undoing of the NFL’s century of economic and narrative dominance over American culture. The problem with fantasy is that it is your game now, but you’re just a dumb kid. To say that fantasy has eroded fan loyalty is far too mild a physical metaphor. It has exploded fan loyalty, washing it away in tides of solipsism and narcissism – especially among the young, the future. Sports fandom is and has always been a lesson in elective and inconsequent suffering. I rue the fact that the fans of tomorrow suffer in virtual isolation, and not in geographic and familial clusters of themed fur. Someday, what we call fantasy now will no longer be tied to blood and soil at all. Our ephemeral heroes will be the fantasy players, not the athletes they bank on or the teams that make individual players great. Pretty soon, the middleman – real football – will be unrequired. I will be happy to be dead for that. Speaking of the selfsame young, advancements in brain science reveal how even little bumps can have lasting and deleterious effects on the noggin, and how high school and Pop Warner kids are sustaining lots of little bumps and brain dings, and how this is all really bad for humans – a bad exacerbated incalculably by the NFL’s 50 shades of coverup and PR whitewash. Football is pure heroin (tough to kick, I hear), so they have that going for them. But now the game’s talent feeders will start dwindling to a trickle and the rest of us will suffer through an overgrowth of soccer kids with no natural predators! Football talent will ultimately be drawn, like boxing’s, almost entirely from a gladiator class where a combination of talent, heart, intelligence and desperation is the required portfolio. Boxing is a beautiful, complex and profound part of America’s history, right? Someday soon, football will be, too. Mind you, this cultural shift will take some time to happen in those places where football is an active religion: Florida, the Deep South, Texas and the Southwest, the Midwest, the North, California, Samoa, Pennsylvania, Ohio, the bayou, New Jersey, parts of New York and New England, the Mississippi floodplains, the Eastern Seaboard, Cascadia, Canada, Hawaii, the High Plains and low desert, the Carolina lowlands and highlands [turns to look directly at you]…New Paltz. Look, all I want is a good game, which is never a guarantee. When the Super Bowl really started to become the phenomenon it is today, the league added a week off to allow the entirety of the American press and media corps to scuttle to hotels
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in the roving-site city and get a head start on the literal worst human-interest reporting in history. Funny thing happened, though: With the extra week, the games immediately started to suck. Year after year, the Super Bowl sucked. Real fans were done two weeks earlier, on Championship Sunday. My New York Giants, with their unlikely win over the very best of the four Buffalo Bills AFC champions in ’91, broke the cycle of the sucky and, to be fair, the games have been as oft great as sucky ever since – maybe even great slightly ofter. So, before Super Bowl 50, I predicted this: If the two teams line up and seem well-matched and competitive along the line of scrimmage, feeling each other out the way heavyweight teams do, then I am going with the great QB – in that case Peyton Manning, coming off his statistically historic second year with the Broncos. Football, you see, is a paradoxical game. Basketball is like a jazz ensemble: five fully empowered players dancing the line between individual and team mentality, balancing aggression and restraint, selflessness with the selfish imperative of greatness in the moment. Football is positively industrial by comparison: cogs and gears, strategies so complex they must be engineered from overhead, actual rocket science…but for the small matter of the quarterback. No other sport has a comparably impactful role. And, in my experience, all other things being equal, the great quarterback will get the score and get the win. However, like many others, I saw that there was a good chance that the two teams were going to line up and all would not be equal. The Seattle defense that year had been playing a different game. The talent on that roster – Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, Bobby Wagner, Kam Chancellor, Cliff Avril, Michael Bennett, on and on, all in their primes – was legend. There was at least a chance that you would watch five or six plays, look at Denver and say, “Nope.” And in fact, that is exactly what happened, to the tune of a 43-8 Seattle win. Yeah, it sucked like a late-’80s Super Bowl sucked, but there was something awesome about it, too, in the old and religious sense of the word. So here’s my prediction: If they line up and it looks competitive, I am going with the epochal quarterback, a kid the likes of whom we all seem to agree we have never seen before. He talks like Kermit the Frog and he throws like…well, to be honest, he throws like Patrick Mahomes, for there is no ready comparison. He extends plays and then makes throws that defy space and time, and you lose. Also: He doesn’t really make mistakes. That said, this San Francisco defense and offense has that Seattle ’16 look (or Bears ’86, or Ravens ’00, or Buccaneers ’02, or…). They cow opponents physically, run them into the mud and break them into tinder. We might watch two or three possessions and say to KC, “Nope.” Me? I’m going with Mahomes. – John Burdick
I rue the fact that the fans of tomorrow suffer in virtual isolation, and not in geographic and familial clusters of themed fur.
spread civilization has given rise to “Lenape” Munsee and Unami “Delaware,” Wappingers, Mohican, Shawnee, and other local nations, as well as dozens of others from coast to coast. All Friends of Historic Saugerties talks are free and open to everyone interested in local history. Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. 2pm-4pm The Healing Remedies of Edgar Cayce: A Workshop with Jack Rosen. Jack is the former chairman of the NY chapter of Edgar Cayce’s Association of Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.). He has successfully employed Cayce’s remedies for 50 years and will impart valuable antidotes to combat arthritis, fibroids, psoriasis, sprains and other ailments as well as Edgar Cayce’s “Fountain of Youth Protocol.” Come with your issues and questions as we discuss the healing tools handed down to us through the legacy of Edgar Cayce. $20 if registered by 1/30. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $25. 2pm-3:30pm Introduction to Meditation and Tibetan Buddhism. Taught by KTD’s lamas , this class offers brief, basic meditation instruction combined with a presentation setting meditation in the wider context of the practices and principles of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Time will be set aside for questions
from the participants. The class is free of charge, and preregistration is not required. Info: managingdirector@kagyu.org or 845-679-1091. Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. 3pm Celia Keenan-Bolger, Reflect: An Artist’s Life, Onstage and Off. Location: Martel Theater, Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film. Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, bit.ly/39TIAy9. 4pm-7pm Billy Stephen with Larry Packer & Kyle Esposito. One voice, two guitars, a fiddle & friends. Take a ride in the country with the top down! Station Bar, 101 Tinker St, Woodstock. 5pm-7pm Photography Now - Opening Reception. Ulster County Restorative Justice and Community Empowerment Center introduces My Kingston Kids non-profit new program series led by program director of MKK and local photographer Star Nigro. New location 733 Broadway, Kingston. This exhibit will feature the photography of Star Nigro’s young students that attended and completed her 8 week beginner photo class from the history of the medium to directly working with professional DSLR cameras. Each participant of Photography Now also received a certificate of completion honoring their personal dedication to the program. The event will be apart
Super Bowl LIV: San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, February 2, 6:30 p.m. at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, FOX-TV. Halftime show, featuring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, will likely begin shortly after 8 p.m.
of this year’s 3rd Annual Black History Month Kingston Celebration during Kingston’s First Saturday as one of the art gallery locations. Info: 845-282-0182. 5pm-7pm Green Kill February 2020 Art Exhibition. Includes Al Desetta, Olivia Hunter, Nina Kossman and John McGiff. Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Avenue, Kingston. Info: 347-46892323, 229greenkill@greenkill.org. 5pm-8pm First Saturday Arts in Kingston. Gallery receptions offer a glimpse of what Kingston has to offer. Events throughout the year include live music, open studio tours, theatrical performances, historical reenactments, arts and culture activities. Various Kingston locations. Info: 845-338-0331; artsalongthehudson.com/ kingston. 6pm-8pm Black History: Slavery in the Hudson Valley. The program will include a presentation and discussion about enslaved Africans and Africans-Americans in the Hudson Valley. All are welcome. A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Library, 43 Gill St, Kingston. Info: 845 802-0035, africanrootslibrary@outlook.com, bit.ly/2KzYvpy. 6:30pm-8:30pm Opening Reception: The Contemporary Art of Quilting. On view through February 1 - March 28. Ann Street Gallery, 104 Ann St, Newburgh. safe-harbors.org.
7pm-10pm Steve Raleigh Trio with Lou Pappas & Jeff Siegel. Jazz guitarist Raleigh is joined by bassist Lou Pappas and drummer Jeff Siegel for a night of jazz, Latin and original tunes. Lydia’s Cafe, 7 Old US 209, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-687-6373, mark@lydiasdeli.com. Donation Requested. 7pm-10:30pm Hudson Valley English Country Dance. Mary Jones teaches and calls English Country dances. Workshop at 7 is important for new dancers. Music by Tiddley Pom. Potluck refreshments. Reformed Church of Port Ewen, Salem Road, Port Ewen. Info: 845-454-2571, hudsonvalleycommunitydances@gmail.com. adults $10, full-time students $5. 7pm-8pm Latin Dance for Everyone. Meets every Saturday, 7-8pm. $5/suggested donation. Info: 845-331-5300; LGBTQCenter.org. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston. lgbtqcenter.org. 7pm-11:30pm Open Mic/Open Stage Acoustic Evening. Meets the first Saturday of each month. The Gallery, 128 Main St, Stamford. touhey.com. $5. 7:30pm Music on Market Coffeehouse. Featuring the Bernstein Bard Trio with guests vocalist Sara Mikovanich. $10 per person including light refreshments. Held at 40 Market St, Ellenville.
7:30pm Live @ The Falcon: KJ Denhert & The New York Unit. Award-winning Urban Folk Jazz artist - Opener: Diana DeMuth. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.
11am-2pm Sunday Brunch @ the Falcon: Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis. Pre-Rock Era Blues & More. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.
7:30pm-10:30pm Swing Dance with the Fabulous Versatones. Join the fun in Kingston. No partner or experience needed. Beginner lesson included at 7:30-8pm. White Eagle Hall, 487 Delaware Ave, Kingston, NY. Info: 845-236-3939, dancing@got2lindy.com, got2lindy.com. $20.
11am-3pm Sunday Funday. Open recreation! Pool table, Foosball and ping pong. Meets every Sunday. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. FREE.
8pm The Chalk Garden. In 1955 Sussex, England, a dyed-in-the-wool British dowager and her precocious and equally eccentric granddaughter are about to meet their match in Miss Madrigal, the enigmatic household companion with secrets, who has just been hired. Tickets: $22/general admission, $17 members & $10 students. Info: 800-838-3006. Ghent Playhouse, 6 Town Hall Pl, Ghent. GhentPlayhouse.org. 8pm-10pm Ars Choralis Presents “Frets, Keys & Pipes”. Featuring singers Greg Dinger & Harvey Boyer, guitar & keyboards, respectively. The Sheeley House, 6 Fairview Ave., High Falls. Info: 845-679-8172, bpickhardt@gmail.com, arschoralis.org. Donation. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Floyd Pink. Dedicated to the music of Pink Floyd. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.
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Modfest 2020. Vassar College’s annual exploration of the arts of the 20th and 21st centuries. For a complete list of events, visit vassar.edu/news/ events/2019-2020/200130-Modfest-2020.html. Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. 7am-12pm Wallkill Fire Department Pancake Breakfast - All You Can Eat. Menu includes - eggs, pancakes, french toast, hash browns, sausage, toast, & coffee/tea/orange juice. Wallkill Fire Dept, 18 Central Ave, Wallkill. per person 7.50 senior.
11am-12pm Conversations Over Coffee. An open forum for discussions and opinions of topics relevant to the world around us. The Crafted Kup, 44 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-242-6546, cocpoughkeepsie@gmail. com, bit.ly/2xYW0bq. 12pm Oncology Support Programs of Health Alliance Hospital. WMC Health offers emotional support, wellness, integrative and healing arts programs for people affected by cancer including cancer support groups for women of all ages, young women, men, caregivers, women with ovarian cancer, & people living with metastatic. Info, times and dates: 845-339-2071; oncology. support@hahv.org; hahv.org/service/cancersupport-program. Herbert H. and Sofia P. Reuner Cancer Support House, 80 Mary’s Ave, Kingston. 12pm-2pm Free Community Reiki. Members of the Hudson Valley Community Reiki group provide 20-minute individual Reiki sessions, free of charge, first-come first-served. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, bit.ly/2Swnyfh.
legal notices LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Friday February 28th, 2020 at 4:00 PM for UCLEC BOILER REPLACEMENT RFP-UC20-011. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at UlsterCountyNY.Gov/purchasing. Ed Jordan, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE SYNOPSIS OF EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEDURE LAW DETERMINATION AND FINDINGS ULSTER COUNTY MIDTOWN LINEAR PARK- PIN 8761.82 In accordance with Section 204 of the New York State Eminent Domain Procedure Law, a synopsis is hereby given of the Determination and Findings regarding the acquisition of real property rights required for the Ulster County Midtown Linear Park, City of Kingston, County of Ulster, State of New York. The Determination and Findings were adopted by the Ulster County Legislature pursuant to Resolution No. 539, dated December 18, 2019. Copies of the Determination and Findings will be forwarded upon written request without cost. THE PUBLIC USE, BENEFIT, OR PURPOSE TO BE SERVED BY THE PROPOSED PUBLIC PROJECT INCLUDE: Provide and expand non-motorized transportation opportunities for pedestrians and bicyclists in the City of Kingston. Expand recreational opportunities for local residents and visitors, including for persons with disabilities and for those of all skill levels and age groups. Transform the midtown Kingston neighborhood by connecting pedestrian access to the only supermarket and major public bus (Ulster County Area Transit) hub in the area, while also revitalizing a blighted corridor by creating a safe recreation space. THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION FOR THE PROPOSED PUBLIC PROJECT AND THE REASONS FOR SELECTION OF THAT LOCATION:
1pm Elting Library Scrabble Club Meeting. Scrabble sets and the Official Scrabble Player’s dictionary are provided. This club is intended for adult players 18 or older. Meets every Sunday, 1pm in a study room of the library. Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz. 1pm-2pm Silent Peace Vigil by Woodstock Women in Black. Village Green/Woodstock, Woodstock. 2pm-5pm Opening Reception: The Black & White Show. Presented by The Artists’ Collective of Hyde Park. February spotlight artist - Karl Koeller. 19 artists showing through March. Info: artistscollectiveofhydepark.com. Artists’ Collective of Hyde Park, 4338 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. 2pm The Chalk Garden. In 1955 Sussex, England, a dyed-in-the-wool British dowager and her precocious and equally eccentric granddaughter are about to meet their match in Miss Madrigal, the enigmatic household companion with secrets, who has just been hired. Tickets: $22/general admission, $17 members & $10 students. Info: 800-838-3006. Ghent Playhouse, 6 Town Hall Pl, Ghent. GhentPlayhouse.org.
12:30pm-6pm Voyager Tarot and Psychic Readings with Sarvananda. Walk-ins warmly welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-6792100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/ one hour, $30/30minutes.
2pm-4pm FW Murnau’s Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. Murnau’s fable of a married couple from a rural town, whose apparent perfect love is stirred by the arrival of a city woman. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-6588989, info@rosendaletheatre.org, rosendaletheatre.org. $6.
1pm Food Seminar: Grilled Cheese, Please! With Kerstin Anderson, Adams Cheese Assistant Manager. A discussion about grilled cheese from simple to more innovative. Info: 845-569-0303. Newburgh: Adams Fairacres Farms, 1240 Route 300.
3pm Honorary Adene and Richard Wilson Concert. Skinner Hall at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-4375370, bit.ly/2QHnR9p.
1pm Food Seminar: Game Day Appetizers.
3pm-5pm SongClub with Debbie Lan. Learn a song, harmonize, make a video! A drop in singing event where the Audience is the Choir. $10 fee
at the door, but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. MaMA, Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge. 3pm Woodstock Ultimate Disc. A free, casual, co-ed pickup game. Ongoing games - Tuesday, Thursday & Sundays at 3pm. See WoodstockUltimate.org for details. Athletic Fields, 98 Comeau Drive, Woodstock. woodstockultimate.org/. 3pm Reading and Meditation. Ongoing every Sunday night at 3pm. Info: matagiri.org; 845-679-8322. Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center, 1218 Wittenberg Rd, Mt. Tremper. 4pm-8pm Sunday Supper. Remember the good old days when the family gathered around the table every Sunday for dinner? Carry on the tradition with Sunday Supper at Woodnotes Grille. Enjoy house made selections ranging from Prime Rib dinner, seasonal roasts, or chicken and dumplings for $21 per person! Call 845-688-2828 for reservations. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Rt 28, Mt. Tremper. 4pm-6pm Woodstock Community Drum Circle. Sponsored by Birds of a Feather and Timekeeper Drums. Broadcast - Woodstock 104 at 8pm. All drummers, dancers are welcome. Meets every Sunday, 4-6pm. Admission is free, donations appreciated. At the community center when raining or cold, on the green when warm. Village Green/Woodstock, Woodstock. 6pm-7pm Meditation Session. Meets every Sunday at 6pm. Free and open to the public. Info: skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake Shambhala Meditation & Retreat Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. 7pm-9pm Songwriters in the Round. Join Host, Dave Kearney, for a warm and intimate evening with his guests Steve Kirkman and Don Lowe. Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Avenue, Kingston. Info: 347-4689-2323, 229greenkill@greenkill. org, greenkill.org/events. $10. 7pm Storytelling with Janet Carter. Info: 845-246-5775. Free admission. Inquiring Minds Saugerties Bookstore, 65 Partition Street, Saugerties.
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9:30am The Private Herman Siegel Post 625 Jewish War Veterans of The United States of America Meeting. All person of the Jewish faith are cordially invited to attend and participate. At each meeting we host an informal coffee and cake schmooze at 9:00 AM. Because the congregation is strictly kosher no food or drink may be brought into the facility. Follow our Post on Facebook. We have your six. Congregation Schomre Israel, 18 Park Ave, Poughkeepsie. 10:30am-12:30pm Open Meditation. Shambhala Meditation is based on the premise that the natural state of the mind is calm and clear. It’s a practice that anyone can do. Free/donations appreciated. Sky Lake Lodge, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.
With Joseph Barlow, Adams Meat Dept. Learn how to make and sample sprigs in a blanket and Italian bread pizza just in time for the big game. Info: 845-454-4330. Poughkeepsie: Adams Fairacre Farms, 765 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie.
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https://calendar.hudsonvalleyone.com/events. The proposed public Project is located in the City of Kingston extending from Westbrook Lane by Kingston Plaza to Cornell Street in midtown Kingston along the abandoned Ulster & Delaware Railroad right-of-way. The location was selected as it creates a direct and safe off-road connection between midtown Kingston and the Kingston Plaza and uptown Kingston, including the City’s only major supermarket and the public bus transit hub. It also creates much-needed park space for low- and moderate-income residents in midtown Kingston with limited park facilities near their neighborhoods. The following alternatives were considered for the proposed public Project: Null Alternative: The No Build “Null” Alternative proposes no action. This alternative does not address any of the Project public purposes. This alternative was retained only as a baseline for comparison to the preferred alternative and does not meet the public purposes of the Project. Alternative A: This alternative would utilize the existing Ulster and Delaware railroad alignment from I-587 to Westbrook Lane. This alternative meets the public purposes of the Project but was rejected because it would not allow tourism railroad passengers to load at the eastern end of Kingston Plaza. Alternative B: This alternative would deviate from the Ulster and Delaware railroad alignment and follow the interim trail to the south of that alignment for a distance of 800 feet to 1100 feet between Westbrook Lane and the I-587 underpass. This alternative meets the public purposes of the Project and was determined to be the Preferred Alternative. The Project may reduce or eliminate the 300 remaining feet of track proposed for removal based on future Legislative determinations on the matter. THE GENERAL EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED PUBLIC PROJECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND RESIDENTS OF THE LOCALITY: State Environmental Quality Review Act Classification: The Project as proposed is classified as a Type I Action per 6 NYCRR Part 617, Subpart 4(b)(9) of Title 6 of the Implementing Regulations of the Official Codes, Rules, and Regulations of New York State (“SEQRA”). The County of Ulster conducted a coordinated review as permitted under SEQRA. After review of the Environmental Assessment and Draft Design Report prepared by the County’s consultants, the County Legislature pursuant to Resolution No. 391 of September 17, 2019, issued a determina-
tion of non-significance (“Negative Declaration”) in accordance with SEQRA, identifying the Project as one that will not have a significant adverse effect on the environment. National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”): This project is being progressed as a NEPA Class II action (Categorical Exclusion). In accordance with the Federal Highway Administration’s regulations in 23 CFR 771.117(c) this is an action which will not have significant environmental effects and does not normally require additional federal approval regarding NEPA. Specifically, this action meets the description in 23 CFR 771.117(c)(3) described as “Construction of bicycle and pedestrian lanes, paths, and facilities”. The NYSDOT/FHWA is the lead agency for the final environmental determination under provisions of NEPA concurrence, which is pending. The proposed Project has been designed to minimize environmental impacts to the greatest extent possible and maximize positive impacts on the local community. The proposed Project will have no adverse effect on the residents of the locality, cultural resources, or the environment. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed bids will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 2:00 PM for Paper Goods, BID #RFB-UC2020-005. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www. co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing. Ed Jordan, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Local Law, published herewith has been adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York on November 19, 2019, approved by the County Executive on December 12, 2019, and filed with the State of New York on December 23, 2019, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such Local Law may be hereinafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such
validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violations of the provisions of the Constitutions. DATED: January 30, 2020 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature Local Law Number 9 Of 2019 County Of Ulster A Local Law Amending Local Law 6 of 2014, To Improve And Strengthen The Sustainable Energy Loan Program BE IT ENACTED, by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, as follows: SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND PURPOSE. This Legislature hereby finds and determines that the County of Ulster enacted Local Law No. 6 of 2014 (codified as Chapter 190 of the Code of the County of Ulster), pursuant to provisions of New York General Municipal Law, to establish a Sustainable Energy Loan Program. This program authorized the Energy Improvement Corporation (“EIC”), a local development corporation acting on behalf of the County of Ulster, to make funds available to qualified property owners for the installation of renewable energy systems and energy-efficiency measures. This Legislature further finds that in the past, EIC utilized two products to offer these loans: the Energize NY PACE Finance 1.0 and the Energize NY PACE Finance 2.0. However, it was difficult to obtain financing for those products. Accordingly, EIC has developed a new product for offering the sustainable energy loan program (known as the Energize NY Open C-PACE Financing Program) which will enable EIC to obtain additional funding and thereby offer more loans to qualified property owners for the installation of renewable energy systems and energy-efficiency measures. EIC has requested that the County amend Local Law No. 6 of 2014 to enable EIC to offer the Energize NY Open CPACE Financing Program to qualified property owners within the County. Therefore, the purpose of this law is to amend Local Law No. 6 of 2014 so that it will permit EIC to offer the Energize NY Open C-PACE Financing Program to qualified property owners within the County. SECTION 2. Section 1 of Local Law No. 6 of 2014 (as amended by Local Law No. 2 of 2018) is hereby amended to read as follows:
16 This local law shall be known as the “Energize NY Open C-PACE Financing Program.” SECTION 3. Section 2 of Local Law No. 6 of 2014 (as amended by Local Law No. 2 of 2018) is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 2. LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND PURPOSE. A. It is the policy of both the County of Ulster (the “County”) and the State of New York (the “State”) to achieve energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, mitigate the effect of global climate change, and advance a clean energy economy. The County finds that it can fulfill this policy by providing property assessed clean energy financing to Qualified Property Owners (as defined below) for the installation of renewable energy systems and energy efficiency measures. This Local Law establishes a program that will allow the Energy Improvement Corporation (as defined below, “EIC”), a local development corporation, acting on behalf of the County pursuant to the municipal agreement (the “Municipal Agreement”) to be entered into between the County and the EIC, to make funds available to Qualified Property Owners that will be repaid by such property owners through charges on the real properties benefited by such funds, thereby fulfilling the purposes of this Local Law and fulfilling an important public purpose. This Local Law provides a method of implementing the public policies expressed by, and exercising the authority provided by, Article 5-L of the General Municipal Law (as defined below, the “Enabling Act”). B. The County is authorized to execute, deliver and perform the Municipal Agreement and otherwise to implement this Energize NY Open C-PACE Financing Program pursuant to the the Constitution and laws of New York, including particularly Article IX of the Constitution, Section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, the Enabling Act and this Local Law. C. This Local Law, which is adopted pursuant to Section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law and the Enabling Act shall be known and may be cited as the “Energize NY Open C-PACE Local Law.” SECTION 4. Section 3 of Local Law No. 6 of 2014 (as amended by Local Law No. 2 of 2018) is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS. A. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned in the Enabling Act. B. For purposes of this local law, and unless otherwise expressly stated or unless the context requires, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: ANNUAL INSTALLMENT AMOUNT Annual Installment Amount shall have the meaning assigned in Section 9, paragraph B. ANNUAL INSTALLMENT LEIN Annual Installment Lien shall have the meaning assigned in Section 9 paragraph B. AUTHORITY The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, as defined by Subdivision 2 of § 1851 of the Public Authorities Law, or its successor. BENEFIT ASSESSMENT LIEN Benefit Assessment Lien shall have the meaning assigned in Section 4, paragraph A. BENEFITED PROPERTY Qualified Property for which the Qualified Property Owner has entered into a Finance Agreement for a Qualified Project. BENEFITED PROPERTY OWNER The owner of record of a Benefited Property. COUNTY The County of Ulster, a municipality of the State constituting a tax district as defined in Section 1102 of the RPTL of the State. EIC The Energy Improvement Corporation, a local development corporation, duly organized under section 1411 of the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law of the State, authorized hereby on behalf of the County to implement the Qualified Property Owners and providing for repayment of such funds from monies collected by or on behalf of the County as a charge to be levied on the real property. ELIGIBLE COSTS Costs incurred by the Benefited Property Owner in connection with a Qualified Project and the related Finance Agreement, including application fees, EIC’s Program administration fee, closing costs and fees, title and appraisal fees, professionals’ fees, permits, fees for design and drawings and any other related fees, expenses and costs, in each case as approved by EIC and the Financing Party under the Finance Agreement ENABLING ACT Article 5-L of the General Municipal Law of the State, or a successor law, as in effect from time to time. ENERGY AUDIT A formal evaluation or assessment of the energy consumption of a permanent building or structural improvement to real property, conducted by a contractor certified by the Authority, or certified by a certifying entity approved by the Authority, for the purpose of identifying appropriate energy efficiency improvements that could be made to the property. ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT Any renovation or retrofitting of a building to reduce energy consumption, such as window and door replacement, lighting, caulking, weather stripping, air sealing, insulation, and heating and cooling system upgrades, and similar improvements, determined to be cost-effective pursuant to criteria established by the Authority,
ALMANAC WEEKLY not including lighting measures or household appliances that are not permanently fixed to real property. FINANCE AGREEMENT The finance agreement described in Section 7(A) of this Local Law. FINANCING CHARGES All charges, fees and expenses related to the loan under the Finance Agreement including accrued interest, capitalized interest, prepayment premiums, and penalties as a result of a default or late payment and costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the Financing Party as a result of a foreclosure or other legal proceeding brought against the Benefited Property to enforce any delinquent Annual Installment Liens. FINANCING PARTIES Third party capital providers approved by EIC to provide financing to Qualified Property Owners or other financial support to the Program which have entered into separate agreements with EIC to administer the Program in the County. MUNICIPAL LIEN A lien on Qualified Property which secures the obligation to pay real property taxes, municipal charges, or governmentally imposed assessments in respect of services or benefits to a Qualified Property. NON-MUNICIPAL LIEN A lien on Qualified Property which secures any obligation other than the obligation to pay real property taxes, municipal charges, or governmentally-imposed assessments in respect of services or benefits to a Qualified Property Owner or Qualified Property. PROGRAM The Energize NY Open C-PACE Financing Program authorized hereby. QUALIFIED PROJECT The acquisition, construction, reconstruction or equipping of Energy Efficiency Improvements or Renewable Energy Systems or other projects authorized under the Enabling Act on a Qualified Property, together with a related Energy Audit, Renewable Energy System Feasibility Study and/or other requirements under or pursuant to the Enabling Act, with funds provided by Financing Parties under the Program to achieve the purposes of the Enabling Act. QUALIFIED PROPERTY Any real property other than a residential building containing less than three dwelling units, which is within the boundaries of the County that has been determined to be eligible to participate in the Program under the procedures for eligibility set forth under this local law and the Enabling Act and has become the site of a Qualified Project. QUALIFIED PROPERTY OWNER The owner of record of Qualified Property which has been determined by EIC to meet the requirements for participation in the Program as an owner, and any transferee owner of such Qualified Property. RPTL The Real Property Tax Law of the State, as amended from time to time. SECURED AMOUNT As of any date, the aggregate amount of principal loaned to the Qualified Property Owner for a Qualified Project, together with Eligible Costs and Financing Charges, as provided herein or in the Finance Agreement, as reduced pursuant to Section 9, paragraph C. STATE The State of New York. SECTION 5. Section 4 of Local Law No. 6 of 2014 (as amended by Local Law 2 of 2018) is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 4. Establishment of an Energize NY Open C-PACE Financing Program. A. An Energize NY Open C-PACE Financing Program is hereby established by the County, whereby EIC, acting on its behalf pursuant to the Municipal Agreement, may arrange for the provision of funds by Financing Parties to Qualified Property Owners in accordance with the Enabling Act and the procedures set forth under this Local Law, to finance the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, and installation of Qualified Projects and Eligible Costs and Financing Charges approved by EIC and by the Financing Party under the Finance Agreement. EIC, on behalf of the County, and with the consent of the Benefited Property Owner, will record a Benefit Assessment Lien on the Benefited Property in the Secured Amount (the “Benefit Assessment Lien”) on the land records for the County. Such recording shall be exempt from any charge, mortgage recording tax or other fee in the same manner as if recorded by the County. B. Before a Qualified Property Owner and a Financing Party enter into a Finance Agreement which results in a loan to finance a Qualified Project, repayment of which is secured by a Benefit Assessment Lien, a written consent from each existing mortgage holder of the Qualified Property shall be obtained, permitting the Benefit Assessment Lien and each Annual Installment Lien to take priority over all existing mortgages. SECTION 6. Section 5 of Local Law No. 6 of 2014 (as amended by Local Law No. 2 of 2018) is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 5. Procedures for eligibility. A. Any property owner in the County may submit an application to EIC on such forms as have been prepared by EIC and made available to property owners on the website of EIC and on the Ulster County government website. B. Every application submitted by a property owner shall be reviewed by EIC, acting on behalf of the County, which shall make a positive or negative determination on such application
based upon the criteria enumerated in the Enabling Act and Section 6 of this Local Law. EIC may also request further information from the property owner, where necessary, to aid in its determination. C. If a positive determination on an application is made by EIC, acting on behalf of the County, the property owner shall be deemed a Qualified Property Owner and shall be eligible to participate in the Program in accordance with Section 7 of this Local Law. SECTION 7. Section 6 of Local Law No. 6 of 2014 (as amended by Local Law No. 2 of 2018) is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 6. Application criteria. Upon the submission of an application, EIC, acting on behalf of the County, shall make a positive or negative determination on such application based upon the following criteria for the making of a financing: A. The property owner may not be in bankruptcy and the property may not constitute property subject to any pending bankruptcy proceeding; B. The amount financed under the Program shall be repaid over a term not to exceed the weighted average of the useful life of the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements to be installed on the property as determined by EIC; C. Sufficient funds are available from Financing Parties to provide financing to the property owner; D. The property owner is current in payments on any existing mortgage on the Qualified Property; E. The property owner is current in payments on any existing real property taxes on the Qualified Property; and F. Such additional criteria, not inconsistent with the criteria set forth above, as the State, the County, or EIC acting on its behalf, or other Financing Parties may set from time to time. SECTION 8. Section 7 of Local Law No. 6 of 2014 (as amended by Local Law 2 of 2018) is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 7. Energize NY Finance Agreement A. A Qualified Property Owner may participate in the Program through the execution of a finance agreement made by and between the Qualified Property Owner and a Financing Party, to which EIC, on behalf of the County, shall be a third-party beneficiary (the “Finance Agreement”). Upon execution and delivery of the Finance Agreement, the property that is the subject of the Finance Agreement shall be deemed a “Benefited Property”). B. Upon execution and delivery of the Finance Agreement, the Benefited Property Owner shall be eligible to receive funds from the Financing Party for the acquisition, construction, and installation of a Qualified Project, together with Eligible Costs and Financing Charges approved by EIC and by the Financing Party, provided the requirements of the Enabling Act, the Municipal Agreement and this Local Law have been met. C. The Finance Agreement shall include the terms and conditions of repayment of the Secured Amount and the Annual Installment Amounts. D. EIC may charge fees to offset the costs of administering the Program and such fees, if not paid by the Financing Party, shall be added to the Secured Amount. SECTION 9. Section 8 of Local Law No. 6 of 2014 (as amended by Local Law No. 2 of 2018) is hereby deleted. SECTION 10. Section 9 of Local Law No. 6 of 2014 (as amended by Local Law No. 2 of 2018) shall be renumbered as Section 8 and is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 8. Terms and conditions of repayment. The Finance Agreement shall set forth the terms and conditions of repayment in accordance with the following: A. The principal amount of the funds loaned to the Benefited Property Owner for the Qualified Project, together with Eligible Costs and Financing Charges approved by EIC and by the Financing Party, shall be specially assessed against the Benefited Property and will be evidenced by a Benefit Assessment Lien recorded against the Benefited Property on the land records on which liens are recorded for properties within the County. The special benefit assessment shall constitute a “charge” within the meaning of the Enabling Act and shall be collected in annual installments in the amounts certified by the Financing Party in a schedule provided at closing and made part of the Benefit Assessment Lien. Said amount shall be annually levied, billed and collected by EIC, on behalf of the County, and shall be paid to the Financing Party as provided in the Finance Agreement. B. The term of such repayment shall be determined at the time the Finance Agreement is executed by the Benefited Property Owner and the Financing Party, not to exceed the weighted average of the useful life of the systems and improvements as determined by EIC acting on behalf of the County. C. The rate of interest for the Secured Amount shall be fixed by the Financing Party in conjunction with the EIC, acting on behalf of the County, as provided in the Finance Agreement. SECTION 11. There shall be a new section 9 inserted into Local Law No. 6 of 2014 (as amended by Local Law No. 2 of 2018) which shall read as follows: SECTION 9. Levy of Annual Installment Amount and Creation of Annual Installment Lien.
Jan. 30, 2020 A. Upon the making of the loan pursuant to the Finance Agreement, the Secured Amount shall become a special Benefit Assessment Lien on the Benefited Property in favor of the County. The amount of the Benefit Assessment Lien shall be the Secured Amount. Evidence of the Benefit Assessment Lien shall be recorded by EIC, on behalf of the County, in the land records for properties in the County. Such recording shall be exempt from any charge, mortgage recording tax or other fee in the same manner as if recorded by the County. The Benefit Assessment Lien shall not be foreclosed upon by or otherwise enforced by the County. B. The Finance Agreement shall provide for the repayment of the Secured Amount in installments made at least annually, as provided in a schedule attached to the Benefit Assessment Lien (the “Annual Installment Amount”). The Annual Installment Amount shall be levied by EIC, on behalf of the County, on the Benefited Property in the same manner as levies for municipal charges or taxes, shall become a lien on the Benefited Property as of the first day of January of the fiscal year for which levied (the “Annual Installment Lien”) and shall remain a lien until paid. The creation or any recording of the Annual Installment Lien shall be exempt from any charge, mortgage recording tax or other fee in the same manner as if recorded by the County. Payment to the Financing Party shall be considered payment for this purpose. Such payment shall partly or wholly discharge the Annual Installment Lien. Delinquent Annual Installment Amounts may accrue Financing Charges as may be provided in the Finance Agreement. Any additional Financing Charges imposed by the Financing Party pursuant to the Finance Agreement shall increase the Annual Installment Amount and the Annual Installment Lien for the year in which such overdue payments were first due. C. The Benefit Assessment Lien shall be reduced annually by the amount of each Annual Installment Lien when each Annual Installment Lien becomes a lien. Each Annual Installment Lien shall be subordinate to all Municipal Liens, whether created by Section 902 of the RPTL or by any other State or local law. No portion of a Secured Amount shall be recovered by the County, EIC, or an assignee upon foreclosure, sale or other disposition of the Benefited Property unless and until all Municipal Liens are fully discharged. Each Annual Installment Lien, however, shall have priority over all NonMunicipal Liens, irrespective of when created, except as otherwise required by law. D. Neither the Benefit Assessment Lien nor any Annual Installment Lien shall be extinguished or accelerated in the event of a default or bankruptcy of the Benefited Property Owner. Each Annual Installment Amount shall be considered a charge upon the Benefited Property and shall be collected by EIC, on behalf of the County, at the same time and in the same manner as real property taxes or municipal charges. Each Annual Installment Lien shall remain a lien until paid. Amounts collected in respect of an Annual Installment Lien shall be remitted to EIC, on behalf of the County, or the Financing Party, as may be provided in the Finance Agreement. E. EIC shall act as the County’s agent in collection of the Annual Installment Amounts. If any Benefited Property Owner fails to pay an Annual Installment Amount, the Financing Party may redeem the Benefited Property by paying the amount of all unpaid Municipal Liens thereon, and thereafter shall have the right to collect any amounts in respect of an Annual Installment Lien by foreclosure or any other remedy available at law. Any foreclosure shall not affect any subsequent Annual Installment Liens. F. EIC, on behalf of the County, may sell or assign for consideration any and all Benefit Assessment Liens and Annual Installment Liens to Financing Parties that provide financing to Qualified Properties pursuant to Finance Agreements. The Financing Parties may sell or assign for consideration any and all Benefit Assessment Liens and Annual Installment Liens received from EIC, on behalf of the County, subject to certain conditions provided in the administration agreement between EIC and the Financing Party. The assignee or assignees of such Benefit Assessment Liens and Annual Installment Liens shall have and possess the same powers and rights at law or in equity as the County would have had if the Benefit Assessment Lien and the Annual Installment Liens had not been assigned with regard to the precedence and priority of such lien, the accrual of interest and the fees and expenses of collection. SECTION 12. Section 10 of Local Law No. 4 of 2014 (as amended by Local Law No. 2 of 2018) is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 10. Verification and report. A. EIC, on behalf of the County, shall verify and report on the installation and performance of Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements financed by such Program in such form and manner as the Authority may establish. SECTION 12. SEPARABILITY. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this local law shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part thereof involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. SECTION 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. This local law shall take effect upon filing
Jan. 30, 2020 with the Secretary of State. Adopted by the County Legislature: November 19, 2019 Approved by the County Executive: December 12, 2019 Filed with New York State Department of State: December 23, 2019 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Local Law, published herewith has been adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York on November 19, 2019, approved by the County Executive on December 12, 2019, and filed with the State of New York on December 23, 2019, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such Local Law may be hereinafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violations of the provisions of the Constitutions. DATED: January 30, 2020 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature Local Law Number 8 Of 2019 County Of Ulster A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 3 of 2019, A Local Law Establishing the Ulster County Electrical Licensing Board And Providing For the Qualifications, Examination, Licensing And Regulation Of Electricians In Ulster County, New York BE IT ENACTED, by the Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, as follows: SECTION 1. Section 3 of Local Law No. 3 of 2019 is hereby amended to include the following definitions: “Electrical Contractor” – Includes any person, partnership, limited partnership, limitedliability company, or corporation which engages in or carries on the business of installing, erecting, altering or repairing, for the public at large, electrical wiring, apparatus, fixtures, devices, appliances and equipment utilized or designed for the utilization of electricity for light, heat or power purposes or for signaling systems operating on 50 volts or more under the supervision of a master electrician. “Electrical Work” – The installation, erection, alteration or repair of electrical wiring, apparatus, fixtures, devices or other equipment used or to be used for the transmission of electricity for electric light, heat, cooling, power (including solar), signaling, communication, alarm or data transmission. SECTION 2. Section 7 of Local Law No. 3 of 2019 is hereby amended as follows: A. Every person seeking a Master Electrician’s License, a Class B Electrician’s License, or a Class C Electrician’s License in Ulster County shall make application, along with the required fee, to the Board in the form and manner prescribed by this Local Law and any rules and regulations of the Board. B. No person shall apply for a license unless, prior to the administration of a written examination, such person satisfies the qualifications set forth herein for that license. SECTION 3. Section 8 of Local Law No. 3 of 2019 is hereby amended as follows: A. The Board may issue and renew a Master Electrician’s License. Such license shall permit the licensee to engage in the business of an electrical contractor who is an owner, officer or partner of an electrical contracting business within the County of Ulster for the period of one year from the date it was issued. A Master Electrician will only be entitled to possess one (1) valid Master Electrician’s License pursuant to this Local Law for any given year. B. The Board may issue and renew Class B Electrician’s Licenses. Such license shall permit the licensee to do electrical work at a specific facility in Ulster County as an employee of that facility. C. The Board may issue and renew Class C Electrician’s Licenses. Such license shall permit the licensee to engage solely in the work of a specified electrical profession. D. The license fee for a Master Electrician’s License shall be as follows: (i.) Residents of Ulster County – one hundred and fifty ($150) dollars - for persons who (a) have passed the examination, or (b) are entitled to a temporary license under Section 17 or (c) can be issued a license under Section 16 (Grandfather Clause); (ii.) Residents of New York State - seven hundred and fifty ($750) dollars; (iii.) Non-residents of New York State - one thousand five hundred ($1,500) dollars. E. The license fee for a Class B and Class C license issued in accordance with this Local Law shall be one hundred ($100) dollars. F. Each application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable check or money order representing the fee as determined by the Board for administration of the examination. G. Renewal. All licenses issued under this Local Law must be renewed annually on or before the expiration thereof for the period of one (1) year upon payment of the applicable annual fee set forth below: (i.) Master Electrician’s License: seventy-five ($75) dollars for residents of New York State
ALMANAC WEEKLY and three hundred and fifty ($350) dollars for nonresidents of New York State. (ii.) Class B or Class C Licenses: fifty ($50). H. Each application for renewal of a license must also be accompanied by proof that the individual has successfully completed a refresher course within the last twelve (12) months on changes to the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and the current National Electrical Code version adopted by New York State. I. Licensed Master Electricians who are not actively engaged in the business of Master Electrician may shelve such a license for a fee of fifty ($50) dollars per year. Class B and Class C Licensees not actively engaged in the electrical work covered by their licenses may shelve such license for a fee of twenty-five ($25) dollars per year. J. Licensees may retire their licenses by notifying the Board of their retirement in such form and in such manner as shall be set forth in the Board’s rules and regulations. No licensee who has notified the Board of his or her retirement shall be eligible for a renewal license. K. Unless retired, the failure of a licensee to renew such license after fifteen (15) days of the expiration date shall result in a penalty of fifty ($50) dollars. If renewal is not received within thirty (30) days from the expiration date, it shall result in revocation of the license unless, upon good cause shown, an additional thirty-day extension is granted by the Board. L. Each Master Electrician and Class C Licensee duly licensed under this local law shall list his or her license number in each advertisement, estimate, bill or contract and post such license number at each job and prominently display it on the electrical license decal issued by the Board on each vehicle while in the course of said licensee’s trade or business. One decal shall be provided free of charge upon the issuance of a license hereunder. A fee of ten dollars ($10) shall be charged for each additional decal needed to comply with the provisions contained herein. Said decals shall include the words “Ulster County” and “electric” or “electrical”, which must be clearly legible from a distance of fifty (50) feet. M. The fee for a Master Electrician’s License, “Certificate of Name Change” after initial issuance of Master Electrician’s License shall be one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00). The fee for a Certificate of Name Change after initial issuance of a Class B or Class C License shall be fifty ($50) dollars. A “Certificate of Name Change” for a Master Electrician shall only be issued to a qualified person as required by this Local Law who is also the owner, officer, or partner of an electrical contracting business. SECTION 4. A new subsection G is hereby added to Section 9 of Local Law No. 3 of 2019 and shall read as follows: G. Any installation, maintenance, replacement and/or improvement of electrical work done by a municipal employee in their role as a municipal employee on property owned or leased by a municipality. All such work must comply with local municipal building permit requirements. To the extent that a building permit is required, such electrical work must be inspected by a certified electrical inspector as defined under Section 22 of this local law. SECTION 5. Section 10 of Local Law No. 3 of 2019 is hereby amended as follows: Every person desiring to obtain a Master Electrician’s License, a Class B License, or a Class C License under this local law and who meets the qualifications set forth herein shall apply for a license in such form and detail as the Board may prescribe. Such application shall state, among other things: 1. Name, home and business address; 2. Telephone number; 3. Social security number and employer identification numbers; 4. Valid passport photos for identification; 5. A statement of all qualified work experience and education, setting forth names, addresses and descriptions of work performed or degrees attained, and dates of employment or attendance; 6. A statement of whether the applicant was licensed under any other law, where such license is currently valid, whether such license was ever suspended, revoked or other action taken and, if so, the disposition thereof; 7. A statement of whether the applicant was ever convicted of a crime other than a minor traffic infraction, and if so, the disposition thereof; 8. An authorization to the Board to investigate the facts set forth in the application as required to make a determination as to the person’s qualifications for an electrical license; 9. A statement that such application is made under penalties of perjury. SECTION 6. Section 11 of Local Law No. 3 of 2019 is hereby amended as follows: A. Master Electrician’s License. To qualify for the Master Electrician’s License examination, all applicants must possess a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in the installation, alteration, and repair of wiring and appliances for light, heat and power and signaling in or on buildings under the requirements of the National Electrical Code as required by the New York State Department of State, Division of Code Enforcement and Administration and/or any municipal codes within the United States which equal or exceed the requirements of the National Electrical Code. The applicant’s years of experience must include at least one of the following: 1. Completion of a four-year apprenticeship program approved by both a Federal agency and a Federally-certified State agency and has
worked at least two (2) years with his or her tools on the installation, alteration and repair of wiring and appliances for light, heat and power and signaling purposes in or on buildings. A Certificate of Completion issued by the apprenticeship program and a certification by an employer regarding the additional two (2) years of hands-on work experience shall be submitted with the application for the electrical license examination; or 2. A journeyman electrician who has worked at least two (2) years as a journeyman with his or her tools on the installation, alteration and repair of wiring and appliances for light, heat and power and signaling purposes in or on buildings. The applicant shall submit proof of having satisfied the definition of a qualified journeyman electrician and a certification by an employer regarding the additional two (2) years of hands-on work experience; or 3. A graduate engineer of a college or university who holds a degree of electrical engineering, master engineering or Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and has in addition worked at least three (3) years with his or her tools on the installation, alteration and repair of wiring and appliances for light, heat and power and signaling purposes in or on buildings. The applicant shall submit a copy of his or her diploma and a certification by an employer regarding the additional three (3) years of hands-on work experience; or 4. A high school or equivalent who is a graduate of a vocational, industrial or trade school in electric wiring, installation and design or applied electricity, and has worked at least six (6) years with his or her tools on the installation, alteration and repair of wiring and appliances for light, heat and power and signaling purposes in or on buildings. The applicant shall submit a copy of his or her diploma or equivalency diploma and a certification by an employer regarding the additional six (6) years of hands-on work experience; or 5. A person who attended courses in a college or university leading to a degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering, who passed all subjects in the required courses shall be credited with practical experience equal to fifty (50%) percent of the number of curriculum years he has satisfactorily completed which, in no event, however, shall exceed one (1) year’s credit of practical experience, and an additional six (6) years of hands-on work experience must have been obtained by working with his or her tools on the installation, alteration and repair of wiring and appliances for light, heat and power and signaling purposes in or on buildings. The applicant shall submit a copy of his or her school transcripts and a certification by an employer regarding the additional six (6) years of hands-on work experience; or 6. A person who worked in the field of electrical contracting for at least seven (7) years immediately preceding the date of application. The applicant shall submit a certification by an employer regarding the additional seven (7) years of hands-on work experience. A year of practical hands-on experience shall be credited if such person was employed in a part-time capacity and the hand on experience was completed within a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months. B. Class B License. To qualify for a Class B License an applicant shall have successfully served as a Journeyman for at least five (5) years in the electrical contracting and construction field. Trade school training may reduce the five (5) year requirement at the discretion of the Board. The applicant shall have a working knowledge of electricity, and the natural laws of electricity, appliances and devices for electric light, heat, power and signaling purposes used and required in such work, combined with a practical working knowledge of the National Electrical Code. The applicant shall demonstrate his knowledge in a written examination. C. Class C License. The Board shall promulgate rules and regulations providing the qualifications required for Class C Licenses. Such rules and regulations shall take into account the different types of professions covered by such licenses and the Board may use different qualifications for each profession. SECTION 7. Section 12 of Local Law No. 3 of 2019 is hereby amended as follows: A. A person who applies for a license pursuant to this local law must prove to the satisfaction of the Board that he or she is a competent electrician and qualified to do the work covered by the license; has a working knowledge of electricity and the natural laws, properties and functions of electricity and of appliances, apparatus, materials, devices for electric, light, heat, power and signaling systems used and required in such work, combined with a practical working knowledge of the requirements and provisions of the National Electrical Code and a knowledge of the provisions of this local law and the rules and regulations of the Board and the State of New York, if any, and of the County of Ulster for installation of electrical wiring, devices, appliances and equipment and of the provisions thereof requiring permits therefor. B. In addition to the requirements set forth above in subsection A, a person who applies for a Class B Electrician’s License pursuant to this local law shall also prove to the satisfaction of the Board that he or she is in the employ of the owner, lessee or manager of a building, plant or structure and that he or she will exclusively use the license for electrical work on that building plant or structure during the course of his or her employment.
17 SECTION 8. Section 13 of Local Law No. 3 of 2019 is hereby amended as follows: A. All applicants for a Master Electrician’s License or a Class B License must submit to and pass an examination. Examinations shall be in writing or in such form as determined by the Board from time to time. An applicant must receive a grade of seventy-five (75%) percent or more to pass the examination. A complete record of every examination given shall be kept on file for three (3) years after the date of the examination. Examinations shall be held at such times and places as the Board may fix. B. The applicant must present himself for examination at the time and place specified in a notice from the Board. C. An applicant who fails his or her first examination shall not be eligible for reexamination until the next regularly scheduled exam. A person who fails the examination twice shall not be eligible for further reexamination until at least six (6) months have elapsed from the date he or she last took the examination. D. The Board shall determine if examinations are appropriate for Class C Electrician’s Licenses. The Board’s determination shall be set forth in its rules and regulations and need not be the same for each of the professions covered by the license. SECTION 9. Section 14 of Local Law 3 of 2019 is hereby amended as follows: A. Upon meeting all the requirements of this Local Law, the Board shall direct the Chairman or his/her designee to issue a license to the applicant. The individual’s name shall then be placed on the Ulster County list of qualified Master Electricians, Class B Licensees, or Class C Licensees as appropriate. B. Failure to pass any exam required by this local law or by the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board with a grade of seventy-five (75%) percent or more, or to meet the qualifications and other requirements set forth herein, shall be summary grounds for denial of a license under this Local Law. SECTION 10. Section 16 of Local Law 3 of 2019 is hereby amended as follows: A. Any person possessing a certified copy of a Master Electrician’s License issued by Kingston, which was valid and effective as of the date of the adoption of this Local Law and who completes an application to the Board as required by the Board no later than two (2) years from the date of the adoption of this Local Law shall be granted an Ulster County license without examination. B. Any person who can show proof that he or she has been in business as an electrical contractor continuously and competently doing the work of a Master Electrician in Ulster County for at least eleven (11) consecutive years prior to the date of the adoption of this Local Law and this work is a principal source of livelihood for that person, and who completes an application to the Board as required by the Board no later than two (2) years from the date of the adoption of this Local Law shall be entitled to a Master Electrician’s License without examination, which will not apply in the City of Kingston, where an examination has been a requirement. C. Any person who can show proof that he or she has been continuously and competently doing the work of a Class B Licensee in Ulster County for at least five (5) consecutive years prior to the date of adoption of this Local Law and that this employment is a principal source of livelihood for that person and who completes an application to the Board as required by the Board no later than two (2) years from the date of the adoption of this Local Law shall be granted a Class B License without examination. D. Any person who can show proof that he or she has been continuously and competently doing the work of a Class C Licensee in Ulster County for at least five (5) consecutive years prior to the date of adoption of this Local Law and that this employment is a principal source of livelihood for that person and who completes an application to the Board as required by the Board no later than two (2) years from the date of the adoption of this Local Law shall be granted a Class C License without examination. E. Any person who is issued a license under this Grandfather Clause may renew said license annually on or before the expiration of the license upon payment of an annual renewal fee. F. If a person is issued a Master Electrician’s License under this Section, such person may renew his or her license for an additional fee without taking the written examination only if: (a) he or she has been actively and continuously engaged in work as a Master Electrician under the supervision of a licensed Master Electrician since the issuance of his or her last valid Master Electrician’s License; or (b) he or she has been actively and continuously engaged in work as an inspector of electrical work; or (c) he or she has not been actively or continuously engaged in work as a Master Electrician during the past two years but can provide proof acceptable to the Board that he or she has recently participated in a continuing education course updating his or her knowledge of the work of a Master Electrician. G. If a person is issued a Class B License under this Section, such person may renew his or her license for an additional fee without taking a written examination only if: (a) he or she has been actively and continuously engaged in the work of a Class B Licensee; or (b) he or she has not been actively or continuously engaged in work as a Class B Licensee during the past two years but can provide proof
18 acceptable to the Board that he or she has recently participated in a continuing education course updating his or her knowledge of the work of a Class B Licensee. H. If a person fails to apply for a license under the Grandfather Clause of this local law within five (5) years of enactment of this local law, then said person must comply with all the other requirements contained in this local law in order to receive a license. SECTION 11. Section 17 of Local Law 3 of 2019 is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 17. PROVISIONAL LICENSES. A. Master Electrician. A person who has been in the electrical business in Ulster County, continuously and competently doing the work of a Master Electrician, for a period of less than eleven (11) consecutive years but more than seven (7) consecutive years, prior to the date of the adoption of this Local Law can apply to the Board for a Provisional Master Electrician’s License. Upon completion of eleven (11) consecutive years of successfully and competently performing electrical work in Ulster County, such person may apply to the Board for a Master Electrician’s License under Section 16 (Grandfather Clause) of this local law. B. Class B Electrician. A person who has been in the electrical business in Ulster County, continuously and competently doing the work of a Class B Licensee, for a period of less than five (5) consecutive years but more than three (3) consecutive years, prior to the date of the adoption of this Local Law can apply to the Board for a Provisional Class B License. Upon completion of five (5) consecutive years of successfully and competently performing electrical work in Ulster County, such person may apply to the Board for a Class B License under Section 16 (Grandfather Clause) of this local law. C. Class C Electrician. A person who has been in the electrical business in Ulster County, continuously and competently doing the work of a Class C Licensee, for a period of less than five (5) consecutive years but more than three (3) consecutive years, prior to the date of the adoption of this Local Law can apply to the Board for a Provisional Class C License. Upon completion of five (5) consecutive years of successfully and competently performing electrical work in Ulster County, such person may apply to the Board for a Class C License under Section 16 (Grandfather Clause) of this local law. SECTION 12. Section 19 of Local Law No. 3 of 2019 is hereby amended as follows: A licensee may be fined or his or her license refused, suspended or revoked by the Board for anyone (1) or more of the following reasons: 1. Violation of any provision of this local law or of any rule or regulation adopted hereunder by the Board or any other law or ordinance pertaining to electricians; 2. Violation of any law, rule, regulation or any building code governing electrical work, or any order issued by building departments of any municipality in Ulster County; 3. Violation of any requirement contained in the rules and regulations of the National Fire Protection Association or the National Electrical Code; 4. Conviction of a crime by a court of competent jurisdiction where there is a direct relationship between the crime and the specific license sought; or the issuance of the license would invoke an unreasonable risk to the property or to the safety or welfare of specific individuals or the general public; 5. Fraud, misrepresentation or bribery in securing a license; 6. The making of any false statement as to a material matter in any application for a license or name change; 7. The business transactions of the licensee have been marked by a practice of failure to perform contracts or the fraudulent manipulation of assets or accounts; 8. Failure to display the license decal issued under this Local Law; 9. Maintaining, conducting, operating, advertising, engaging in or transacting a business as a Master Electrician, Class B or Class C Licensee in the County of Ulster with a shelved license; 10. Employing an unlicensed subcontractor or subcontractors to perform electrical work or any combination thereof in the County of Ulster.; 11. Holding a Class B License and engaging in the work of a Class B Licensee for a company, employer, or facility other than the employer identified in the license application; or 12. Holding a Class C License for a specified profession and engaging in the work of a Class C Licensee in a different profession. SECTION 13. Section 20 of Local Law No. 3 of 2019 is hereby amended as follows: A. Failure to comply with the provisions of this Local Law shall constitute a Violation and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or imprisonment not to exceed fifteen days. B. The Commissioner, and/or his or her designee, shall have the authority to issue violations and/or appearance tickets as they are defined in this local law and Article 150 of the Criminal Procedure Law. C. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Commissioner from proceeding to enforce by both Criminal and Civil Action the requirements of this Local Law. D. The Board may withhold the issuance of a license, either new or renewed, to any person who has failed to pay any fine imposed pursuant to the provisions of this Local Law. E. Nothing in this Local Law shall prevent a local municipality or law enforcement agency
ALMANAC WEEKLY from initiating independent proceedings against a licensee or any other person who has violated any other law. F. Prior to the imposition of any fine or penalty or the refusal, revocation or suspension of a licensee, the applicant or licensee shall receive in writing, all the particulars of the alleged violation and shall have an opportunity to present his or her defense at adjudicatory proceeding as set forth in the attached regulations. G. Provided that this section shall not be operative as to, nor shall any fines be assessed under this Law for, any violations of this Local Law arising on or before April 1, 2020. SECTION 14. Section 21 of Local Law No. 3 of 2019 is hereby amended as follows: A. This Local Law shall not be construed to relieve, limit or reduce the responsibility of any person owning, operating, controlling or installing any electric wiring, devices, appliances or equipment for loss of life or damage to person or property caused by any defect therein, nor shall the County of Ulster be deemed to have assumed any such liability by reason of any license issued pursuant to this Local Law. B. Every person holding a Master Electrician’s License shall submit proof to the Board that he or she maintains liability, workers compensation and disability insurance for damage to persons and property in connection with the carrying on of his business as a Master Electrician in such amounts as shall be established by the Board from time to time. C. The failure to maintain an insurance policy or file proof of coverage shall be grounds for the summary suspension of such person’s license under this local law, which suspension shall continue in effect until coverage is obtained or reinstated. SECTION 15. Section 23 of Local Law No. 3 of 2019 is hereby amended as follows: A. The Legislature may authorize the County Executive to enter into reciprocal license agreements with individual municipalities or other jurisdictions within New York State. For Master Electrician licenses, such agreements may be authorized only upon the recommendation and finding of the Board that the qualifications required for a Master Electrician’s License in such municipality or jurisdiction are equal to or greater than those required by this Local Law. For Class B and Class C licenses, the Legislature may authorize the County Executive to enter into reciprocal license agreements only upon a recommendation and finding of the Board that there is a substantially similar license in such municipality or jurisdiction, and that the qualifications for such license in such municipality or jurisdiction is equal to or greater than those required by this Local Law. Reciprocal agreements may cover all or some classes of licenses. B. Pursuant to such formalized reciprocal license agreements, the Board shall be authorized to issue reciprocal licenses upon such terms and conditions as are applicable to the individual reciprocating municipalities and other jurisdictions. Said licenses may be granted without examination upon application to the Board and payment of all required fees. C. However, a reciprocal license shall only be issued if the municipality or jurisdiction which licensed such individual is similarly issuing a reciprocal license to individuals licensed pursuant to this section. Said licenses may be granted without examination upon the filing of an application with the Board, submission of a certificate from the reciprocating municipality or jurisdiction that the individual requesting such license is in good standing, the payment of all required fees and such other and further terms and conditions as the board deems appropriate. D. Reciprocal licenses shall only be valid for a period of one year and may only be renewed from year to year if there is reciprocity between the County of Ulster and the reciprocating municipality or jurisdiction at the time of each such renewal. SECTION 16. The following is hereby attached to the end of Local Law No. 3 of 2019: Regulations for Adjudicatory Proceedings Intent, Purpose, and Applicability. The Electrical Licensing Board is hereby authorized to use the following rules and regulations governing the conduct of adjudicatory proceedings and appeals relating to compliance with this local law, providing for the qualifications, examination, licensing and regulation of electricians in Ulster County New York and the conduct of hearings held thereunder. These rules and regulations shall apply to all proceedings undertaken by the Board. Persons subject to the requirements of the law shall be entitled to receive an adjudicatory proceeding as to every action or decision as to them taken by the Board, including but not limited to qualifications, examinations, denials, extensions of time, waivers and/or exemptions from the licensing requirements. 2. Definitions. “Board” shall mean the Ulster County Electrical Licensing board established pursuant to Local Law No. 3 of 2019. “Hearing Officer” shall mean the presiding officer in adjudicatory hearings or proceedings conducted pursuant to these regulations, which shall be independent of the Board and of the County of Ulster, and shall be provided by the County. 3. Notice of Hearing or Proceeding. Where the Board elects to go forward with a proceeding to determine compliance with the requirements of this local law, or to take such other action as may be authorized by law, the Board shall serve a written notice, by certified
mail or other appropriate method of service authorized under the Civil Practice Law and Rules, to the parties and their representatives of record at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the date of any hearing or proceeding under these rules. The Notice of Hearing or Proceeding shall contain the following: a statement of the time and place of the hearing or proceedings; a statement of the nature of the hearing or proceeding; a reference to the particular statutes, local law provisions, and rules relevant to the hearing or proceeding; a short, plain language statement and violations asserted, if any; and a statement of hearing impaired parties and participants concerning the provision of deaf interpretation services without charge. 4. Time and Place of Hearing or Proceeding. The time and place of the hearing or proceeding shall be contained in the Notice of Hearing or Proceeding. The time and place of the hearing or proceeding shall not be changed unless a party formally requests a change pursuant to the adjournment request procedure contained in Section 8 of these rules. The time and place of the hearing or proceeding shall, as far as practicable, take into account the convenience of the parties and the availability of witnesses. 5. Evidence and Proof. The formal rules of evidence do not apply to adjudicatory hearings or proceedings conducted pursuant to these rules. However, the rules of privilege recognized by law shall be given effect. Objections to evidentiary offers may be made and shall be part of the record. Subject to these rules, any party may, for the purpose of expediting the hearing or proceeding and when the interests or the parties will not be substantially prejudiced thereby, submit all or part of the evidence in written form. The hearing officer may exclude irrelevant or unduly repetitive evidence or crossexamination from any hearing or proceeding. The burden of proof shall be upon the Board to establish by clear and convincing evidence of the facts and findings which support its requirements under the law. No decision or determination by the hearing officer or the Board shall be made except on consideration of the record as a whole, or such portions thereof as may be cited by any party to the hearing or proceeding and as supported by and in accordance with substantial evidence. Each party shall have the right of crossexamination. Official notice may be taken of all facts of which judicial notice may be taken and of other facts within the specialized knowledge of the Board. When official notice is taken, every party shall be given notice thereof and shall, on timely request, be afforded an opportunity prior to decision to dispute the fact or its materiality. All findings of fact shall be based exclusively on the evidence in record and on matters officially noticed. 6. Representation. Any person compelled to appear in person, or who voluntarily appears in any hearing or proceeding conducted according to these rules, shall be accorded the right to be accompanied, represented, and advised by counsel. Nothing herein shall be construed either to grant or to deny to any person who is not a lawyer the right to appear for or represent others in any hearing or proceeding herein. 7. Oaths. All oaths required by these rules may be taken before any person authorized to administer oaths within the State of New York. Oaths shall be administered to all witnesses who testify or appear in any hearing or proceeding conducted pursuant to these rules. 8. Adjournments. Adjournments of any hearing or proceeding conducted pursuant to these rules shall be granted only for good cause. Written request for adjournment shall be submitted to the hearing officer in the hearing or proceeding for which the adjournment is sought. The request must be accompanied by an affidavit which contains sufficient detail to allow the hearing officer to rule on the request. All parties must be copied on the request. 9. Time Limits. Under these rules, adjudicatory proceedings shall be conducted in an expeditious manner with all due regard for the rights of the parties concerned. Every effort should be made by the parties to effectuate a speedy disposition of the case. Parties to any hearing or proceeding are required to file all papers, statements, proofs, and other evidence with the hearing officer at a time to be designated by the officer. An extension of time for filing those items will be granted by the hearing officer only upon formal request. 10. Decisions after Hearing or Proceeding. The Hearing Officer shall issue a final recommendation within thirty (30) days of the conclusion of the hearing. All final recommendations of the hearing officer and all decisions and determinations of the Board shall be in writing or stated in the record and shall include findings of fact, conclusions of law, and reasons for the decision or determination and, when appropriate, shall direct that specific action be taken by the parties. The final decisions or determinations of the Board shall be binding upon the Board. A copy of all final decisions and determinations of the Board and recommendations of the hearing officer shall be made available to the parties to the hearing or proceeding, and shall be delivered or mailed forthwith to each party
Jan. 30, 2020 and to its representative of record. Except as required for the disposition of ex parte matters authorized by law, members or employees of the Board assigned to make a determination or decision, or to make findings of fact and conclusions of law in any hearing or proceeding, shall not communicate directly or indirectly, in connection with any issue of fact, with any person or party, nor in connection with any issue of law, with any party or its representative, except upon notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. Any member or employee of the Board may communicate with other members or employees and may have the aid and advice of agency staff, other than staff which has been or is engaged in the investigative or prosecuting functions in connection with the case under consideration or a factually related case. The Board shall issue its final decision within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Hearing Officer’s final recommendation. The Board’s final decision shall be filed, indexed, and maintained in the Boards records. The index and the notice of civil assessment, if any, shall not be made available for public inspection and copying except as provided in Section 16 of these rules. 11. Conduct of Hearings. The hearing officer, exercising discretion, may elect to conduct any hearing or proceeding under these rules ex parte after a showing that the party who is the subject of the hearing and its representative of record has been notified by certified mail of the pending hearing or proceeding or otherwise served with notice of the hearing. The party who is the subject of the hearing shall at no time be deprived of the opportunity to appear. However, if a party has been served with two (2) written notices of a hearing and fails to appear after each notice, the hearing officer, upon proof of service, shall have the authority to proceed with the scheduled hearing. Proof of the service shall consist of a signed certified mail receipt or affidavit. 12. Hearing Officer. All hearings or proceedings under these rules shall be conducted by a hearing officer, retained and provided by the County of Ulster, who shall have the power and authority of presiding officers or hearing officers as defined by the State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA), any other pertinent statute or local law, ordinance, or resolution, and these regulations. The hearing officer shall be an individual who has in no way been involved with the action or proceeding in question. 13. Powers and Duties of Hearing Officers. A hearing officer is authorized to do the following in any hearing or proceeding to which he or she is assigned: administer oaths and affirmations; at the request of any party, sign and issue subpoenas in the name of the Board requiring the attendance and giving of testimony by witnesses and the production of books, papers, documents and other evidence. Subpoenas shall be regulated by the Civil Practice Law and Rules. Nothing herein contained shall affect the authority of an attorney for a party to issue subpoenas under the Civil Practice Law and Rules; provide for the taking of testimony by deposition; regulate the course of the hearings, set the time and place for continued hearings and the time for filing of briefs and other documents; direct the parties to appear and confer to consider the simplification or settlement of the issues by consent of the parties; and prepare findings of fact and recommendations. 14. Fines, Penalties. At the close of the hearing or proceeding, the hearing officer shall make findings of fact and a recommendation as to the appropriate penalty or fine to be assessed or any other action to be taken including the suspension or revocation of such person’s electrical license. The proposed findings of fact and recommendation shall be transmitted to the Board for approval and simultaneously mailed or delivered to the parties to the proceeding. The parties shall have an opportunity to respond in writing, in the form of a brief, to the findings of fact and recommendation of the hearing officer, and such written response shall be directed to the Board for its consideration within fifteen (15) days after the service of the hearing officer’s findings and recommendations upon the parties. In their brief submitted in response to the findings of fact and recommendation of the hearing officer, the parties may not submit or discuss evidence which is not a part of the official record of the hearing or proceeding. The Board shall act on the findings of fact and recommendation as expeditiously as possible. In no event shall the decision be issued later than thirty (30) days after receipt of the Hearing Officer’s recommendation. The Board may affirm or reverse the findings of fact and recommendation of the hearing officer in whole or in part, or it may remand and/or dismiss the proceeding based upon the record produced at the hearing. The assessment of civil penalties or other penalty under the applicable law and procedures shall not preclude the referral of an appropriate violation to a prosecutor for prosecution of criminal charges. If the alleged violation has been established, and the Board determines in light of all the circumstances that the violation is not serious enough to warrant assessment of a civil penalty or other penalty, or if the imposition of civil penalties is not otherwise authorized by law, the Board in its discretion may take such other action as appropriate, including but not limited to a written admonition or a referral to a prosecutor for prosecution of criminal charges. 15. Records of Hearing or Proceeding.
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efits including: competitive wages, advancement opportunities, health benefits. Please fill out an application at: http://sodexo.balancetrak.com, search “New Paltz” Excellent full-time opportunity to garden AND teach! Care for Frost Valley YMCA’s organic orchard, garden, composting set up, greenhouse and bee houses. Teach classes for adults and kids in our fun and educational programs. Generous health insurance, optional housing, retirement, on-site day care available. Values-driven team working environment. $80-$90/day. Details on website: frostvalley.org/jobs. Email resume to HR@frostvalley.org. APPLY TODAY! Start your way to becoming a Survey Evaluator and earn from $150 for every survey you do weekly. Contact survey.services@ accountant.com PERSON NEEDED for cleaning, errands, organizing, laundry & paperwork. 1 to 2 days/week, possibly more. Please be RELIABLE & FRIENDLY. For more information call 845-383-1312.
be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. SECTION 18. EFFECTIVE DATE. This law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State. Adopted by the County Legislature: November 19, 2019 Approved by the County Executive: December 12, 2019 Filed with New York State Department of State: December 23, 2019 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF NAMES OF PERSONS APPEARING AS OWNERS OF CERTAIN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY HELD BY THE ULSTER COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to Section 601 of the Abandoned Property Law of the State of New York that: The undersigned as Commissioner of Finance has on deposit or in his custody certain monies and property paid or deposited in actions or proceedings in the several courts in the said county. The persons whose names and last-known addresses are set forth below appear from the records of the Commissioner of Finance may be entitled to certain such property of the amount of $50 or more. DEPOSITED IN ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT Valencia, Orlando, 110 Main Street, Brewster NY 10509 IN COUNTY COURT
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Come & play some music! The Hudson Valley Balinese Gamelan Orchestra community ensemble has openings and is seeking new members. We play on authentic Balinese instruments and rehearse every Monday night from 7-9 pm. No prior experience is necessary. If you can clap in rhythm to a song you can learn to play. Rehearsals are held at Bard College in the Green Room located between the Olin Humanities and Olin Language Arts buildings. For more info call: 845-688-7090.
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Simpson, Buddy, 50 Hazelwood Road, Bloomfield NJ 07003 Ochoa, Francisco, 7 Grant Street, Poughkeepsie NY 12602 Centeno, Victor J., 1287 SR 44/55, Clintondale NY 12515 Stubelek, Susan, 409 Navaho Circle, Summerville SC 29483 Feldman, Sean R., 4 Jordan Lane, Ulster Park NY 12487 Walsh, Jary, PO Box 562, Glasco NY 12432 Froman, Diane, 39 Vero Drive, Poughkeepsie NY 12603 TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT (A) A list of names contained in this notice is on file and open to public inspection at the office of the Commissioner of Finance (B) Any such unclaimed monies or other property will be paid or delivered by him/her on or before the thirty first day of March to persons establishing to his/her satisfaction on their right to receive the same; and (C) In the succeeding month of April, and on or before the tenth day thereof, such unclaimed monies or other property still remaining will be paid or delivered to the Comptroller of the State of New York, and the undersigned shall thereupon cease to be liable therefore. January 27, 2020 Burton Gulnick, Jr. Ulster County Commissioner of Finance Ulster County Department of Finance LEGAL NOTICE NOTICES OF NAMES OF PERSONS APPEARING AS OWNERS OF CERTAIN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY HELD BY THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF ULSTER COUNTY NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN pursuant to
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Section 601 of the Abandoned Property Law of the State of New York that: The undersigned as Commissioner of Finance of the County of Ulster has on deposit or in his custody certain monies and property paid or deposited in actions or proceedings in the several courts in the said County. The persons whose names and last-known addresses are set forth below from the records of the said Commissioner of Finance and may be entitled to certain such property of the amount of $50.00 or more. DEPOSITED IN ACTIONS OR PROCEEDING IN THE SUPREME COURT NAME LAST-KNOWN ADDRESS Eberhardt, Andrew Futerfas, Esq., Rod 72 Hillside Dr, West Shokan, NY 12494 PO Box 3268, Kingston, NY 12401 TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT: (A) A list of the names contained in this notice is on file and open to public inspection at the office of the Commissioner of Finance: and (B) Any such unclaimed monies or other property will be paid or delivered by him on or before the thirty-first day of March to persons establishing to his satisfaction their right to receive the same: and (C) In the succeeding month of April, and on or before the tenth day thereof, such unclaimed monies or other property still remaining will be paid or delivered to the Comptroller of the State of New York, and the undersigned shall thereupon cease to be liable therefore. Kingston, New York January 30, 2020 Burton Gulnick, Jr. Commissioner of Finance
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, KINGSTON, NEW YORK Take a scenic route along the reservoir and arrive at this beautiful 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom Colonial. This home sits on 7.50 acres on both the Esopus Creek located on the southerly end and the Stony Kill Creek which is the westerly border. This 2100 square feet sun filled home has an open concept living room and kitchen. Radiant heat is throughout the first floor and basement. Enjoy a warm bath in the claw foot tub in the upstairs bathroom or your own infrared sauna in separate loft. Listing by Kathy Shumway........................................................................$551,500
HURLEY, NEW YORK NEW REN Spacious, bright, twoTAL bedroom, one bath, full floor !! apartment with separate entrance and separate yard. Eat-in kitchen opens into a good size dining room and then into the living room. In addition to the two bedrooms there is a separate entry hall and a separate small room ideal for a home office or hobby area. Includes heat and hot water. First month’s rent plus security deposit and references required upon signing of lease. Listing by Richard Halpert........................................................... $1,400 month
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WEST SHOKAN, NEW YORK West Shokan- one of the charming sought after Hamlets in the beautiful Town of Olive. This is a great starter/retirement home. It is a Ranch Style Mobile Home. Master bedroom has a master bath with a double sink and a walk-in closet. There is a large deck on the front of the house. There is a lot of privacy here. The same owners have owned this parcel for the past 50 years. Close to the Olive Library and the local Town of Olive pool at Davis Park. The Onteora Central School District, local Supermarket and Pharmacy are only 5 miles away. Listing by Siobhan Scanlan. ....................$154,000
SHOKAN, NEW YORK These Commercial properties, located in the town of Olive, consist of two buildings both with long-term leases. The Log Home is situated in the back and the Chalet home sits in front. These 2 buildings have many possibilities. Major traffic area located right off State Route 28. Large parking lots included. Close by Ashokan Reservoir, Skiing, Schools and local Shopping. Town of Woodstock just 12 miles away. Listing by Cindy VanSteenburg and Amanda VanSteenburg. ........................................ $549,000
NEW BALTIMORE, NEW YORK This 3-bedroom, 1.5 Bath Farmhouse sits on 63.03 acres in Greene County. This land is adjacent with other properties totaling over 1000 acres for sale. The contiguous properties have access from the NYS Thruway, exit 21B, which leaves endless opportunities for this land. You can subdivide the premises or keep it all to yourself. Currently the Owner is raising farm animals on the property. Listing by Siobhan Scanlan. ...................................................................... $529,000
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PANORAMIC MOUNTAIN VIEWS Custom Colonial on a quiet cul-de-sac is privately set on 4 park like acres in an area of fine homes. Entertain your family and friends from your cook’s kitchen adjoining the generous dining room and sunny breakfast nook. Enjoy all the seasons from the light filled oversized living room while snuggled in front of the fireplace. Full walkup attic offers many opportunities. The covered front porch is the place to be to watch the eagles soar over the ridge while enjoying the gorgeous sunsets or relax on the expansive rear deck overlooking your own private park. This special home is a stroll from Tillson Lake with access to miles of Minnewaska State Park hiking trails. Offered at $419,000
AMAZING LIVE AND WORK OPPORTUNITY IN KINGSTON AREA
Be a part of Kingston’s amazing expansion and renaissance with this amazing opportunity to have a stunning residence -- an historic Dutch stone house and an office building a few minutes from the Stockade District and the NYS Thruway. The 1750 home retrofitted for modern use and enjoyment AND a 2,400 sq ft office building. For a blend of residential beauty and an on-site business structure, it cannot be bettered .......... $1,650,000
(pine-scented), Pink (rose-scented), Red & Blue Handicap Accessible. (We also have a few w/sinks). Great for Construction/Building Sites, Sporting Events, Concerts, Street Festivals, Parks, Outdoor Weddings, Campsites, Flea Markets, Party Events, etc. Call 845-6588766, 845-417-6461 or 845-706-7197. email: TLKportables@gmail.com
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HIGHLAND: LARGE 1-BEDROOM END UNIT, heat & hot water included. $1025/ month for upper unit or $990/month for lower unit. Private, quiet neighborhood. Private parking. Next to Highland Town Hall/Court on Church Street, near Rt. 9W. Minutes to SUNY New Paltz, Poughkeepsie Bridge, Metro North, Rt. 9 & hospitals. 1 month security. No smoking. No pets. 845-453-0047.
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1-Bedroom in Village. Walk to everywhere. Clean, spacious. Lease, $1100/month includes heat and hot water. No Pets. 845-706-0220.
New Paltz: Southside Terrace Apartments Year round and other lease terms to suit your needs available! Free use of the: Recreation Room, Pool, New Fitness Center & much more! “Now accepting credit cards! Move in & pay your security and deposit with your credit or debit card with no additional fees!”
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845-255-6171 NEW PALTZ: LARGE STUDIO APARTMENT. Single person. $850/month all utilities included. 5 miles to town. No pets. Call anytime, leave message 845-255-2316 or 845-389-6195. SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for SPRING 2020 and Short-Term for the Summer! Furnished studios, one & two bedrooms, includes heat & hot water. Recreation facilities. Walking distance to campus and town. 845-255-7205. NICE UNFURNISHED ROOMS; Starting at $485/month. Excellent location. Close to SUNY college. All utilities included. Call 845-255-6029 or 914-474-5176, leave message.
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Near Rosendale; Efficiency Apartment, suitable for 1 person. Quiet park-like setting with pond, on beautiful Shawangunk Ridge, with hiking trails at your door. $750/month with utilities. First, last and security. Nonsmoker. No pets. 845-658-9332. 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT in Rosendale. Sunny, clean. Very large LR/DR. Newly renovated bathroom. Chaired yard w/views of Rondout Creek- ideal for picnics! Includes off-street parking & trash/snow removal. No smoking. No pets. 2 person max. $1200/ month + utilities. 845-505-2568.
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HURLEY 2-BEDROOM. Spacious, bright, separate entrance and private yard. $1400/ month includes heat and hot water. First and last month plus security and references required. (845)389-9358.
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Saugerties: 2-Bedroom, first floor, full bath. Quiet location, good neighborhood, off-street parking, coin laundry, garbage pick-up, water, sewer included. Locked mailboxes. Absolutely NO pets, no smoking. $1000/month plus utilities. 845-246-3320.
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WOODSTOCK/LAKE HILL: Welcome to our restored rural historic inn on NYC busline! Private furnished room available mid January. Fully equipped kitchen, living room with piano, friendly working cats, gardens. $575/month includes utilities & internet. Security, refs, car essential. 845-679-2564; waydhomestays@ msn.com Woodstock: Large 2-Bedroom, two bath, vaulted ceilings, great room, eat-in kitchen, loft, dishwasher, new washer/ dryer, radiant and wood heat, stone patio, semi private, walk to town. Avail. April 1st. $1750/month plus utilities. One year lease. References, proof of income. First, last and security. No smokers, pets negotiable. 845-750-0036.
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LOCATION, LOCATION! - Fantastic contemporary styled & cedar sided 2-story just minutes to vibrant New Paltz village w/ deeded lake rights for ďŹ shing & canoeing. Sunwashed interior perfect for entertaining & quiet enjoyment; features a cozy wood burner warming the living & dining spaces, hardwood & ceramic ooring, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, semi-ďŹ nished full basement, NEW roof, NEW windows, updated kitchen & 2 car garage, too! HURRY! ......................................... $439,900
ROOM FOR EVERYONE! - Super Rosendale Colonial style within walking distance to NYC bus and historic Main Street shops, restaurants & theater. The gracious traditional oor plan features lovely hardwood oors, spacious living room, den or handy home ofďŹ ce, 4 large bedrooms upstairs, 2 full baths, expansive full length rear deck PLUS, enormous patio perfect for warm weather entertaining. Accessory building adds VALUE! .......................................... $223,000
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REBORN SCHOOLHOUSE - This Mid-Century country schoolhouse c. 1950 has been completely transformed into a modern living space featuring an airy & open plan concept with exposed beams and high vaulted ceilings, NEW kitchen with granite counters & SS appliances, French doors, 3 bedrooms incl. ensuite MBR, 2 full baths, Trex deck offers easy al fresco dining and relaxation. Five minutes to Arrowood Brewery & Westwind Orchard. ............................................... $294,900
ENCHANTING LOG - Nothing says “countryâ€? like a log home and this one is just perfect. Well sited on 1.6 country acres in an appealing natural landscape, there’s room for everyone here. There are 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, living room with a cozy brick ďŹ replace to chase winter’s chill, an eat-in kitchen, a dining room, some wood oors, covered “rocking chairâ€? porch, and a detached two car garage for storage or conversion. MUST SEE! ...................................................... $475,000
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Gorgeous 4 BR 2 full bath home on just under a half an acre. Featuring hardwood floors, the living room opening to the dining area which is open to the kitchen complete with granite countertops new black/ stainless steel appliances center island with beautiful dark wood cabinetry & recessed lighting. 1st floor master bedroom en-suite with large walk-in closet complete with full bath with double sinks and a tub/ shower combo. Downstairs on the lower level there’s a finished additional space which could be used as an office, media room, or gym. Out back through the sliders off the kitchen is the multi tiered deck. Private backyard oasis offers an oversized solar heated above ground pool, outdoor wet bar, with a built-in gas barbecue in addition to the outside fireplace and a gazebo complete with a hot tub! $369,900
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FOR LEASE: LEASE 1700 sq. ft. ground floor lease space e d in the Village of New Paltz and is handicapped d accessible! Felxible for counseling, adult / child g daycare, nursing school, medical or office. 9 Parking spots and adjacent to the Rail Trail. Clean and bright! It includes a large reception area, a staff area, 2 rooms with sinks and an additional common area with a sink, a public handicapped bathroom and a private full bath for the tenants and staff. There are additional office rooms and a back private staff entrance! For more details, call listing agent Marguerite Ehmann, Associate Broker at (914) 388-7543
UPTOWN KINGSTON SPLIT LEVEL
This Zero Carbon Footprint Home features LP Smartside Lap Siding for Advanced Durability with an Industry Leading Warranty. Cultured Stone, Pella Windows & Doors, an Architectural Shingle Roof and a Front Covered Porch and Rear Deck! Rounding out the Exterior are WiFi Operated Garage Doors and a 20KW Generac Standby Generator. Fabulous Custom Kitchen replete with Kraftmaid Shaker Style Cabinets, Stone Countertops and a Black Stainless Steel Appliance Suite. The Kitchen overlooks, and is Open to, the Great Room with Recessed Lighting and Hardwood Floors. Split design has 2 BRs and a Full Bath on one side of the Home with a Sizable Master BR Suite on the other. The Bonus Room above the Garage can be your Family Room, Home Office or Studio. $469,000
Two Family In Town
Immaculately restored 2 family, 1920’s Farmhouse in town, professionally designed for upscale rental income, live/work or family compound. Two units with wonderful reclaimed pine oors, whitewashed beams, two new fully equipped kitchens, air conditioning in every room, two private landscaped, fenced-in backyards and off street parking. Quiet neighborhood, yet steps to the village of Woodstock. Awarded �Airbnb Plus� highly rated and reviewed status. Close to numerous hiking trails and nearby waterfalls and swimming holes. Steps to the center of Woodstock and all the music, arts and culinary treats and culture it has to offer including The Tibetan Monastery, Woodstock Film Festival, colorful local farmers and ea market in the center of town. .......................................................................$599,000
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GREAT OPPORTUNITY & LOCATION If you’re dreaming of opening a restaurant in a popular, well-trafďŹ cked historic village in the Hudson Valley, then this charming establishment, in High Falls, with a large upstairs apartment might be just for you. The 5,000-sq.-ft. restaurant is bright and airy, with three dining rooms, two customer bathrooms, a 450-sq.-ft. kitchen with walk-in refrigerator, and onsite parking for 18 cars. Upstairs, the threebedroom apartment adds another 1125 square feet and has the potential to be expanded into the attic. (Rent the apartment or live upstairs.) Perfectly sited between New Paltz and Stone Ridge, this incredible business opportunity is also close to Woodstock, the Mohonk Preserve, Minnewaska State Park, the Catskill Mountains, and an eclectic collection of shops, restaurants, and galleries. Drive from NYC is less than two hours. .$490,000
STUDIO CABIN. Great eat-in kitchen, bathroom. Parking. Perfect for 1 person. 1 mile from the center of town of Woodstock. $750/month. Call 845-417-5282.
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Portable Toilet Rentals
CHARMING 1-BEDROOM HOUSE on Mink Hollow Road within walking distance to Cooper Lake, 4 miles to center of Woodstock. On 1 acre. Wood floors, newly renovated bathroom. $1000/month. 845417-5282. 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT on second floor. Center of town. Parking. Private deck. Electric heat. Convenient to bus, shops & restaurants. $850/month plus utilities. Also, STUDIO APARTMENT on Tinker Street. Newly refurbished. Propane heat. Private parking. Convenient to fruit stand. Plenty of room to garden. $850/month plus electric. 845-853-2994.
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Rentals to Share
Highland: 3-BR/2 bath Farmhouse to SHARE w/2 other mature working adults already living there. Pets welcome. 6 mi. South of NP University. *Food, cleaning and laundry service available. $900/month. Monthly including utilities. 631-848-2001.
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For Sale
CONTINENTAL CONTACT PRO TIRES. 225 60 R 18; 3200 MILES ON THEM. ALL FOUR $250.00. 845-988-8576; frankwc100@gmail.com. HAPPY JACK LIQUIVICT 2X: recognized safe & effective by U.S. CVM against hook & round worms in dogs. At Tractor Supply. (www.kennelvax.com)
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Tree Services
HAVE A DEAD TREE..... CALL ME! Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding. Seasoned Firewood for Sale. (845)255-7259. Residential, Municipalities.
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20' Moving Trucks
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Firewood for Sale
SEASONED HARDWOOD FOR SALE. $150 a cord cut & split 16� length. You pick up- will need vehicle. 845-688-7463.
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Hunting/Fishing Sporting Goods
GUNS WANTED. CASH PAID. Japanese swords, and Militaria. I come to you. Transfers, Estimates and Appraisals. Federal Firearms License. Spartan Trading Co., 90 Dug Hill Rd., Hurley, NY. 914-388-9286
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Buy & Swap
8 Enterprise Rd., New Paltz, NY
Training Equipment* *Powerlifting, Strongman, Olympic Lifting Equipped* *9000 sq.ft. facility including 1400 sq.ft. of turf. Group Training Sessions - Registered Dietician - Youth Programs - Personal Training. 120 State Route 28, Kingston. Call Today 845-853-8189.
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Art Services
BOTTOM LINE... HIGHEST PRICES PAID For old furniture through the 1960s & ANTIQUES of every description: Paintings, Lamps, Silver, Rugs, Pottery, China, Asian items, etc. One item-Entire Estates. Housecalls. Free appraisals. Richard Miller Antiques. 35+ years in business. Call/text 845-389-7286.
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Antiques & Collectibles
BLAIR COLLECTIBLES is your trusted local BUYER of old COINS, Paper Money, Jewelry (and other Gold & Silver items), Marbles & Toys, Pocket Watches, etc. Most small size collectibles. 50+ YEARS EXPERIENCE serving satisfied clients! 845-2544717/blaircol4@aol.com PHOENICIA ARTS & ANTIQUES, 41 Main St.,Phoenicia, 845-688-0021. Friday-Monday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jewelry, art gallery, clothing, blown glass, honey, mid-century and antiques.
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Professional Services
710Â
Organizing/ Decorating/ ReďŹ nishing
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER/HOUSEKEEPER. Help w/everyday problems, special projects; clutter, paperwork, moving, gardening & personal assistant. Affordable. Fully Insured, Confidentiality Assured. MargotMolnar.com; Masters Psychology, former CEO, Certified Hospice Volunteer. margotmolnar1@gmail.com (845)6796242.
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Cleaning Services
HOUSE CLEANING for a tidy sum. 845658-2073.
*Jessica Rice*; Beautiful Images Hair Salon, 123 Boices Lane, Kingston. Hair- 845383-1852; www.beautifulimageshairsalon. com Makeup- 845-309-6860; www.jessicamitzi.com GBM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC. Professional Moving and Delivery. Residential/Commercial. Local and N.Y.C. Metro areas. N.Y.S. Dot T 12467, Shandaken, N.Y. Call 845-688-2253.
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Personal & Health Services
SPORT OF IRON FITNESS- A Culture of Strength. NOW OFFERING $35/MONTH OPEN GYM. *State of the Art Strength
Brook Does Cleaning Commercial & Airbnb Cleaning by a reliable human. Tel: (845)206-9126 Facebook.com/brookdoescleaning
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Excellent references.
Call (845)706-1713 or (845) 679-8932 CLEAN UPS, CLEAN OUTS. Indoor/Outdoor. Junk & debris removal. Estates prepared for Moving and Sale. (845)688-2253.
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Caretaking/Home Management
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Plumbing, Heating, AC & Electric
Excavating Services
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Painting/Odd Jobs
EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN WITH A VAN. Carpentry, painting, flatscreen mounting, light hauling/delivery, cleanouts. Second home caretaking. All small/ medium jobs considered. Versatile, trustworthy, creative, thrifty. References. Ken Fix It. 845-616-7999. NYS DOT T-12467
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Shandaken, NY 845-688-2253 Interior Painting & Staining, Sheet Rocking, All Stages of Remodeling Residential & Commercial • Free estimates, fully insured Accepting all major credit cards.
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TLK LLC. PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS. Weekend, Weekly, Monthly rentals. We have Gray, white, blue, tan, green (pine-scented), pink (rose-scented), red & blue handicap accessible. (We also have a few w/sinks). Great for Construction/Building Sites, Sporting Events, Concerts, Street Festivals, Parks, Outdoor Weddings, Campsites, Flea Markets, Party Events, etc. Call 845-658-8766, 845-417-6461 or 845706-7197. e-mail: TLKportables@ gmail.com
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Gary Buckendorf
Painting: Interior - Exterior Plastering, Taping, Structolite Wall coverings, Color Matching Many references in Catskill area and Manhattan garybuckendorf@gmail.com
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HANDYALL SERVICES: *Carpentry, *Plumbing, *Electrical, *Painting, *Excavating & Grading. 5 ton dump trailer. Trees cut. Call Dave 845-514-6503- mobile. House & Estate Cleanouts, Junk Removal, Dump Runs. Helping homeowners, realtors and property managers for 20 years. One call, it’s gone! Senior & disabled discounts. 845-247-7365. GarysHauling.com
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Spirituality
PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN. (Never known to fail.) Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God. Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank-you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank-you for your mercy towards me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecutive days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted.
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Adoptions
Clea, petite tuxedo mama cat, under 2-yrs. old, gave birth to 4 glorious kittens on 12/2/19. When the kittens are 9-weeks old they’ll be ready to go to their forever homes. Would you like yours to be one of them? If yes, please contact 917-282-2018 (text or phone). Please leave full name, phone number w/area code & any questions you have about the adoptions, or email DRJLPK@ aol.com w/full name & any questions you have about the adoption. Who is available for adoption? Mama CLEA, MIDNIGHT, the only boy, is all black, GERRI; tuxedo kitten girl, MONDAY; gray tabby kitten girl w/ snowy white feet & RANDI; gray tabby kitten girl. This family is in Shokan.
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fectionate black kitten girl. Oliver; neutered 16-week old shy, loving kitten boy who’s black w/white ticking. 2 feral cats are looking for a job. Do you have a warehouse or a barn in need of mousers? LITTLE GIRL; petite black female cat girl, 7-years old & is super sweet. She lived in the streets but now wants the easy life. How happy she’d be in a safe, loving home! BOB is a Pixie Bob & is a very big brown tiger boy who’s as sweet as he is big! Bob needs lots of room and maybe daily walks on a harness. MISHU; 10-year old orange medium hair kitty. He’s been at the shelter the longest of all the animals. Mishu needs to be the only pet. That means Mishu would love only you! Remember: two kittens aren’t twice as much fun as one kitten; they are 10 times the fun! Also- They’ll always have each other as company. And-You will receive twice the love! If you’re interested in adopting a kitten, this is a perfect time to meet the adorable and lively kittens at Saugerties Animal Shelter. Kitten season is almost all year long!! We have lots of young and teenage kittens. Teenage kittens are between 10-14 months old. That timeframe can vary as each kitten is an individual. These are the DOGS at Saugerties Animal Shelter. Please come meet them and see who could be your new love. LILY; sweet, shy 4-year old Pittie mix girl who’s tan & white brindle & needs a quiet home. CHARLOTTE; Brindle Pittie mix girl who loves people. Children will enjoy growing up w/Charlotte. Charlotte needs to be your only pet. ROCKY; very sweet Sheltie/Border Collie mix boy. Rocky can be found at Ulster County Canines where he’s available for adoption. Saugerties Animal Shelter; located at 1765 Route 212 Saugerties, NY 12477 (behind the Saugerties Transfer Station). (Closed Sunday & Monday). 845679-0339.
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Pet Care
WOULD YOU LIKE AN OUTDOOR CAT? Do you have a barn, garage, shed or outbuilding? Would you like to consider having feral cats? You can help cats in need who will help keep your barn, etc. free of rodents. The cats will be neutered/spayed and up to date w/shots. Please call the Woodstock Feral Cat Project at 347-258-2725.
L&M Pet Sitting Professional pet care visits for cats, dogs, birds, and other exotic species.
Lauren Storm & Michael Steeley (607) 431-3392 LnMpetsitting@gmail.com
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Look who’s being cared for at Saugerties Animal Shelter!We have such loving adult cats & kittens just waiting to become part of your family. Miss Olivia Fluffy Bottom; 2-year old black & white cat girl, has been spayed & is very sweet! Zahab; 3-yr. old buff orange neutered cat boy & is super affectionate. Paulownia; 10-11 month old af-
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Vehicles Wanted
CASH PAID FOR USED cars & trucks regardless of condition. Junk cars removed. Call 246-0214. DMV 7107350.
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