• Bard Farm
  • Maizeland
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  • Black Swan
  • Apple Blossom Festival 2011 at the library
  • Pal Guerra (#1) completes a pass to Onam Guerra (#9) directly in front of the Wallkill net.
  • (L to R): Tzeitel (Morgan McKinley), Hodel (Marta Fuerst), Tevye (Johnny Dell), Chava (Mary McCartney) from Fiddler on the Roof.
  • Village Police Meeting
  • (L to R): Thomas Pearson, Edward Cheetham, Johanna Pfaelzer
  • CrossRoads Food Shop
  • Bard College farm breaks ground

    Work has begun on the new Bard College Farm, a 1.5 acre plot of land on the north end of campus. With plowing well underway, and irrigation and fencing infrastructure soon to be finished, the organizers expect the farm to be operational before the summer.

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  • Red Hook opens its historic doors

    In 1785, the Elmendorph Inn at the corner of North Broadway and Cherry Street, in the village of Red Hook, was a busy stagecoach stop on what used to be a four-day New York City-to-Albany run. It was also a favorite gathering spot for farmers, travelers and townsfolk of...

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  • Residents oppose self-storage facility on 9G

    The Tivoli Zoning Board of Appeals is being asked to determine whether construction of the facility in the residential-business district along the 9G corridor would comply with existing zoning regulations. The Zoning Enforcement Officer has denied the application.

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  • Tivoli pub asked to end amplified music

    After years of entertaining customers with live music, the Black Swan pub has been asked by the village of Tivoli to turn down the volume and turn off the amplification.

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  • Schedule for Saturday’s Apple Blossom Festival

    Gather in the center of Red Hook on May 12 to celebrate the traditional day that the apple blossoms bloomed, organized by The Rotary Club of Red Hook.

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  • Raiders stick it to Wallkill, 11-2

    An impressive performance by Red Hook boys lacrosse at home on April 30 raised their record to 6-3. Onam Guerra had six assists and Chandler Coons contributed four goals during the 11-2 victory over Wallkill (4-4).

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  • Festivals keep things humming along

    It’s a mixed bag of fun events happening these next two weeks, including family-friendly festivals and a musical with memorable songs you’ll be singing all the way home. You could even take a chance and audition to be on stage yourself!

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  • Village board seeking 10% cut in police department spending

    The Village Board of Trustees and Mayor Ed Blundell are asking the Red Hook Police Department for a 10 percent cut. The department currently has a budget of just over $400,000 per year, 23% of the village budget.

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  • Two summer festivals worth planning for

    It may only be spring, but it’s time to start fantasizing about all the delectable offerings the summer brings in the way of music, theater and sometimes musical theater.

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  • Farm fare with fanfare at CrossRoads

    Kathryn and I had heard good things about CrossRoads, which opened in January as the first solo venture of chef David Wurth (previously chef at Local 111, in Philmont). So, on a recent Saturday night, we crossed county lines and headed northeast to Hillsdale, in Columbia County.

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Residents renew complaints about noisy Bard students

May 18, 2012

Mayor Bryan Cranna and the Tivoli board of trustees got another earful from residents unhappy about noisy Bard students in the business district late at night.
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New farmland protection projects on the horizon

May 17, 2012

The Town of Red Hook has thrown its support behind two new farmland protection projects, following the successful conservation easement placed on several parcels along Kerley Corners Road. The two properties are the 157-acre Jim & Corina Greig Farm and the 150-acre Kalina Farm.
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Light turnout for Briggs Mountain race

May 16, 2012
Briggs Mountain Race 2012

On a morning that would qualify as one of the "Most Beautiful Mornings in the Entire History of the Area," the 15th annual Race Around Briggs Mountain – an eight-mile race up, down and around scenic Milan – didn’t draw a big crowd.
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Chando takes his leave

May 14, 2012

For the first time in close to four decades, Red Hook’s benchmark sports team, the Varsity Basketball squad, will take the court without head coach Rod Chando. Chando has just retired, but not before compiling more than six hundred wins with Red in his tenure as head coach.
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Red Hook school budget vote Tuesday, May 15

May 14, 2012

Residents in the Red Hook School District will vote at Mill Road Elementary School on Tuesday, May 15 between noon and 9pm on the proposed school budget, one school board seat and a school bus proposition.
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Red Hook police arrest 4 in mailbox vandalism

May 18, 2012

Arrested in the incidents, in which baseball bats were apparently used, were three local male residents — two 17-year-olds...
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Town merges two land preservation committees

May 15, 2012

The Red Hook Community Preservation Fund Advisory Committee and the Farmland Protection Committee have been merged into a single...
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New tourist map appears in town

May 14, 2012

Amanda Bodian, owner of the Red Hook Emporium, a consortium of dealers in antiques, collectibles, art, and craft items,...
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Two buses, one car on Red Hook school ballot

May 14, 2012

When Red Hook voters go to the polls on Tuesday, May 15 to vote on the school budget, there...
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Hydrant flushing scheduled in Red Hook

May 13, 2012

The Town of Red Hook Water District No. 1 has scheduled hydrant flushing for Tuesday, May 15 and Wednesday,...
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Red Hook pool to improve handicapped access

May 12, 2012

The Red Hook Pool Board recently approved work on the pool to make it compliant with the latest American...
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Results for the two weeks ending May 9

May 11, 2012

The last two weeks were good to the Red Raiders.
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Milan ZBA hears request to allow construction material storage on Rt. 199

May 10, 2012

Contractor Edward Eiffert and his attorney, Karen Hagstrom, have requested that the Milan Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) vacate...
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Electronics, air conditioners can be recycled at Apple Blossom Festival

May 8, 2012

The Red Hook Conservation Advisory Council announces a free Electronic Waste Collection during Apple Blossom Festival on Sat., May...
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Coon farmer’s market approved

May 4, 2012

At its April 16 meeting, the Red Hook planning board approved Arvine (Bucky) and Wendy Coon’s plans to open...
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Proposed gas station sign rejected

May 3, 2012

The proposed sign was deemed far too bright to mesh with Red Hook’s style. A more traditional, unlit sign,...
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RH library reports heavy traffic

May 2, 2012

The Red Hook Library has reported a surge in popularity, with overall circulation 20 percent greater than the same...
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Village hears cell tower complaint

May 1, 2012

LiPuma, who lives next to the water tower, wanted to know what the village can do to address the...
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New benches coming to RH village

April 30, 2012

The Village of Red Hook hopes to complete an order for 23 benches this week. They will be placed...
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Village planning board reverses approval on bar’s signs

April 29, 2012

Charlie O's must seek variance from ZBA
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