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August 23, 2019
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A look at local population trends
Population estimates and Rondout Valley School District enrollment numbers from the past decade show the populations of Marbletown, Rosendale and Rochester slowly decreasing while the number of … more
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Farm Hub production staff harvest broccoli
Mystery of the empty fields on 209 solved: Farm Hub quietly cultivating the future
For about as long as any local can remember, come summer the stretch of 209 just past when you can legally gun it to 55 mph and before the first Kingston exit has been a sea of corn as far as the eye … more
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Book cover, Visiting Days
Book Review: Inside out
Hardly anyone who doesn’t live or work in one under­stands the world of prisons, and even the people who do live or work there sometimes struggle with it. Pop culture plays the idea for … more
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Emmanuel with the painting of his father-in-law who was instrumental in opening the marketplace.
SOLD: Emmanuel’s Marketplace changed hands June 7
 Rumors have been swirling for several years that Emmanuel’s was in the market for a buyer. There have been several names tossed into the hat of the gossip mill, most of the “big box” … more
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Riversweep volunteers pose with some of the stuff they pulled out of the Rondout Creek.
Riversweep report
It was a gray and misty Saturday morning, but at least it wasn’t raining, as volunteers gathered at the Berme Road entrance to the rail trail in Kerhonkson on Saturday, May 4. People kept … more
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The Marbletown beach will be closed for the season this year, town employees said. The beach is located at the Marbletown Beach Closed, Marbletown Town Park on Tongore Road.
High bacteria found at Marbletown beach
After last year’s season, where the beach was open for only eight days, Marbletown employees have tentatively decided not to open the town beach this summer. "It's not fair for the … more
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Locally foraged golden morels.
All that rain and the fungus among us
Mushroom mania is catching in the Rondout Valley thanks to a very special, very tasty, very fussy and unpredictable gem – the morel (Morchella) mushroom. Not a beauty by any means (unless you … more
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High Falls Pets Show Pet look-a-like winner! Among 30 winners in ten different categories, here are two first-place ribbon winners in the May 11 celebration and competition. Nevada the dog was named Ms. High Falls. Her human companion is Rachel Brennecke. Besting opponents in the category of Pet/Owner Look-Alike were Brooke the dog and Mark McCarroll of Shandaken. Pet Show judges were Marbletown Board Member Don LaFera, novelist Jen Doll, and playwright Daisy Foote.
High Falls Pet Show announces 2019 ribbon winners
Under sunny skies, the 31st annual High Falls Pet Show took place on Saturday, May 11, in the parking lot of the High Falls Community Church. A total of 46 pets were registered in competition, … more
Elliott Auerbach
UC comptroller Auerbach tapped for new job
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced earlier this week that he has appointed Elliott Auerbach as deputy comptroller for the Division of Local Government and School Accountability. Auerbach … more
Join the BlueStone Press as an honorary BSP reporter for the day and march down Main Street with us in the High Falls 350th Anniversary Parade. Fedora hat and reporter's notebook included! Kid-sized fedoras avail­able. Pictured: Kit Jamian Miller.
Happy birthday, High Falls!
High Falls has a milestone birthday coming up, and the practically whole town has been working tirelessly make sure it’s one to remember. Originally settled in 1669, the hamlet has come a long … more
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