Feds OK plans for recreational rail trail in New York

A federal agency has declared a 38-mile segment of railroad in the Catskills abandoned, clearing the way for construction of a recreational trail. Ulster County Executive Mike Hein says the decision of the Surface Transportation Board supports the county's decision to pull up tracks on part of the line to create an 11-mile recreational trail along the shore of the Ashokan Reservoir.
http://www.weny.com/story/38547208/feds-ok-plans-for-recreational-rail-trail-in-new-york

Ulster welcomes new visitors center for Walkway

HIGHLAND - Bernie Arce of Poughkeepsie had nice words for the new $5.4 million visitors center at the Ulster County side of the Walkway Over the Hudson, which opened Friday.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180629/ulster-welcomes-new-visitors-center-for-walkway

Ulster house fire helped unravel pot operation

... six new houses across two towns in Ulster and Orange counties. That is the back story to the press conference Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum and his top staff led at the county Law Enforcement Center in Kingston on June 13. Van Blarcum said ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180629/ulster-house-fire-helped-unravel-pot-operation

Restaurant review: Hasbrouck House in Ulster County

Green garlic soup at the Butterfield restaurant at Hasbrouck House on Friday, June 22, 2018, in the Hamlet of Stone Ridge, Town of Marbletown, Ulster County, N.Y. Green garlic soup at the Butterfield restaurant at Hasbrouck House on Friday, June 22, 2018, in the Hamlet of Stone Ridge, Town of Marbletown, Ulster County, N.Y. Dining room of the Butterfield restaurant at Hasbrouck House on Friday, June 22, 2018, in the Hamlet of Stone Ridge, Town of Marbletown, Ulster County, N.Y. Dining room of the Butterfield restaurant at Hasbrouck House on Friday, June 22, 2018, in the Hamlet of Stone Ridge, Town of Marbletown, Ulster County, N.Y. Dining room of the Butterfield restaurant at Hasbrouck House on Friday, June 22, 2018, in the Hamlet of Stone Ridge, Town of Marbletown, Ulster County, N.Y. Dining room of the Butterfield restaurant at Hasbrouck House on Friday, June 22, 2018, in the Hamlet of ... (more)
https://www.timesunion.com/living/article/Restaurant-review-Hasbrouck-House-in-Ulster-13036880.php

Heat advisories issued for region

The National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for the region. They are in effect from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday in Orange County, from noon Saturday to 10 p.m. Monday in Sullivan County and eastern Ulster County, and noon Sunday to 10 p.m. Monday in western Ulster County.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180629/heat-advisories-issued-for-region

Paul Buckowski/Times Union -- Electronic components taken out of...

... cleaned up immediately. Shipping records between eLot and one processing facility, American Lamp Recycling, in Ulster County, did "not equal what (DEC) staff estimate can be or is stockpiled at the warehouse," according to the state report. Freedman ...
https://m.timesunion.com/business/article/Electronics-recycler-hit-with-state-environmental-13034714.php

Catskills Swimming Hole Overrun By Crowds Now Has Permits

... up to 40 permits a day, for up to six people each. Officials say they want to ensure access to the spot in the Ulster County town of Denning while reducing environmental damage and keeping people safe. Permits are available on  ...
http://wibx950.com/catskills-swimming-hole-overrun-by-crowds-now-has-permits/