Congrats to the organizers of the Bluestone Festival for a successful year! With little to no budget, they pulled it off in 2010 without a hitch, and beautifully so.
Special thanks to the Maritime Museum and all of the performers and presenters that gave their time and talents that day.
Read about it here by following this LINK
A video promoting the upcoming O+ Festival, and some of why Kingston is a very special place to live. Take note, NYC. We’re 90 minutes North. That’s all.
http://player.vimeo.com/video/15416302
Ad For The City Of Kingston, NY, And The O+ Festival from The Mystery of Creativity on Vimeo.
WBPM 92.9 annual Rally for the Galley radiothon continues today, Saturday October 2nd. Now is an important time to make a donation to support the Queens Galley.
The radiothon live broadcast is being held at the verizon wireless store
on rte 9w in Kingston with electric morning show hosts Jack Hammer and Andre Kane and Randy Turner with many special guests.
Make a donation by following this LINK
Kingston resident Kate Lawson leads by example.
“Leave It On The Lawn, Kingston!” initiative continues for a second year in the City of Kingston.
The City of Kingston’s Mayor James Sottile, DPW Superintendent Michael Schupp and The Kingston Land Trust hope to save Kingston citizen’s tax dollars for a second year by encouraging residents to mulch their leaf landscape waste.
KINGSTON - With the recent passing of a mandatory leaf bagging law in the city of Kingston, public officials in connection with the Kingston Land Trust are asking residents to “Leave It On The Lawn, Kingston!” for a second fall season. The federal program that was initiated locally hopes to save citizen’s tax dollars by asking them to ‘help Kingston help itself’.
“Mulching leaves takes a serious waste disposal problem and stops it at its source,” says Rebecca Martin, Executive Director of the Kingston Land Trust. ”Additionally, it takes 1/4 of a persons time rather than bagging them, avoids all municipal collection costs and provides valuable plant nutrients stored in leaves throughout the season to fertilize lawns and gardens naturally.”
A helpful brochure will be available at the city of Kingston’s Clerks office, Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Kingston Land Trust offices after October 10th about the program. To learn more on the initiative online, visit the city of Kingston’s website or contact Rebecca Martin, Executive Director of the Kingston Land Trust at 845/877-LAND (5263) or rebecca@kingstonlandtrust.org
Have you checked out how impressive the Town of Ulster’s website is? They’ve created a site that is easy and clear in its design and navigaton, making it simple to get important, up-to-date information. It offers timely agendas and minutes from each meeting and you can subscribe to the site and receive frequent updates on the weeks meetings/events/public hearings.
Check it out: Town of Ulster Website
Kudos to the Supervisor and his crew.
City of Kingston, let’s follow their lead here. How hard can it be?
The Ulster County Planning Board is seeking citizen participation. Here’s the scoop:
The focus of this meeting is to hear from you about improving the intersection at I-587 and Albany Avenue/Broadway to help traffic flow, maximize safety, and enhance this vital gateway to the city.
The objective of this public meeting will be to gather ideas and issues from the community in order to form a vision for a plan for intersection improvements. Part of this meeting will be a “hands-on” interactive workshop to collect ideas from the public for further evaluation by the study team. We want to hear from the community to target key areas of concern in this intersection study area.
* Can’t attend the meeting? Take the on-line SURVEY.
* Visit the UCPB web page and learn more about this project LINK
By Rebecca Martin
The Kingston Land Trust, an urban trust with offices in Uptown Kingston, is hosting several upcoming events that are community based and fun.
On Wednesday, September 15th the Kingston Land Trust will host it’s first ‘Dinner and a Documentary’ series with a complimentary screening of ‘The Chances of the World Changing” by critically acclaimed film maker Eric Daniel Metzgar. The event will take place at MINT Wine and Tapas Bar located at 1 West Strand in the historic Rondout section of Kingston. The community is invited to arrive at 6:00pm and encouraged to purchase drinks and dinner. The complimentary film will begin between 7:15 – 7:30pm and will include fresh popcorn and organic butter for guests.
Exactly one week later on Wednesday, September 22nd the Kingston Land Trust hosts its first annual Harvest Moon Benefit Concert. POOK (the Percussion Orchestra of Kingston) and the Kingston High School Jazz Combo will be featured. World renowned bassists Larry Grenadier and Vicente Archer will sit in with the combo (along with the youth musicians all being from Kingston, Larry is also currently a resident and Vicente born and raised). The event will take place at the Falcon Arts Performance space, 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro, NY. There is a suggested donation of $25 with children 18 and under for free.
To learn more about these event s and the Kingston Land Trust, click on this LINK.
The 9th Annual Hooley on Hudson will take place this Sunday, September 5th in the Rondout.
Read all about it by following this LINK.
It’s here!
The 16th Annual Soapbox Derby takes place tomorrow (Sunday), August 22nd 2010 at 1:00pm.
Anyone else wonder how Nancy Donskoj does it all? Give her a hand by making any size donation. You’ll find a ‘How You Can Help’ link at the website.
By Valeria A. Gheorghiu
This past Thursday, the Conservation Advisory Council (CAC) hosted a Public Visioning Session on August 19, 2010 to plan implementation of the recently passed Climate Smart and Green Jobs Community Pledge. With public participation, the Pledge aims to reduce Kingston’s electricity use by 15% by 2015 while simultaneously developing a green economy. (more…)
