Continuing a trend of loosening its tight grip on access to boating on its Catskill reservoirs, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection is co-sponsoring a triathlon on the Canno… [...]
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Seeking Plannning Consultant to create a comprehensive plan identifying current and potential public access points along the East Branch of the Delaware Stream Corridor, a marketing and design plan, public involvement and phase 2 grant develo… [...] You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em. Photo by Flickr user Jim Lynch; published under Creative Commons license. Now that the federal Departments of the Interior and Justice ha… [...] State park use up over 600,000 in Hudson Valley HUDSON VALLEY – Over 610,000 more people visited state parks in the Hun Valley in 2010 than did in 2009. The increased usage is indicative of the beauty of the region, said Susan Hawvermale, spokeswoman for Hudson Valley Tourism and director of the Orange County Tourism Bureau. “Obviously the word has gotten out that the Hudson Valley parks are places to go to do things, to have a wonderful outdoor experience, and that’s why those numbers have increased,” she said. “They have something to do with the economy, the fact that it’s very cost effective to go to a park, but still when you are traveling from New York City or New Jersey, to come up here to the Hudson Valley for parks, that shows you that we really have some great destination parks.” A total of 8.4 million people visited Hudson Valley parks last year compared to 7.8 million the year before. via State park use up over 600,000 in Hudson Valley. Cold Spring’s West Point Foundry gets new recognition, tourism dollars | LoHud.com An old foundry that forged big guns for the Civil War is moving closer to becoming a major tourist attraction after receiving an enhanced designation from the federal government and $600,000 in state money. The West Point Foundry Preserve in Cold Spring will be improved with new entrances, trails and informational displays that will tell the story of the early Industrial Revolution in the Hudson Valley. Preservation officials announced at a news conference that the Department of the Interior has deemed the foundry a “nationally significant” site on the National Register of Historical Places by — fixing an administrative oversight from an earlier designation in the 1970s that hindered fundraising. The entire complex on the 87-acre campus, including an old school and church, has also been included on the National Register. A $600,000 outlay from the state’s Environmental Protection Fund for access improvements was also announced. “The new designation indicates that all these places tell important stories for future generations about our nation’s history,” said Ned Sullivan, president of Scenic Hudson, the preservation group that owns the site. via Cold Spring’s West Point Foundry gets new [...] Weather for this weekend is a mixed bag. Nice today, a little rain possible for tomorrow morning and Sunday will be cool, cloudy and windy. But hey, that’s spring! So, what to do? Get on the outside of things anyway. Take a hike. Work in the garden. Read the Sunday NY Times in a sheltered spot and don’t come in until you’re done. In any other words: stay away from anything with a cathode ray tube. Everyone knows that watching television on weekends is the leading cause of brain tumors, blindness, halitosis and hemorrhoids. [...] I hope everyone had a nice Earth Day. I spent mine trying to figure out how I’m going to pay the County for the simple right to work. Can you believe that? You’ve read it here before (see this link) but it’s worth repeating: In order for blue collar workers to work in Putnam County we have to pay (yes, you read that right, PAY) the county $250 every two year for the privilege and for that we get nothing in return. Those dollars go to the Consumer Affairs Division where, after expenses, our $250′s raked in more than $170,000 in profit for the county above and beyond the cost of running the Consumer Affairs Division. [...] Peekskill Hollow is a large crack in the earth running generally southwest to northeast and connects Kent Cliffs with the heart of Putnam Valley at Oscawana Corners passing through communities of Tompkins Corners, Adams Corners and others along the way. And though this “cow path” has seen suburbanization over the years the history of our place is still widely evident in the old homes, farmsteads and barns that line the way. [...] Okay, it’s more than a week since I’ve switched over to the GOP and I feel great! And to celebrate this weekend I’m gonna get me a martini, a gun, put on a Pat Boone album and don my best polyester Leisure suit. [...] Wednesday’s News That Matters will combine news and events for next weekend so if you’ve got something going on you want your fellow readers to know about please get it in pretty quick. I can’t post on Friday as it’s the traditional MAD DASH TO THE MALL DAY and I aim to be sitting in traffic, burning fossil fuels, contributing my share of greenhouse gases to global warming while waiting my turn to see Santa and give him my wish list and rudely jostle millions of fellow mall-goers forcing my way past them for that sale at Banana Republic. Honestly, how the heck are the reindeer going to fare after the ice melts? [...] |
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