The Clinton Planning Board voted unanimously Thursday to require further environmental review of the proposed Six Senses development, potentially delaying the project for months. The Clinton Planning Board voted to issue a positive declaration under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) for the proposed Six Senses development. (Photo by Claire Greenburger) After more than 14 months of public hearings, site plan reviews, studies, and debates over the project's potential environmental impacts and proposed mitigation measures, the Board decided additional scrutiny is needed. It voted to issue a positive declaration under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), determining that...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/in-historic-vote-unanimous-clinton-planning-board-orders-full-environmental-review-of-six-senses/

Editor's Note: The headline of this story has been altered to remove an adjective that could be read as ascribing blame to the donor who made an excess contribution. Daily Catch reporting indicates that the donor was unaware of the campaign limits. Amanda Miller, a candidate in the race for Rhinebeck Town Supervisor, has reported nearly twice as much in campaign contributions as her Democratic primary opponent, Deputy Town Supervisor Debbie Hecht, according to the latest campaign finance reports filed with the New York State Board of Elections. Amanda Miller (left) has reported nearly twice as much in campaign contributions...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/in-rhinebeck-town-supervisor-race-miller-holds-fundraising-edge-opponent-hecht-accepted-one-illegal-contribution/

As a legal director for the Rapid Defense Network, based in New York City, attorney Gregory Copeland’s daily routine was largely the same from 2019 to 2021. He woke up, battled the Trump administration in court to try and rescue his clients from deportation and detention, and then did it all over again the next day.  “Guerrilla Habeas,” a 39-minute documentary about two immigration lawyers working during the first Trump administration, will screen in Kingston on June 3. (Photo courtesy of Guest House Productions) He and Sarah Gillman, his co-founder of the Rapid Defense Network, became known for the tactic...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/kingston-screening-revives-timely-documentary-about-rhinebeck-lawyer-who-took-on-ice-during-first-trump-administration/

The Town of Red Hook is moving forward with a plan to rehabilitate its water storage tank at a significantly lower cost than anticipated. But water rates will still rise modestly, officials said. The Town of Red Hook is moving forward with its plan to rehabilitate its water storage tank at a significantly lower cost than anticipated. (Photo by Emily Sachar) The Town’s 920,000-gallon tank must be repainted to prevent the tank from incurring erosion, rust and leak damage, according to Water Board Chair Hank Van Parys. The water tank’s last inspection a few years ago showed it is in...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/town-of-red-hook-water-tank-repairs-to-cost-less-than-anticipated-but-water-users-will-still-see-rate-increase/

As The Daily Catch continues its birthday celebration — we're turning 5! — we're hosting a community party on Sunday, May 31, at Rose Hill. The party runs from noon to 3 p.m. It's free and open to everyone. "The Daily Catch is so proud to mark its fifth anniversary, and we couldn't have done it without our loyal readers," said Publisher Walter Mullin. "This special gathering will celebrate all of you!"For kids, Beebee the Clown will be on hand with an array of magic, hand-twisted balloons and puppets. Face painters will also be at the ready, so bring ideas of your...

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Lindsey Brown has worn many hats in the art world, evolving from plein air painter to gallerist to private dealer and pop-up curator over the last three decades. Since 2016, she has run Art Sales & Research, an art consultancy specializing in postwar, contemporary, and outsider artists. Now, her Clinton Corners operation has found a new raison d’être: to help feed members of the local community. Since 2016, Lindsey Brown has run Art Sales & Research, an art consultancy specializing in outsider artists and estates. (Photo courtesy of Art Sales & Research) “While I see art as having a particularly...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/clinton-corners-art-dealer-turns-art-sales-into-support-for-food-insecure-families/

In Rhinebeck’s historic Palatine Farmstead, an old frame house on Route 9 that dates to 1724, there are two nearly indistinguishable fireplaces, both with wood mantles painted white. One dates to the 1850s. The other is a 1999 restoration, created after the original was destroyed in a fire. A casual visitor would be hard-pressed to tell the difference. A group of dedicated community members has worked for decades to restore and preserve Rhinebeck’s Palatine Farmstead and Quitman House. (Photos by Eloise Goldsmith) The restoration is part of an ongoing, decades-long project to revitalize the Farmstead, work that was on display...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/with-precision-and-pine-tradesmen-and-volunteers-recreate-the-past-at-two-historic-rhinebeck-properties/

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Less than 72 hours after Bard President Leon Botstein announced his retirement from the institution he has led for more than 50 years, students, faculty, and community members shared an array of emotions about the decision Monday – from happiness to concern for the future given Botstein’s outsized role in the school’s governance and fundraising efforts. Bard students, faculty, and community members are still coming to terms with what Bard President Leon Botstein’s departure means for the future of the institution. (Photo by Athan Yanos) Botstein’s announcement followed a report by the Washington, D.C. law firm WilmerHale, which Bard’s Board...

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M. Gessen, the Russian-American journalist, author, and visiting writer at Bard College, has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary for a body of work in The New York Times examining the rise of authoritarianism and the erosion of democratic norms. M. Gessen, a visiting scholar at Bard, has won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. (Photo by Lena Di) The Pulitzer committee cited what it described as an “illuminating collection of reported essays on rising authoritarian regimes that draw on history and personal experience to probe timely themes of oppression, belonging, and exile.” At Bard, where Gessen has served since...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/bard-visiting-writer-and-scholar-masha-gessen-wins-pulitzer-prize-for-essays-on-authoritarianism-erosion-of-democracy/