Two prominent Red Hook residents -- architect Kristina Dousharm, 43, and farmer Ken Migliorelli, 65 — are launching bids for seats on the Red Hook Town Board, setting the stage for a competitive race in November’s election.  Dousharm, a Red Hook Planning Board member and former chair of the town’s Economic Development Committee (EDC), and Migliorelli, owner of Migliorelli Farms and farm stands in Rhinebeck, Mt. Tremper and Red Hook, confirmed with The Daily Catch that they are collecting signatures to appear as independent candidates on the unaffiliated ballot line. Both also plan to seek the Democratic nomination at the...

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About 50 attendees gathered at the Rhinebeck Town Board meeting Monday evening, with a majority of speakers eager to show their support for the town’s decision to file a lawsuit against the neighboring municipalities of Hyde Park and Clinton over zoning changes that have cleared the way for a luxury Six Senses resort. Supporters of the lawsuit came from Rhinebeck and Clinton. They praised the board’s stance against what they described as “illegal zoning” and “legal bullying” by the developer InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and complicit neighboring towns.  “Maybe in Bangkok, where Six Senses is headquartered, this is the way...

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Packing every seat and space to stand at Town Hall, members of the Red Hook Boat Club as well as non-boating members of the general public turned out Monday evening to give a piece of their mind to government leaders, who they argued have gone rogue and defied public trust with a plan to take the club by eminent domain. Several veterans of Town Board politics said they could not remember a meeting that was so well-attended or contentious. Some 97 people packed the meeting room, while some 35 people stood in the doorway aisle or gathered outside. The last...

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As the Village of Red Hook works to fix its deteriorating wastewater treatment plant by replacing rusted parts and retooling machines, in Rhinebeck, a facility with an entirely different approach to managing human waste is humming along productively. In fact, it doesn’t even look like a wastewater treatment plant. On a wooded hillside overlooking Long Pond Lake, nestled between the retreat cabins and walking paths, the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies operates a wastewater treatment plant that is literally alive. There are no warning signs, no exposed machinery, no smell. Instead, banana trees and ginger plants are rooted in indoor...

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Editor’s Note: Residents who live near Red Hook’s wastewater treatment plant have shared what it’s like to live and breathe just outside the plant. But what is it like inside? On April 15, Village Mayor Karen Smythe agreed to allow the engineer in charge of the plant to offer The Daily Catch an exclusive tour of the facility, behind the razor wire. Our report follows. All photos are by Claire Greenburger. Environmental Protection Agency data shows that, since at least November 2024, the Red Hook Village wastewater treatment plant has been discharging pollutants into a tributary of the Saw Kill...

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“He Never Left My Side, And I Won’t Leave His”: Rhinebeck Panel Offers Wisdom and Warmth for Grieving Pet Owners Just came here to say how amazing Dr. Danielle St. Pierre is. She was with us in our dog’s final moments and understood that that moment could happen nowhere but in the home and neighborhood our dog loved. She was one of the kindest and most empathetic doctors I have ever met - animal or otherwise. I remember as she gently rested her hand on my shoulder, like she knew the profound grief that came over me that could only...

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Sarah Imboden, a former Red Hook Town Board member and the chair of the Democratic Committee for Red Hook, will fill the vacant seat on the Tivoli Village Board of Trustees, Mayor Emily Majer has announced. She was sworn in on Monday. The vacancy arose after Majer, previously deputy mayor, was elevated to mayor following her unopposed election victory last month. Imboden will serve out the remaining year of Majer’s two-year term. Longtime trustee, D. William Shilling, will take the role of deputy mayor. An election to select a new trustee to serve a full two-year term is scheduled for...

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Kelsa Shanley had struggled for months to pinpoint the source of the nauseating sewage smell that regularly drifted into her backyard. She first noticed it in the winter of 2023. Initially, she suspected her own septic system—then her neighbors’. Perhaps it was just the time of year, she thought. Then one day at her son’s baseball game at Father Carroll’s Little League Field, across from Red Hook High School, she caught a whiff of the same stench. The field, she realized, sits along the tributary that also runs behind her home. “It all clicked into place,” Shanley said. She remembered...

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Call for Artists: “Flora and Fauna” Art Box Submissions Due Soon The Town of Red Hook is inviting local artists to submit proposals for its 2025 Art Box Project, an outdoor mini-gallery initiative celebrating emerging creatives and the rich biodiversity of the Hudson Valley. The deadline has been extended to Tuesday, April 22. This year’s theme, “Flora and Fauna: Celebrating the Hudson Valley,” invites artists to explore their relationship with nature in the region. Submissions may include—but are not limited to—paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, or installations. Selected pieces will be featured in one of four art boxes, which serve as...

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John V. Regan of Rhinebeck died on March 13, 2025, at 71. John was a first-generation American, proud of his Irish heritage. John spent his formative years attending Our Lady of Angels, Bishop Ford, and Fort Hamilton and working at Mike's Deli. John married Patricia "Trish" Sloven in Brooklyn in 1986. They shared a life full of love, laughter, and adventure. John owned and managed John's Deli in Marine Park for many years, then served as manager, bartender, and waiter at Pipin's Pub. In 2008, John and Trish purchased the Rhinebeck Deli. John's warm personality and commitment to quality turned the...

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