“Can you call this the Hudson River School of Photography?” That’s the question museumgoers keep asking at the Upstate Photography Biennial, an exhibition of 39 photographers living and working across the Hudson Valley and Upstate New York. Such reactions invoke the Hudson River School, a 19th-century movement of landscape painters like Frederic Church and Thomas Cole, and draw comparison between the regional concentration of painters then and the thriving community of photographers here today. Currently on view at Kingston’s CPW is its inaugural Upstate Photography Biennial, featuring 39 artists working across the Hudson Valley and Upstate New York. (Photographs by...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/at-a-kingston-arts-center-inaugural-biennial-showcases-the-hudson-valleys-photography-boom/

Former Red Hook Town Attorney and Boat Club member Albert Trezza filed a lawsuit Monday against the Town of Red Hook and Town Supervisor Robert McKeon, alleging that McKeon hired outside law firms for Boat Club zoning litigation without a Town Board resolution. Former Red Hook Town Attorney and Boat Club member Albert Trezza filed a new lawsuit Monday against Town Supervisor Robert McKeon. (Photo by Athan Yanos) The lawsuit comes four days after the Boat Club won its second Article 78 lawsuit against the Town in Dutchess County Supreme Court. This appears to be the sixth lawsuit surrounding the...

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CECNY Land Holdings, the developer behind the proposed Six Senses wellness retreat, filed a lawsuit against the Clinton Planning Board on Friday, asking a state court to overturn the Board's decision that the project undergo a more extensive environmental review. The developer behind the proposed Six Senses wellness retreat filed a lawsuit against the Clinton Planning Board on Friday. (Photo by Claire Greenburger) In May, the Planning Board voted unanimously to issue a positive declaration under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), finding the proposed development may have significant adverse environmental impacts. The designation requires the developer to prepare...

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Lance M. Rowland died on June 22, 2026, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on Feb. 16, 1974, in Rhinebeck, Lance was the son of the late Michael J. Rowland, who died in 2002, and Frances Hogan (née Barnao). Raised in Red Hook, Lance attended Red Hook High School and later earned his GED. In recent years, he called Cobleskill home. Lance's Christian faith was central to his life and was the guiding force behind all that he did. Having experienced the Capital City Rescue Mission's ministry firsthand, he completed the New Life Program and participated in its chaplaincy training,...

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Carolyn E. Kellerhouse of Tivoli died on June 19, 2026, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, surrounded by her family. Born on May 17, 1941, in Jersey City, N.J., Carolyn was the daughter of the late Victor and Wilma (Meriam) Bentzen. After earning certification as a medical secretary, Carolyn worked at Memorial Sloan Kettering and then Hudson River State Hospital. She married Lloyd Kellerhouse in October 1962.  Carolyn was an integral part of the Kellerhouse farm, taking on many roles from accounting to chief secretary, and in her younger years, horse handler. She was an avid crocheter, knitter, baker, seamstress, cook,...

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Rhinebeck High School celebrated the Class of 2026 on Saturday during a commencement ceremony held on the infield of the school's track and field oval, where 76 graduates received their diplomas under mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-80s. Students sing "The Alma Mater" as festivities begin Saturday for the 76 graduates of the Rhinebeck High School senior class. (Photo by Tony Adamis) The Rhinebeck Fire Department suspended a large American flag above the entrance to the processional route as the Rhinebeck High School Band played. Class officers Sawyer Giles and Adrian Jensen welcomed family members, friends and faculty...

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Editor's note: In the midst of mounting development pressures and economic change, the Town of Clinton is rewriting its Comprehensive Plan, a process that will help shape the Town's future for years to come. As part of that conversation, The Daily Catch spoke with six residents about what makes Clinton special, how the Town has changed during their lifetimes, and what they hope it will become in the decades ahead. This story is Part 2 of a six-part series. A new installment will be published each day this week.  One Last Cowboy HatRichard Morse technically grew up just over the...

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Editor's note: In the midst of mounting development pressures and economic change, the Town of Clinton is rewriting its Comprehensive Plan, a process that will help shape the Town's future for years to come. As part of that conversation, The Daily Catch spoke with six residents about what makes Clinton special, how the Town has changed during their lifetimes, and what they hope it will become in the decades ahead. This story is Part 1 of a six-part series. A new installment will be published each day this week. Clinton is rural, a quality residents cherish. According to a survey...

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The bride wore a long flowing veil. The groom looked dashing in a white coat and black bow tie. The wedding vows the young college graduates exchanged at Rhinebeck’s Third Lutheran Church on Livingston Street were full of promise. The year was 1956.  Two Rhinebeck natives, Ann and Richard Siebold, are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. They were wed in Rhinebeck in 1956. (Photo courtesy of Carin McCowan) This June, Richard and Ann Siebold, two Rhinebeck natives with deep roots in the community, celebrated 70 years of marriage.  The couple, who today live in Pittsboro, N.C., held a Sunday lunch...

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George B. Hooper Jr. died at his home in Red Hook on June 30, 2026. Born on Feb. 23, 1955, in Princeton, N.J., he grew up in Hyde Park, N.Y.  After graduating from Roosevelt High School in 1973, George began his career as an equipment technician in the semiconductor industry, working for Harris Semiconductor, IBM, and ASML. His exceptional fastpitch softball skills were known throughout the region, and in 1996, he was inducted into the Dutchess County Fastpitch Hall of Fame. Known simply as "Hoop" to all who knew and loved him, he had a lifelong love of deep-sea fishing,...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/george-b-hooper-semiconductor-technician-and-fastpitch-hall-of-fame-member-dies-at-71/