The company that installed the floor for Red Hook High School’s new gym is suing the school district for 1,964 for nonpayment. The district admits it has withheld payment but alleges the floor was installed improperly. The company that installed the long-awaited floor for Red Hook High School’s new gym is suing the school district for 1,964 for nonpayment. (Photo by Claire Greenburger) In a suit filed in March 2026 in Dutchess County Supreme Court, Atlantic Sport Wood Floors, an athletic floor installation company based in Valley Cottage of Rockland County, contends the playing floor was successfully installed. In court...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/red-hook-school-district-says-new-gym-floor-is-defective-withholds-362000-contractor-sues/

In a win for the birds and the bees, the Village of Rhinebeck Municipal Parking Lot and Red Hook Town Rec Park are now home to new pollinator gardens.  In June, volunteers planted new pollinator gardens at the Village of Rhinebeck Municipal Parking Lot (pictured here) and the Red Hook Town Rec Park. (Photo by Claire Greenburger) The Daily Catch spoke with Ashley Gamell, co-creator of PollinateHV, and Claire Babbott-Bryan of The Understory about the purpose of pollinator gardens in the Hudson Valley. (Video by Michael Schiavone) The gardens, planted in June with help from community volunteers, feature native plants...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/give-bees-a-chance-rhinebeck-red-hook-plant-pollinator-demonstration-gardens/

“Ten minutes until curtain.” The stage manager called out the warning just as she would before opening night. Only this wasn’t a musical. It was the wedding of Maya Schubert and Dennis Wakeman, both longtime performers at the Center for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck. Family members slipped in and out of dressing rooms. The dress designer hurried in for one last adjustment. Guests settled into their seats on the Great Lawn while the wedding party waited for its cue. On May 30, the theater that had shaped Maya’s childhood became the setting for one of her life’s biggest moments.  Long...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/a-music-director-duo-celebrates-35-years-and-127-productions-at-rhinebecks-center-for-performing-arts/

In this episode of The Catch-Up, Publisher Walter Mullin and reporters Claire Greenburger and Eloise Goldsmith dive into two stories shaping the region's future of hospitality: Clinton's proposed Six Senses wellness retreat and Rhinebeck's historic Linwood property. First, they discuss the latest twist in the proposed Clinton retreat — a lawsuit filed against the Clinton Planning Board, challenging its decision to require a more extensive environmental review. Then, they turn to Linwood, where the Sisters of St. Ursula have narrowed the search for a buyer to two finalists, both proposing boutique hotels that would bring new life to the iconic...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/the-catch-up-episode-63-reshaping-hospitality-with-six-senses-and-linwood/

The elevator at the Amtrak station in Rhinecliff is out of service again just as a sweltering heat wave collides with Amtrak customers traveling with luggage for the 4th of July holiday weekend. The Rhinecliff Amtrak station’s single elevator was taken out of service this week. The elevator outage coincides with a heat wave and the passengers traveling with luggage for the July 4th holiday weekend. (Photo by Tony Adamis) The elevator, which transports passengers from the pedestrian overpass above the train tracks to the train platform below, was out of service for an entire month last summer. The elevator...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/rhinecliff-amtrak-station-elevator-out-again-before-weekend-holiday-rush-amid-record-temperatures/

When Adam Krandle began hosting outdoor variety shows during the Covid-19 lockdown, he recruited friends from the lower Manhattan burlesque scene to perform at a pole barn at Gatherwild Ranch, a Germantown glamping destination. Performers sang, danced, flipped and stripped through uncertain times. Adam Krandle began hosting outdoor variety shows during the Covid-19 lockdown, recruiting friends from the lower Manhattan burlesque scene to perform in Germantown. (Photo courtesy of the Stissing Center) The shows were an immediate hit. Krandle staged one after the next, and by the fourth show of his Roundtop Burlesque Revue, in spring 2024, attendance had grown...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/burlesque-returns-to-pine-plains-for-one-night-of-sword-swallowing-acrobatics-and-mischief/

Red Hook School District officials say they plan to increase police presence at Red Hook High School and hold a student assembly when in-person classes resume in response to the bathroom fire last Friday morning. Red Hook school officials say they plan to increase police presence at the high school in response to the bathroom fire that took place on Friday morning. (Photo courtesy of Red Hook Fire Department) District officials say there is no specific ongoing threat prompting the increased police presence. “It's a step to reassure students and families upon their return and demonstrates the strong working relationship...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/red-hook-high-school-to-add-police-and-hold-assembly-in-response-to-alleged-bathroom-arson/

Requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to officials to hold immigrants detained in county jails beyond their release date rose across much of the Hudson Valley last year, a Daily Catch analysis of ICE data shows. Requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to county officials to hold immigrants detained in county jails beyond their release date rose across much of the Hudson Valley this past year. (Image by The Daily Catch using data from the Deportation Data Project) In Dutchess County, these requests from ICE, known as "detainer requests," jumped nearly twofold between 2024 and 2025, according to...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/ice-requests-to-hold-jailed-immigrants-surge-in-hudson-valley-but-dutchess-county-says-its-not-cooperating/

As we continue our lookback through the ages — 2021 through the present — as part of our fifth anniversary celebration, we recall today the events and stories of 2022 that most interested our readers. As we celebrate our fifth anniversary in June, we will take readers on a quick trip down Memory Lane over the next five weeks. (Image by ChatGPT) Last week, we shared our top 5 stories from 2021. This week’s list includes two from the world of local education, a real estate sale, the birth of what has become a beloved local cheese shop, and the...

https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/2022-a-daily-catch-anniversary-reflection-revisit-the-stories-that-captivated-readers/

The Hearthstone Motel in Upper Red Hook was about to be reclaimed. Comedian Amy Schumer announced plans to film in Red Hook for her new Hulu comedy series. WKZE Radio Impresario Barb Stanley lost the love of her life, then announced plans to stay with the station. As we celebrate our fifth anniversary in June, we will take readers on a quick trip down Memory Lane over the next five weeks. And The Daily Catch achieved liftoff. It was 2021, just five short years ago. As we celebrate our fifth anniversary in June, we will take readers on a quick...

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