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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 b...

Olivia Imogen Hugill died on July 4, 2026.  Born as the eldest daughter of J.A.C. Hugill and Fanny Hugill (née Gore-Browne), Olivia grew up in London. She graduated from the University of Bristol and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn. She later moved to New York City and joined the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, where she met her husband, David Rigney. Rhinebeck was always a special p...

A group of 28 current Fisher Center staff members and dozens of former Fisher Center employees on Sunday became the first organized group of Bard College staff to demand that the Board of Trustees end all of Leon Botstein's key leadership roles at the institution. A group of current and former employees at the Fisher Center, the anchor for Leon Botstein’s performance activities at Bard Colleg...

Ken Migliorelli, whose family name has been synonymous with farming in Red Hook since the early 1970s, has relisted his 210-acre orchard on Guski Road for sale. Ken Migliorelli has re-listed his 210-acre orchard on Guski Road for sale. (Photo courtesy of Carolynn Dittmann) Migliorelli, who currently operates one of the Hudson Valley's largest fruit and vegetable farms, said selling the proper...

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 b...

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...

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 O...

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 t...

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...

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...

“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...

A new Mexican grocery store, Oaxaca Style, has opened on East Market Street in Rhinebeck, offering customers items they won’t find elsewhere in the Village commercial center. Guillermo Aco, right, and his family friend Olga Garzón, left, have opened a new Mexican grocery store in Rhinebeck Village. (Photo by Eloise Goldsmith) For example, the new shop, which occupies the space vacated by home good...

Rhinebeck Bank depositors and shareholders have voted to approve the conversion of the institution into a stock holding structure, clearing an initial hurdle in its transformation. Rhinebeck Bank depositors and shareholders have voted to approve the conversion of the institution into a fully stock-holding company structure. (Photo by Eloise Goldsmith) The current company has a bifurcated ownership...

The Phantom Gardener on Route 9 in Rhinebeck plans a significant expansion that includes a new, larger showroom and a new greenhouse. The Phantom Gardener on Route 9 in Rhinebeck has announced plans for an expansion. (Photo by Eloise Goldsmith) One of the co-owners of the organic garden center and landscaping business, Tony Capalbo, appeared before the Rhinebeck Town Planning Board on Tuesday to d...

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 o...

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 b...

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...

“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...

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,...

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 f...

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...

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 Bo...

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 fro...

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...

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 Hu...