https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/26/new-free-after-school-program-at-ees/922GiR https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149953/lrg Ellenville, New York New Free After School Program at EES - Enroll Tomorrow, Oct. 27 https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/26/ulster-county-grapples-with-ai-and-surveillance/374gNm https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149950/lrg Kingston, New York Ulster County Grapples With AI and Surveillance https://shawangunkjournal.com/obituaries/2026/10/26/christine-van-leuven-72/928smD https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149949/lrg Christine Van Leuven, 72 Ellenville, New York Christine Van Leuven, 72 https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/26/dec-forest-rangers-respond-to-three-hiker-emergencies-in-the-catskills/163QHL https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149947/lrg Hunter, New York DEC Forest Rangers Respond to Three Hiker Emergencies in the Catskills https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/25/water-traffic-and-batteries-mamakating-weighs-development-pressures/331onQ https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149871/lrg The Skylark Road property. Mamakating, New York Water, Traffic and Batteries: Mamakating Weighs Development Pressures https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/25/ellenville-scarecrows-dazzle-downtown/755BWk https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149864/lrg Ellenville, New York Ellenville Scarecrows Dazzle Downtown https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/24/swift-water-training-on-the-rondout/743BgD https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149860/lrg ECOs participate in swift water rescue training on Rondout Creek Ulster County, New York Swift Water Training on the Rondout https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/23/metzger-picks-parete-for-dpw-commissioner/485KyL https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149859/lrg Rich Parete. Kingston, New York Metzger Picks Parete for DPW Commissioner https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/24/a-small-forest-has-been-planted-in-ellenville/234XwA https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149852/lrg Andrew Faust, left, with a group of volunteer 'permaculturists'. Ellenville, New York A Small Forest Has Been Planted In Ellenville https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/24/rondout-valley-parent-demands-answers-from-school-district/051eTD https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149851/lrg Stephanie Labodin speaking at a Rondout Valley school board meeting. Accord, New York Rondout Valley Parent Demands Answers From School District https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/25/wrong-address-nearly-costs-stone-ridge-family-their-property/192aOK https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149807/lrg Stone Ridge, New York Wrong Address Nearly Costs Stone Ridge Family Their Property https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/23/local-craftsman-starts-green-caskets-company/424ifo https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149806/lrg Brown’s caskets are made entirely of solid knotty pine, with no metal fasteners or screws. Stone Ridge, New York Local Craftsman Starts “Green Caskets” Company - “Green isn’t a choice, it’s a responsibility” https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/22/share-collectibles-in-grahamsville/462WRS https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149800/lrg Movie made in Neversink Grahamsville, New York Share Collectibles in Grahamsville https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/22/see-the-descent-in-the-widow-jane-mine/628fOd https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149799/lrg Rosendale, New York See ‘The Descent’ in the Widow Jane Mine https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/22/the-town-of-rochester-highway-superintendent-race/945Eke https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149798/lrg Richard Smith Jr. and Charlotte Smiseth Accord, New York The Town of Rochester Highway Superintendent Race https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/22/crawford-town-board-adopts-10-million-2027-budget/024JUh https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149796/lrg Pine Bush, New York Crawford Town Board Adopts $10 Million 2027 Budget https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/22/rochester-weighs-2027-budget-court-clerk-raises-and-safety/032XZG https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149794/lrg Town of Rochester Municipal Court. Accord, New York Rochester Weighs 2027 Budget, Court Clerk Raises and Safety https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/22/at-ever-growing-family-farm-art-takes-root/297qoa https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149791/lrg Moustapha planting rice. Kerhonkson, New York At Ever-Growing Family Farm, Art Takes Root https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/22/accord-hosts-4-artists-within-4-miles/898okU https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149797/lrg (left to right) Gayle Saunders, Wendy Hollender, Carole Aoki and Nancy Ostrovsky. Accord, New York Accord Hosts 4 Artists Within 4 Miles https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/22/golf-on-their-minds-at-town-board-meeting/689vBi https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149779/lrg Wawarsing, New York Golf on Their Minds at Town Board Meeting https://shawangunkjournal.com/columns/2026/10/22/think-big-out-of-the-box-solutions/208IFs https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149777/lrg A ChatGBT rendering of the Statue of Liberty. Ellenville, New York Think Big: Out-of-the-Box Solutions - Education – Liberty and Learning https://shawangunkjournal.com/columns/2026/10/22/pet-sounds-remembering-tux/976TSy https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149776/lrg Tux Ellenville, New York Pet Sounds: Remembering Tux https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/22/real-lives-of-the-gunks-wendy-hollender/112CZH https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149775/lrg Wendy Hollender Accord, New York Real Lives of the Gunks: Wendy Hollender https://shawangunkjournal.com/opinions/2026/10/22/schoold-the-art-of-storytelling/876RtN https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149774/lrg Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Babes in Toyland. Ulster County, New York School’d: The Art of Storytelling https://shawangunkjournal.com/columns/2026/10/22/pov/467psg https://shawangunkjournal.com/opinions/2026/10/22/out-of-the-archives-mountain-dew-july-1-1949/420mGn https://shawangunkjournal.com/opinions/2026/10/22/a-vote-for-richard-walls/744wOj https://shawangunkjournal.com/opinions/2026/10/22/a-vote-for-adrienne-gelfand-perine/667eFS https://shawangunkjournal.com/opinions/2026/10/22/a-vote-for-josh-riley/217cXQ https://shawangunkjournal.com/opinions/2026/10/22/relc-conservation-easement-yes/234moK https://shawangunkjournal.com/opinions/2026/10/22/rondout-esopus-lc-can-help-colony-farm/215yJF https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/22/controversial-indian-valley-inn-project-moves-forward/354Vvf https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149751/lrg Rendering for an 18-unit apartment building off Route 209 at the site of the old Indian Valley Inn (inset). Kerhonkson, New York Controversial Indian Valley Inn Project Moves Forward https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/21/pb-seniors-decorate-parking-spots/427gSi https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149741/lrg Pine Bush, New York PB Seniors Decorate Parking Spots https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/23/ellenville-students-receive-presidents-challenge-scholarship/241LMr https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149737/lrg From left, Jarelyz Ocasio Colon, Brittany Zuniga, Ellenville President’s Challenge Coordinator Courtney Vandermark, Alexa DuPont, Gianna Cox, and SUNY Ulster Student Success Counselor Rebecca Mercado. Not pictured is scholarship recipient Amelia Baty. Ellenville, New York Ellenville Students Receive President's Challenge Scholarship https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/26/borscht-belt-film-fest-returns-for-3rd-year/809lcC https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149873/lrg Ellenville, New York Borscht Belt Film Fest Returns for 3rd Year https://shawangunkjournal.com/section/2026/10/22/seeking-applicants-motor-equipment-operator/674Kmt https://shawangunkjournal.com/section/2026/10/22/proposal-request-legal-counsel-/379UcT https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/20/ellenville-plans-for-45-million-in-ny-forward-funding/629SBq https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149694/lrg The NYForward target area is the Historic Ellenville Downtown Business District. It encompasses the historic core of the Village of Ellenville, designed to focus investment on the most densely-built, walkable parts of the municipality, covering approximately 0.25 square miles or 160 acres. Ellenville, New York Ellenville Plans for $4.5 Million in NY Forward Funding https://shawangunkjournal.com/section/2026/10/22/bid-notice-rosendale-public-safety-radio-tower-site-project/958MAF https://shawangunkjournal.com/police-blotter/2026/10/19/thomas-m-keeler-age-unknown-bloomingburg-new-york/195RCn https://shawangunkjournal.com/police-blotter/2026/10/19/shawn-rion-52-accord-new-york/356CbL https://shawangunkjournal.com/police-blotter/2026/10/19/tiffany-lyn-brown-35-milton-new-york/805PgP https://shawangunkjournal.com/police-blotter/2026/10/19/dylan-kajkowski-30-kerhonkson-new-york/545vdf https://shawangunkjournal.com/police-blotter/2026/10/19/william-j-smart-31-wallkill-new-york/715tCV https://shawangunkjournal.com/police-blotter/2026/10/19/brittany-deseri-carrero-30-ellenville-new-york/340uGg https://shawangunkjournal.com/police-blotter/2026/10/19/yunus-k-saiyed-53-crompond-new-york/633nml https://shawangunkjournal.com/police-blotter/2026/10/19/kevin-a-rodriguez-palacios-22-middletown-new-york/189SNF https://shawangunkjournal.com/police-blotter/2026/10/19/carl-t-long-32-pine-bush-new-york/063kAp https://shawangunkjournal.com/police-blotter/2026/10/19/haline-marie-silverman-55-monroe-new-york/830rHy https://shawangunkjournal.com/police-blotter/2026/10/19/ibrahim-jalloh-19-new-york-new-york/276Yyf https://shawangunkjournal.com/police-blotter/2026/10/19/abraham-garcia-mar-43-middletown-new-york/481oxX https://shawangunkjournal.com/police-blotter/2026/10/19/eliel-garcia-lucero-21-middletown-new-york/011LMi https://shawangunkjournal.com/police-blotter/2026/10/19/anthony-gael-garcia-lucero-22-middletown-new-york/183JQJ https://shawangunkjournal.com/police-blotter/2026/10/19/shawn-michael-exposito-59-wurtsboro-new-york/848USj https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/20/crawford-resident-receives-honor-flight-send-off/922HtL https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149662/lrg Crawford, New York Crawford Resident Receives Honor Flight Send-Off https://shawangunkjournal.com/calendar/2026/10/19/sewing-machine-quick-fix/187TPE https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149659/lrg Cragsmoor, New York Sewing Machine Quick Fix https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/21/construction-underway-on-new-ulster-savings-bank-in-stone-ridge/287unR https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149652/lrg Stone Ridge, New York Construction Underway on New Ulster Savings Bank in Stone Ridge https://shawangunkjournal.com/calendar/2026/10/19/virtual-author-talk/383ARZ https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149642/lrg Virtual Author Talk https://shawangunkjournal.com/calendar/2026/10/19/the-quilters-documentary-screening/265XIS https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149641/lrg Gardiner, New York ‘The Quilters’ Documentary Screening https://shawangunkjournal.com/calendar/2026/10/19/ucspca-fill-the-van-event/664HSn https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149640/lrg Kingston, New York UCSPCA Fill the Van Event https://shawangunkjournal.com/calendar/2026/10/19/weird-organisms-active-camouflage/561buS https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149638/lrg Wurtsboro, New York Weird Organisms: Active Camouflage https://shawangunkjournal.com/calendar/2026/10/19/welcome-home-dolly/323KTk https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149635/lrg Rosendale, New York Welcome Home, Dolly https://shawangunkjournal.com/calendar/2026/10/19/reggie-harris-and-pat-wictor-a-musical-evening/147JqQ https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149634/lrg Rosendale, New York Reggie Harris and Pat Wictor: A Musical Evening https://shawangunkjournal.com/calendar/2026/10/19/boomers-boomlets-a-musical-reunion/605yzr https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149632/lrg Rosendale, New York Boomers & Boomlets: A Musical Reunion https://shawangunkjournal.com/calendar/2026/10/19/overtones-a-circlesinging-journey/069HHi https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149629/lrg Rosendale, New York Overtones: A Circlesinging Journey https://shawangunkjournal.com/calendar/2026/10/19/depuy-lecture-series/680Glf https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149628/lrg High Falls, New York DePuy Lecture Series https://shawangunkjournal.com/section/2026/10/22/responder-notice-ulster-county-lower-esopus-creek-study/321gYW https://shawangunkjournal.com/section/2026/10/22/bid-notice-road-materials/662bNB https://shawangunkjournal.com/section/2026/10/22/budget-workshop-meetings/979NTq https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/20/siren-theatres-haunted-telegraph-returns/826CfS https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149505/lrg High Falls, New York Siren Theatre's "Haunted Telegraph" Returns https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/17/40-watts-to-screen-in-rosendale/087Iwe https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149504/lrg Rosendale, New York ‘40 Watts’ to Screen in Rosendale https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/18/amelias-pantry-opens-in-high-falls/683XhA https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149503/lrg High Falls, New York Amelia’s Pantry Opens in High Falls https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/19/napanoch-man-arraigned-in-fatal-crash-that-killed-ellenville-woman-updated/335oEZ https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149499/lrg Raul E. Braddock-Toala. Wawarsing, New York Napanoch Man Arraigned in Fatal Crash That Killed Ellenville Woman (UPDATED) https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/16/clinton-avenue-bridge-watch-progress/255Bel https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149476/lrg Clinton Avenue Bridge Ellenville, New York Clinton Avenue Bridge Watch: Progress? https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/17/property-dispute-cemetery-controversy-take-center-stage-in-mamakating/804voW https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149475/lrg Roosa Gap Cemetery. Mamakating, New York Property Dispute, Cemetery Controversy Take Center Stage in Mamakating https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/18/ellenville-mayor-recognizes-naacps-voter-outreach/903HGo https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149513/lrg Ellenville, New York Ellenville Mayor Recognizes NAACP’s Voter Outreach https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/19/ridgetop-lakes-conservancy-protects-35-acres/201Syz https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149514/lrg The newly acquired parcel is shown with a thick black outline. Mamakating, New York Ridgetop Lakes Conservancy Protects 35 Acres https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/18/kerhonkson-fire-co-teaches-fire-safety/933xgD https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149461/lrg Kerhonkson, New York Kerhonkson Fire Co. Teaches Fire Safety https://shawangunkjournal.com/section/2026/10/22/question-to-voters/498Avg https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/20/the-call-is-coming-from-inside-the-jail/244jtc https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149405/lrg Kingston, New York The Call Is Coming From Inside the Jail - 11 Inmates Charged With Violating Orders of Protection Over Jail Phones https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/17/rondout-debuts-fall-unified-mvps/753sht https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id149347/lrg Fergus O'Neill and Kadi Holt. Accord, New York Rondout Debuts Fall Unified MVPs https://shawangunkjournal.com/news/2026/10/19/fall-clean-up-and-daffodil-planting-in-high-falls/109ZVg https://shawangunkjournal.com/image/id148633/lrg High Falls, New York Fall Clean-Up and Daffodil Planting in High Falls