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The Town of Saugerties is considering a new zoning amendment that would allow indoor agricultural operations, including cannabis cultivators, to seek special use permits in five districts. The town board held its first public hearing on the draft law Wednesday, Sept. 2. The proposal follows a dispute over whether a cannabis cultivation facility should be […]

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As the sky turned golden and crickets began to chirp at Opus 40 on Saturday, Theresa Bear Fox, a singer-songwriter from the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory in upstate New York, took the stage to hoots and cheers. “I am trying to learn my language that is so beautiful,” Fox sang. About 80 people sat on blankets […]

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As the sky turned golden and crickets began to chirp at Opus 40 on Saturday, Theresa Bear Fox, a singer-songwriter from the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory in upstate New York, took the stage to hoots and cheers. “I am trying to learn my language that is so beautiful,” Fox sang. About 80 people sat on blankets […]

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To quote the opening line from the court opinion that this post is based upon, “Millions of American teenagers have sex.” This post is has nothing to do with whether that sort of thing is good or bad, natural or otherwise, nor the moral implications of it all. Whatever you think about that opening line, […]

Oliver Darcy: “Bartiromo’s termination stems from an incident, which has not previously been reported, that occurred in July. After Trump delivered his unhinged prime time speech in which he pushed more conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, this time making a number of allegations against China, I am told that Fox issued guidance to senior […]

“The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state can’t use redrawn congressional districts that could have benefited Republicans in November’s midterm elections, and voters must decide if they should be used in future elections,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The unanimous decision was a blow to Republicans who were hoping to gain one U.S. […]

Wall Street Journal: “Behind closed doors, the first-term senator shows little interest in doing the job beyond cultivating relationships with conservative media figures and advocating for Israel, according to interviews with more than a dozen former staffers and lawmakers, as well as text messages and other internal records.” “With a pivotal election looming in November […]

“The Maryland Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Democrats’ much-debated redistricting amendment to appear on ballots in November,” NOTUS reports. “Voters will decide whether to change the state constitution to allow lawmakers to draw legislative and congressional districts without facing stringent compactness standards in the future — marking a win for state Democrats who passed the […]

“President Trump said on Thursday that he was appointing Adam R. Telle, the official overseeing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to take over as the acting Army secretary, following the resignation of Daniel P. Driscoll earlier this week,” the New York Times reports. “Mr. Driscoll, formerly the civilian leader of the Army, resigned on […]

Of course he is. Trump is asking the Supreme Court to green-light the Postal Service rule that would give the federal government control over mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterms.

After GPT-6 Astra, We’re Entering the Age of Unscorable AI

Sunflowers! Outside East Village Books on St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue (previously) ... and Tile Bar a block to the west...

Ron DeSantis has more problems than trying to burn books and taking rights away from minorities.

The Nile Monitor is a huge lizard.

ABC News reports,"The Nile monitor -- a semi-aquatic lizard that can grow up to 6 feet and is equipped with razor claws -- has been establishing populations in the area since the 1980s, according to ecology experts."

Frank Mazzotti, a professor of wildlife ecology at the University of Florida, told ABC News said, "They're crazy. They're very hard to handle, and you have to take great care that they don't escape and that you don't get bit."

Good night and good luck.

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One day in Cairo, perhaps in the late 1930s or 1940s, the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company enticed shoppers to its storefront at 515 Main St. with a blowout 5-cent sale on soup, beans, and other provisions. In an undated, unsigned photograph, cans are piled in pyramids outside the front door, and a sign […]

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Self Portrait, 1918 #pietmondrian #mondrian

Figure and Drapery in a Landscape, 1934 #salvadordali #surrealism

Nothing like a big ol’ vent to inspire one to lofty heights of imagination. In any event: Hello! I’m in Tampa. It’s warm. I figure I’ll find out more about it tomorrow. But first! Sleep. — JS

One day in Cairo, perhaps in the late 1930s or 1940s, the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company enticed shoppers to its storefront at 515 Main St. with a blowout 5-cent sale on soup, beans, and other provisions. In an undated, unsigned photograph, cans are piled in pyramids outside the front door, and a sign […]

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An invite-only event in Austin, Texas, kept online fans in the dark for hours.

Students across The Overlook’s coverage area are returning to classrooms this month as the 2026-27 school year gets underway. The Hunter-Tannersville Central School District and Saugerties Central School District are the first to welcome students back on Thursday, Sept. 3. Saugerties schools will then close Friday, Sept. 4, and Monday, Sept. 7, for Labor Day […]

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