Shawangunk Journal

Shawangunk Journal Hard to say but easy to read! Actual News, Locally Grown. A weekly newspaper that covers the local news in depth surrounding the Shawangunk Ridge.

We cover a good amount of Ulster County and parts of Orange and Sullivan as well. Our columnists are second to none with a variety of features on pets, humor, sports, movies, food, real estate and more. Online at NewsAtomic.com.

This week's featured pets are from Pets Alive, 363 Derby Road, Middletown. 845-386-9738.
08/30/2025

This week's featured pets are from Pets Alive, 363 Derby Road, Middletown. 845-386-9738.

If you have a pet you can’t keep or you want to give a pet a forever home, please contact

Many of our guests came year after year with their children. We all went to camp, and a few campers became camp counselo...
08/29/2025

Many of our guests came year after year with their children. We all went to camp, and a few campers became camp counselors, progressed to being children’s dining room servers, and ultimately moved on to serving in the main dining room. It wasn’t much of a surprise that they all felt a sense of belonging and ownership.

Many of our guests came year after year with their children. We all went to camp, and a few campers

"There was discussion of parking issues, but a bigger concern was voiced over the fact that the roadcut, entrance, and e...
08/29/2025

"There was discussion of parking issues, but a bigger concern was voiced over the fact that the roadcut, entrance, and exit would be directly across the street from the entrance and exit of the McDonalds."

The preliminary plan for a Wendy’s franchise to take over the closed-down Walgreens at 46 North Main Street returned for

This week we asked people in Ellenville: What brings/brought you to Ellenville?
08/28/2025

This week we asked people in Ellenville: What brings/brought you to Ellenville?

Akasia Wade: I was living in Poughkeepsie and I was in the process of moving. She was checking out places

Eddie Llovio is running for the Ulster County Legislature’s 14th district seat, representing Wawarsing and Walker Valley...
08/28/2025

Eddie Llovio is running for the Ulster County Legislature’s 14th district seat, representing Wawarsing and Walker Valley. He’s a location manager for the film industry and a longtime advocate for filming in and around the Hudson Valley.

Eddie Llovio celebrates the changes that have been taking place. “There are lots of new people and new businesses in

Craig Lopez is running again for the seat in the county legislature that he has held for 14 years now. That seat is for ...
08/28/2025

Craig Lopez is running again for the seat in the county legislature that he has held for 14 years now. That seat is for the 14th district, which is made up of Walker Valley in the Town of Shawangunk and the southeast corner of Wawarsing. No other district spans across the Shawangunk Ridge.

Craig Lopez is running again for the seat in the county legislature that he has held for 14 years now

The August 19 Marbletown Board meeting consisted of two quick resolutions and an exchange about the grant that could be ...
08/28/2025

The August 19 Marbletown Board meeting consisted of two quick resolutions and an exchange about the grant that could be pivotal for the Marbletown Community Center.

The August 19 Marbletown Board meeting consisted of two quick resolutions and an exchange about the grant that could be

Last, but not least, the board was called to discuss UpEnd Distilling. UpEnd is a distillery run by Chris Lofrese, looki...
08/28/2025

Last, but not least, the board was called to discuss UpEnd Distilling. UpEnd is a distillery run by Chris Lofrese, looking for a home in the Town of Crawford. Lofrese told the board that 75 percent of the ingredients they use will come from New York State, with a focus on local farms. He said that they “are looking to be a part of the community.”

On Thursday, August 21, the town of Crawford held their monthly board meeting. It was announced that two members of

Ulster County Planning Board Director Dennis Doyle and Deputy Director of Emergency Services Steven Peterson spoke to th...
08/28/2025

Ulster County Planning Board Director Dennis Doyle and Deputy Director of Emergency Services Steven Peterson spoke to the town board on Thursday evening to advance a project for a 155-foot-high tower to be placed on the upper slope above the town highway garage off Route 209.

Ulster County Planning Board Director Dennis Doyle and Deputy Director of Emergency Services Steven Peterson spoke to the town board

On August 22nd at 4:05 p.m., a wilderness rescue was initiated at Kaaterskill Falls in the Town of Hunter, Greene County...
08/28/2025

On August 22nd at 4:05 p.m., a wilderness rescue was initiated at Kaaterskill Falls in the Town of Hunter, Greene County. A 21-year-old from Long Island fell down an embankment trying to reach a swimming area.

On August 22nd at 4:05 p.m., a wilderness rescue was initiated at Kaaterskill Falls in the Town of Hunter

Are you a local poet interested in being published in the Shawangunk Journal? Submit to us today! We take submissions on...
08/28/2025

Are you a local poet interested in being published in the Shawangunk Journal? Submit to us today! We take submissions on a rolling basis and selections are made in the order they are received. Please submit to [email protected] or mail to PO Box 669, Ellenville, NY 12428, and include your name and contact information in the submission.

Are you a local poet interested in being published in the Shawangunk Journal? Submit to us today! We take submissions

The moral to this story is this: Your prayers may be intentional, tailored, and fit for prime time. That’s fine! Your pr...
08/28/2025

The moral to this story is this: Your prayers may be intentional, tailored, and fit for prime time. That’s fine! Your prayers may be accidental, haphazard, and nothing to write home about even to the point of denying they are prayer at all. That’s fine too! Our commonality rests in our humanity and the life that drives it.

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We are an independent, community-minded weekly newspaper that covers the local news in depth surrounding the Shawangunk Ridge - Ulster County and parts of Orange and Sullivan as well.

Check out our latest: a profile in The Atlantic, by James Fallows: https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2019/10/new-approach-local-journalism/600817/

We created NewsAtomic, our innovative digital platform, not just for our publication, but for several other local independent publications - together we are aiming to strengthen community journalism! (We are also spearheading local student journalism: https://newsatomic.com/post/link/809XDw )