AT&T has moved one step closer to establishing its 100-foot cell tower along Route 9G behind the former Ro-Lin Lanes bowling alley, with the Red Hook Planning Board setting an April 1 public hearing for the proposal. But that approval came with major pushback from the board, whose members continued to press the cell phone carrier for more clarity as […]
Energy & Utilities
AT&T Cell Tower Along Route 9G in Red Hook Now Slated for Public Hearing, but Planners Still Concerned It’s Ugly
By Emily Sachar, Editor | on March 20, 2024
By Kathryn WheelerRed Hook Planners Express Frustration with AT&T: Why Doesn’t The Company Propose a Taller Cell Tower To Service More People?
By Emily Sachar, Editor | on March 07, 2024
By Kathryn WheelerAs the proposal for a new 5G AT&T tower in Red Hook inches along, the Town of Red Hook Planning Board continued this week to ask the same question: Will the tower have room for other carriers, such as Verizon and T-Mobile? And if not, how much benefit will a 100-foot pole like AT&T proposes really provide? On Monday, AT&T […]
How to Find the Right Electricity Provider for You: A Daily Catch Primer
By Emily Sachar, Editor | on February 28, 2024
By Zachary BaymanSelecting your electricity supplier can sometimes be as easy as turning on a light switch. But it can also take time to compare plans, reputations of companies and access to customer service. Following The Daily Catch’s recent reporting on Rhinebeck and Red Hook Community Choice Aggregation programs, the paper follows up today with steps to help readers select a provider […]
Renewable Electricity Rates in Northern Dutchess Are Now 46 Percent Higher than Central Hudson’s: What Does That Mean for the Path to Renewable Energy?
By Emily Sachar, Editor | on February 12, 2024
By Zachary Bayman and Emily SacharThe renewable fuel pacts available to Red Hook and Rhinebeck citizens for the past seven months have turned out to be considerably more expensive than Central Hudson’s majority-fossil fuel prices, shining a bright light on the challenges facing the transition to clean energy in the short term, a Daily Catch examination has found. While state and local efforts to produce […]
Central Hudson Readies For Power Outages Ahead of Wicked Tuesday Evening Storm; 60 MPH Winds Predicted
By Emily Sachar, Editor | on January 09, 2024
By Emily SacharCentral Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. has recruited 120 workers from Kentucky, Ohio and other parts of New York State to handle anticipated power outages and damage from a volatile and severe weather system expected to move through the area Tuesday evening into Wednesday. Forecasts are calling for heavy rains of 2 to 3 inches in some areas and wind […]
“Are We in an Arms Race?” Red Hook Receives New Proposal for AT&T Cell Tower, A Mile from Rhinebeck’s Verizon Project
By Emily Sachar, Editor | on December 19, 2023
By Emily SacharJust months after the Rhinebeck Planning Board began consideration of a cell tower on Route 9G, Red Hook now has its own proposal to consider: a competing 5G tower from AT&T that would be located just south of the former Ro-Lin Lanes bowling alley. Representatives for AT&T presented the proposal to Red Hook planners Monday night, calling for a 100-foot […]
Fiber-Optic Broadband to Get First Review by Town and Village of Red Hook, with Public Meetings Planned
By Emily Sachar, Editor | on December 04, 2023
By Kathryn WheelerHigh-speed fiber-optic broadband and cell service may be coming both to the Village and the Town of Red Hook, through the same Kingston firm that is wiring the Village of Rhinebeck, government leaders said last week. The Red Hook Village Board has decided to allow Archtop Fiber to conduct a public presentation in December, at which government leaders and the […]
Toilet Brush in the Sky? Rhinebeck Planners Scrub Proposed Cell Tower Design, Opting for Simplicity at New Location
By Andrew@thedailycatch.org | on November 21, 2023
By Andrew ChecchiaThe cell tower proposed to cover dead service zones in Red Hook and Rhinebeck near the Route 9G/Route 199 interchange may have a new home that would help ease concerns about its unattractive appearance. Wireless Edge, the cell tower company leading the project, proposed at a Monday evening Rhinebeck Planning Board meeting that the host site be moved to the […]
Bridging the Digital Divide in Red Hook, 35 Homes on Lasher Road Get Broadband; One Man Says He’s Elated
By Emily Sachar, Editor | on October 26, 2023
By Emily SacharConnecting to the Internet has for years been a saga for Steven Lucash of Tivoli. Dependent on two roof satellite dishes that regularly failed during snow or inclement weather, Lucash suffered through dropped phone calls, disruption to TV shows, and monthly Internet bills exceeding $250. “Streaming, virtual calls, and any important work was often lost,” said Lucash, 72, whose wife, […]
Fiberoptic Internet for Rhinebeck Inches Closer As Archtop Wins Approval to Apply for Needed Equipment Station
By Emily Sachar, Editor | on October 05, 2023
By Andrew ChecchiaRhinebeck is inching another step closer to faster residential and business internet connections, as Archtop Fiber, the high-speed fiberoptic company building thousands of miles of infrastructure throughout the Hudson Valley, received permission this week to present its final plans for an equipment station in the village. At Tuesday’s Rhinebeck Village Planning Board meeting, planners agreed with Archtop that the company […]