April 11, 2025 Police Chief Scott (S) by Maria (M) M: Chief Scott, what do you love about Rosendale? S: Rosendale is definitely a diverse community, that’s for sure. I have longstanding ties to the community, it is a special place, so I think you probably heard that quite often […]
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March 31, 2025 Jen(J), Amberly(A), Vanessa(V) by Maria(M) M: Vanessa, what do you love about Rosendale? V: So many things – its quirkiness, its uniqueness, its location within Ulster County, smack between Kingston and New Paltz, the outdoors. My husband and I live right near the trestle, so we’re on […]
March 21, 2025 Tara(T) by Maria (M) M: Our first question is, what do you love about Rosendale? T: Well, I love a lot of things about Rosendale. I love that it’s very diverse and it’s a kind of a refuge for people who love nature and people with different […]
April 1 (10) 2025 Fire Chiefs Nick and Kris (both F, because, apologies, we can’t tell them apart on the recording) by Amanda(A) and Maria (M) F: A lot of people come from an area where they have a career fire department. There are people that are in the firehouse […]
April 14, 2025, Shawn by Maria M: Hi Shawn, what do you love about Rosendale? S: Oh, how long have you got? So many things. I’ve lived here for 7 years now, and Ulster County for 10 years. I always felt attracted to this area. And wow! It’s such a […]
2025 Mar 25 Katie (K) by Maria (M) M: The first question is a fun one: what do you love about Rosendale? K: I really love the way that the community works together. I feel like it’s a unique town in this area, in the way that there’s so many […]
Tue, March 18, 2025 S (S) by Amanda (A) A: Okay, I am here with S on this lovely Tuesday afternoon sitting in the sunshine, and I am going to ask you some questions and you just tell me whatever comes to mind. Our aim is to find out what […]
March 18, 2025 James (J) by Amanda (A), with Priscilla (P) A: Hi, this is Amanda, what’s your name? J: James. A: Hi James, nice to meet you. J: Same. A: So you were telling me that you were born and raised in the area, and you’ve been in Rosendale […]
March 19 2025, Maura (M) and Ron (R) by Amanda (A) A: Okay, here we go. I’m here with Maura and Ron, and we are here to talk about Rosendale and what we value the most, what matters most, what we love about our town and what we think could […]
March 2, 2025, Shari (S) and Amanda (A) A: Okay, so we are here at the Rumpus. S: There is Rumpusing going on! A: There is Rumpusing going on! One of the questions that we start with is “What do you love about Rosendale?” and another question that we ask […]
March 26, 2025 Angelica (A) by Maria(M) M: Hi Angelica! The first question is, what do you love about Rosendale? A: I certainly am very grateful that I grew up here.I wouldn’t have changed anything. I’m proud of the person it made me and how it shaped me and the […]
March 19, 2025 Billy Bobb (B) by Maria(M) B: Can you use the name Billy Bobb with three B’s? From when I did roofing and people want to pay with a check, the name was “Billy Bobb and the Rock & Roll Roofers”. And my wife worked at the Hurley […]