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 […]
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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 […]
Feb 28, 2025 Vio (V) and Chris (C) by Maria (M) M: How long have you lived in Rosendale and in the area? C: About a year and a half. M: So far, what do you love about Rosendale? C: Oh, so peaceful. People are happy. I don’t know, it’s […]
Feb 22, 2205, Alice (A) by Maria (M) M: Alice, how long have you lived in the neighborhood? A: Three and a half years in High Falls [before that, Rifton]. M: And what do you love about Rosendale? A: I love the atmosphere. I love the vibes and the people. […]
Feb 23, 2025, Heart & Stroll by Maria (M), Amanda (AM), Albert (A), Joanne (Jo), Jerry (Je), Raquel (R), Andy (AW) A: My first name is Albert. And I like Rosendale because it’s old fashioned, but it’s also modern, and it seems to have a lot of very honest and […]
Feb 27, 2025 MacKenzie (M) by Maria (MR) MR: We’re in the hamlet of Bloomington. Hello, Mackenzie, what do you love about Rosendale? M: I love everything about it. It’s a cute little town. I think it’s definitely one that most people don’t know about. I love the restaurants. I […]
Jan 12, 2025 Maria(Ma) and Dog On Fleas and spouses: Chris(C), Michelle (Mi), John (J), Dean (D), Stephanie (S) C: I’m Chris and a few of the things that I love about Rosendale and Ulster County are the rising tide of local agriculture, the rising tide of local art output […]