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Rhinebeck, Rhinecliff, Red Hook: A Forum, a Hotel, and a Bard Reset

Episode 55: Rhinebeck, Rhinecliff, Red Hook: A Forum, a Hotel, and a Bard Reset

Rhinebeck's first candidates forum, new operators for the historic Rhinecliff Hotel, and a Bard transition plan plus board shakeup and commencement speaker.

Show notes

Walter Mullin and Emily Sachar cover three stories. The Daily Catch hosts its first candidates forum Sunday, May 17, at Rhinebeck High School, with Debbie Hecht and Amanda Miller facing questions ahead of the June 23 Democratic primary for town supervisor. The historic Rhinecliff Hotel signs a 10-year lease with Michaela Carpenter and Barry Dobesh, who plan to open this summer and reopen the renovated rooms in spring 2027. At Bard College, the board lays out a two-year transition plan to replace retiring president Leon Botstein, longtime chairman James Cox Chambers steps down from the board of trustees, and CNN's Fareed Zakaria is named commencement speaker for May 23.

Produced by Emily Sachar, Walter Mullin, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud at the Radio Free Rhinecilff studio

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