Fourteen-year-old Marbletown youth is awarded the Pride of Ulster County Award
Marbletown teenager Hudson Rowan was presented with the Pride of Ulster County Award at a meeting of the Ulster County...
Students for Change work together to make a difference
Students at Cahill Elementary School on Saugerties last formed an advocacy group called Students for Change, organized to give kids...
$200 million plans for iPark 87, formerly TechCity, ready to go
The future of the former TechCity, once IBM, in the Town of Ulster became clearer last week as National Resources...
Newburgh shootings spur local schools to review sports event safety
A nationwide spate of gun violence around high school sporting events has some local school districts looking more closely at...
Kingston’s school district looks to revamp its communications processes
The Kingston City School District is changing its communications plan, with an eye on being proactive rather than reactive.
Public hearing for marijuana dispensary at Zero Place draws support
The Village of New Paltz Planning Board held a public hearing last week about a special-use permit for the opening of...
KHS board approves European student trip for 2024
The Kingston City School District’s Board of Education late last month approved a 10-day student trip to Europe for July...
Town of Ulster preliminary plan contains small tax decrease
Officials in the Town of Ulster last week released details of a $13.26 million preliminary budget for 2023 that would...
Ulster County tax levy going down
Acting Ulster County Executive Johanna Contreras presented the 2023 Ulster County Executive Budget proposal on Monday, October 4. The $378.5...
Ulster County Sheriff’s office honored by Legislature
September 18-24 has officially been proclaimed Sheriff’s Week in Ulster County by the county legislature, honoring the everyday services provided...
Ulster town board will choose the supervisor if Quigley wins
When Ulster Town Supervisor James E. Quigley III announced his candidacy for Ulster County Executive late last month, he forced...
Kingston schools making the most of federal relief funding
The Kingston City School District is making the most of its federal COVID-19 relief packages, partnering with numerous local and...
Unpaid taxes in Ulster County get attention from lawmakers
Tax bills are issued by towns each January, and if they remain unpaid by May, they are turned over to...
New parking in New Paltz praised by planning board
An application for a site plan review to install a new driveway and parking area at 42 South Chestnut Street...
New Paltz school administrators grapple with issue of race
Earlier this month, the New Paltz Central School District’s Board of Education unanimously approved a proposal with the Due East...
Kingston High Principal put on unpaid leave for writing “fudge-packers” in Facebook post about Green Bay Packers
Kingston High School Principal Vince DeCicco was put on unpaid leave this week after it was revealed that he’d used...
Saugerties parents lash out over bus schedule snafus, free/reduced lunch denial
Local school districts use social media sites like Facebook and Instagram as an added form of communication with parents and...
New Paltz marijuana dispensary in limbo while awaiting traffic plan
The Village of New Paltz Planning Board is still considering a special use permit for the opening of a marijuana...
Student safety and the role of local law enforcement
Town of New Paltz Police Chief Robert Lucchesi last week addressed the New Paltz Central School District’s Board of Education...
Kingston school buses are back on the road
When the Kingston City School District opened schools for the 2022-23 school year this week, it did so without buses...
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