Ulster County voter’s guide to all 23 legislator races
The stakes on November 2 are high. The present legislature is closely divided, consisting of ten Democrats along with one...
County seeks development partner with access to financial resources for Enterprise West project
As county executive Pat Ryan’s team adjusts its search for a user for the main 400,000-square-foot space, the legislators are...
What governments do affects you
Local elections are now less than three weeks away, and the names of candidates for public office are suddenly appearing...
Digital manufacturing plant alighting in Ulster seeks local employees
Suppose you were able to get an Ulster County job that paid New York City wages? Most mid-Hudson residents working...
New décor-oriented owner of Woodstock Chimes plans venture into the great outdoors
This month, Garry and Diane Kvistad sold Woodstock Percussion, Inc. to Sullivans, a Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based home-décor business that...
State leaf peak reports
Those who think that it’s not really autumn (aka fall) until New York’s governor says it is can relax. Governor...
Ingesting census statistics requires more than a grain of salt
According to last year’s decennial census, Ulster County’s population decreased from 182,493 on April 1, 2010 to 181,851 on April...
Images in local duo’s upcoming book capture a long and storied past
Stephen Blauweiss is focused on his most ambitious project yet, a 450-page, 850-image hard-cover coffee-table book titled “The Story of...
Local real-estate activity continues its acceleration
Like the Catskills themselves, the local real-estate market has its ups and downs. Right now, prices for single-family homes in...
One-time injection of $70 million in federal support boosts local governments
Three Ulster County local political figures sat in dark jackets early Monday afternoon in sweltering heat at the Ulster County...
Edutainment pioneer Steven Schragis celebrates a new chapter in a varied career
Last year, Schragis was concerned about the fate of his One Day University. What pivot could he make to ensure...
Navigating change: Local job recruiter teaches transformational skills
A self-employed executive search specialist for the past dozen years, Saugertesian Andrew Cowan has seen major changes in the country’s employment...
How to overcome ageism in the job search: five case studies
Age discrimination is real. Older job seekers are often passed over in favor of younger applicants who employers believe will...
Fast-growing manufacturing firm moving to the Town of Ulster
Brooklyn-based lighting manufacturer RBW Studio plans to purchase a 98,000-square-foot building on Boice’s Lane in the Town of Ulster where...
From the publisher: You are our sunshine
Geddy Sveikauskas reflects on a tumultuous year.
Reapportionment could help Dems pick up more seats
The margins separated victory and defeat in two local state senate contests were so slim as to defy clear analysis...
For Ulster’s Democratic Party, what’s past is prologue
Twenty years after the passing of former Kingston Mayor Frank Koenig, an important figure in local Demoratic politics, Kelleigh McKenzie...
Why do some localities have greater Covid-19 problems than others?
Covid-19 cases pop up all over the place, sometimes where we least expect them. Tracking and quarantining follow. The seeming...
Ulster County residential real estate prices are through the roof
Real estate prices in our area have increased at a higher rate than almost anywhere else.
Village Voices are on hold
As general editor of Village Voices, I have decided to call a moratorium of our blog posts and decide meanwhile...
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