Council OKs municipal IDs for Kingston
The vote caps a year-long campaign by immigration activists and others who say the cards will help connect vulnerable populations to vital services and make them feel welcome in the community.
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Accused killers appear in town court
A father, his teenage son and a third teen are accused in the shooting death of a Kingston man on an isolated stretch of Sawkill Road over the weekend.
Kingston Common Council makes counterproposal on mayoral raise
Common Council Majority Leader Rennie Scott-Childress said this week that he and fellow aldermen a talking about a “permanent and nonpartisan” solution to the issue of pay hikes for elected officials — one that would peg raises to the same cost of living adjustment used to adjust Social Security payments.
HealthAlliance retools Mary’s Avenue plans
Officials at HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley have submitted design and construction plans to the state Department of Health detailing their $92 million proposal to merge all medical services at its Mary’s Avenue campus in Kingston.
Delgado says he’ll back Pelosi for House speaker
Delgado said he threw his support behind Pelosi’s leadership bid after meeting with her to discuss legislative priorities.
State’s highest court sets up shop in state’s first capital
Some 234 years after pyromaniacal Redcoats ended Kingston’s tenure as New York’s capital city, the state’s highest court convened on Wall Street once again to commemorate the bicentennial of the Ulster County Courthouse.
Developer proposes boat museum, parking garage, retail and apartments on Rondout Creek
Sixteen years after he bought up a large swath of Kingston’s waterfront, developer Robert Iannucci has announced some ambitious plans for his holdings along East Strand.
Budget: No increase in Kingston parking pass fee in ’19
Rates for parking passes in municipal lots are not expected to change next year under Mayor Steve Noble’s 2019 budget proposal.
‘Faso Fridays’ protests stoked Dems’ activism
What began as a protest organized by a few activist groups following the 2016 election of President Donald Trump and U.S. Rep. John Faso transformed into a recruiting ground for newly minted activists, a must-do campaign stop for Democratic politicians and a visible symbol of the wave of progressive discontent that would sweep Faso out of office two years later.
Delgado says he will stay connected to the 19th while serving in D.C.
‘My priority is to be the best advocate I can be for folks here on the ground.’
