Ulster County jail looking to lose boarding fees as neighboring counties change their plans
Last year, other law enforcement agencies paid $730,000 to place inmates in the county jail. In 2017, boarding fees amounted...
Alleged Kingston drug dealers ‘not good neighbors,’ alderman says
Police say a registered sex offender and another resident of a Janet Street home sold heroin and fentanyl from the...
County fed up with TechCity’s back taxes, moves to foreclose
Ulster County is moving to foreclose on a major portion of the former IBM plant in the Town of Ulster...
Two more members quit Kingston panel, blast mayor on way out
Two members of Kingston’s Historic Preservation Landmarks Commission have resigned in protest after Mayor Steve Noble decided to replace two...
Engineer says long environmental review for Kingstonian would kill project
As the city’s planning board is working to decide just how extensive the environmental review for the Kingstonian should be,...
Ulster County’s cash flow running low, says budget czar Gulnick
Ulster County’s next executive could come into office flying into financial headwinds, according to a memo from the county’s budget...
Surge in evictions makes for tough times for Kingston tenants
As affordable housing issues take center stage in Kingston with a series of public hearings and heated debate over a...
Kingstonian gets a raucous hearing at City Hall
Battle lines were drawn in the matter of the city’s most divisive development proposal in years when more than 200...
Woman who used the ‘r-word’ at man who allegedly made racist comment at Walmart gets fired from job at Arc
An East Kingston woman who reported an incident of racial harassment at a Town of Ulster Walmart has been fired...
Kingston commission removals – needed changes or a panel purge?
A shakeup at a city commission charged with maintaining Kingston’s historic character has led to two resignations from other volunteer boards,...
Furnace Street renamed for trailblazing detective and community pillar
Junious “Junie” Harris. A pioneering African-American Kingston cop and onetime police commissioner will be honored with a ceremonial street renaming and...
Kingston Common Council votes to patch Uptown canopy; long-term fate uncertain
City lawmakers voted Tuesday to approve funding to replace a section deteriorated section of the Pike Plan canopy in Uptown...
Delgado touts bill Medicare buy-in bill
U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-Rhinebeck) took another step towards fulfilling a campaign promise this week, and made a bid for...
Woman says man made anti-Latino remark at Ulster Walmart, but police say no crime committed
An East Kingston woman said that she and her family were the targets of a racist remark by a fellow...
Planners to decide extent of review process for Kingstonian project
Developers of a proposed retail, residential and parking complex in Uptown Kingston are planning to present studies on traffic, stormwater...
Delgado calls for release of full Mueller report
“At this point, we have a four-page summary that states some of the findings without much detail beyond that,” said...
Kingston planners to re-review Rupco’s alms house plan
A proposal by Rupco to build housing for low-income seniors at the site of the former Kingston Alms House could be...
The incident at Mother Earth’s
How an anti-Semitic incident at a local health-food store, and management’s reaction, blew up on social media, leading to calls...
Lacey Schwartz Delgado, in her own right
Lacey Schwartz Delgado’s narrative runs squarely through Ulster County and along fault lines of race and community that have informed...
Uptown Kingston canopy survey results scrutinized
A city-sponsored survey shows broad support for maintaining the Pike Plan canopies among those who live, work and shop in Uptown...
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