Ulster County seeks doctors and nurses to aid in COVID-19 response
County Executive Pat Ryan announced today that the Ulster County Department of Health is now actively seeking doctors, nurses, and
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How will the pandemic affect our sense of community?
They stand, our elected officials, in the middle of the streets in the heart of their communities. There’s an eerie silence in the air. You can hear the songbirds twittering on semi-deserted roadways usually filled with the sounds of passing traffic. Not today.
Ulster County community project has delivered over 10,000 meals
Project Resilience, a community fund and local food distribution effort to support residents affected by COVID-19, has delivered 13,715 meals since it was established last month, according a release from County Executive Pat Ryan’s office.
News-in-brief (4/2/20)
News and community notes from around the area.
Ulster County confirms two more COVID-19 deaths
Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan today confirmed two additional deaths related to COVID-19 in Ulster County. Both were males: a 49-year old from the town of New Paltz and a 55-year old from the town of Plattekill. For reasons of privacy, specific information was not provided.
Woodland Pond employee tests positive for COVID-19
An employee at Woodland Pond who worked in the retirement community’s Assisted Living unit has tested positive for COVID-19, according to an announcement last night from CEO and president Michelle T. Gramoglia.
New York State chain pharmacies to offer free delivery during pandemic
The Community Pharmacy Association of New York State announced today that its members will offer free home medication delivery (in-person
Saugerties police investigate homicide
The victim is a 58-year-old male. He was found at 2:02 a.m. on March 29 at a location on Old Kings Highway, in the hamlet of Katsbaan, town of Saugerties. The suspected perpetrator is also deceased.
Ulster County confirms first COVID-19 death
Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan yesterday confirmed the first death of an Ulster County resident related to COVID-19. The individual was a 76-year-old male from the town of Plattekill who passed away at Vassar Brothers hospital in Poughkeepsie.
