Kingston Police seeking burglary suspect
The City of Kingston Police Department is investigating a burglary of a residence on Mary’s Avenue in Kingston on May 19 at approximately 5:25 p.m.
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Kingston Times letters (5/17-23)
Topics include: Let Mayor Noble do his job; I’m for Delgado; Opioids … me?; McLean is trying; I’m for Rhodes.
Two killed in one-car crash in Shandaken
The driver and a passenger were killed last night when their car struck a tree off Oliverea Rd. in Shandaken. Both were off-duty NYPD cops, one of whom had been married earlier that day.
Local Memorial Day parades and events for 2018
Local parades and other Memorial Day events.
From landfill to solar farm
The installation at the site of the former Town of Ulster landfill is expected to generate 2,360 MWh of clean electricity each year, roughly equivalent to the electricity generated by burning 2 million pounds of coal or 4,000 barrels of oil. The array is expected to generate approximately 20 percent of all the electricity used by the Ulster County Government.
Preview of Sailin’ Around Saugerties summer public art exhibit
Saugerties Performing Arts Factory (SPAF) at 169 Ulster Ave. will host a reception on Sunday, May 20 from 5-7 p.m. to preview the 41 sailboats that will be part of the Sailin’ Around Saugerties public art exhibit.
Director brings documentary on “The Notorious RBG” to Rhinebeck
The film RBG celebrates the achievement, endurance and unlikely cult status of US Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who, at 84, has become an unexpected pop-culture icon.
Gardiner Cupcake Festival returns this weekend
The Gardiner Cupcake Festival will be held this Saturday, May 19 from noon to 5 p.m., rain or shine, at Wright’s Farm in Gardiner. The festival offers something for everyone in the family, from adults to children. Activities for kids include face painting, cupcake decorating, kids’ zone, pony rides, wagon rides and bouncy houses. Most of the childrens’ activities are free of charge.
“Doc” Gooden & Lenny Dykstra headline Sports & Memorabilia Expo at Civic Center
Saturday, May 19: To the Mets faithful, they are a vivid memory of the pride and second-to-no one attitude that are, theoretically, possible for New York’s second team. Their local appearance will benefit the Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie.
Requiem for Anna Politkovskaya, with puppetry, at Fisher Center
Friday-Sunday, May 18-20: When Ukrainian writer/activist Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya was assassinated by contract hitmen in 2006, her body was found in the elevator of her Moscow housing complex. It happened on Vladimir Putin’s birthday, and some observers of the Russian political scene believe that someone was sending him a present.
