Flash flood watch in effect for area through Saturday afternoon
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flash flood watch for our area, effective from 8 p.m. tonight until 2 p.m. tomorrow.
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Driver in Kingston CVS crash suffered medical emergency, say police
Kingston Police are investigating this two-car accident that occurred at about 10:50 a.m. at the intersection of Washington Ave and Schwenk Drive.
Gunshots strike Kingston residence; no one injured
The Kingston Police Department is investigating a report of shots fired at an occupied Henry Street residence.
SUNY Ulster offers drone piloting classes and info session
A free information session on upcoming courses for basic skills and prep for the FAA certification test required for commercial drone pilots will be held on Wednesday, April 10, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Stone Ridge Campus.
Free disposal of paint and other toxic chemicals in Ulster County
Each year Ulster County schedules three hazardous waste disposal days. In 2019, the dates are: April 13, July 20 and Oct. 19.
Saugerties car crash results in minor injuries
A car crash this morning in Glasco following a failure to stop at a stop sign left one car on its side but caused no serious injuries to the either driver or the passengers, including a one-year-old child.
Saugerties Stallions baseball team announces $20k donation for Little League lights
The four $5,000 donations will be put toward of the installation of lights on Thornton Field, one of two fields at the Cantine Veterans Memorial Complex that lack lights.
Saugerties couple gets relief after water leak is finally found
A broken water pipe transformed the couple’s Barclay Heights backyard into a veritable mudslide.
SUNY-New Paltz approves new names for college buildings
The names are being changed because the buildings’ namesakes, the founding families of the town, owned slaves prior to slavery’s abolition in New York State. The new building names pay homage to local geographic features. They will be assigned to the campus buildings to mirror their actual locations – for instance, Lefevre Hall, the eastern-most of the buildings, will become Shawangunk Hall, because the Shawangunk Ridge is the eastern-most of these features.
Drug-trafficking investigation nets 25 in Ellenville
According to police, the investigation involved members of a drug-trafficking organization that distributed large quantities of crack cocaine, as well as heroin laced with fentanyl, over a two-year period, in and around the Village of Ellenville.
