Politics & Government
$1.5M landslide mitigation proposed for Market Street in Glasco
Repairs to a collapsing section of Market Street in Glasco could cost as much as $1.5 million...
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Another month, another lawsuit in Woodstock
A new lawsuit against Woodstock police chief Clayton Keefe and town supervisor Bill McKenna alleges discrimination against a former police...
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Hurley faces “a whole litany of deliverables”
Hurley hopes to have its paid ambulance service up and running by the first of the year...
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Some Woodstock churches don’t want to be seen as “moral police”
...including churches in the restrictions goes too far...
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New Paltz village officials are again looking at adopting a “good cause” eviction law
When New Paltz village trustees decided to pause their efforts to pass a "good cause" eviction law on January 26,...
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Woodstock endures email hell
Frequent email outages and loss of messages have plagued Woodstock town government...
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UCRRA director Marc Rider explains the reasons for price increase
According to UCRRA executive director Marc Rider, the 17 percent tipping-fee increase is due to much higher operating expenses...
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Ulster County awarded more than $11M to go to county pool, Kingston pools and Kingston Point Beach
It’s a win when Ulster County, with less than one percent of the state’s population, gets more than seven percent...
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A Dear James letter
Three Woodstock officials have written state attorney general Letitia James a letter urging her assistance...
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Village of Saugerties gets initial tax payment from county
The Village of Saugerties has received its first payment from Ulster County for back taxes owed...
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Village of Saugerties gets use of TextMyGov free for a year
Saugerties Village Board members have been discussing subscribing to TextMyGov...
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Woodstock ZBA wrestles with Zena development issues
The Woodstock ZBA heard arguments at an August 22 public hearing about why the sole access to the Zena Homes...
Read moreHurley needs a reliable medical safety net
Hurley is working out the logistics of forming an ambulance district with paid EMTs to address the lack of volunteers...
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Woodstock board makes little progress on two major items of unfinished business
Woodstock town government has decided to hold off on choosing companies to upgrade the town website...
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Nina Postupack completes a lifetime of service
The well-liked Postupack is retiring 14 months ahead of the expiration of her present term for health reasons...
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Elections board seeks inspectors at $18 an hour
Voter turnout is anticipated to be the highest of any election this century...
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New Paltz Town Board calls on the governor to reject expansion of Iroquois pipeline
The New Paltz Town Board last week unanimously adopted a resolution calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to reject a permit...
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Harris biopics at Dem Convention scored by New Paltz composer Pete Calandra
His mission: to compose the musical scores for three biographical snippets about presidential nominee Kamala Harris...
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Former police chief sues town board members for $2.5 million
Former Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra is suing three members of the Saugerties Town Board for defamation...
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