County Executive Mike Hein. (Photo: Phyllis McCabe) After prompting by some media, Ulster County Exec Mike Hein finally took ownership...
Read moreSteve Noble. (Photo: Phyllis McCabe) This is a test. Nobody told incoming Kingston Mayor Steve Noble he would face a...
Read moreThe columnist Reynolds. County Executive Mike Hein’s pre-emptive sales tax strike on Ulster County’s city and towns has awakened in...
Read moreMike Hein and Steve Noble take a September 2015 stroll up Fair Street. (Photo: Dan Barton) Ulster County announces it...
Read moreThe columnist Reynolds. Except at St. Patrick’s breakfasts where celebrants guzzle green orange juice and await the session-ending coronation of...
Read moreZephyr Teachout during a visit to Kingston in 2014. (Photo: Phyllis McCabe) Say what you will about Republican Chris Gibson....
Read moreThe columnist Reynolds. I don't make it a practice of commenting on fellow columnists, but I want to commend Alan...
Read moreWith wife Julie by his side, Mayor Steve Noble takes his oath of office, administered by state Supreme Court Judge...
Read moreWell, readers, it's that time of the year again. We know who’s been sleeping. We know who’s been awake. We...
Read moreT.R. Gallo. (Photo: Beth Blis) “How come nobody’s writing about the closing of Mid-City Lanes?” lamented an editor in what...
Read moreThe columnist Reynolds. Five East Kingston firefighters stood at the back of the meeting room in full turnout gear, quietly...
Read moreThe felony convictions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, now suddenly former assemblyman, had to send cold chills through the...
Read moreAssemblyman Kevin Cahill and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie at the Hudson River Maritime Museum last week. (Photo: Phyllis McCabe) Some...
Read moreThe columnist Reynolds. How much of a raise would you give yourself if you could set your own salary? A...
Read moreKen Ronk. (Photo: Dan Barton) The Ulster County voting machines had barely cooled down when county legislators started jockeying for...
Read moreMike and Christine Hein applaud their supports on election night. (Photo: Phyllis McCabe) A win is a win is a...
Read moreThe columnist Reynolds. I’m not sure Kingston mayoral candidates Steve Noble and Ron Polacco changed any minds at this week’s...
Read moreCounty Executive Mike Hein. (Photo: Dan Barton) What with kissing dogs, garbage collection, electric cars and a host of other...
Read moreJohn Faso. (Photo: Phyllis McCabe) Time is beginning to run short for Republican candidates seeking to succeed retiring GOP Congressman...
Read moreChris Allen. (Photo: Will Dendis) One of the more curious, and troubling, incidents involving an elected official took place the...
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