This week in sports (4/14/21)
A compilation of the latest sports news in the Kingston, Saugerties, Onteora and New Paltz school districts.
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Ulster County to halt use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine following CDC recommendation
Ulster County will immediately cease administering the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine following recommendations by federal health authorities made after
Kingston seeks funding for study of local African-American history
The City of Kingston Common Council voted unanimously to apply for the Underrepresented Communities Grant with the National Parks Service in the amount of up to $50,000 for the study of the early history of African-Americans in Kingston and Pine Street African Burial Ground.
Kingston man arrested after armed 8-hour police stand-off
Members of the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office and Town of Shandaken Police Department report the arrest of Thomas B. Sims,
Kingston to pay consultant $500k to rewrite zoning code
Kingston’s common council voted 8-1 on Tuesday, April 6 to pay a Florida-based consultant $500,000 to update its zoning code. The city’s zoning has not been updated in more than 50 years. The new code would follow a “form-based” approach, which emphasizes factors like aesthetics, walkability, and how the built environment can reflect a community’s overall vision. This relatively new philosophy of zoning is contrasted with traditional zoning, which is mostly based on segregating different parts of the city by permissible use and defining requirements (like building height or setback from the road) in numerical terms.
Covid-19 vaccination appointments now available in Ulster County
As of Thursday afternoon, April 15, vaccination appointments are available in Kingston, Shandaken, and Marlboro. Kingston– Sign up to receive
Mid-Hudson theaters take baby steps toward reviving live performance as pandemic wanes
The reopening of live theater perches anxiously on the cusp of a reintroduction of in-person performances in 2021, awaiting signals that audiences can feel safe sitting in the same indoor space. Long-suppressed desire for the collective experience of art remains at war with lingering fear of contracting an illness that can turn the lining of one’s lungs to the consistency of concrete. But spring is here, summer looms nearer and presenting venues need to make decisions, pronto.
Ulster County man charged with rape
On April 6, State Police Middletown arrested James Jones Jr., 37, of Lake Katrine, on the charges of: third-degree rape
This week in sports (4/7/21)
A compilation of the latest sports news in the Kingston, Saugerties, Onteora and New Paltz school districts.
Luxury cabin proposal for Hutton Brickyards moves forward
The Kingston Planning Board concluded that a plan to add additional luxury cabins at Hutton Brickyards would have no significant environmental impacts, paving the way for owners to open the site with additional capacity for the tourist season.