According to the theory, the retailer restricts the deed on the property they’re vacating that prevents other competing big box retailers from moving in, thus forcing the potential sale price of the building down well below what they originally paid for it.
Noble says more money would make Kingston even with other cities.
Leaves will be picked up “loose raked” to the road edge or in bio-degradable paper bags.
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, the Common Council approved Mayor Steve Noble’s request to borrow $400,000 to pay for new garbage totes as the city prepares to wind down its single-stream recycling program.
With the city increasingly relying on grant money to fund everything from new sidewalks and sewer upgrades to firefighters and an in-house health and wellness consultant, Mayor Steve Noble is seeking a beefed-up administrative team to handle the complex task of managing existing grants and seeking out new ones. Noble’s proposed 2019 city budget includes a request for $93,580 in new spending to fund a dedicated Office of Grants Management at City Hall.
As President Donald Trump delivered a midterm election message that leaned heavily on foreboding and fear, first-time congressional candidate Antonio Delgado was urging his supporters to “lean into your love.” On election night, voters across the sprawling 19th Congressional District did just that, electing the 41-year-old former corporate attorney and unseating Republican John Faso.
It’s taken a few years to get started, but work is finally underway at the future site of Kingston Commons plaza near the Thruway roundabout on Washington Avenue. When the project will be completed and who will be among its tenants is unclear, as its developer did not return press queries.
On Tuesday night, Oct. 30, a panel of three experts and activists on immigration issues sponsored by Ulster Immigration Defense Network, Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson, and La Voz radio show and magazine spoke about how policies at the federal, state and county level are impacting immigrants and what’s at stake in the upcoming election.
In the contest for New York’s 46th Senate District, incumbent Republican George Amedore Jr. of Rotterdam faces a challenge from first-time candidate Democrat Pat Courtney Strong of Kingston.
The race is one of the most closely watched of the midterm contests — the outcome could determine which party controls the House of Representatives next year.
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