Saugerties school district gets clean but cautious external audit
School officials budgeted with a greater than 98 percent accuracy, and the district is in good fiscal health.
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Thirty-four Saugerties school water samples have too much lead
The Saugerties Central School District recently identified 34 samples from non-potable water outlets as exceeding levels of lead deemed acceptable by the New York State Department of Health, but school officials this week said they’ve already tackled most of the issues.
Controversy over school play riles Kingston
An upcoming run of performances of a classic Agatha Christie play at Kingston High School has stoked controversy, both for the story’s origins and for a billboard on the school’s Broadway campus which depicted a noose, long a symbol of racism.
KHS girls’ basketball will face a few challenges
There aren’t many teams that would feel like a 17-6 season wasn’t all it could have been, but the Kingston High School girls’ varsity basketball team is heading into the 2016-17 campaign looking to make the most of an athletic lineup and build on last year’s overall result.
Kingston Tigers’ hurler Avery Short to pitch for Siena next season
Kingston High School senior Avery Short signed a National Letter of Intent last week to play baseball for Siena College next year.
Kingston voters will decide on $4.2 million plan to convert former elementary school into administration building
The KCSD board of education voted unanimously last week to give the public a say on whether to approve a $4.23 million plan to convert the former Frank L. Meagher elementary into a pre-kindergarten hub and district headquarters.
Town of Ulster budget comes in under tax cap
The $11.26 million spending plan that would increase spending by 0.57 percent over the current budget and would increase residential property taxes by 0.93 percent.
Kingston’s Taylor Robey representing the school at state swim meet
For all but one member of the Kingston High School girls’ swim team, the season is over.
Saugerties school district taking steps to stem post-election bullying
The 2016 presidential election is over, but some of the campaign rhetoric used by President-elect Donald Trump and intensified by some of his followers has some local children on edge.
Kingston school district keeping an eye on student conduct after Trump victory
“Our building administrators are keenly aware of the rhetoric around the election this year,”