A new fire: This year’s Burning of Kingston takes a different tack
Without the battles (which never really actually in fact took place) there will be more of an emphasis on the real history of Colonial-era Kingston.
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Landscapes meet abstracts in new High Falls show
Robert Hacunda, who grew up in Marlboro but has been many places since, provides the landscape part of this exhibit, which opens this Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Modern Art Gallery in High Falls with a reception from 5-8 p.m. Michael Nighswonger, born in California and a former North Carolinian who moved into town earlier this year after spending eight years in the Adirondacks honing his craft and building an inventory of work, brings the abstracts.
Delgado’s farm relief bill signed into law
Hailing it as both vital for helping family farms keep going and as an example of how laws can actually be made in our era of hyper-partisan politics, U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado announced this week the signing by President Trump of the Family Farmer Relief Act.
Planning board sets 9/11 special meeting, sets 9/4 cutoff for written comments on Kingstonian
The Kingston Planning Board may, at a special meeting set for Sept. 11, be ready to decide just how thorough a review the proposed Kingstonian condo-hotel-parking project will get. Or it may not.
Women’s History Month gets a serious upgrade in Kingston
About three dozen people have combined their all-volunteer efforts to put together a varied and deep schedule of events seeking to educate and celebrate women’s contributions to life in Kingston and beyond.
Figueroa takes the oath
New Ulster sheriff promises a different approach; names Eric Benjamin undersheriff.
How will local media survive?
A panel of local media leaders – including our own Geddy Sveikauskas – was recently convened to discuss the future of their industry, and what that means for local communities.
Developers meet the people, talk about ‘Kingstonian’ project
Those behind the Kingstonian, a mixed residential, hotel, commercial, parking and public space project being pitched for the heart of the Stockade District, said at a public presentation Tuesday, Oct. 23 that they expect to have their first documents before the planning board sometime in November.
NoVo Foundation pitches in $4M to push back against poverty in Kingston
According to County Executive Mike Hein, the money will be used to enhance the Midtown Linear Park rail trail project, including playground equipment and trail amenities.
Nixon, Teachout knock on Kingston doors
Just days before the Sept. 13 Democratic Party primary, Cynthia Nixon and Zephyr Teachout were in the area, going door-to-door in Kingston last Sunday to tout their bids for the Democratic nomination for governor and attorney general respectively.