Hugh Reynolds: End of the Parete era
I don’t know why Bonnie Parker’s poem popped into my head after the counting of the absentee ballots last week relegated
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Town of Ulster firefighters cool with county using their training facility
Town of Ulster firefighters are expressing concern about access and scheduling, but they support the county plan to locate
Maurice Hinchey, who served 39 years in state Assembly and Congress, dies at 79
An era passed with the death of former assemblyman and Congressman Maurice Hinchey, 79, on Wednesday. Hinchey, who served for 38 years in elected office, was diagnosed with a terminal neurological disease last spring. He underwent colon cancer surgery in 2011.
Hugh Reynolds: Call it Heinwyck
According to Ulster County Executive Mike Hein, it took something like 60 seconds for him to reject out of hand a proposal last summer that the county assume ownership of the failing Wiltwyck Golf Club in the Town of Ulster.
Wawro wins Saugerties legislature spot by 6 votes; Schoonmaker holds on to Town Board lead
When the final absentee ballots were opened eight days after the election, the veteran Republican had defeated opponent Michael MacIsaac by just six votes. In another Saugerties legislative district, Joe Maloney widened his victory over incumbent Chris Allen.
There go the rails: Ulster County legislature votes to rip up tracks along Ashokan Reservoir
The legislation fulfills a December 2016 compromise which allowed Catskill Mountain Railroad to operate its tourist trains from Kingston to West Hurley while the county moved forward with plans to establish the Ashokan hiking/biking trail.
Can Wiltwyck Golf Club survive?
The fabled golf course in the town of Ulster is under severe financial pressure. Short of taking a Mulligan, the volunteer directors of the Wiltwyck Golf Club in the Town of Ulster say they have done everything they can think of to save the facility, including a discussion to sell it to the county government last July as an all-season recreation destination.
Hugh Reynolds: Seats change, but not the bottom lime
For what it’s worth, the unofficial returns indicate Republicans will (barely) hold their majority in the county legislature, regardless of which caucus John Parete of Olive chooses to rest his ailing left shoulder.
Republicans look to keep control of Ulster County legislature
Unofficial results indicate Republicans will hold their narrow majority in the county legislature, the call for a constitutional convention fell on deaf ears by a near 6-1 margin and races in some towns were extremely tight.
Hugh Reynolds: Video drama
The tape indicated that Gary Short, who may have thought he had pulled over Tonya Harding, should be nominated for sainthood, if not promoted to sergeant.