Ulster County Sheriff Paul VanBlarcum, accompanied by deputies and corrections officers and the family of a department member who died in the line of duty last year were among thousands of law enforcement professionals who descended on Washington D.C. for Police Week.
A bill making its way through the Ulster County Legislature would set new policy guidelines with the goal of restricting cooperation
Those looking for an alternative to local taxi service rejoiced this week when invites to a “launch party” by the popular ridesharing service Lyft showed up in their inboxes. But officials at the company say they need to gauge whether there’s enough interest in the service locally before they decide whether to launch in Kingston as part of a statewide rollout this summer.
The congressman called for a new FBI head both parties can support.
Congressman John Faso faced a skeptical, and at times hostile, audience on Monday, May 8 when he defended his vote for the American Health Care Act at a forum at the Kingston Library.
Election season is shaping up in Kingston, with nine Common Council seats and three seats in the county legislature on the line.
So far this year, Ulster County has played host to six major motion picture productions featuring top Hollywood talent like Whoopi Goldberg, “Game of Thrones” star Maisie Williams and Stone Ridge resident Melissa Leo. Last year, Kingston was the backdrop for two films, a TV show and a commercial. Just four months into 2017, four movies have shot on city streets.
What began as a makeshift effort to give the city’s most vulnerable residents someplace to stay on frigid winter nights has evolved into a plan to create “transitional housing” for people struggling to overcome addiction, mental illness and homelessness.
With the return of a popular food festival and a pair of sold-out Bob Dylan concerts, it’s shaping up to be a busy summer at the former Hutton Brickyard. But questions remain — about the future of the site and how its emergence as a large-scale event venue will impact quality of life in the residential neighborhoods that surround it.
A local healthcare provider and a major regional insurer have settled a contract dispute that threatened to disrupt health services for hundreds of area residents.