Guilty plea in Saugerties slaying
A Saugerties man has pleaded guilty to the May 2016 murder of his estranged wife’s lover.
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RUPCO’s alms house plan gets its public hearing this Tuesday
A proposal to create 66 units of low-income supported housing at a historic site on Flatbush Avenue will have its first public hearing next week.
Rail crossing safety in focus after deadly Saugerties crash
The deadly crash highlighted the existence of railroad crossings off of Kings Highway on Doyle’s Lane and Tissal Road that lack safety gates, warning lights or other safety equipment.
Former cop accused of flashing badge to avoid ticket
A former Kingston cop who resigned from the force following a drunken driving conviction is in trouble again, accused of flashing a police badge to avoid a traffic ticket.
Faso passes on invite to Kingston ‘town hall’ meeting; calls format ‘not productive’
Republican lawmakers are facing pointed questions and raucous crowds at town hall meetings across the country this month. Freshman 19th Congressional District Representative John Faso (R-Kinderhook) is not one of them.
Kingston police report: Serious crimes drop in 2016, but drug arrests rose
Statistics released by the Kingston Police Department show that the number of serious crimes reported in the city declined significantly between 2015 and last year.
Kingston parking kiosks won’t happen until at least May, says mayor
Mayor Steve Noble said plans to install payment kiosks in nine city lots that currently offer free parking will be delayed by at least a month after the Common Council failed, for a second straight month, to approve a bond ordinance to pay for the new equipment.
Deputy hurt in V-Day fracas in Port Ewen
An Ulster County sheriff’s deputy was injured while responding to a domestic dispute in Port Ewen on Tuesday.
RUPCO opening up Alms House this Saturday
With a series of critical hearings and votes coming up, RUPCO is inviting the public to see for themselves “Landmark Place” — its proposal to create supportive housing for the formerly homeless, elderly and disabled at the former city almshouse.
Filmmaking facility proposed for Kingston would also include space for small manufacturers
“The idea is to take these factories that have lain fallow for more than a generation and press them into service in a way that makes sense for today’s economy. That creates jobs and builds wealth in the community in the same way IBM did.”