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WinterFest in Highland

WinterFest in Highland

WinterFest returned to the Hudson Valley Rail Trail last Saturday with 19 regional restaurants and businesses bringing their best batches of chili to compete for the “Best of Fest” People’s Choice Award. Sal’s Place, pot #7, took First Place in the chili contest, On A Roll Deli took Second Place for the contents of Pot #8 and Thyme & Place Catering and the Gateway Diner tied for Third Place for Pot #3 and pot #14 respectively.staff

Letter: Beware rent control

Letter: Beware rent control

In this letter, a reader writes that rent control policies now being considered in Kingston have failed when tried in San Francisco and New York City because they cause investment to dry up and fail to address the reason for rising rents: more demand than supply. Instead, he writes, the solution is to build more rental units.

Letter: It’s time for police reform in Kingston

Letter: It’s time for police reform in Kingston

It has been nearly a year since the first draft of the proposed guidelines and practices related to the Kingston Police Commission was submitted to the Kingston Common Council. Since that time a concerned community group, supported by many community leaders of all kinds, has continued to work hard to listen to all sides, including the mayor, the Common Council, the Laws & Rules Committee members and others.