Saugerties aims to reduce and enforce lower speed limit by school
“It’s a speedway,” said one resident. But the police chief said a recent radar detail found most drivers traveling between 28 and 33 mph.
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Kyle Berardi is Ulster town police chief
The Town of Ulster officially named Kyle Berardi its chief of police on Wednesday, Aug. 23, one year after he was sworn in as a lieutenant and just under a year since he took over the mantle of officer in charge.
New Paltz intersection near bicycle crashes gets a four-way stop
While it’s a shock to discover a stop sign along a 55 mph road, it’s not unprecedented.
Grieving mothers speak out because heroin spiked with fentanyl is killing their children
TAM Grieving Moms has over 1500 members, with four or five new ones coming in every day. “Sharing without shame” is the group’s motto.
Kingston hopes ‘land bank’ will blunt gentrification’s impact
The city is moving closer to establishing a “land bank” that supporters say would help move derelict properties back onto the tax rolls. Mayor Steve Noble said he’s also exploring a more ambitious program to establish pockets of affordability in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods.
Woodstock Comp Plan committee is reaching out
A town volunteer committee is well on its way toward helping Woodstock create document that will serve as a guide to planning for the next decade or two.
Opponents speak on electronic messaging signs in Saugerties
A number of town and village of Saugerties residents didn’t like what they saw when Frank Manzullo, a distributor with Surefire Sign, turned on what he said was a smaller version of the type of electronic messaging sign a local businessman wants to install in front of his Route 32 business.
New Paltz man, 52, sentenced to federal prison for sex trafficking of minors
New Paltz resident Mark Castagnetta, 52, was sentenced Thursday, August 17 to 18 years and two months in federal prison for child sex trafficking.
Prison for Saugerties man who fled 1990 drug bust with fake passport
A Saugerties man who spent 25 years living abroad after fleeing prosecution on federal drug charges is headed to prison following conviction on identity fraud charges.
Gardiner town hall spruced up by Watchtower volunteers
Gardiner’s historic town hall has been just been given a facelift by volunteers from the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society (a/k/a the Jehovah’s Witnesses). In a demonstration of civic-mindedness, the tax-exempt religious organization provided free labor to the town to powerwash, repair, prime and paint the entire exterior of the building.