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Regional group makes its project recommendations for this year’s state funding

Regional group makes its project recommendations for this year’s state funding

The five Ulster County projects awarded local priority status included the Hutton Brickyards project along the Hudson River waterfront in Kingston, site improvement funding for northern Ulster manufacturer Ametek, a new expansion plan for Bread Alone, state help with the Wildberry Lodge and Spa project in New Paltz, and expansion plans for Gopal Farms produce and creamery facilities on Springtown Road in New Paltz.

Trial begins in killing of homeless man in Kingston

Trial begins in killing of homeless man in Kingston

Both sides agreed that the crime was brutal, senseless and committed by Seth Lyons. But, in opening arguments in county court Tuesday, attorneys for the prosecution and defense offered different theories of what had motivated the 21-year-old homeless man to savagely beat and kill 49-year-old Anthony Garro beneath a bridge on Elmendorf Street in the early hours of Nov. 29, 2017.