“I will not lose,” declared Ulster County Sheriff Paul VanBlarcum to cheers and applause as he accepted the unanimous endorsement of about 125 Republican committee members at the Best Western Hotel.
All seven Democratic congressional candidates vying for the 19th Congressional District nomination will meet for what may be last debate before the Primary at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5 at Congregation Emanuel, 243 Albany Avenue in Kingston.
A local Wounded Warriors group not affiliated with the national project held a fundraiser offering ticketholders a chance to win a new car. The only problem? They never held the raffle.
The primary to determine Republican Congressman John Faso’s Democratic challenger in New York’s 19th Congressional District will be held Tuesday, June 26. In New York State, only enrolled party members may vote in primaries. The deadline to register or change party is Friday, June 1.
Heartwood 70-unit eco-cabin resort gets neg dec, Shaft Road easement OKed, Jacqueline Estates gets final plot approved.
The Williams Lake Project, first proposed in 2007, is still in the early stages of construction. Locals weighed in on plans for the next steps, which include additional infrastructure and two “neighborhoods” of residential construction on the southern half of the parcel, called Point Comfort and Kiln Village.
After months of discussion at the Saugerties town planning board, neighbors of the proposed Agawan Restaurant and Campground in Glasco got to express their views. In addition to the 120-seat restaurant and 60 cabins, the facility proposes garden areas for growing food for the restaurant, an artists’ studio and possibly a horseback riding stable.
The route linking the Hudson Valley Rail Trail to the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail was unveiled earlier this month in New Paltz. The route will use newly constructed off-road walkways as well as existing roads. When complete next spring, bicyclists and pedestrians will be able to ride from the Walkway Over the Hudson to the village of New Paltz, and from there to Wallkill or Kingston.
The Ulster County Legislature began the restructuring of the county’s seven-member Industrial Development Agency board of directors last week. Not everyone was happy with the results. The process will probably be completed at the next legislative meeting.
Though there hasn’t been much to report on the sale of the Cioni Building, Kingston City School District school officials said this week the process is still heading in the right direction, albeit slowly.