Opinion: Four views on the Zero Place project in New Paltz
Developer David Shepler, planning board member Lagusta Yearwood, and two opponents of Zero Place, MaryJo Johnson and Michael J Schwartz, present reasoned arguments for their points of view.
Voices
Editorial: The golden age of budgeting
History, both local and global, is full of examples of public officials letting the public down. But here in Ulster County and specifically in both the City of Kingston and the Town of Ulster, the public has been excellently served by those responsible for drawing up next year’s budgets.
Kingston Times letters (10/20-26)
Leave my Trump sign alone, Dangerous Donald, Convinced by Faso, Family Court ballot language, The Law of Love, many more on the election
New filmmaking facility is brewing in Kingston
Rupco & Mary Stuart Masterson’s Stockade Works would like to transform the cavernous former MetLife building on Greenkill Avenue in Kingston into a TV/film production studio and training center.
Letter: Make scenic Route 299 West safe for cyclists & pedestrians
Our collective efforts have paid off, with Ulster County paving shoulders from the Carmine Liberta Bridge up to Butterville Road — and they did this in just two days. Incredible! But the work is not done and neither are our efforts.
Hugh Reynolds: Walkin’ the dog
This was no idle warning shot, like the time a few years ago when he shifted some of the comptroller’s core responsibilities and staff to the finance office. Here, Hein is reiterating he’s the boss and he’ll cut anybody when he damn well pleases.
Kingston Times letters (10/13-19)
Letters to the editor. Topics include: Aviation’s importance, Hein’s good budget.
Saugerties Times letters (10/13-19)
This week’s topics: pipeline dangers, town budget increase, racism
Editorial: Creepy clowns, and other things that very likely aren’t there
We have, of course, seen child-driven mass hysteria in American history before: the Salem witch trials.
Hugh Reynolds: Being There
Thoughts on the Teachout-Faso debate and another county budget without a tax hike.