Changing of the guard at the Hudson River Maritime Museum
The hiring of a full-time, salaried executive director was necessitated by the museum’s dramatic growth.
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Tentative Town of Ulster budget under the cap
Town Supervisor James Quigley pointed out that the potential loss in tax revenue from the Hudson Valley Mall tax assessment case is about equal to what the town would have received if the Niagara Bottling Plant proposal had gone forward.
Hugh Reynolds: Being There
Thoughts on the Teachout-Faso debate and another county budget without a tax hike.
Ulster County bank deposits crack $3 billion
The increase at a time when alternate financial institutions are competing more aggressively with banks must be regarded as a good economic sign.
Irish Cultural Center’s zoning a millions-of-dollars question
What the Irish Cultural Center of the Hudson Valley will be may hang on whether, in the context of Kingston’s zoning law, “West Strand” is a street or an area.
Kingston’s Felix Olivieri combines videogames with furniture
‘I remember a time when you could save the entire world just with a joystick and one red button. People want that back.’
Faso-Teachout tight as a race can get
In an era of gerrymandering, we have a true rarity: a competitive congressional district.
Prison guard charged with beating inmate
A Saugerties woman is one of three current or former state corrections officers facing federal civil rights charges stemming from the 2013 beating of an inmate at a Dutchess County prison.
Walking Woodstock: River Arts Repertory R.I.P.
A good actor searched for the truth of a role within himself; acting was not about ego, but honesty.
Kingston Creative’s new coloring book to help homeless animals
In 1974, the City of Kingston commissioned a coloring book about our colonial heritage. Over 40 years later, a group of local artists from Kingston Creative have come up with one of their own.