Where to vote early in Ulster County
For nine days, October 26 through November 3, you can vote at one of seven polling sites around Ulster County. Hours of operation vary, but include a mix of day, evening and weekend hours.
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The all-day conference on migration and mental health at SUNY New Paltz this Friday, October 11, is coming at an opportune time. Though American history records several eras when conflict raged over immigrants and immigration, there have been few more virulent than what’s going on now.
Kingston After Dark: Upside down frowns
Thoughts on The Joker, Liz Phair at Utopia Soundstage in Woodstock, and Nikki Belfiglio of Bodega stops in this week to hype the popular band’s appearance at this year’s inaugural O-Positive festival this weekend.
Faces of Kingston: Isaac Cruz
This week for Faces of Kingston we are going to talk to someone I always see out really participating in the Kingston community. Whether telling stories about Kingston, dreaming up delicious menu items or making new friends, Diego’s Taqueria co-owner Isaac Cruz plays a big role in making our area a better place.
Too damn high? Kingston rent crisis has tenants worried and officials thinking control
Residents at some local apartment complexes have been hit with huge rent increases in recent weeks. City officials say they believe the rent hikes are an attempt by landlords to get ahead of looming rent regulation.
Town of Ulster looks to update town traffic plan
The Town of Ulster is looking into updating a traffic plan that’s nearly three decades old, though officials stressed that it could be some time before any strategy comes to fruition.
Whitman’s 200th to be celebrated at Slabsides Saturday
Saturday, Oct. 5: The 200th anniversary of the birth of American poet, journalist, essayist and humanist Walt Whitman is this month, and a dear colleague of his (or the people now taking care of his old cabin) will be throwing his birthday party — John Burroughs.
City official says Kingstonian doesn’t need affordable housing to move forward
The city’s zoning enforcement officer handed developers of the proposed Kingstonian project a victory last week when he rejected arguments by an activist group that the controversial condo, parking and boutique hotel complex eyed for the Stockade District didn’t need to include affordable housing to comply with the requirements of the zoning code’s Mixed Use Overlay District (MUOD) where it would be located.
If it’s broken, Kingston’s Repair Cafe can fix it
Repair Café of Kingston, Bike-Friendly Kingston and the YMCA’s Bike It! program are joining forces for the fall Repair Café & Bike Clinic this Saturday, Oct. 5 from 11 a.m,-3 p.m. at the community hall of Redeemer Lutheran Church, 104 Wurts St. in downtown Kingston.
Gardener wants to take back guilty plea in Sawkill Road weed-heist slay
A Kingston teen who confessed to a shooting and killing a man during a marijuana robbery gone wrong last year said in county court this week that he wants to withdraw his guilty plea.