After serving the community for over 50 years, John A. Coleman Catholic High School will close its doors at the end of the month. The closure was announced in an Aug. 1 letter from Bryan Smith, president of the school’s board of trustees.
A request for a zoning change by developers of the Kingstonian complex could give the Common Council an opportunity to bring more scrutiny to bear on the proposed residential, commercial and hotel complex.
Professional Muay Thai fighter and part owner of Stockade Muay Thai in Uptown Kingston Chris Mauceri is stepping back between the ropes on on Saturday, Aug. 17 versus Stephen Oppong for Lion Fight 58. The fight is taking place at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.
Andrew (or more popularly known as Andy) Parker has been a valuable member of the Kingston community for a long time. A half perpetually inspired/half world-weary soul who plays a mean harmonica while gravitating towards laughter and yarn spinning, many of us around here have an Andy memory or two, or three, or seven. If you don’t know him at all, well, here’s your chance.
It’s an increasingly common sight on social media. Warnings appear about a law enforcement sweep, photos are posted of the enforcers’ unmarked vehicles. More photos show men in bulletproof vests peering into windows.
Under a new policy implemented by Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa, the department will no longer post the names of people arrested for less serious crimes on their Facebook page and other social media platforms. The sheriff’s office announced the new policy on Monday.
Former county auditor Lisa Cutten will run on the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party lines for the post of county comptroller.
A bake sale and car wash fundraiser for the Metropolitan Knothole Baseball League in Kingston will take place this Saturday, with players in the league eligible for a free coaching clinic. The event was organized by the Mid-Hudson Tigers’ 15U travel baseball team Coach Chris Connolly and will include participation from his players.
A Kingston man is facing 25 years to life in state prison after his conviction for the Dec. 1 murder of Mark Lancaster following a marijuana robbery gone very wrong at the Sawkill Trailer Park.
For its fifth annual Celebration of the Arts, to be held on Saturday, Aug. 3, the nonprofit group Midtown Arts District (MAD) is doing something different: an all-day series of interactive workshops — an expo of the arts, if you will — at the Kingston Center of SUNY Ulster, located in the former Sophie Finn elementary school at 94 Mary’s Ave.