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Kingston considers plan to regulate public art
In the face of some skepticism, city officials unveiled a draft version of a new policy to regulate public art, including murals and other installations on private property, at a public hearing at City Hall.
Stockade FC gets first victory against Rhode Island; two matches at Dietz this weekend
Kingston Stockade FC’s upward trajectory continued over the weekend as they picked up their first win of the 2019 campaign, a dramatic 2-1 result on the road against National Premier Soccer League foe the Rhode Island Reds.
Kingston voters OK school budget by more than 2-1 margin
Voters in the Kingston City School District overwhelmingly approved a $180,813,057 budget for the 2019-20 school year on May 21, with 1,180 in favor of the spending plan and 501 opposed in unofficial results.
Midtown Kingston native Adrian Manuel proves doubters wrong, turns schools — and lives — around
Adrian Manuel, who graduated from Kingston High School in 1996, is a school principal and educator whose success at turning around failing inner-city schools earned him kudos in the national media.
Kingston school budget, board vote is May 21
Voters in the Kingston City School District will head to the polls on Tuesday to say yay or nay to a $180,813,057 budget proposal for the 2019-20 school year, one which school officials tout as maintaining program and helping expand pre-kindergarten offerings, while keeping the tax levy increase at just 1.45 percent.
Bill calls for New York State to achieve fossil-fuel-free energy by 2030
State Sen. Jen Metzger has put forward a bill known as the Freedom From Fossil Fuels Act that would end the development of new fossil-fuel infrastructure in New York state and set a course for New York to shift to a clean energy economy. Nily Rozic is the Assembly co-sponsor.
Thanks to humming real estate market, Kingston’s assessments up 10%
Property owners in Kingston will see their assessment rise by about 10 percent this year as home values reach levels not seen since before the 2008 Great Recession.
Kingston supports efforts to allow upstate communities to regulate rent
Calls for rent regulation locally have become louder in recent years as rents have grown significantly faster than wages and an ever-increasing proportion of renters have found themselves “rent-burdened” — meaning that they pay more than 30 percent of their income to keep a roof over their heads.
Cops say man got teen drunk, punched out mom
A Kingston man is facing misdemeanor charges after, city police say, he allegedly provided alcohol to minor, then assaulted the teen’s mother when she confronted him about it.