Commentary: Honor is everything
Sheriff Paul VanBlarcum did the right thing by traveling to Washington DC and meeting with President Trump after a member of the Sheriff’s Department died during a training exercise, argues Mark Ingoglio of Kingston.
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Cioni closing punted to November
Due to the unavailability of the prospective purchaser on the originally planned day, the closing date for the sale of the Kingston City School District’s Cioni Building has been moved to Thursday, Nov. 15. School officials this week said they were fine with the delay and weren’t concerned that the deal might fall through.
On healthcare, Faso and Delgado differ drastically
The two candidates for this swing congressional district have different visions for the healthcare system. Faso, who voted for the Republican repeal bill last year, supports some changes to what he sees as an essentially well functioning private insurance market, while Delgado favors a public option, which would let Americans buy into a government-run insurance program.
Kingston After Dark: The full-flavored experience on Railroad Avenue
Upon entering Village Coffee and Goods, located on Railroad Avenue around the corner from Frank Guido’s Little Italy, my first impression was of delight at the sense of unity in design, light and energy flow within the comfortable specialty coffee shop.
Kingston ’19 budget steady on the levy
Mayor Steve Noble will introduce a proposed 2019 budget that will freeze the tax levy at 2017 levels and produce a small tax rate decrease for most city homeowners.
KHS football tigers keep playoff hopes alive
For the Kingston High School varsity football team, both the season and their senior night game last weekend are something of a good news/bad news scenario. But for head coach Quintin Johnson, it’s all good.
Ulster town board will try not to break tax cap
The Town of Ulster released its tentative budget for 2019, with its $11.8 million total representing a 4.4 percent increase over the 2018 spending plan.
Ulster County businesswoman touts cannabidiol products
From the moment I finished my small glass, I felt markedly — shockingly — calm. An irksome pain in my neck was forgotten.
Plan aims to get Kingston police, youth to communicate more
An ambitious new program seeks to take two groups often seen as at odds with each other — police officers and poor minority youth — and put them on a path to a better life and a more harmonious relationship, using the principles of “positive psychology.”
Kingston After Dark: World without women
It is pathetic that more people on social media were talking about the Khabib Nurmagomedov-versus-Conor McGregor UFC match last weekend than the impending doom of America.