Kingston After Dark: The Body/Head connection
An interview with Kim Gordon and Bill Nace ahead of their upcoming BSP Kingston back room theater appearance on Friday, July 20.
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Kingston High School graduation rate is rising
Kingston City School District Superintendent Paul Padalino revealed last week that for the most part the district is on track to see further gains in graduation rates for students finishing high school in four years.
Hugh Reynolds: How deep is VanBlarcum’s support among Dems?
It appears we will have a contest for the soul of the Democratic Party in September if VanBlarcum gets enough valid signatures on his petitions.
Advocates say Ulster power plant review process gives short shrift to public’s concerns
While discussion over a 20-megawatt electric generating power plant proposed for the Town of Ulster has reached the county level, area residents are still voicing their concerns about a scoping document prepared by town officials. A scoping document outlines the topics to be considered in the review process, including environmental and neighborhood impact.
Kingston man, 26, paralyzed in post-fireworks shooting
City police are still seeking leads in a July 5 shooting that left a 26-year-old man paralyzed from the waist down. Meanwhile, the victim’s mother has organized an “increase the peace” effort to promote non-violence among city youth.
Faso hammers Delgado on past hip-hop lyrics; Delgado says Faso’s ‘feeding into racial biases’
New York 19th Congressional District hopeful Antonio Delgado is pushing back this week after Republican incumbent John Faso seized on an article in Monday’s New York Post highlighting lyrics from Delgado’s 2006 hip-hop album to argue that his opponent is out of step with the views of his would-be constituents.
How the Hudson Valley Mall can survive the ‘retail apocalypse’
If you apply some retail analytics and look at longer-term trends, maybe the Hudson Valley Mall would be better suited as something else.
Kingston puts parkers on notice that it might start writing Saturday tickets
On Saturday, June 30, Kingston parking enforcement officers fanned out through the city’s business district issuing warnings reminding people that metered parking remains in effect Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Ulster power plant company to Hein: You got us all wrong
‘It is simply inaccurate to assert that the [power plant] is proposed here in Ulster County only to serve the energy demands of New York City.’ said Peter Rood, GlidePath chief development officer.
Hugh Reynolds: On to the general in NY-19
I don’t think it takes a political scientist to figure out how Delgado won this thing. He laid it out at one of the innumerable debates among the candidates. “I am the one man on this stage that has the fundraising ability and the organization to win in November,” he told the audience.