New master plan envisions the Esopus of the future
For a year, the Town of Esopus has been working on its new comprehensive plan, and now the results are in.
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Dual-stream recycling starts April 1 in Kingston
It begins on April Fool’s, but it’s not a joke — as a result of the collapse in the global market for recyclables and the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency’s decision to stop accepting the city’s single-stream recycling, dual-stream recycling will commence Monday, April 1, the city announced March 13.
Tenants’ rights session set for Saturday in Kingston
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley will have two attorneys on hand to explain tenant rights and how they can represent themselves in court, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at the Kirkland Building, 2 Main St. in Uptown Kingston.
Ulster GOP nominates Hayes for county executive
The party’s convention didn’t produce a candidate for the April 30 special election to fill the county’s top job. Weeks later, it was announced that county Conservative Party Chair Jack Hayes would step into the breach. His opponent will be Democrat Pat Ryan, also of Gardiner, who rose to prominence in last year’s bid for Congress.
Feds seek stolen guns, fearing they’ll be sold on black market
A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered in connection with two town of Ulster gun store robberies. “We don’t want to see innocent people get hurt,” said the ATF.
Survey: Most want Kingston canopies preserved (except Uptown property owners)
The results of the city of Kingston’s survey on what should be done with the canopies in Uptown Kingston are in. A wide majority of the 628 total responders – 77 percent – favor repairing and rebuilding the canopies. An equally wide majority – 74 percent – of the responding property owners who have Pike Plan easements favored tearing the canopies down.
Driver charged after truck almost hits Shamrock Run racers
A Saugerties man faces misdemeanor charges after he allegedly drove onto the race course during Kingston’s annual Shamrock Run on Sunday, March 10 and resisted police efforts to remove him from his vehicle.
Kingston Common Council OKs plan to merge city and county buses
A proposal to merge Kingston’s bus system with Ulster County’s cleared another hurdle on Tuesday when the Common Council voted 7-1 to approve plan. City and county officials expect to complete the merger between Citibus and UCAT by July 1.
From a Planet Wings to a park — Kingston set to revamp Broadway intersection
A proposal by Mayor Steve Noble would realign a notoriously tricky Broadway intersection by demolishing a former fast-food restaurant to make room for a roadway while expanding green space at the site. The project is expected to cost $1.2 million in city funds and state grant money.
Ulster County GOP sees electoral prospects dim
Comparing the recent Democratic and Republican conventions, it’s clear which way the wind is blowing. “All of those [Republicans] who cared, who spent their careers here and built businesses here have packed up and moved,” said a town supervisor who many hoped would run for the county’s top job.