Ulster town officials are discussing how they would handle the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency’s proposed departure from accepting single-stream recycling from municipalities, with a handful of different options on the table.
Among the recipients were: $6.3 Million for RUPCO Energy Square, Kingston; $4.5 Million for West End Lofts, Beacon, Dutchess County; and $4.4 Million for Fallkill Commons on Rose, Poughkeepsie.
A simmering dispute between Kingston’s rank-and-file police officers and City Hall burst into public view last week when the Kingston Police Benevolent Association issued a letter accusing Mayor Steve Noble of “political grandstanding” in his handling of two recent allegations of police misconduct.
The natural-gas powered plant would be located on Frank Sottile Blvd., the road that runs behind the Hudson Valley Mall. It includes 30-40-ft-tall buildings and an 80-ft exhaust stack. Review will include sound, air quality, tax impact, spill prevention, and other issues.
An alleged gang member already facing federal racketeering and murder conspiracy charges for the Oct. 25, 2017 murder of a suspected informant in a Saugerties forest has been charged in the Feb. 2, 2018 slaying of a man in Queens.
Following the revocation of his liquor license, the proprietor of a Stockade District nightspot claims he’s the victim of a vendetta, both by local police and the State Liquor Authority.
About 25 protestors marched on City Hall last week to protest a police commission decision that cleared officers involved in a 2015 tasing incident and to demand greater transparency and accountability from city police.
May 1 & 2: Two of the Democratic candidates for the party’s nomination to take on incumbent Republican John Faso for the 19th New York Congressional District’s seat have set upcoming forums in Kingston about healthcare.
The closing comes as Rupco continues to seek city approval for its plan to create 66 units of low income supportive senior housing at the site.
Kingston police are investigating a broad-daylight shooting that a left a young woman wounded.