The circumstances of Anthony Garro Jr.’s demise, beaten to death beneath a bridge known as a hangout for homeless alcoholics, were a long way from his beginnings as the beloved adopted son of an Ivy League-educated scientist and academic and a special education teacher who struggled to help him overcome the aftereffects of alcohol-related brain damage done to him in utero.
Under the budget passed by the Kingston Common Council on Tuesday, users of nine municipal parking lots in the city will be able to purchase annual parking passes for $100 or monthly permits for $20.
A woman was killed earlier this afternoon by a CSX train in the town of Ulster near the Tractor Supply store. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
The project would take up around three acres at the intersection of Frank Sottile Blvd. and Miron Ln., with a building housing the equipment planned for between 30-40 feet in height. An exhaust stack would rise above the structure, less than 100-ft total in height.
The city won’t have a single Republican on its council next year. The question is if alderman-elect Patrick O’Reilly, who is not a member of any party, could serve in the roll of minority leader.
Hinchey, a Democrat from Saugerties, served 18 years in the Assembly and 20 years in Congress, a time of significant political transformation in Ulster County. He helped lead the change.
Yesterday morning a body was discovered beneath a bridge over the railroad tracks. Before the day was over, Kingston Police had booked an Ulster Park man on murder charges.
Kingston Police Department detectives and state police were conducting a death investigation Wednesday morning after a man’s body was discovered beneath a bridge spanning a railroad cut in Midtown.
Ulster People started as a way “to continue Bernie’s political revolution by getting local people elected and educating people about how government works and pressuring our representatives to support policies we believe in.” It was unsuccessful in its most recent effort to shift the balance of power in the county legislator, but organizers see signs of progress in the election results.
Town of Ulster firefighters are expressing concern about access and scheduling, but they support the county plan to locate