GOP county legislature candidate calls O+ fest mural ‘divisive’
Candidate Jean Jacobs said the images send a potentially divisive “ethnic message,” rather than celebrating Kingston’s “original heritage.”
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Ulster County’s 2018 budget reduces property taxes once again
Overall spending is $324 million, a little less than $1 million below 2017 levels.
Kingston’s Irish cultural edifice plan in peril as panel gives thumbs-down
Backers of the plan to build an Irish cultural center in a residential neighborhood in the Rondout District say they plan to appeal a city commission’s ruling that the building, as currently designed, conflicts with the area’s historic character.
Kingston considers upping reservoir’s capacity
The infrastructure at Cooper Lake needs to be refurbished to bring it into compliance with state safety standards. Separately, the city is considering raising the dikes to increase capacity.
Kingston parking lot fees go into effect Oct. 10
The cost is 75 cents per hour. Payment will be by license plate number; no need to print out or display a ticket.
Kingston B&B’s get a boost from local online travel agency
Potential guests are routed to one of six participating bed & breakfasts, commission-free, thanks to a site created by the owners of the Rondout Inn.
NYC developer is all in on Uptown Kingston
Charles Blaichman is one of the developers who transformed Manhattan’s Meatpacking District into some of the most valuable real estate in America. In Uptown Kingston, Blaichman is planning a smaller-scale revival, but one rooted in the same sense of a neighborhood with untapped potential.
Kingston has several possible Uptown projects for $10m state grant
Facilities improvements at Dietz Stadium, a proposed “food hub” in a vacant building on Wall Street and the planned redevelopment of a municipal parking lot into a garage and mixed-use building also made the list of projects that could benefit from the money.
Republicans look to ‘Restore Kingston Pride’
Inspired in part by the council’s vote to declare Kingston a sanctuary city, there’s a new slate of energized Republicans looking to make waves this November. They share a core message: Fiscal conservatism, wariness about tax breaks for developers and skepticism about plans to build more low-income housing in Kingston.
Barn of Terror will scare your overalls off
Jim Boice Sr. said this agri-horror show “is not for the faint of heart.”