Faso hears it from Kingston Library crowd
Congressman John Faso faced a skeptical, and at times hostile, audience on Monday, May 8 when he defended his vote for the American Health Care Act at a forum at the Kingston Library.
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Town of Ulster puts aside cash for possible mall tax deal
The town is preparing for a possible decrease in the assessed value of the Hudson Valley Mall, which lost two anchor stores before being sold for a fraction of its former value.
Maloney adopts Faso’s district
Congressman John Faso can’t attend a Kingston forum Monday evening to explain his vote on the controversial repeal-and-replace of Obamacare because of a conflict with a prior engagement? No problem. Neighboring Hudson Valley congressman Sean Patrick Maloney says he’ll be there tonight to explain Faso’s vote.
Kingston candidates start declaring for Common Council
Election season is shaping up in Kingston, with nine Common Council seats and three seats in the county legislature on the line.
Faso explains ‘yea’ vote on health care bill
Faso cited recent premium hikes on ACA exchanges, the fact that 1/3 of counties have only one insurer, high deductibles, in the lowest-priced ACA plans, taxes, among other reasons to replace Obamacare.
Faso plans to vote for Obamacare repeal
Congressman John Faso (R-Kinderhook) plans to vote today for the Affordable Health Care Act [AHCA], the House Republican bill to replace the Affordable Care Act.
Ulster asks SPCA for help with feral cats
Though separated by two weeks, the second half of the Ulster Town Board’s public hearing on proposed legislation to address the issue of feral cats was every bit as emotional as the first.
S.S. Columbia Project’s steamy dreams
The plan is to take a 115-year-old steamboat which once plied the Great Lakes and transport it at some point in 2018 from Buffalo, where it is now, on a barge via the St. Lawrence Seaway down the East Coast to New York City and up the river to Kingston.
Amid Dylan concert concerns, brickyard owners tout ‘spontaneous flexibility’
With the return of a popular food festival and a pair of sold-out Bob Dylan concerts, it’s shaping up to be a busy summer at the former Hutton Brickyard. But questions remain — about the future of the site and how its emergence as a large-scale event venue will impact quality of life in the residential neighborhoods that surround it.
Caterwauls at Town of Ulster ferals law hearing
A hearing on feral cats drew a lot of comments in Ulster.