Fleishers to close Kingston butcher shop
The upscale shop, which for 13 years has symbolized the Mid-Hudson Valley’s growing interest in local food and increasing connection to New York City, will close its doors March 18.
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Kingston approves kiosks, ending free parking
A divided Kingston Common Council approved a measure that paves the way for the end of free parking in city-owned lots.
A cold March for a march
Say what you will, them resisters are a hardy breed. About 400 educators, children and supporters showed up Saturday on Kingston’s Academy Green during a wind-whipped sub-freezing afternoon to protest against the lack of state funding for New York public schools.
Rumor of local immigration raids not true, but fear is real
A social media hoax warning of impending immigration raids sent a wave of fear through Hudson Valley’s Latino community last month, highlighting the anxiety felt by many local immigrants since the election of President Donald J. Trump.
Faso conspicuous by his absence at packed town hall in Kingston
The event was organized by a local liberal activist group in response to the congressman’s decision not to schedule any town hall meetings of his own. While it was billed as an educational forum, the event had the flavor of a progressive rally, with songs, chants and action items.
Hugh Reynolds: Faso needs a strategy
Congressman Faso has decided that large town hall meetings are unproductive, staged and a waste of his own and everyone’s else’s time. I think he’s wrong on every count. These rallies may not represent all the voices of a bitterly divided people, but they are people and they have voices.
RUPCO’s alms house plan gets its public hearing this Tuesday
A proposal to create 66 units of low-income supported housing at a historic site on Flatbush Avenue will have its first public hearing next week.
Faso passes on invite to Kingston ‘town hall’ meeting; calls format ‘not productive’
Republican lawmakers are facing pointed questions and raucous crowds at town hall meetings across the country this month. Freshman 19th Congressional District Representative John Faso (R-Kinderhook) is not one of them.
Kingston police report: Serious crimes drop in 2016, but drug arrests rose
Statistics released by the Kingston Police Department show that the number of serious crimes reported in the city declined significantly between 2015 and last year.
Kingston parking kiosks won’t happen until at least May, says mayor
Mayor Steve Noble said plans to install payment kiosks in nine city lots that currently offer free parking will be delayed by at least a month after the Common Council failed, for a second straight month, to approve a bond ordinance to pay for the new equipment.