Ulster County executive Pat Ryan signed his first-ever budget on December 12 at Esopus’ town hall. The budget includes a quarter-of-one-percent tax-levy decrease, and totals $342.28 million, an increase of four percent over 2019’s $329.26-million budget.
Mike Kavanagh could become Ulster County’s ranking law enforcement official on Jan. 1. But, barring an unprecedented failure in the county’s elections infrastructure, his tenure will be very short.
Mayor Steve Noble can’t quite bring himself to say there will be no parking tickets in Kingston for the rest of 2019, but he comes pretty close. In his most recent issue of “This Week in Kingston,” he announced “relaxed ticketing enforcement on expired meters.”
The removal earlier this year of 25 linden trees on Pine Grove Avenue shocked and dismayed many Kingston residents. But according to Mayor Steve Noble and Superintendent of Department of Public Works Edward Norman, the trees had to be taken down because of an upgrade to a sewer line, which was located beneath the median.
The city will forgo its annual midnight ball-drop celebration in Uptown Kingston and instead host a family-friendly daytime event to ring in the New Year.
Democrat Dave Clegg apparently has won the closely contested race for Ulster County district attorney as county Board of Elections staff on Wednesday, Dec. 11 completed their tally of votes cast in the Nov. 6 election.
On Tuesday, Dec. 10 at approximately 2:30 p.m., an 18-year-old male was arrested by the Kingston Police Department and charged with making terroristic threats outside of Kingston High School, a Class D felony.
In an emotional farewell Tuesday evening, Common Council President James Noble marked his final meeting presiding over the body where he has served as a behind-the-scenes guiding hand and mentor for generations of neophyte politicos.
A real estate investor with extensive holdings in Uptown Kingston has filed an action with city zoning officials that could derail or at least seriously delay a proposed mixed-use development project in the Stockade District.
Not a ‘no’ vote to be found on $44.4 million 2020 spending plan.