Election 2016: It’s the Cubs’ fault
One unlikely event followed another…
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Faso beats Teachout for Congress; McGinty, Matera in very close Surrogate Court race
Though she won Ulster County, Democrat Zephyr Teachout lost to Republican John Faso in her bid for the House of Representatives from New York’s 19th Congressional District.
Ulster DA says Family Court mailer did not involve “criminality”
A county lawmaker says he’ll continue to pursue a complaint that county officials acted improperly when they sent out a taxpayer-funded mailing touting the virtues of a controversial ballot proposition, despite a finding by the district’s attorney’s office that the move did not involve “criminality.”
SUNY New Paltz mumps cases rise to 12; swim meets canceled for entire semester
SUNY New Paltz announced that the number of confirmed cases on campus had risen to 12 as of November 7.
Another case of mumps at a Hudson Valley college
A week after SUNY-New Paltz had to quarantine several students diagnosed with mumps, the disease has struck again.
Family Court mailing ‘inappropriate, maybe illegal’ says lawmaker
Ulster County legislators expressed surprise — and in some cases anger — Thursday night at a county-financed mailing to voters which some say improperly advocates the relocation of family court from Kingston to the Town of Ulster.
Election primer: Who’s on the ballot in Ulster County
And so it’s come to this: the final days of what’s certainly been the longest, perhaps the most contentious and
What regulations are in store for Airbnb?
As home-sharing services such as Airbnb and HomeAway continue to be popular in Ulster County, municipalities are acting to establish regulatory oversight, while the county moves toward collecting a bed tax from short-term home rentals.
Law against taking selfies while voting won’t be enforced in Ulster
Ashley Dittus, Democrat deputy co-chair of the county Board of Elections, said voters are permitted to text or look up information on their smart phones while in a voting booth, and even though it is illegal to take a selfie in the booth, poll workers will not issue a violation to the picture taker.
New group seeks to save the rails…before they get torn up
“People see us at rallies and think we’re CMRR [Catskill Mountain Rail Road]. We’re salt and they’re pepper — two different groups working toward the same goal.”