Ulster DA’s office: Heroin containing fentanyl causing unprecedented number of overdoses
Heroin bags with two specific stamps are causing a rash of overdoses in Ulster and Greene counties.
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McKenna seeks reelection as Woodstock supervisor as Moran aims for a write-in return
Woodstock voters will decide between incumbent town supervisor Bill McKenna and write-in candidate and former supervisor Jeff Moran for the top town seat while all others are running unopposed. Both tout their records while Moran says he’s the one who can devote the time needed for the job.
Cutten, Gallagher present their cases to be Ulster’s next comptroller
In the wake of the departure of Elliott Auerbach, the only comptroller Ulster’s ever known, two women well-known to local public life, Lisa Cutten of Kingston and March Gallagher of Rosendale, are running for the job.
Shandaken planners reject plans for 35-foot guru statue
The Shandaken Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) voted unanimously to uphold zoning enforcement officer Howie McGowan’s decision to reject resident Sanjay Rawal’s application to erect a 35-foot statue of deceased spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy on his property in Woodland Valley.
Shandaken supervisor race: Ten-year incumbent faces newspaper publisher
Shandaken supervisor Rob Stanley, a Republican, is being challenged on November 5 by Democrat Brian Powers.
Ulster DA’s race sets experience against a new approach
Democrat Dave Clegg and Republican Mike Kavanagh, seeking the post of Ulster County district attorney at Nov. 5’s election, offer voters competing visions of the role of the county’s chief law enforcement officer.
Sign laws: Defining the “Woodstock look” could be contentious process
Planners would like a more cohesive streetscape, but business owners say enforcement would affect long-standing business practices, such as using sandwich-board-style signage on sidewalks.
Ashokan rail trail opens just in time for peak fall foliage
The 11.5-mile trail offers spectacular views of the Catskills.
Hurley candidates hit the campaign trail
The big race in Hurley will be a rematch between incumbent Republican supervisor John Perry and the Democratic candidate he defeated in a close count two years ago, former Woodstock town-board member and supervisor Tracy Kellogg. But the other races November 5 may say more about where this formerly rural town inching towards suburbia actually stands politically these days.
Aftertaste of election controversy disturbs Woodstock library discussion
Should the Woodstock Library change its election and budget votes to Election Day in November? Complaints about this year’s vote count were heard at the library’s October 17 meeting.