Consultant suggests shrinking new Woodstock library design
Woodstock Library officials will have to make some important decisions about how to proceed with a planned new library in light of preliminary cost estimates.
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No go for 33-foot guru statue in Woodland Valley
Shandaken building inspector and zoning code officer Howie McGowan told the members of the Woodland Community Association (WCA) that the 33-foot statue Sanjay Rawal proposes to erect in Woodland Valley is not permissible under the town’s building code.
Route 28 concrete plant meeting to be held Thursday, Aug. 29
A previous meeting on the contentious proposal had to be cancelled due to overcapacity. The new location is a middle school. Anyone looking to speak will be disappointed though: It’s not a public hearing.
Alleged Ulster County heroin dealer charged with homicide in connection with overdose
In a first for Ulster County, an alleged drug dealer has been charged with criminally negligent homicide following an overdose death; in this case, it was heroin laced with fentanyl that killed a woman in May of 2018.
Man who found body in Kingston ‘tent village’ slay tells of dispute between accused and victim
Police say they are still seeking a motive in the killing of a homeless man who was found stabbed to death in a wooded area off of the Thruway Exit 19 traffic circle on Sunday. The body of Guy D. Andradez, 58, was discovered around 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11 beneath a tarp near a tent where, witnesses say, he had been living since June.
Kingston man charged with murder
A Kingston man has been charged with the murder of a homeless man whose body was found in the woods near the traffic circle.
Woodstock Library renovation supporters display alternatives across from the Fair
The 88th Annual Woodstock Library Fair was not without its drama this year when a group opposed to a planned new building displayed their own alternatives and criticisms.
Ulster County Fair to Confederate-flag-waving country/southern rock band: You’re cancelled
Within the last week, the news of the booking spread on social media and a boycott was suggested. County Executive Pat Ryan urged the county Agricultural Society to cancel the performance, calling the flag a “symbol of division and racism.” That cancellation was announced earlier today.
Beat the heat at these local cooling centers
With a heat wave forecast for this weekend, local officials have announced the following cooling centers will be open.
Residents want Shandaken to force property cleanups
About 15 residents of Big Indian and Oliverea came to the July 1 Shandaken town board meeting to protest the town’s failure to clean up several properties in the hamlet of Big Indian, despite complaints at the June meeting about a junked car lot, a perpetual yard sale, and a stripped-down, unsecured store.