1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (654+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — There’s little question that Democrats will retain control of the county Legislature following the November election. With 12 Democrats running unchallenged for election to the 23-member board, the only question is how tight a grip on the body the party…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (142+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y.— Ulster County has agreed to pay $250,000 to Heather Mikesh, the one-time confidential secretary of former Finance Commissioner Burt Gulnick, to settle a 2022 gender discrimination and hostile workplace lawsuit brought by Mikesh. As part of the May 5 settlement, the two…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago   (686+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — It was three years after the state legalized recreational marijuana in 2021, that Big Gas Dispensary, located in the town of New Paltz, became the first pot shop to open within Ulster County’s borders. Now, five years after New York…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (378+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — Low-income people who purchase affordable homes and the spouses of fallen police officers could get a break in their Ulster County property taxes under a pair of local laws adopted by the county Legislature on Tuesday. Both local laws…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (483+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County legislators who represent the town of Ulster have submitted a resolution to end the use of the Kingston Motel as a homeless shelter. The call from Republican Legislator Jason Kovacs and Democratic Legislator Michael Berardi echoes a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (510+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — State Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha is among 100 New York lawmakers who sent a letter to federal officials demanding the abolition of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement team, known as ICE. Shrestha, D-Esopus, who represents the 103rd Assembly District, said in…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (347+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County legislators have approved a $32.9 million budget for SUNY Ulster that increases the county’s contribution to the college’s 2026-27 budget but also gives county government greater oversight the institution’s finances. The county’s contribution to the college would increase by…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (484+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County lawmakers voted Tuesday to seek state permission to impose a surcharge on the taxes paid by the county’s highest earners. The 15-8 vote came after legislators listened to more than 36 speakers who argued for and against the plan....

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (575+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — An amended request to the state Legislature for permission to impose a surcharge on the taxes paid by the county’s wealthiest residents squeaked through the Legislature’s Ways and Means Committee in a 4-3 vote Thursday. Democrats Michael Berardi, D-Ulster, and…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (536+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — Following an outcry from the community, the county’s Democrats have decided to raise income levels in the proposed “Ulster County for Fair Taxes Act,” which would impose a tax surcharge on the county’s wealthiest residents. County lawmakers are now…...