23+ hour, 39+ min ago   (361+ words) Jess Davis, vice president of the Ulster County Chamber of Commerce, graduated from the Institute for Organization Management program, an arm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Davis earned an IOM Graduate Recognition, signifying the individual’s completion of 96 credit hours of…...

1+ day, 3+ min ago   (880+ words) SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — Tens of thousands are expected to descend on Cantine Field when the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival returns Sept. 26-27. Pat Praetorius said this year’s festival will return to “full capacity” for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (666+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Hooley brought a full day of Irish festivities to the Kingston Waterfront for the 25th time in the city’s history Sunday. Thousands were expected at T.R. Gallo Park to celebrate the Kingston area’s rich Irish heritage with live…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (200+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — The city’s Common Council approved a full property tax exemption for qualifying disabled veterans and increased exemptions for senior citizens at its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 2. The 100% property tax exemption applies to qualifying honorably discharged veterans who are “permanently…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (229+ words) Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) announced the appointment of Dr. Mill Etienne as vice president and chief medical officer of its Western Region, where he will help advance clinical quality, safety and patient experience across the Western Region of…...

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…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (478+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County could join an expanding list of counties across the state to ban the sale of concentrated and synthetic kratom. The supplement is sold in gas stations and smoke shops as an energy booster, but is being blamed…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (260+ words) ALBANY, N.Y. — An Oneida County man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking ring that distributed large quantities of cocaine and crack cocaine in and around Kingston and other parts of Ulster County,…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (562+ words) Two area residents — Anisa Gilmour of New Paltz and Ryan Hovey of Gardiner — graduated from Clark University in Worcester, Mass., with master’s degrees on Monday, May 18. Gilmour received a master of arts degree in community development and planning. Hovey received…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (290+ words) Memorial Health welcomed pediatrician Melissa Cregan, DO to its clinic in Hudson, N.Y. on Aug. 20. Dr. Cregan, a board-certified pediatrician, completed her pediatric residency at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, after graduating from Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine…...