15+ hour, 41+ min ago   (575+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — The city’s efforts to implement a 3% occupancy tax for hotel, motel and short-term rental stays continues to move forward. The Common Council’s Finance and Audit Committee voted 4-1 to send the proposal for the 3% tax to the full Common Council…...

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+ week ago   (383+ words) STONE RIDGE, N.Y. — Hundreds of cyclists from 26 states turned the SUNY Ulster campus into an overnight waypoint on Wednesday, as they make their way from Albany to New York City along the Empire State Trail. This year, Parks and Trails New…...

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   (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…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (151+ words) Daily Freeman By Don Tallerman and Stew Meyers, Co-Chairs of Ulster Strong Every resident of Ulster County knows that affordability has reached a crisis point. From working families trying to stretch their weekly groceries to seniors on fixed incomes facing…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (577+ words) Last week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a citywide freeze on rents. The response from economists can be summarized as “oy.” Economists are famous for arguing “on one hand” this and “on the other hand” that. This is…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (461+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — A provision included in the state’s 2027 budget addresses suicide prevention services aimed at LGBTQ+ youth, a service the federal government eliminated last year, and is intended to reduce suicide risk and expand services statewide, proponents of the funding have…...