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, 2+ week ago   (232+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — A Brooklyn man was arrested on numerous drug charges after fleeing police following a traffic stop in the city, according to a state police press release. Quavon V. Travis, 32, was arrested on Sunday, June 21, at about 9:50 p.m. after state…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (326+ words) CATSKILL, N.Y. — A Connecticut man who burglarized three Greene County businesses in less than 24 hours is facing felony charges, state police said Friday. On Thursday, June 18, the state police Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) in Catskill arrested Troy P. Stone, 41, of…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (413+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County Court Judge Bryan Rounds had harsh words for Russell Merrihew before sentencing the Cairo man to five years in state prison for the rape of a 14-year-old girl. Commenting on the blank expression the 41-year-old maintained throughout…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (308+ words) Daily Freeman KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Ulster County Traffic Safety Board and the New York Bicycling Coalition will host a free public forum on e‑bike laws, safety, and emerging regulations from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on June 18 in room 104 of…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (813+ words) ALBANY, N.Y. — Environmental reviews for certain housing projects up to 300 units are set to be eased after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law her proposed “Let Them Build Act,” her office announced on Wednesday. The reforms had drawn strong support from…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (569+ words) ALBANY, N.Y. — Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha announced this week that Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed the Public Renewables Transparency Act, which she says will add transparency measures to the New York Power Authority’s buildout of … ALBANY, N.Y. — Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha announced…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (115+ words) Scores of children of all ages in Halloween costumes came out to Uptown for the Kingston Uptown Business Association-sponsored trick-or-treating event on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, featuring participating businesses, a Halloween… Child, 3, seriously injured in dog attack in Wawarsing 4 teens accused of…...

4+ mon, 7+ hour ago   (105+ words) police say Daily Freeman On the morning of May 8, Brian Alayo, 24, of Newburgh, was arrested by Lloyd police and charged with criminal trespass, a misdemeanor, according to the Lloyd police blotter. Alayo was arrested and the other individual fled on…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (121+ words) Daily Freeman KINGSTON, N.Y. — An 18-year-old driver was injured Friday afternoon after the teen’s vehicle struck a parked car on Pine Grove Avenue, city police said. At about 2 p.m. Friday, April 24, the unidentified 18-year-old Kingston driver was heading southwest on…...