3+ hour, 56+ min ago  (160+ words) Daily Freeman A rally with activists and public officials in favor of the ‘Ulster County for Fair Taxes Act’ takes place in front of the Ulster County Office Building in Kingston, N.Y., ahead of a county Legislature vote on…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (221+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — With temperatures forecast to reach the mid- and upper 90s, the National Weather Service at Albany has issued a heat advisory from 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, until 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, for valley locations across the Mid-Hudson Valley. The National Weather Service…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (242+ words) POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Dutchess County has launched its new “Veteran of Distinction” program, which officials say will recognize “outstanding living county veterans for their military service and their continued contributions to our local community.” Hyde Park resident Ralph Osterhoudt will be the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (179+ words) Daily Freeman NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — SUNY New Paltz will receive $1.2 million in state support as part of a $54 million in direct state tax support for the SUNY system allocated in the enacted 2027 state budget, the SUNY Chancellor’s Office announced Wednesday. SUNY…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (583+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Public Service Commission will now be allowed to vote no on proposals for utility-requested rate increases without having the utility-proposed rates go into effect, two state lawmakers announced Wednesday. The legislation enacting the new rules, which was proposed…...

1+ 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…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (127+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — A Kingston man was arrested Wednesday and charged with rape, according to the state police blotter. An arrest report on Thursday, May 21, said Tobias Alixandre Buchanan, 25, was arrested at 9:36 a.m. Wednesday, May 20. Buchanan was charged with rape (actor 21 or…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (425+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — State Sen. Michelle Hinchey and more than a dozen other state lawmakers are pushing to revive plans to extend Metro-North service to Albany that were shelved by Gov. Kathy Hochul in January. Hinchey, D-Saugerties, announced Monday that she signed…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (544+ words) Authorities arrested 26 individuals and took down a drug trafficking ring that was active in the Hudson Valley and the Capital Region, state Attorney General Letitia James announced on Thursday. ALBANY, N.Y. — Authorities arrested 26 individuals and took down a drug trafficking ring…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (358+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that beginning this spring, Metro-North will begin running trains between Grand Central Station and Albany, with a stop at the Rhinecliff train station along the way. The once-daily service between the state’s largest city…...