01/23/13 THE COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR ULSTER COUNTY, NY

• Two Catholic schools set to close in Ulster County _{2013-01-23, 11:13 am}
  St. Joseph's School and Saint Mary of the Snow will both shut their doors in June.
• 2 Catholic schools in the area will close _{2013-01-23, 10:49 am}
  The Archdiocese of New York announced Tuesday that two Catholic schools in Ulster County - St.
• Tkacyzk to take oath of office today _{2013-01-23, 08:20 am}
  ... Tkacyzk was declared the winner last Friday, beating Amedore by just 19 votes after 90 disputed ballots from Ulster County were counted. Before the count, Amedore had a slim 35 vote advantage. On Tuesday, he spoke for the first time since losing the ...
• Lake-effect snow, wind-chill warnings across New York _{2013-01-22, 03:00 am}
  ... people, in hopes of preventing freezing deaths. Arthur Snyder, director of emergency management for Ulster County, said emergency management officials and the National Weather Service have an advisory protocol for unusually cold temperatures, but ...
• Chair of New Paltz GOP resigns after 13 years _{2013-01-23, 02:33 am}
  ... the high road whenever the low road beckons, which it often does. Take his former political patron, one-time Ulster County Legislature Chairman Peter Savago, a man with whom Dener has had explosive differences in the past: Times have changed, he ...
• 2 Catholic schools will close _{2013-01-23, 02:10 am}
  The Archdiocese of New York announced Tuesday that two Catholic schools in Ulster County - St.
• Jobless rates rise in December _{2013-01-22, 03:00 am}
  ... up from 6.9 percent in December 2011. Dutchess County's jobless rate was 7.5 percent, up from 7.1 percent. Ulster County had a rate of 8.4 percent, a jump from 7.9 percent. The labor analyst commentary said that the labor force was up, meaning ...
• Tkaczyk wins 46th District Senate seat _{2013-01-19, 03:00 am}
  ... has prevailed in the 46th District state senate race. The final 90 votes were counted Friday morning at Ulster County Board of Elections, following a post-election legal battle lasting 10 weeks. Amedore held a 37-vote lead over Tkaczyk until Friday, ...
• Ulster County man charged with felony DWI _{2013-01-07, 03:00 am}
  Saugerties Police stopped a vehicle being operated by Aaron Martino, 24, on Market Street in the Village of Saugerties.
• Lake-effect snow, bone-chilling cold sweep across New York state _{2013-01-22, 04:48 pm}
  ... people, in hopes of preventing freezing deaths. Arthur Snyder, director of emergency management for Ulster County, said emergency management officials and the National Weather Service have an advisory protocol for unusually cold temperatures, but ...
• St. Joseph School fights closure, seeks to remain open as independent Catholic school _{2013-01-22, 03:38 pm}
  ... schools, to discuss the plan to become an independent school, and the school's "critical role" in Kingston and Ulster County. The archdiocese is scheduled to officially release the list ot schools to close to the media at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Another ...
• Kingston man, 22, damages taxi, then attempts to flee, police say _{2013-01-22, 10:22 am}
  ... third-degree felony criminal mischief and misdemeanor resisting arrest. He was arraigned Saturday and sent to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $500 bail. jnani@th-record.com
• New York Realtors: 'Recovery is at hand' _{2013-01-22, 03:00 am}
  ... Valley were not provided in the report. In Dutchess County, sales were up 6 percent in 2012 and 16 percent in Ulster County. In Dutchess, median sales prices were down 1 percent, from $242,750 to $240,000, and they were down 1 percent in Ulster, ...
• Forecast: 'Messy' morning commute could be icy, dangerous _{2013-01-15, 06:43 pm}
  ... turns into rain. Forecasts predict 1-3 inches of snow in the Poughkeepsie and Middletown areas, and Ulster County could receive 2-4 inches of snow. In Westchester and Rockland counties, any precipitation likely will be washed away by rain before it ...
• Cops: Teen dies in Hudson Valley snowmobile wreck _{2013-01-22, 04:38 am}
  State police tell the Middletown Times Herald-Record that Alexander Blazeski of Pine Bush was riding across a field in the Ulster County town of Shawangunk when he lost control and ran into a tree.
• Ulster MLK ceremony hails local 'heroes' in the community _{2013-01-22, 02:22 am}
  On Monday, Perez was honored in Ulster County as one of several "Heroes in Our Backyard" at the 20th annual Martin Luther King Jr.
• Saugerties man threatened other drivers, police say _{2013-01-21, 04:17 pm}
  ... r the damage to the wall," said Sinagra. Waheed was arraigned in the Saugerties Town Court and remanded to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $500 cash bail. pliu@th-record.com
• Walden Savings Bank adds three area retail managers _{2013-01-21, 02:03 am}
  Michael Bulgia, Nicola Folina and Amy Minutolo will oversee the Eastern, Central and Western regions of Walden Savings Bank's 11 branch locations in Orange and Ulster counties.
• Please, Mr. President ... _{2013-01-20, 03:03 am}
  ... finally solve the country's immigration problem to keep the nation's food supply abundant and cheap, says the Ulster County farmer, who needs to double the amount of workers to pick apples come harvest time - and can only find them in the county's ...
• Kingston mayor holds first meet and greet of 2013 _{2013-01-19, 05:10 pm}
  ... everyone's family and everyone's block," said Mayor Gallo. The mayor commended the Kingston Police Department, Ulster County Sheriff's Office and the Department of Corrections for all of their hard work.