2014 Saugerties Fish And Game Club Swap Meet

... clubs in New York State. Located on nearly 100 acres of land off Fish Creek road in the town of Saugerties, Ulster County, the club is open year-round, with a large parking area and large heated clubhouse with a fully-equipped kitchen. Visit: ...

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Rosendale man indicted on rape charge

An Ulster County grand jury has handed up an indictment on a Rosendale man charged by police with rape for having sex with underage girls last year, the Ulster County District Attorney's Office says.

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Steve Israel: Investors outside region are asking about casinos

... like Assemblyman Keith Wright of Harlem. Treanor has already won the backing of big-name local players like Ulster County Executive Michael Hein and the Ulster County Legislature. This week, his project gained the endorsement of a couple of smaller ...

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Police: Double fatal accident Saturday morning caused by wrong-way driver

... e northbound lane, according to police. After the collision, Donaldson was pronounced dead at the scene by the Ulster County Medical Examiner, and Krug was transported to St Francis Hospital. She was later pronounced dead.

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Editorial: Walkway 'experience' has real potential

The bridge -- now transformed into the Walkway Over the Hudson -- has become a great connector again in a completely different way, but it has so much more potential.

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Local legislators weigh budget proposal's pros, cons

... representatives, it is our responsibility to do all that we can to support these efforts," Samuelson said. Ulster County Executive Mike Hein also praised Cuomo, saying he shared his commitment to "protect property taxpayers." A newly added "look ...

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Flood assistance deadline looming

... Lee. "We had a few feet in our house. All the mud, all the water. We lost a lot of things," said Pat Karna of Ulster County. Though Sandy struck in 2012, the office says now is the time to answer lingering questions and give those who may not have ...

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2 dead in head-on Ulster crash

... 51-year-old Plattekill woman who was traveling south. The Highland man was pronounced dead at the scene by the Ulster County medical examiner. The Plattekill woman was taken by ambulance to St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, where she was ...

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Inside the Hudson Valley rail trail system

... where there are no paths. The challenge, as many see it, is to forge the links needed to complete the chain. Ulster County Executive Mike Hein, perhaps the rail trail economy's biggest booster in the region, wants to establish a simple, continuous ...

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Authorities say Ulster County man took $12K in jobless benefits

A Mount Tremper man has become the latest suspect in an ongoing statewide crackdown on unemployment fraud.

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2 dead in head-on crash in Highland

... 51-year-old Plattekill woman who was traveling south. The Highland man was pronounced dead at the scene by the Ulster County medical examiner. The Plattekill woman was taken by ambulance to St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, where she was ...

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Police: 2 killed in 2-car accident on Route 9W in Highland

... 9W near the entrance to the Mid-Hudson Bridge. The Highland man was pronounced dead at the scene by the Ulster County medical examiner. The woman was taken to Saint Francis Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Both drivers were the sole ...

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Program on raising backyard chickens Wednesday

... weed control for yards and produce the world's best fertilizer for gardens. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County (CCEUC) will offer an introductory course to help area residents get started on raising backyard chickens Wednesday from ...

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Kingston hit and run leaves 4-year-old boy critical

A 3-year-old boy is in critical condition following a hit and run in Ulster County Thursday, and police are searching for the driver.

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David Bromberg's local ties run deep

... Bethel Woods audiences have enjoyed Bromberg's performances at least twice before, but his deep roots in Ulster County's Woodstock go back four decades with deep friendships and musical collaborations. "My time with Levon and the Band goes way ...

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Door-to-Door Driveway Scam in Cortlandt

... charges, one of the men, a 30-year-old from Schaghticoke NY, was turned over to State Police investigators in Ulster County where he was wanted for another alleged home improvement scam. Anyone who feels they may have been victimized by these ...

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Town of Kingston man arrested following 3-hour standoff with police

Officials in the Ulster County Sheriff's Office say what began as a domestic dispute at a residence in the Town of Hurley escalated into a stand-off with police.

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Riverkeeper: Hudson tributaries need attention

... ounty, Wallkill River in Orange and Ulster Counties, Pocantico River in Westchester County, and Sawyer Kill in Ulster County.

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Riverkeeper: Hudson tributaries need attention

... ounty, Wallkill River in Orange and Ulster Counties, Pocantico River in Westchester County, and Sawyer Kill in Ulster County.

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Orange population rises, Sullivan, Ulster decline

Orange County was the ninth-fastest-growing county in New York state during the year ending July 1, 2013, while Sullivan and Ulster counties each saw a population decline, according to new Census Bureau estimates.

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Host families sought for Japanese exchange students

The Ulster County Cornell Cooperative Extension, in partnership with the States' 4-H International Exchange Program, will be sponsoring 10 Japanese youths ages 12-15 who are coming to New York from July 21-Aug. 19 to experience American culture, make new friends, and improve their English by staying with families in the area.

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Ulster County court must review Zeh's 1998 murder trial

The state's highest court Thursday ordered Ulster County to conduct a hearing to determine whether lawyer Michael Sussman's defense during Vincent Zeh's 1998 murder trial was competent.

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Reese, accused of killing co-worker in Kingston, says he can't afford lawyer

The Ulster County Public Defender's Office thinks accused murderer David Reese doesn't meet the criteria to have public counsel, an assistant public defender said Thursday morning in County Court.

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2013 employment up in Ulster, Orange, Dutchess; Sullivan slips

Ulster County and the Orange-Dutchess metropolitan area reported sizable job gains in the year leading up to February 2014, while Sullivan County lost jobs, according to figures released Thursday by the state Labor Department.

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Developer urges support for an Ulster casino

A proposed casino at the site of the now-closed Nevele Grande Hotel in Ulster County would spur economic activity and create jobs beneficial to residents and businesses throughout the mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill regions, Michael Treanor, CEO of Claremont Partners Ltd., told the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce.

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Budget to include $1.1B for schools, changes to tax freeze

... of us who are concerned about its implementation less concerned," said Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, D-Kingston, Ulster County. The $138 billion budget would also increase school aid by about $300 million more than Cuomo proposed Jan. 21. Cuomo proposed ...

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Walkway elevator on track to open soon

... of the Hudson River. "I'm talking about creating the largest connected rail trail system in the world," said Ulster County Executive Michael Hein. He said he can envision eventually being able to travel by rail trail from the Ashokan Reservoir in ...

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Mid-Hudson jobs scene brightens

... to the north, as the area covering Dutchess and Orange counties had private job growth of 2.6 percent while Ulster County rose by 3.5 percent, the strongest gain of any of the state's metropolitan statistical areas. The results still show gains if ...

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Dutchess population dips from migration since '10

... an attractive market. With several major development projects proposed, we are confident of future growth." Ulster County's population fell from 182,493 in 2010 to 180,998 in 2013. The population of Columbia County to the north shrank by 1.4 ...

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Reese may have to pay for defense lawyer one way or other

The Ulster County's Public Defender's Office thinks accused murderer David Reese doesn't meet the criteria to have public counsel, an assistant public defender said Thursday morning in County Court.

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Sullivan, Ulster populations shrinking, according to new Census data

Orange County was the ninth-fastest-growing county in New York state during the year ending July 1, 2013, while Sullivan and Ulster counties each saw a population decline, according to new Census Bureau estimates.

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Quickbooks course for farm businesses April 1-3

A three-day Quickbooks course for farm businesses course will be offered from 12:30-3 p.m. April 1-3 at Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County's Education Center, 232 Plaza Road in Kingston.

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Highland School District gets warning on finances

... a little more is that we were budgeting tighter, sooner than many and we have the smallest operating budget in Ulster County," she said. Highland is one of 87 school districts on the State Comptroller's Office's monitoring list, which was issued in ...

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DEP employee indicted for killing co-worker on the job

KINGSTON An Ulster County grand jury indicted an employee of the New York City DEP, who allegedly shot and killed a coworker at the agency's 71 Smith Avenue, Kingston office.

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Ulster County man accused of stealing over $12K in unemployment benefits

A Mount Tremper man has become the latest suspect in an ongoing statewide crackdown on unemployment fraud.

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Lloyd nightclub case: Grand jury declines to indict 2 officers in shooting

Two police officers who shot a City of Poughkeepsie man they allegedly witnessed reach for a handgun in his waistband, following a shooting outside a Lloyd nightclub, will not face criminal charges, according to the Ulster County District Attorney's Office.

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New Paltz Planning Board: No Wilmorite PILOT

... insistence that it be granted the tax abatement, known as a PILOT or payment in lieu of taxes, from the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency. Planning Board Chairman Mike Calimano said Tuesday that unless the company is willing to build the ...

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Grand jury indicts David Reese in fatal shooting at Kingston DEP

... co-worker, Aron Thomas, 33. A date for Reese's County Court arraignment hasn't been determined yet, though Ulster County Court Judge Don Williams said it would likely be this week. As of Tuesday, Reese was being represented by the Ulster County ...

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New Paltz board to reject proposed SUNY housing project

... insistence that it be granted the tax abatement, known as a PILOT or payment in lieu of taxes from the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency. Planning board chairman Mike Calimano said Tuesday that unless the company is willing to build the ...

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Allegation: 'Buy these silver coins ... which I won't tell you are fake'

... to defraud and possession of a forged instrument, all felonies. He was arraigned in village court and sent to Ulster County Jail on $5,000 cash bail, $10,000 bond.

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NEWSWATCH: Reese indicted on murder charge in fatal shooting at Kingston DEP office

Featured in todays Record Newswatch - an Ulster County grand jury indicts a man for second degree murder for the killing of a co-worker in Kingston; Fallsburg teachers criticize the police investigation into the discovery of heroin in a school bathroom and the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley receives a 40,000 pound food donation from the Ocean State ... (more)

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4 Poughkeepsie men indicted in shooting at Highland bar

An Ulster County grand jury has handed down indictments for four Poughkeepsie men accused of being involved in a nightclub shooting in Lloyd in January, says Ulster County District Attorney Holley Carnright.

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Reese indicted on murder charge in fatal shooting at Kingston DEP office

... Smith Avenue early on Feb. 3 and shooting his Olivebridge co-worker, Aron Thomas, 33. Reese has been held in Ulster County Jail without bail since the incident. His arraignment in hasn't been determined yet. If convicted, Reese faces up to 25 years ...

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Affordable rentals get tougher to find

... in dire need of housing," said Kevin O'Connor, CEO of Rural Ulster Preservation Co. in Kingston. O'Connor said Ulster County's vacancy rate of about 2 percent makes for a tight market permitting higher rents. The "Out of Reach" report and experts ...

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Woodridge man, 24, charged with teen rape

A Woodridge man has been accused of having sex with a 16-year-old teen in Ellenville, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office says.

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Brooklyn pair busted for bath salts, pills

A Brooklyn man and woman were arrested Friday after Ulster County sheriff's deputies said they were pulled over and found with pills and "bath salts."

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Olive woman charged in stabbing of family member

An Olive woman has been accused of stabbing a family member in the back with a kitchen knife, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office said Monday.

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Groov'n in the mud with The Kiln Club

... Bethel, in Sullivan County, is 43 miles (69 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, in adjoining Ulster County." Tracy Griffith, the talented writer and potter has gifted us with her treatment of this new show at the Scope Gallery in the ...

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Brooklyn pair peppered in bath salt bust

Two Brooklyn men were arrested Friday after Ulster County sheriff's deputies say they were pulled over and found with pills and "bath salts."

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Olive woman charged in stabbing

A Olive woman has been accused of stabbing a family member in the back with a kitchen knife, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office says.

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New Paltz native Kayleigh Buboltz steps into a new role at the YMCA

New Paltz native Kayleigh Buboltz, 23, is the new childcare program director of the YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County.

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Color this breakfast green

Green-colored orange juice was free-flowing during the festivities as Kristyn Ross, left, sales associate for Time Square Media, pours a glass for Pete Gersec, right, local sales manager for Time Square Media, as John Bage, center, sales manager for Time Square Media, watches during the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce's annual Peter B.

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Irish Persons of the Year

Eddie Kithcart, left, Irish Person of the Year 1977, and Robert Deitrick of MassMutual Financial Group of Kingston, Irish Person of the Year 1975, talk in the lobby corridor as they wait to take part in a processional of past Irish Person of the Year members to start the festivities during the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce's annual ... (more)

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Woodridge man, 24, charged with having sex with teen

A Woodridge man has been accused of having sex with a 16-year-old teen in Ellenville, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office says.

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Steve Israel: Investors outside region are asking about casinos

... like Assemblyman Keith Wright of Harlem. Treanor has already won the backing of big-name local players like Ulster County Executive Michael Hein and the Ulster County Legislature. This week, his project gained the endorsement of a couple of smaller ...

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Disabled learn gardening skills in Kingston class

... part of his incentive to take the challenging Master Gardener course offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County in September. At the shop, his students also learn social skills - meeting new people, greeting customers and answering ...

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Two charged with gun possession after search of Lake Katrine home

... tampering with physical evidence and arraigned before Town of Ulster Justice Susan Kesick. London was sent to Ulster County Jail without bail and Pliskin-Spadanuta was released to reappear in town court at a later date.

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Police say they found 70 bags of heroin and cocaine in mans home

An Ulster County man is arrested for having over 70 bags of heroin and cocaine in his home, while a 6 year old child was living there under his care.

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NY man arrested after drugs, child, found in house

A 29-year-old Ulster County man was arrested after police found a stash of heroin and loaded weapons in a house along with a 6-year-old child.

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Man arrested after drugs, child, found in house

A 29-year-old Ulster County man was arrested after police found a stash of heroin and loaded weapons in a house along with a 6-year-old child.

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Lawmakers schedule vote on Valley View

Ulster County Executive Mike Hein started something of a trend in 2011, when he proposed transferring his county's nursing home, Golden Hill Health Care Center, to a newly created local development corporation in order to sell it.

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Gillibrand wants to ease the burden

Marianne Harris of Montgomery and her husband, Timothy, spent a staggering $17,000 last year on day care for their two sons, ages four and six.

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Peter Leonard: 'Remastered Portraits' at Falcon is delightful

It sounds crazy, it's improbable, but somehow, it works. I'm talking about artist Sydney Cash's "Remastered Portraits," some of which are on display at the Falcon, a very cool jazz club in Marlboro, Ulster County .

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The sounds of South Africa sweep in

A jazz ensemble from South Africa next weekend will perform in Ulster and Dutchess counties, work with local students and, an organizer hopes, stoke interest in the region's improvisational-music scene.

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2 face drug charges following police search of Ellenville home

Ulster County's gang and drug task force and Ellenville police arrested two men Tuesday that, authorities say, were trafficking cocaine, crack cocaine and marijuana.

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Prison term for man who called ex despite order of protection

A man who kept calling his ex-girlfriend from jail has been sentenced to 31 2 to seven years in prison, the Ulster County District Attorney's office said Friday.

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NEWSWATCH: Police say blocked door trapped Mount Hope supervisor in burning house

Featured in todays Record Newswatch - State Police say a blocked front doorway led to the smoke inhalation death of former Town of Mount Hope Supervisor Bill Novak during a fire in his home; State Senator Charles Schumer calls for a rehearing on an order that would jack up electric rates in Orange and Ulster counties and major traffic delays are ... (more)

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Raw Video: Schumer talks electric rates in New Paltz

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer visited New Paltz today to say that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must rehear an order that would unfairly hike electric rates in Ulster and Orange counties starting May 1, with specific consideration for a series of important protections to shield consumers, who have endured a brutal winter of high energy ... (more)

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Group protests Ulster County Executive Mike Hein's support of Gov....

Among the protestors was Anthony Adamo, right, president of the CSEA Local 610 of New Paltz during a rally Wednesday calling on Ulster County Executive Michael Hein to reverse his decision to support Gov. Andrew Cuomo's property tax freeze proposal.

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Port Ewen man gets 4 years in prison in drunken-driving crash that killed man

A Port Ewen man was sentenced to at least four and a half years in state prison for crashing his car and killing a teenager while driving drunk at three times the legal limit, the Ulster County District Attorney's Office said.

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Neuhaus: Jobs at risk if Valley View isn't sold

... a model for privatizing Valley View that, he argued, preserved both jobs and patient care at Golden Hill in Ulster County. Neuhaus said there are 200 budgeted but vacant positions in various departments, with many in social services and the ...

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Woodstock break-in results in felony charge against New Paltz man

... was arrested after an intrusion alarm went off in the home, bringing state police, Woodstock police and the Ulster County Sheriff's Office to the scene, state police say. He used the rock to break open a rear window and get inside, police say. ...

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Cornell agricultural lab scrambles for funding

... Hudson Valley is unique, both in its market and in the way it has to grow fruit to produce quality fruit." In Ulster County, there are more than 1 million apple trees on 4,800 acres of apple farms, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ...

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Governor announces support from local elected officials in push to cut property taxes

... Governor was joined in Albany by Albany County Executive Dan McCoy, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, and Ulster County Executive Mike Hein, who each voiced support for the Governor's proposal to deliver property tax relief and called on other ...

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Indoor water park proposal pitched to New Paltz officials

... to an ice rink. In that proposal, developer Wilmorite has applied for a 25-year tax abatement through the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency. At a meeting last week with the IDA, agency member Steve Perfit essentially announced that the IDA ...

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Plan to privatize Valley View gets new momentum

... initiated the idea of forming a local development corporation to sell Valley View, an approach that Ulster County and other counties have used to privatize their nursing homes. A key advantage for privatization supporters: transferring Valley View ...

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Cuomo, Hein push property tax reform plan

Ulster County Executive Mike Hein sat shoulder to shoulder with Gov. Andrew Cuomo Monday to promote Cuomo's property tax reform plan as "the major issue" in state budget negotiations.

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Cohens chosen for their deeds in community

It's also not a bad day to be Jewish, if you're Barbara and Joe Cohen, the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce's Honorary Irish Couple of the Year.

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Cuomo pushes property tax freeze as support lags in NYS legislature

... Among the local government leaders who joined Cuomo were Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, a Republican, and Ulster County Executive Michael Hein, a Democrat. Cuomo's announcement comes in response to progressive-leaning groups, who collected ...

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Outdoors: Wildlife examination date set for April 11

... as the Big Indian acquisition, is located on the eastern ridge of Belleayre Mountain in the Town of Shandaken, Ulster County, and adjoins the state's Belleayre Mountain Ski Center. In December 2011, the state acquired 1,200 acres on Belleayre ...

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Hein backs Cuomo on property tax relief

Ulster County Executive Mike Hein sat shoulder to shoulder with Gov. Andrew Cuomo Monday to promote Cuomo's property tax reform plan as "the major issue" in state budget negotiations.

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Governor Cuomo Announces Support From More Than 150 Local Elected...

... Governor was joined in Albany by Albany County Executive Dan McCoy, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, and Ulster County Executive Mike Hein, who each voiced support for the Governor's proposal to deliver property tax relief and called on other ...

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Cuomo steps up push for property tax relief

... Cuomo said the freeze will generate $1 billion in tax relief for residential property taxpayers. Democratic Ulster County Executive Mike Hein said New York property taxes have stifled businesses and convinced New Yorkers to leave the state. Nassau ...

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Corrections officer at Wallkill prison charged with smuggling contraband

... ional Facility and received $41,462 in annual pay in 2013. Curry was arraigned in Shawangunk court and sent to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $2,500 cash or $5,000 bond. He's been ordered to return to Shawangunk court at a later date.

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Another first for Ulster chamber: Honorary Irish Couple named

It's also not a bad day to be Jewish, if you're Barbara and Joe Cohen, the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce's Honorary Irish Couple of the Year.

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Runners, marchers celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Kingston

... followed the run, set records of its own, with about 130 units participating, said John Kelly, co-chair of the Ulster County Ancient Order of Hibernians. "After such a harsh winter, there was a large turnout. And everyone was smiling, so everyone is ...

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Man sentenced in DWI death of Ulster Park pedestrian, 18

A Port Ewen man was sentenced to at least 412 years in state prison Tuesday for crashing his car into pedestrian Derek Wood while driving drunk at three times the legal limit, the Ulster County District Attorney's Office said.

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Alleged chain-saw thefts lead to added charges for Rochester man

... in the process, also found that the City of Kingston Court had issued a warrant for his arrest. He was sent to Ulster County Jail and is due back in Town of Rochester Court on Wednesday.

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Hudson Bureau Confidential: Ex-Newburgh cop loses appeal in hit-and-run case

... suffered severe, permanent injuries. Working off a Toyota emblem found at the scene of the crash, the FBI and Ulster County District Attorney's Office found a repair shop where Douglass brought his pickup and where he made the insurance claim. ...

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Chainsaw theft only part of charges face town of Rochester man

... and, in the process, they found that City of Kingston Court had issued a warrant for his arrest. He landed in Ulster County Jail and is due back in Town of Rochester Court Wednesday.

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Saugerties music festival involving Woodstock's Michael Lang clears hurdle

The Ulster County resident who staged the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in 1969 and the property where he held a 25th anniversary concert are both linked to a music festival planned for the summer.

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VIDEOS: Heart walk draws crowd, raises over $300K

... esearch. Organizers with the American Health Association said fundraising for the event, and a second walk in Ulster County later this month, totaled over $300,000. Watch a video now and read Sunday's Journal for the full story.

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Access to state lands expands

... lands. The state has also acquired two acres with 200 feet of frontage on the Lower Esopus Creek in Ulster County. Fishing, canoeing and kayaking will be the draws there, according to the state DEC. Plans are to construct a parking lot for 10 to 15 ...

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Field Notes: Deer banquet on March 22

... as the Big Indian acquisition, is located on the eastern ridge of Belleayre Mountain in the Town of Shandaken, Ulster County, and adjoins the state's Belleayre Mountain Ski Center. In December 2011, the state acquired 1,200 acres on Belleayre ...

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Kingston man, 18, faces charges in 2013 burglary

... esidence on Albany Avenue while the people who lived there weren't home. He was arraigned Thursday and sent to Ulster County Jail without bail. McLeod is on parole through November 2015 for a previous drug conviction, police said.

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Annual Garden Day at SUNY Ulster April 12

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County's Master Gardener Program will host its annual Garden Day from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. April 12 at SUNY Ulster, 491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge.

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Kingston man charged in 2013 burglary

Police said that Orion McLeod Jr, 18, burglarized a residence on Albany Avenue while the people who lived there weren't home. He was arraigned Thursday and sent to Ulster County Jail without bail.

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PEOPLE v. WOULLARD

... Kingston (Joan Gudesblatt Lamb of counsel), for respondent. Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Williams, J.), rendered May 20, 2011, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of robbery in the first degree. ...

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Ulster County Executive Mike Hein blames Assemblyman Kevin Cahill for $5M loss in revenue

Ulster County and its municipalities lost $5.36 million in sales tax revenue in December 2013 and January 2014 as compared with the same period a year earlier, says Ulster County Executive Mike Hein.

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USDA makes push for healthier snacking options in schools

... kick-in, Time Warner Cable News Reporter Alexandra Weishaupt has more on how area schools are taking to them. ULSTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Healthier alternatives to the typical candy bar and potato chip filled vending machines are slowly but surely ...

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Napanoch woman questions her arrest in jobless benefit crackdown

... and she didn't receive the letter until that same day. The state Department of Labor referred comment to the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. The District Attorney's Office declined to comment because Burris' case hadn't gone to a grand ...

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Ulster County inmate charged with making a weapon

A Queens teen already being held in Ulster County Jail is facing two new charges for making a prison shiv, state police say.

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Albany stops oil processing, shipping amid rail accidents

... hub on the bank of the Hudson River in New Windsor in Orange County. The developments have implications for Ulster County as well, since the freight line over which much of the oil is transported runs through Ulster on its way south. The order ...

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NY completes plan for Ulster County land

... known as the Big Indian acquisition. It's on the eastern ridge of Belleayre Mountain in the Town of Shandaken, Ulster County, and adjoins the Belleayre Mountain Ski Center. Under the plan, 630 acres will be classified as wild forest and added to the ...

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Ulster IDA to put county 1st in Wilmorite tax breaks

An Ulster County Industrial Development Agency board member told New Paltz Town Board members Wednesday that the agency will put county interests first in deciding on tax breaks for the Park Point housing project.

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Is this weather for real?

Ulster County could be in for the worst of it. The National Weather Service put the county under a winter weather advisory that, as of Wednesday, was due to expire at 11 a.m. Thursday.

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Port Ewen man gets 13-year sentence in DWI death

A Port Ewen man was sentenced to at least four and a half years in state prison Tuesday for striking and killing Derek Wood while driving drunk at three times the legal limit, the Ulster County District Attorney's Office said.

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Ulster inmate charged with making metal can top into weapon

A Queens teen already being held in Ulster County Jail is facing two new charges for making a prison shiv, state police say.

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Ulster County under winter weather advisory starting at 2 p.m.

Western Ulster County will be under a winter weather advisory starting at 2 p.m., lasting until 11 a.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

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Ellenville man sentenced for attacking police officer

... last May. Christopher Miles, age 27, was convicted of Menacing a Police Officer, a class D violent felony. Ulster County District Attorney Holley Carnright said Miles attacked Ellenville Police Sergeant Jeffrey Van Asselt with a sword after he had ...

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Wilmorite urges tax deal with New Paltz

... has been at loggerheads with the company as the two have tried to fashion an agreement that would allow the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency to grant a 25-year tax abatement known as a payment in lieu of taxes or PILOT for the project. ...

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Retirements reshuffle Ulster County officials

Three Ulster County department heads are stepping down at the same time, according to Ulster County Executive Mike Hein's office.

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Heather Yakin: Real-time drug data may spur treatment initiatives

... enforcement ran a series of raids and swept up dozens of people on drug charges, much of it related to heroin. Ulster County sent out an alert about a spate of drug overdoses in Poughkeepsie and Pennsylvania thanks to heroin laced with the stronger ...

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Local single-family home sales stagnant in February

... was $227,500 last month, up from $220,000 a year earlier, according to Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors. Ulster County registered 74 sales, up from 65 a year earlier. The median price dropped to $182,650 from $191,000, according to the Ulster ...

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in Re: the Application of Hudson River Valley

... company, and a related entity, KRNH, Inc., were formed to develop a traumatic brain injury center located in Ulster County. 1 Petitioner and KRNH each obtained certifications as empire zone business enterprises through the Empire Zones Program (see ...

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Catania named new partner with Catania, Mahon firm

... Oil and Supply Co. (KOSCO) and Heritagenergy each donated 1,000 gallons of fuel oil to the United Way of Ulster County for distribution to Ulster County residents who qualify for fuel assistance. KOSCO has been involved with the fuel assistance ...

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Leaders swap ideas on fostering growth

... breakfast series on Monday. This year's theme is "Under Pressure ... Not Cracking." Molinaro was joined by Ulster County Executive Michael Hein, Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus and Sullivan County Legislative Chairman Scott Samuelson. ...

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State: Ulster has most property owners 'double dipping' on STAR tax break

Ulster County topped the list for having the most "double-dippers" in the state who enjoy a rent regulated apartment down in New York City but also claim a STAR exemption on their upstate pad.

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Ulster County man had sex with underage girl, police say

A Port Ewen man has been arrested on charges that he had sexual contact with an underage girl, state police said Friday. Covert was arraigned in Town of Saugerties Court on felony rape and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child charges and sent to jail on $50,000 cash bail or $100,000 bond.

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Paramedic faces new burglary charge

A Spring Glen paramedic accused of breaking into Ulster County homes of people he was called to rescue has been linked to another burglary, state police say.

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Historic Gardiner Animal Hospital continues to serve

For people in Gardiner -- or even people throughout Ulster County raising goats, cows and sheep -- the Gardiner Animal Hospital has long been a fixture.

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Tribes seek to hold ground ahead of new New York casinos

... have already announced proposals for casinos in Nichols, near the Pennsylvania border, Binghamton and the Ulster County towns of Ellenville and Kerhonkson. The state's Gaming Commission, headed by Hobart and Williams Smith Colleges President Mark ...

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Tax help offered to people over 55, low-income residents

... which tax preparation appointments can be scheduled with volunteer tax preparers at seven sites throughout Ulster County. Woodland Pond residents and members of the outside community volunteer their time to run the call center. Internet and ...

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Part of Huguenot Street in New Paltz closed after break in water main

... ulberry Street to Old Kingston Road will be closed until further notice, according to New Paltz police and the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. It was unknown when the street would reopen.

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Teams tackle domestic violence

... treacherous, say advocates for victims and police who are called to respond to domestic violence incidents. Ulster County Crime Victims Assistance Program: 340-3443, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; off-hours 340-3442. Last month, Safe Homes of ...

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Water main break shuts street in New Paltz

... ulberry Street to Old Kingston Road will be closed until further notice, according to New Paltz police and the Ulster County Sheriff's Office.

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Janet Crawshaw hit a personal best when she dined at 14 different restaurants

"I love to use it as a way to hopscotch around the valley," said Crawshaw. That's a hard feat to top, but it's more than a dining mission for Crawshaw.

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He seeks governor's seat; Gibson slams opponent Eldridge

... Sean Eldridge. Eldridge, 27, is the husband of wealthy Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes; they moved to Ulster County in late 2012. "Money can't buy integrity," Gibson said. "Money can't buy experience. " And at the end of the day, money can't buy ...

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What's new in the mid-Hudson Valley business scene for March 7

... Ulster Branch YMCA, and most recently she was child care and camping director of the YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County. Albritton has helped to start several community and school gardens in New Paltz and Kingston that include nutrition and cooking ...

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Beacon Film Festival opens this weekend

... our region maintains in the movie industry. The Woodstock Film Festival, which welcomes thousands to Ulster County annually, has partnered with the Beacon Film Festival on past events. Academy Award winners Ang Lee and Paul Newman have worked in ...

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Arts News: Livathinos talks shop in Woodstock

... on exhibiting, contact Lorie Trott at 845-687-5262 or email trottl@sunyulster.edu The Jewish Federation of Ulster County invites Hudson Valley artists of all media to submit work for the 18th annual Fall for Art Juried Art Show, Sale and cocktail ...

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Orange, Ulster area saw hike in employment

... high-skill or low-skill jobs?" Locally, private-sector employment increased in January from a year earlier in Ulster County and in the Orange-Dutchess metropolitan area, but Sullivan saw a decline. "This was the first time in many months that ...

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Port Ewen man charged with sex with underaged girl

... in the Town of Esopus. They said Covert was an acquaintance of the victim's family. Covert was arrested by the Ulster County Family and Advocacy Center, which consists of state police, the sheriff's and district attorney's offices and county Child ...

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Sullivan County expected to back two-casino concept

... projects can win on their merits alone. They cited a Times Herald-Record article from Tuesday on Sullivan and Ulster county officials' reactions to a newly proposed casino project in Orange County. On Monday, the newly formed Sullivan County Casino ...

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NY medic indicted for robbing patients' homes

... burglaries at Hudson Valley homes where he had responded to emergency calls. The Times Herald-Record that an Ulster County grand jury indicted 48-year-old German Lobaton of Spring Glen on charges that include burglary, grand larceny and criminal ...

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Jan. private-sector jobs up in Orange, Ulster, slip in Sullivan

Private-sector employment increased in January compared with a year earlier in Ulster County and the Orange-Dutchess metropolitan area, while dropping in Sullivan County.

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Ulster County middle schools compete in health trivia contest

Students from Ulster County middle schools competed in a health trivia contest Thursday - the first Ulster County United Healthcare Bee.

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Area's January jobs count tops year-ago levels

... a month-to-month decline of 3.8 percent. The state Department of Labor's report on January also showed that Ulster County gained 3 percent year-over-year. The change from December was likewise a drop, down 3.6 percent. Those numbers pertain to ...

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NEWS@NIGHT - NewsWrap - Jobs grow in January; plans unveiled for Dutchess County Airport

Today's news summary, Feb. 6, 2014

... a month-to-month decline of 3.8 percent. The state Department of Labor's report on January also showed that Ulster County gained 3 percent year-over-year. The change from December was likewise a drop, down 3.6 percent. Those numbers pertain to total ...

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Allman Brothers Band to return to Mountain Jam

... appearance at the festival for the Allmans, whose frontman maintains numerous links to the Hudson Valley. Ulster County native Danny Louis has played keyboards in Allman's solo band and has joined the Allmans a number of times during their annual ...

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Bald eagles a common sight at Saugerties Lighthouse

... ago. But now more than a dozen inhabit the local river shores - Chorvas counted a total of 15 bald eagles in Ulster County during a bird count in January - and the folks swaddled in hats, scarves, coats and gloves were hopeful of catching a glimpse.

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2014 high school musicals: Ulster County

It's high school musical time, and hundreds of Hudson Valley/Catskills students have been busy dancing, singing, learning lines, building sets and putting in the long hours it takes to put on a quality show.

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Sullivan ranks last in state in 2013 job creation

Private-sector employment increased in January compared to a year earlier in Ulster County and the Orange-Dutchess metropolitan area, while dropping in Sullivan County.

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Saugerties man arrested for allegedly using stolen bank card

... , and four counts of petit larceny. Kovacs was arraigned in Olive Town Court. He's currently being held at the Ulster County Jail on $2,000 bail.

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New Paltz stresses tax concerns over Wilmorite housing complex

... and Wilmorite is happening, in part, because Wilmorite has applied for a payment in lieu of taxes from the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency. Town board members have argued a billion-dollar company such as Wilmorite should pay its "fair ...

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GOP Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino running for governor

... has real good, strong fiscal control in a county that has a greater Democratic enrollment than Republicans," Ulster County Republican Chairman Roger Rascoe said. "He brings a lot to the table," said Orange County Republican Chairwoman Courtney ...

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Wawarsing pair neglected 42 cats, Ulster SPCA says

... and her daughter have been charged with animal neglect after officials accused them of hoarding cats. The Ulster County SPCA Humane Law Division Tuesday arrested Helen Deschambeault, 85, and Joan Radinoff, 60, after 42 cats and kittens were removed ...

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Gumbinger slaying: Lawyer has week to argue suspect not fit to stand trial

... passed the immediate memory test but not the short-term memory test. Rogers' attorney, Mikael Cohn of the Ulster County Public Defender's Office, asked Collins if Rogers told him he felt comfortable aiding in his own defense. "Yes," Collins said. ...

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It's deals on meals time: Hudson Valley Restaurant Week launches Monday

... a typically slow time of the year. Twenty-seven Dutchess County restaurants are participating as are eight in Ulster County, according to the event website. "Restaurant Week celebrates the region's diverse dining scene with a focus on sourcing ...

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What's new in the mid-Hudson Valley business scene for March 5

... health group welcomes board member -- The Hudson Valley Mental Health Board announces the appointment of Ulster County resident Claudette Hennessy to its board of directors. She is founder and principal of Hennessy Systems Group, a software ...

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Jewish Agricultural Colonies In America

... in America. In only one case was a colony actually established. This was in 1837 at Wawarsing (Warwarsing) in Ulster County, New York, and it ended in failure a mere five years later. Other attempts, either to have Jews become individual farmers or ...

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Upstate NY paramedic indicted on burglary charges

... Valley homes where he had responded to emergency calls. The Times Herald-Record of Middletown reports that an Ulster County grand jury indicted 48-year-old German Lobaton of Spring Glen on charges that include burglary, grand larceny and criminal ...

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Upstate NY paramedic indicted on burglary charges

... responded to emergency calls. The Times Herald-Record of Middletown reports (http://bit.ly/1ic4Fe7 ) that an Ulster County grand jury indicted 48-year-old German Lobaton of Spring Glen on charges that include burglary, grand larceny and criminal ...

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Wawarsing pair neglected 42 cats, Ulster SPCA says

... and her daughter have been charged with animal neglect after officials accused them of hoarding cats. The Ulster County SPCA Humane Law Division on Tuesday arrested Helen Deschambeault, 85, and Joan Radinoff, 60, after 42 cats and kittens were ...

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NEWSWATCH: Hein rallies support for casino in Ulster County

Featured in todays Record Newswatch - Ulster County Executive Mike Hein rallies support for a casino at the Nevele, saying one there would end unemployment in Ellenville in our lifetime; a Middletown woman is killed in an accident this morning on Dolsontown Road near New Hampton and parents sing the praises of the Newburgh Armory Unity Center.

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Heather Yakin: Suspicion, surveillance aren't signs of caring

... you and restricting. Those behaviors are giant red flags, and a sign to beat feet as soon as you safely can. Ulster County Crime Victims Assistance Program 340-3443 M-F 9 a.m. -5 p.m.; off-hours 340-3442 The saga of the heroin and needles found in a ...

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Ellenville paramedic accused of stealing items from homes of people he was sent to help

An Ulster County grand jury has indicted German Lobaton, an Ellenville First Aid and Rescue Squad paramedic accused by state police of pilfering items from the homes of people he was sent to help.

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Wawarsing women neglected 42 cats, Ulster County SPCA says

... and her daughter have been charged with animal neglect after officials accused them of hoarding cats. The Ulster County SPCA Humane Law Division on Tuesday arrested Helen Deschambeault, 85, and Joan Radinoff, 60, after 42 cats and kittens were ...

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Black Kos, Tuesday's Chile

... the library to view the mural , created by artist Rikki Asher, and 13 graduate students. When I drive through Ulster County New York, where I live, I'm often reminded that Isabella Baumfree, born around 1787, who later took the name of "Sojourner ...

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Governor writes crude oil letter on rail safety concerns

... two derailments have occurred in New York involving trains engaged in the transport of crude oil, the first in Ulster County and the second in Albany County. The Ulster County derailment on February 25th involved empty rail cars that had recently ...

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NEWSWATCH: Hein rallies support for casino in Ulster County

Featured in todays Record Newswatch - Ulster County Executive Mike Hein rallies support for a casino at the Nevele, saying one there would end unemployment in Ellenville in our lifetime; citing the recent train derailment near Kingston, Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls on federal agencies to upgrade rail safety standards and parents sing the praises of the ... (more)

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Grand Jury indicts Ellenville paramedic in robberies

An Ulster County grand jury handed up an indictment of German Lobaton, a Ellenville First Aid and Rescue Squad paramedic accused by state police of pilfering items from the homes of people he was sent to help.

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Hein gathering with supporters of Nevele casino plan

Ulster County Executive Mike Hein puts his full support behind a proposal to transform the former Nevele Country Club into a casino and resort.

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Cuomo asks feds to help stop crude oil accidents

... two derailments have occurred in New York involving trains engaged in the transport of crude oil, the first in Ulster County and the second in Albany County. The Ulster County derailment on February 25th involved empty rail cars that had recently ...

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Cuomo cites Ulster train derailment in letter to feds urging expedited rail safety standards

... two derailments have occurred in New York involving trains engaged in the transport of crude oil, the first in Ulster County and the second in Albany County. The Ulster County derailment on February 25th involved empty rail cars that had recently ...

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Woodstock woman seriously injured in a car-pedestrian accident

... pinned between two cars in a parking lot on Route 375 in West Hurley Monday evening. . Deputies from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office say Lisbet Williams, age 81, was putting items into the trunk of her vehicle when a car rammed into the front of ...

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Ulster County gives its backing to casino at Nevele site

The possibility that a casino may take root in Orange County has prompted Ulster County officials and businesses to reassert their arguments in favor of a casino at the site of the former Nevele Resort in Ellenville.

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HealthAlliance funds going toward debt, finding partner

... for comment, HealthAlliance Chief Strategy Officer Josh Ratner said Monday it wasn't a good day to comment. Ulster County Executive Mike Hein said he's reached out to HealthAlliance CEO David Scarpino to ask them to hold an open forum with the ...

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Albany looks into early voting to boost turnout

On paper, it looks pretty simple. Albany legislators are proposing the state join 32 other states in allowing voters to cast their ballots in person a week or two early.

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Greene County ambulance task force met Monday

... Force met Monday to determine if the county should switch to a county-wide ambulance service. KINGSTON, N.Y. Ulster County Sheriff's Office arrested a Kingston man for Driving While Intoxicated Drugs. Curtis Williams, 50, was charged with Driving ...

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Supporters say it equals more democracy; others cite costs

On paper, it looks pretty simple. Albany legislators are proposing the state join 32 other states in allowing voters to cast their ballots in person a week or two early.

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Barry Lewis: Put casinos where they belong - in the Catskills

I'm wondering if a hotel guest was served a horrible bowl of borscht and decided to put a spell on Sullivan County: "Give us 50 years of prosperity, allow us to become one of the premier vacation spots in America, and after that, do whatever you want."

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2nd arrest in Jan. Olive burglary, deputies say

A second person has been arrested in a January burglary in the Town of Olive, Ulster County sheriff's deputies said.

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Surprise entry into casino race raises stakes, adds questions

... state deals its first round of New York Hold 'em - a competition for four upstate casino licenses this year. Ulster County Executive Mike Hein wants to be very, very clear about how he feels about a possible casino in Orange County: Ellenville, in ...

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Kingston, New York, Author Publishes New Book about Dutch Settlers of the Town

... the US Navy for two years. He became a police officer in 1947 and ventured to teaching Criminal Justice at the Ulster County Community College in 1969 until he retired in 1985. He became an active volunteer at the Kingston Visitors Office in 2001 ...

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On the Record: A song can offer solace in difficult times

... But I found something to hang my hat on with this tune this past Sunday night, when I looked to the crisp Ulster County night sky and found life meeting me halfway for the first time in a month. Yup. There it was -- a shooting star. All I could do ...

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Valley View: Celebrate women's role in shaping local history

... Revolutionary War. Preacher and abolitionist Sojourner Truth was born a slave named Isabella in what is now Ulster County. Abolitionist and suffragist Lucretia Mott attended school at the Nine Partners Boarding School in Millbrook. Sarah Bernhardt ...

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New Paltz event marks 10th anniversary of gay marriages

... in the days that followed. And though the state never recognized the same-sex wedding that took place in Ulster County 10 years ago, those who participated said it was an important step for civil rights and helped lead the way for marriage equality ...

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Taxes at Work: Dutchess, Ulster to expand defender sharing program

... the county said. A conflict case attorney on the Dutchess County payroll handled 223 weighted cases in Ulster County courts, according to the Dutchess County Public Defender's Office. Cases are weighed based on a national standard, giving felony ...

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School tax break for veterans could be costly

... left out in the cold. In Orange County, it is about 5,000 parcels; in Sullivan, roughly 3,000. In Ulster County, 6,560 properties are eligible for the veterans' exemption out of more than 80,000 parcels countywide. Veterans who were on active duty ...

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Court upholds 25-year robbery sentence in home-invasion cases

A state appellate court on Thursday upheld the 25-year prison sentence imposed on a local man for two violent home-invasion robberies committed in Ulster and Orange counties.

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New Windsor man, 50, lied about identity, police say

... angerment and unlawfully fleeing a police officer. He was arraigned in Village of Ellenville Court and sent to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail.

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