Orange's sales-tax revenue matches 2013

... a get a chance to request approval for a rate increase in December if lawmakers hold a special session then. Ulster County's sales-tax income dropped by 1 percentage point for two months, in December 2013 and January 2014, because of a standoff ...

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Accord Forced To Postpone Gobbler

... scheduled program. The event was deemed a go after a final look-over of the track and grounds on Friday at the Ulster County venue. Track conditions ultimately claimed the day's activities. A surface that had been packed hard and solid prior to - ...

http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/racing-nation/northeast/accord-forced-to-postpone-gobbler/

Cheers to volunteers, veterans, survivors

... much closer to home. He was driving on Route 209 in Ellenville recently when a van from Cerebral Palsy of Ulster County was struck and overturned. Inside the van were seven disabled men and women and the van's driver. “My Army training kicked ...

http://www.recordonline.com/article/20141130/OPINION/141139987

Lecture to highlight economic history of agriculture

KINGSTON – How did the Erie Canal affect wheat production in the Hudson Valley? How did land distribution patterns of the 1700s affect the apple industry in the mid-Hudson region? Elizabeth Higgins, agriculture program leader from Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County , will take you on a 300-year journey into the economic history of agriculture in the Hudson Valley, from the earliest days of Dutch settlement to the rise and fall of the Catskills resort industry.  This free presentation is part of CCEUC's annual meeting, which will take place from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at CCEUC's Education Center, 232 Plaza Road, in Kingston.

http://www.recordonline.com/article/20141129/NEWS/141129397/101008/NEWS

Case closed: State converts citya s two judgeships to elective positions

... attention in January. The Legislature crafted a bill making this change in Watertown as well as Kingston, Ulster County. State Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell, D-Theresa, and state Sen. Patricia A. Ritchie, R-Heuvelton, sponsored the legislation in ...

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20141130/OPINION/141139990

Homes regain power lost from snowstorm

... Hudson Gas & Electric spokesman John Maserjian said they were finishing up seven outages that were left in Ulster County and 10 in Dutchess. Orange and Rockland Utilities spokeswoman Sophia Salis said everyone who lost power during the storm was ...

http://www.recordonline.com/article/20141129/NEWS/141129314/101019/MEDIA02

Accused toddler killer maintains he's innocent

... - “only because of what I said.” Repeated calls to  John Tobin, Chief Assistant DA at the Ulster County District Attorney's Office who was the special prosecutor in this case, were not returned. Kanoff took the plea deal that gave ...

http://www.recordonline.com/article/20141129/NEWS/141129329/101019/NEWS0211

11/29: CBS2 Saturday Afternoon Weather Headlines

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Van G. Feinberg

... June 20, 1955 in Kingston; he was the son of the late Henry C. and Ann (Mishkin) Feinberg. Van graduated from Ulster County Community College with an Associates Degree and later attended Sienna College. He was the Vice President and Sales Manager ...

http://www.recordonline.com/article/20141129/OBITUARIES/311299985/101116/NEWS

Lecture to Highlight Economic History of Agriculture

KINGSTON – How did the Erie Canal affect wheat production in the Hudson Valley? How did land distribution patterns of the 1700s affect the apple industry in the mid-Hudson region? Elizabeth Higgins, agriculture program leader from Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County , will take you on a 300-year journey into the economic history of agriculture in the Hudson Valley, from the earliest days of Dutch settlement to the rise and fall of the Catskills resort industry.  This free presentation is part of CCEUC's annual meeting, which will take place from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at CCEUC's Education Center, 232 Plaza Road, in Kingston.

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Central Hudson: Ulster customers may see power restored Saturday

Central Hudson anticipates Orange County customers to see full power restored by Friday morning. Sullivan County customers should see power by 6 p.m., according to Central Hudson, and Ulster County customers should be fully restored by noon Saturday, it said.

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Ulster County legislator seeks ban to 'suspicionless' warrant checks...

Ulster County Legislator Tracey Bartels has introduced a resolution to make it policy to not run "suspicionless" warrant checks on people in county buildings.

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More than 3,000 still without power

As of 10:11 a.m. on Friday, Central Hudson was reporting 2,595 customers still without power in Ulster County, 315 in Orange and 45 in Sullivan County.

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Central Hudson: Ulster customers may see power restored Saturday Updated at

Central Hudson anticipates Orange County customers to see full power restored by Friday morning. Sullivan County customers should see power by 6 p.m., according to Central Hudson, and Ulster County customers should be fully restored by noon Saturday, it said.

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Customers out in the dark on Thanksgiving; restorations continue

... due to a heavy snow Wednesday that weighed down the boughs of trees and dropped them down onto power lines. Ulster County has been hardest hit, with more than 10,000 still in the dark as dinner time approached. About 2,200 were still without power ...

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Region dealing with drought conditions

... needed watching. If below average precipitation continued, said Gary Capella, executive director of the Ulster County Soil and Water Conservation District, it would have an adverse impact on the yield and quality of agriculture, and could affect the ...

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Thousands still lack power in region

... He was able to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner at his brother's home but was still upset over the extended outage. Ulster County was hardest hit in the region, with more than 6,300 still in the dark Thursday evening. About 1,200 were still without power ...

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Customers out in the dark on Thanksgiving; restorations continue Updated at

... due to a heavy snow Wednesday that weighed down the boughs of trees and dropped them down onto power lines. Ulster County has been hardest hit, with more than 10,000 still in the dark as dinner time approached. About 2,200 were still without power ...

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Storm knocks out power for 51K New York customers

More than 35,000 New York utility customers are without power after an early winter storm dumped several inches of snow the night before Thanksgiving. The largest number of outages was reported in Ulster and Dutchess counties along the Hudson River Valley.

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Outages impact 35K customers in New York

More than 35,000 New York utility customers are without power after an early winter storm dumped several inches of snow the night before Thanksgiving. The largest number of outages was reported in Ulster and Dutchess counties along the Hudson River Valley.

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Editorial: Wrongs make right for now in Kingston

... reasons or in the wrong way will not be back again with some wrongheaded action. The first wrong came from the Ulster County sheriff, Paul Van Blarcum, who had deputies checking the identification of anybody coming into the building housing the ...

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27,000 still without power after Wednesday's storm

... electric system and disrupting power, utilities say. Spread among three different utilities, hardest hit was Ulster County with 14,442 customers with the lights out as of about 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning. Orange County had 8,885 reported outages ...

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Storm knocks out power for 51K New York customers

More than 51,000 New York utility customers greeted Thanksgiving Day without electricity after an early winter storm caused outages around the state. The largest number of outages was reported in Ulster and Dutchess counties along the Hudson River Valley.

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Thousands without power as nor'easter slams Hudson Valley

... were reported elsewhere in the county. Central Hudson reported about 2,000 customers without electricity in Ulster County. Outages there primarily affected residents in the New Paltz area, where more than 900 customers lost power. Hundreds more were ...

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Thousands without power as nor'easter slams Hudson Valley Updated at

... were reported elsewhere in the county. Central Hudson reported about 2,000 customers without electricity in Ulster County. Outages there primarily affected residents in the New Paltz area, where more than 900 customers lost power. Hundreds more were ...

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Thousands without power as nor'easter slams Hudson Valley

... were reported elsewhere in the county. Central Hudson reported about 2,000 customers without electricity in Ulster County. Outages there primarily affected residents in the New Paltz area, where more than 900 customers lost power. Hundreds more were ...

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RUPCO Opens Housing Choice Voucher Program

... which 1,000 applicants are added to the Waiting List. Vanessa Secore, RUPCO's Rental Assistance Director said Ulster County individuals and families earning 50% or less of the area median income are eligible to apply. "For a family of four to be ...

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Local jobless rates fall in October

Orange County's dipped to 5.4 percent from 6.6 percent , Ulster's to 5.7 from 7 percent, and Sullivan's to 6.4 percent last month from 7.9 percent in October 2013, according to figures released Tuesday by the state Department of Labor.

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Parents of DWI victims speak against drunk driving

... In part, the money will fund sobriety checkpoints through the end of November and from Dec. 12 to Jan. 1. Ulster County police agencies are also planning increased patrols over the upcoming week. The county wants to send a message that drunk and ...

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Cuomo signs elected city judge legislation

... Not only making the change for Watertown's judge, the law also makes an appointed city judge in Kingston, Ulster County, an elected position, according to the bill. City Council members appointed Judge Palermo a part-time judge in January 2012, when ...

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Ulster County man, 21, treated for gunshot wounds in Poughkeepsie Updated at

An Ulster County man showed up at Vassar Brothers Medical Center Sunday night with gunshots to the chest, arm and wrist, Poughkeepsie police say.

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Blue Mountain Middle School Looks at Diversity

... as the Leadership Development Trainer for the Ulster YouthBuild/AmeriCorps Program and Youth Director with the Ulster County Multi-Service Center; and served on the Board of the United Way and the advisory council of Kingston Community Development, ...

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Ulster County police agencies stepping up patrols this Thanksgiving weekend Updated at

Police agencies throughout Ulster County will have extra patrols on the road for a Thanksgiving weekend crackdown on drunk drivers.

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Hudson Confidential: Ulster legislators shut door to talk about warrants

Ulster County legislators entered into a questionable executive session Wednesday night to talk privately about the controversial practice of checking warrants on everyone who walks into the county's Department of Social Services.

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Ulster legislators shut door to talk about warrants

Ulster County legislators entered into a questionable executive session Wednesday night to talk privately about the  controversial practice of checking warrants on everyone who walks into the county's Department of Social Services.

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Cheers

... expenses, they should start putting that in the budget and on the agenda for the next gathering. Cheers: To Ulster County Executive Mike Hein, named by Governing Magazine as one of the nation's top state and local public officials of the year. The ...

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Local Businesses Score Big During Semi Final Playoffs

As high school football teams throughout the Mid Hudson Valley compete over the next two days at a spot in Ulster County, local businesses are scoring in profits. Time Warner Cable News reporter Michael Howard has that story from Kingston.

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Who wants heavy snow? Updated at

... needed watching. If below average precipitation continued, said Gary Capella, executive director of the Ulster County Soil and Water Conservation District, it would have an adverse impact on the yield and quality of agriculture, and could affect the ...

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Ulster hunter bags record-class deer

... in a tree stand in Milton on Sunday afternoon as the sun started to set. Jonietz, 38, of Clintondale in Ulster County, was eye-balling a monster buck. Just a few minutes later, Jonietz had a 219-pound, 14-point traditional buck that figures to score ...

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Beacon woman charged with New Paltz burglaries Updated at

A Beacon woman was sent to Ulster County Jail following her arrest during a reported burglary in progress Monday at a restaurant in the Village of New Paltz.

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Sheriff suspends warrant checks at Social Services

Ulster County Sheriff Paul VanBlarcum said this week that he will suspend a controversial policy of running warrant checks on visitors to the county's Department of Social Services HQ after lawmakers threatened to replace sheriff's deputies assigned to security at the facility with private security guards.

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$334.5 million Ulster County budget signed Updated at

Citing a 1 percent property tax reduction and a reduction in government spending, Ulster County Executive Mike Hein signed a $334.55 million budget into law Thursday afternoon.

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Ken Hall: Tobacco fight continues, but we've come a long way, baby

Those who oppose proposed laws restricting tobacco sales in Newburgh and Ulster County focus on fairness and the potential loss of sales tax revenue.

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Acquaintance: Decosmo's mom blamed boyfriend

... Stahli, who's on trial with Wolfert, waived his right to appear in court. He's being held without bail at the Ulster County Jail. He's awaiting trial in County Court on charges he murdered Mason. According to Restivo, it appeared that Wolfert was ...

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Robert De Niro ends assessment fight with upstate NY town

... The settlement, first reported Tuesday by The New York Times, was reached with the town of Gardiner, in Ulster County 70 miles north of New York City. Riverside Trust, the legal entity that owns the compound on De Niro's behalf, had been battling ...

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Ken Hall: Tobacco fight continues, but we've come a long way, baby Updated at

Those who oppose proposed laws restricting tobacco sales in Newburgh and Ulster County focus on fairness and the potential loss of sales tax revenue.

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De Niro ends assessment fight with upstate NY town

Actor Robert De Niro says he'll reimburse a town nearly $130,000 in legal fees it incurred defending its assessment of his Hudson Valley property. The settlement, first reported Tuesday by The New York Times , was reached with the town of Gardiner, in Ulster County 70 miles north of New York City.

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Kingston residents to pay about $5 more for water each quarter

... into cutting down on materials and supplies, slowing down a program to replace meters and possibly charging Ulster County more to manage its water system at Golden Hill. Ulster County currently contracts with the Kingston for $50,000-a-year to ...

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Magazine picks Hein as one of nation's top leaders

Governing magazine has named Ulster County Executive Mike Hein one of the nation's top state and local public officials of the year.

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Magazine picks Hein as top leader nationwide

Governing magazine has named Ulster County Executive Mike Hein one of the nation's top state and local public officials of the year. "This is a tremendous honor and I am truly humbled to be in the company of other public servants from across our great nation who have dedicated themselves to making a difference in the lives of others," Hein said in a press release.

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Hein earns national recognition in magazine

"Governing" magazine has named Ulster County Executive Mike Hein one of the nation's top state and local public officials of the year.

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Mason Decosmo's final hours outlined in court

Mason Decosmo crawled into his bed at home that August day to die alone, prosecutors told a crowded room in Ulster County Family Court on Tuesday.

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Kingston residents to pay about $5 more for water each quarter Updated at

... into cutting down on materials and supplies, slowing down a program to replace meters and possibly charging Ulster County more to manage its water system at Golden Hill. Ulster County currently contracts with the Kingston for $50,000-a-year to ...

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Ulster sheriff willing to suspend warrant-check policy

Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum backed down Tuesday evening on his new protocol of doing warrant checks on everyone walking into county Social Services.

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People for People Fund helps a friend in need Updated at

When things are rough, it is our friends who, more than anything else, keep us going, and for one Ulster County man, the encouragement of a good pal made all the difference.

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Kingston eyes $4M upgrade of Broadway

... and safety, and to connect it better with neighborhoods. Brian Slack, senior transportation planner for the Ulster County Transportation Council, which is overseeing the study, said results show Broadway can handle more traffic. Reducing lanes would ...

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Amid tensions regarding warrant checks, Ulster pol attempts a slash

With one legislator threatening to kick out the Ulster County sheriff's entire security division from county buildings, Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum continued on to defend his office's new policy of checking everyone who walks into the county's Social Services office for warrants.

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Magazine picks Hein as top leader nationwide

Governing magazine has named Ulster County Executive Mike Hein one of the nation's top state and local public officials of the year. He's one of nine government officials across the United States honored for leadership and excellence, and the only county executive in the nation named in the magazine.

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Magazine picks Ulster County Exec Hein as 1 of 9 nationwide government leaders Updated at

GOVERNING magazine has named Ulster County Executive Mike Hein one of the nation's top state and local public officials of the year.

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Author to discuss Native American place names in Ulster

The Stone Ridge Library will host an illustrated lecture titled “The Poetry of Place: Native American Place Names in Ulster County,” featuring Professor Evan Pritchard, director of the Center for Algonquin Culture, at 7 p.m. Wednesday  in the Marbletown Community Center.

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Garlic Festival pays Saugerties back for expenses

... some that tax dollars are being spent. Besides the economic domino effect the Festival provides to Saugerties, Ulster County, and the Hudson Valley, additional job-related opportunities are created as a direct result of the Garlic Festival. This ...

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Health Calendar

... given at the end of each program. 563-8043. Health-care changes seminar: 6 p.m., YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County gymnasium, 507 Broadway, Kingston. David Scarpino, HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley CEO, will speak about health-care changes and ...

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Ulster legislators OK audit of comptroller's office

Ulster County legislators voted Monday in committee to audit county Comptroller Elliot Auerbach's office after questions arose about travel-spending in his office.

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Army veteran to the rescue

... in the opposite direction had swerved into the van's path. The van, which was owned by Cerebral Palsy of Ulster County, was on its way from Ellenville to a day facility in Lake Katrine. Wilhelm said that in addition to his training in IED response, ...

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No delays; morning freezing rain gives way to all rain Updated Nov 17, 2014 at

... 15 and 20. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 20 mph. For parts of Sullivan County and higher elevations of Ulster County possible freezing rain before 7 am, then rain. High near 37. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Little or ...

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Business calendar

Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce: Garden Plaza Hotel, 503 Washington Ave., Kingston, 7:30-9 a.m. Chamber Breakfast with speaker Donald Christian, president of SUNY New Paltz.

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Calendar

Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce: Garden Plaza Hotel, 503 Washington Ave., Kingston, 7:30-9 a.m. Chamber Breakfast with speaker Donald Christian, president of SUNY New Paltz.

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Copenhagen boys can't break through Mount Academy defense in Class D state soccer semifinal

... team goes to a state final. Huleatt said the small Christian school on the banks of the Hudson River in Ulster County didn't even have a junior varsity before this year. The coach said he made the decision "to go to defense," though it wasn't ...

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Police say man sent indecent material to underaged girls

A 27-year-old Kingston man is due in Ulster Town Court Monday to face charges that he sent inappropriate material to two underaged Ulster County girls.

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Calendar

Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce:  Garden Plaza Hotel, 503 Washington Ave., Kingston, 7:30-9 a.m. Chamber Breakfast with speaker Donald Christian, president of SUNY New Paltz.

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Kingston man accused of sending inappropriate material to underage girls

A 27-year-old Kingston man is due in Ulster Town Court Monday to face charges that he sent inappropriate material to two underaged Ulster County girls.

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Police: Man stole credit card of elderly woman whose driveway he shoveled Updated at

... tolen property and falsifying business records, all felonies. He was arraigned in Ellenville court and sent to Ulster County jail without bail. He's due back in court Nov. 19.

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Stream management program offers grant funding

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County is accepting applications for Stream Management Implementation Program grants through Dec. 5.  About $500,000 is available this grant round to support stream management implementation, education, and planning projects in the Ashokan Reservoir watershed.

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Kingston man arrested twice within two months

... investigation determined that Stenson had allegedly committed the same crime against two additional victims in Ulster County. Stenson was arraigned before Town of Ulster Court Justice Kesick and remanded to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $5,000 ...

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Copenhagen boys look to make most of first trip to state soccer final four

... opponent, Mount Academy , is a Christian school that opened in 2012 on the banks of the Hudson River in Ulster County. The Eagles (9-2-0) won a Section IX title in their first year of varsity soccer play. Randall said he didn't know too much about ...

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People Gonzalez v. Smith

... for respondent. Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Gilpatric, J.), entered January 31, 2014 in Ulster County, which denied petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 70, without a ...

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SUNY Ulster begins Kingston campus project

... of the upcoming SUNY Ulster Kingston Center on Marys Avenue. The project, proposed in January 2012 by Ulster County Executive Mike Hein, will relocate the SUNY Ulster satellite campus from the Business Resource Center in the Town of Ulster to the ...

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Still Waiting...

A bit of wishful thinking? Or some clever advance planning? We don't know yet. And we won't until at least November 21. That's all we were told after the closed door meeting of the Gaming Facility Location Board that took place in Manhattan on Monday.

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SUNY Ulster begins Kingston campus project Updated at

... of the upcoming SUNY Ulster Kingston Center on Marys Avenue. The project, proposed in January 2012 by Ulster County Executive Mike Hein, will relocate the SUNY Ulster satellite campus from the Business Resource Center in the Town of Ulster to the ...

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2 injured after car collides with handicap van Updated at

... the van were treated for minor injuries at Ellenville regional Hospital. The van belonged to Cerebral Palsy of Ulster County, and was headed north from Ellenville on its way to a day program in Lake Katrine when the accident occurred, according to ...

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The case of Robert De Niro and his property taxes

Back in 1997, Robert De Niro bought a big, ol' farmhouse and a few dozen acres of land in the Ulster County town of Gardiner, New York. In the years since, he's done what many homeowners do: He improved it.

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2 seriously injured in car vs. bus crash in Napanoch

... and the driver the the car, according to New York State Police. The mini-bus belonged to Cerebral Palsy of Ulster County, and was headed north from Ellenville on its way to a day program in Lake Katrine when the accident occurred, according to the ...

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Savona maintains lead in Ulster judge race

Republican Keri Savona had a slim lead in Wednesday's recount of ballots in the race for Ulster County Family Court judge.  Democrat Gilda Riccardi had requested the recount in the wake of voting on Election Day.

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11/12 CBS2 Wednesday Morning Weather Headlines

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Audit Faults Oversight of Justice Court Fund

A town court clerk in Ulster County stole $5,620 and was able to conceal the thefts due to the minimal oversight exerted over the court's books by its two justices, an audit by the state comptroller's office showed.

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Nearly $90 Million in FEMA Funding Allocated for Flood-Prone Bridges

... off of local taxpayers." "Rebuilding our nation's infrastructure is critically important across America," said Ulster County Executive Mike Hein. "I want to commend Senator Schumer and Senator Gillibrand for their appreciation of the seriousness of ...

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Troopers arrest man for counterfeit bills

Troopers arrested Davey Sanchez, 35, for attempting to use forged bills of smaller currency at a gas station in the Town of New Paltz. Sanchez was charged with possession of a forged instrument in the first degree, and he was sent to Ulster County Jail after he couldn't pay $5,000 bail.

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Business calendar

Ulster County Chamber of Commerce: Ulster Savings Bank , 180 Schwenk Drive, Kingston, 5-7 p.m. Networking mixer.

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Nonprofit says Ulster County's warrant check practice may prove discriminatory

The Worker Justice Center of New York says Ulster County's new practice of running warrant checks on everyone who walks in its Department of Social Services deters immigrants and low-wage workers from seeking help.

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Nonprofit says Ulster County's warrant check practice may prove discriminatory Updated at

The Worker Justice Center of New York says Ulster County's new practice of running warrant checks on everyone who walks in its Department of Social Services deters immigrants and low-wage workers from seeking help.

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Five Year Old Makes Iron Man 6 Movie, Premieres at Shadowland Theater

... currently creates 15 different radio shows, from home studio, nestled in the bucolic woods of Napanoch, Ulster County, New York. Bevilacqua's work is heard on stations around the world and podcast on demand, and has over 100 audio titles distributed ...

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Health Events

... providers beyond customary emergency response and transport roles will be among the topics discussed at the Ulster County EMS Education Day from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 22 at Mohonk Mountain House, 1000 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz. The event's theme is ...

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Bennett takes plea in fatal shooting at New Paltz bar

... Murphy's bar in New Paltz on Easter morning. Bennett, 21, was offered a plea of 15 years to life in prison by Ulster County Chief Assistant District Attorney John Tobin on Monday afternoon, a deal that Ulster County Court Judge Don Williams ...

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Bobby De Niro's dinero

Back in 1997, Robert De Niro bought a big, ol' farmhouse and a few dozen acres of land in the Ulster County town of Gardiner. In the years since, he's done what many homeowners do: He improved it.

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Business calendar

Ulster County Chamber of Commerce: Ulster Savings Bank , 180 Schwenk Drive, Kingston, 5-7 p.m. Networking mixer.

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Hudson Confidential: Hein emphasizes need for foster care parents

As of Nov. 5, there were 134 children in foster care in Ulster County. Just four adoptions had been completed so far this year, though four more were on track to be completed in November.

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Police identify 3 suspects in attempted robbery in Delaware County

... the Route 28 Budget Motel in the Town of Ulster. Police said Town of Ulster police made the arrest, along with Ulster County sheriff's officials and state police from the Kingston barracks. The suspects were then taken to the state police Troop C ...

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Kingston man violated order of protection, Saugerties cops say

A 49-year-old Kingston man was being held at the Ulster County Jail Saturday after, police said, a woman, who had an order of protection against him found him inside her home Friday, Town of Saugerties police said Richard J. Frank has been charged with first-degree criminal contempt, a felony.

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Kingston man violated order of protection, Saugerties cops say Updated Nov 8, 2014 at

A 49-year-old Kingston man was being held at the Ulster County Jail Saturday after, police said, a woman, who had an order of protection against him found him inside her home Friday, Town of Saugerties police said Richard J. Frank has been charged with first-degree criminal contempt, a felony.

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3 nabbed at Town of Ulster Motel charged in Delaware County attempted robbery

... the Route 28 Budget Motel in the Town of Ulster. Police said Town of Ulster police made the arrest, along with Ulster County sheriff's officials and state police from the Kingston barracks. The suspects were then taken to the state police Troop C ...

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Former Rosendale court clerk pocketed cash, comptrollera s audit finds

The former clerk of the town of Rosendale justice court was able to make off with nearly $6,000 in cash from bail collections without detection, according to an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. The clerk, Trudy Harper, was arrested in June and charged by Ulster County District Attorney D. Holley Carnright with third degree grand larceny, a class D felony.

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State: Ex-Rosendale clerk took $5,620 from court

... Office announced Friday. The former clerk for Rosendale Town Court, Trudy Harper, was charged in June by the Ulster County District Attorney's Office with third-degree grand larceny, and is due back in Ulster County Court on Dec. 10. On Friday, ...

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Audit: Lack of oversight allowed court clerk to steal money

ROSENDALE A former town justice court clerk exploited a lack of oversight in the court's bookkeeping practices to siphon more than $5,000 from court coffers, the state Comptroller's Office announced Friday. The former clerk for Rosendale Town Court, Trudy Harper, was charged in June by the Ulster County District Attorney's Office with third-degree grand larceny, and is due back in Ulster County Court Dec. 10. On Friday, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced the results of a state audit of the town court's books.

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The cost of garbage removal keep spiraling upward

Ulster County's Resource Recovery Agency has given final approval to a $14.3-million budget for 2015 which calls for sharp increases in collection fees but for the third year in a row requires no direct support from county property owners.

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Audit: Lack of oversight allowed court clerk to steal money Updated at

... Office announced Friday. The former clerk for Rosendale Town Court, Trudy Harper, was charged in June by the Ulster County District Attorney's Office with third-degree grand larceny, and is due back in Ulster County Court Dec. 10. On Friday, state ...

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Teen faces new charges of sex with underage girl Updated at

... her consent July 2, police said. On the new charge, Bianco was arraigned in New Paltz town court and sent to Ulster County jail in lieu of $20,000 cash bail or $50,000 property bond. He's due back in court Friday evening. A judge also issued an ...

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visit|blogPost-1502430|mobile_home_category_body-7007|1A message in a judgeship

... With almost all the votes counted, Fisher, a Greene County Republican and an assistant public defender in Ulster County, has 117,839 votes; her opponent, Justin Corcoran, an Albany County Democrat and a county legislator, has 100,023. Democrats ...

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Ulster Cooperative Extension offers 2015 agriculture calendar

KINGSTON – Enjoy picturesque views of local agriculture each month with Cornell Cooperative Extension's “Agriculture in Ulster County” 2015 wall calendar.

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Editorial: A message in a judgeship

... With almost all the votes counted, Fisher, a Greene County Republican and an assistant public defender in Ulster County, has 117,839 votes; her opponent, Justin Corcoran , an Albany County Democrat and a county legislator, has 100,023. Democrats ...

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... With almost all the votes counted, Fisher, a Greene County Republican and an assistant public defender in Ulster County, has 117,839 votes; her opponent, Justin Corcoran, an Albany County Democrat and a county legislator, has 100,023. Democrats ...

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Ulster sheriff under fire over checks for outstanding warrants

Civil liberty organizations have put Ulster County on warning for a new protocol of running warrant checks on everyone walking into its Department of Social Services, calling it "unlawful and misguided."

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Police: Woman fired from her job walked back in to steal Updated at

... business and removed items without permission, police say. Sorci was arraigned in Lloyd town court and sent to Ulster County jail in lieu of $1,500 cash bail or $5,000 property bond. She's due back in court at 3 p.m. Thursday.

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Steve Israel: Yogi is About to Google Before You in the Catskills

... may soon have more access to the Internet than thousands of folks here in Sullivan and Ulster Counties. In Ulster County, about 9,100 people or about 5 percent of the county still don't have access to today's equivalent of the telephone, television, ...

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Steve Israel: Yogi is about to Google before you in the Catskills Updated at

... may soon have more access to the Internet than thousands of folks here in Sullivan and Ulster Counties. In Ulster County, about 9,100 people – or about 5 percent of the county – still don't have access to today's equivalent of the ...

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Pine Hill safety record: Recent accidents with injuries, but federal inspections find few issues

... was able to stop the bus and avoid a larger accident, Ronan said. The other crash happened in November 2012 in Ulster County in the Hudson Valley. It involved two vehicles and resulted in one injury. Pine Hill's driver wasn't ticketed in that crash ...

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Ulster judge hopeful waits on ballots

Despite trailing in the polls, Ulster County Family Court judge candidate Gilda Riccardi says she won't concede until all the ballots are counted.

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Letters: GOP tosses another win to Democrats

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is joined by Michael Hein, Ulster County executive, left, and Edward Mangano, Nassau County executive, right, to talk about a property tax freeze on Monday, March 17, 2014, at the Capitol in Albany. Photo Credit: Times Union/ Lori Van Buren How could Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, who was elected as a Republican and Conservative candidate, endorse Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo ["Cuomo touts tech, Astorino draws crowd," News, Oct. 28]? He rammed same-sex marriage down our throats and has been very strongly pushing for his abortion expansion called the Women's Equality Act.

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5 Things to Do This Weekend: Restaurant Week, Philharmonic Updated Nov 5, 2014 at

We know you're busy and have no spare time to plan your weekend, so we've done some of the work for you.

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Federal Funding Announced for Water and Waste Upgrades

U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced a grant of $1,973,000 and a loan of $1,873,000 for the Town of Wawarsing in Ulster County. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program and will be used to restore water storage tanks, replace the treatment facility at the 400,000 gallon tank, and replace other aged and undersized water mains that are not up to New York State's sanitary code standards.

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Amedore claims a state Senate seat he narrowly lost last time

... Amedore took 50,698 of the 92,539 votes cast in the five-county district, which stretches from Amsterdam to Ulster County. In Albany, a once hopeful and boisterous crowd of Tkaczyk supporters fell silent Tuesday after it was announced that Amedore ...

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Amedore sweeps all but Ulster County on way to easy victory

On Tuesday, George Amedore more than made up for his loss to Cecelia Tkaczyk two years when she eked out a win by a handful of votes. Money poured into the race between Tkaczyk, a 53-year-old farmer and former Duanesburg school board member, and Amedore, 45, a Capital Region developer and former assemblyman.

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Robert De Niro cast as the villain as challenge to tax demand on...

... property, and saying that he is acting the part of any taxpayer. Roger Rascoe, the chairman of the Ulster County Republican Party, told the New York Times that he felt taxes were too high for everyone. But he added that De Niro may well have lost a ...

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Amedore sweeps all but Ulster County on way to easy victory

On Tuesday, George Amedore more than made up for his loss to Cecelia Tkaczyk two years when she eked out a win by a handful of votes.

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Skartados cruises to victory in Assembly race

... his seat in the 104th District, according to unofficial results. While Skartados held a single-digit lead in Ulster County, he led the Republican Green-Brown by double digits overall in a district that includes parts of Dutchess and Ulster counties, ...

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11/5 CBS2 Morning Weather Headlines

CBS 2 CBS 2 is part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corp. and one of the largest network-owned station groups in the country. Latest Videos Eye On New York Dining Deals Tony's Table Links [] WFAN As the world's first 24-hour all-sports radio station, WFAN remains the premier sports talk radio station in the business.

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Fisher upsets Corcoran for Supreme Courtvisit|article-5871311|breaking_now-29936|7

In a major upset, Greene County Republican Lisa Fisher declared victory Tuesday night over Albany Democrat Justin Corcoran to fill a state Supreme Court judgeship in the Democratic-friendly 3rd Judicial District. Fisher, 47, an assistant public defender in Ulster County Family Court, will become the only woman serving at the trial-level in the district, which comprises Albany, Rensselaer, Columbia, Greene, Ulster, Schoharie and Sullivan counties.

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Ulster Historical Society to host Trivia Night

This fast-paced event tests knowledge on Ulster County history from the Revolutionary War, New York state politics and even pop music history.  Trivia Night will take place at Bevier House Museum, 2682 Route 209, Marbletown.

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GOP takes Senate free and clearvisit|blogPost-1500251|mobile_home_category_body-6391|2

Republicans took sole control of the state Senate on Tuesday, with candidates from the Hudson Valley to Rochester picking up enough wins to attain the required 32-vote majority, according to preliminary returns. In the 46th Senate District running from Montgomery County down to Ulster County, GOP challenger George Amedore secured a comfortable victory over incumbent Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk.

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Town of Rochester crash leads to felony DWI charge

... a previous DWI conviction was charged with felony drunken driving after crashing his SUV early Sunday morning. Ulster County sheriff's deputies were called to investigate a one-car crash at 2 a.m. on Queens Highway, just west of Route 209 in the ...

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Little sympathy for De Niro

... said while standing on the two-block Main Street last week. De Niro's message to his neighbours in this Ulster County town 75 miles north of Manhattan could have been delivered by one of his menacing characters: Don't bother me, I won't bother you. ...

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Newburgh man wanted in Kentucky arrested in Ulster County

A Newburgh man is awaiting extradition to the State of Kentucky where he will face a charge of child neglect. Ulster County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Pedro Girno Fuentes, 36, on Monday following their investigation of a suspicious vehicle. An ...

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Before the voting, there are impoundment requests

... squaring off Tuesday afternoon for a hearing before Judge Richard Sise - Long sought an impoundment Friday in Ulster County while the Republicans sought the impoundment in Montgomery County. The judge is expected to rule on all five counties in that ...

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Police: Homeowner holds intruder at gunpoint till cops arrive

A homeless man was arrested on Halloween after a homeowner found him inside their home and held him at gunpoint, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office.

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Homeless man allegedly broke into house on Halloween

A homeless man was arrested on Halloween after a homeowner found him inside the home, according to the Ulster County Sheriff's Office.

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Hurley man charged with torching his own home

... e no injuries. Fischetti was arraigned in Hurley court, charged with felony arson in the third. He was sent to Ulster County jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or $250,000 bond.

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Police say man set fire to his mobile home Updated at

... e no injuries. Fischetti was arraigned in Hurley court, charged with felony arson in the third. He was sent to Ulster County jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or $250,000 bond.

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Catholic churches, parishioners face new era

The Archdiocese of New York is forcing three parishes in the mid-Hudson to close come next August and merging nearly a dozen others as part of a cost-cutting realignment years in the making. The three marked for closure to all but special services are St. Peter's on Wurts Street in Kingston, Saint James in Ulster County's Milton and Saint Thomas Acquinas in Forestburgh in Sullivan County.

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