... Valley regional aide to both Governor Eliot Spitzer and David Paterson and served as deputy budget director of Ulster County for County Executive Mike Hein. He was president of the Manhattan-based Patients Rights Action Fund, and became a ...
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Sunday, December 31, 2017
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Governor Cuomo Announces the Completion of the Catskill Region's ...
... to the Catskills and will give rise to new jobs and year-round economic growth throughout the region." Ulster County Executive Mike Hein said, "Governor Cuomo's historic commitment to tourism in the Catskills will expose more people year round to ...
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Snowfall touches off accidents in region
... the mid Hudson, and slippery roads were blamed for accidents in many parts of the region. State police in Ulster County were reporting accidents in the towns of Saugerties, Ulster, Plattekill and Esopus. In Orange County, accidents were reported in ...
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Thursday, December 28, 2017
Kingston man hurt in Tuesday night crash
The Ulster County Sheriff's office said deputies who responded to the scene at 5 p.m. found the driver, Nicholas Hertzig, 26, of Kingston, trapped in the vehicle.
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Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Cuomo's executive order does not permit prepaying of school taxes
... cities and some other districts downstate where payments are made multiple times throughout the year.” Ulster County Executive Mike Hein issued a statement on Tuesday saying he gave “town, city, village and school tax collectors the ...
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DEP closing parkland at Ashokan Reservoir for initial trail work
Five park areas next to the Ashokan Reservoir in Ulster County will be closed until spring for preliminary work on a recreational trail that will be built on the northern side of the reservoir, New York City's Department of Environmental Protection announced Thursday.
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Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Bill Would Name NY Post Office For Late Congressman Hinchey
Earlier this month Reps. Louise Slaughter, of Rochester, and John Faso, of Columbia County, introduced legislation to rename a post office in Saugerties in Ulster County for Hinchey.
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Extremely cold weather expected at least through New Year's Day
... on North Main Street in Liberty at noon on Wednesday, and they will remain open until at least 4 p.m. Sunday. Ulster County's warming center at the Clinton Avenue United Methodist Church in Kingston will be open through 7 a.m. Jan. 4. In Orange ...
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Here comes the bitter cold
... on North Main Street in Liberty at noon on Wednesday, and they will remain open until at least 4 p.m. Sunday. Ulster County's warming center at the Clinton Avenue United Methodist Church in Kingston will be open through 7 a.m. Jan. 4. In Orange ...
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Woman charged with stealing rifles during break-in
... ing a hypodermic instrument, a misdemeanor. She was arraigned before Lloyd Town Justice Terry Elia and sent to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $20,000 cash bail or $50,000 insurance bond. She is due back in court on Thursday.
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Bill would name post office for Hinchey
Earlier this month Reps. Louise Slaughter, of Rochester, and John Faso, of Columbia County, introduced legislation to rename a post office in Saugerties in Ulster County for Hinchey.
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Bill would name NY post office for late Congressman Hinchey
Earlier this month Reps. Louise Slaughter, of Rochester, and John Faso, of Columbia County, introduced legislation to rename a post office in Saugerties in Ulster County for Hinchey.
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Bill would name NY post office for late Congressman Hinchey
Earlier this month Reps. Louise Slaughter, of Rochester, and John Faso, of Columbia County, introduced legislation to rename a post office in Saugerties in Ulster County for Hinchey.
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Monday, December 25, 2017
Wind advisories in effect in mid-Hudson through 6 p.m.
... lines. Some isolated and scattered power outages are possible. Winds of 15-30 miles per hour are expected in Ulster County, with gusts of 45-55 mph. Winds of 20-30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph are expected in Sullivan County, and winds of 25-35 mph ...
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Sunday, December 24, 2017
Hudson Confidential: 4 Ulster sites may join historic registries
Four sites in Ulster County are among 23 properties, resources and districts statewide that the New York State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended adding to the state and national registers of historic places.
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Saturday, December 23, 2017
Magic elixir? It's changed a few lives Updated at
... now 40, know then, but more than 30 years later she's the one making the herbal drinks in her fast-growing Ulster County elixir business, ImmuneSchein. Geib and her husband, Jason, use just three main, unadulterated ingredients – local honey, ...
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Cops arrest 3, recover guns stolen from former Saugerties police chief
An undercover drug buy Saturday in the Village of Saugerties led to the arrests of three people, recovery of two handguns that had been stolen from a former Saugerties police chief's car, and seizure of 163 "decks" of heroin, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office said On Dec. 21, two handguns, ammunition, a police shield, police identification and ... (more)
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Friday, December 22, 2017
Thruway Authority Announces Completion of Route 32 Bridge Replacement in Ulster County
Replacement Bridge Over New York State Thruway in Plattekill Features Multiple Safety Improvements and Anticipated 75 Year Life Span The New York State Thruway Authority today announced the replacement of the State Route 32 Bridge over the New York State Thruway in Ulster County is now complete. The bridge reopened to traffic Wednesday afternoon.
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Inmate accused of throwing urine at corrections officer
KINGSTON A former inmate at the Ulster County Jail was charged with a felony for throwing urine at a corrections officer earlier this year.
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Thursday, December 21, 2017
High Falls woman charge with assault in domestic dispute stabbing
HIGH FALLS A woman was arrested after she stabbed another person in a domestic dispute early Wednesday morning, the Ulster County Sheriff's office said.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Homeowners face hurdles in paying 2018 taxes early
... their tax warrant dates at Dec. 27, the first day on which tax collectors are empowered to accept payments. Ulster County's warrant date is Jan. 1, leaving no window to pay before then. Several readers told the Record their tax collector ...
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Poughkeepsie man charged with felony drunk driving on Route 44/55
LLOYD Ulster County sheriff's deputies charged a Poughkeepsie man with felony drunk driving on Route 44/55 Monday night.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Loophole allows payment of 2018 property taxes now
... date," when town and city tax collectors are authorized to start accepting payments. The warrant date in Ulster County is Jan. 1, which gives homeowners no chance to pay their bills before the deduction cap takes effect. But Orange and Sullivan have ...
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Monday, December 18, 2017
Phoenicia woman pleads guilty to helping partner commit suicide
A Phoenicia woman pleaded guilty on Friday to intentionally helping her partner, local musician John "Johnny Asia" Owings Jr., commit suicide last year, according to the Ulster County District Attorney's Office.
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Faso says he'll vote against GOP tax bill
Rep. John Faso, a Kinderhook Republican who opposed his party's tax bill in November, has announced he'll vote against the final version of the legislation on Tuesday because of his same concern that capping the state and local tax deduction will hurt New York.
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Snowmobiler dies in collision with ATV in Ulster County
The Ulster County Sheriff's Office says Monday that Daniel Petras of Tillson was pronounced dead at the scene of the Sunday afternoon crash in the town of Rosendale, 60 miles south of Albany. The sheriff's office says Petras was riding a snowmobile without a helmet when an ATV driven by 23-year-old Joshua Bennett drove into the field into Petra's path.
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Snowmobiler dies in collision with ATV in Ulster County
The Ulster County Sheriff's Office says Monday that Daniel Petras of Tillson was pronounced dead at the scene of the Sunday afternoon crash in the town of Rosendale, 60 miles south of Albany. The sheriff's office says Petras was riding a snowmobile without a helmet when an ATV driven by 23-year-old Joshua Bennett drove into the field into Petra's path.
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Snowmobiler Dies in Collision With ATV in Ulster County
The Ulster County Sheriff's Office says Monday that Daniel Petras of Tillson was pronounced dead at the scene of the Sunday afternoon crash in the town of Rosendale, 60 miles south of Albany. The sheriff's office says Petras was riding a snowmobile without a helmet when an ATV driven by 23-year-old Joshua Bennett drove into the field into Petra's path.
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One man killed, another hurt in snowmobile-ATV collision
... he collided with another man driving an all-terrain vehicle in a field in Rosendale on Sunday afternoon. The Ulster County Sheriff's Office said Daniel Petras, 25, of Rosendale, was driving his snowmobile north through a field parallel to a wood ...
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Train hits snowmobile in Esopus Saturday, but no rider found
... Firefighters located a severely damaged snowmobile shortly after 10 a.m. but there was no rider. Firefighters, Ulster County Sheriff's deputies and state police searched the area for more than two hours but were unable to find the rider
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Sunday, December 17, 2017
Hudson Confidential: Newly reopened bridge maintains a Crowell family tradition
When the bridge carrying Bruyn Turnpike over the Wallkill River in the hamlet of Wallkill in Ulster County reopened last Monday, members of the late Stewart Crowell's family were the first ones to drive over it.
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Saturday, December 16, 2017
Kingston man accused of raping 16-year-old girl
... girl at his residence in the City of Kingston. Bartholomew was arraigned in Town of Hurley Court and taken to Ulster County Jail, where he was being held Saturday in lieu of $15,000 cash bail or $50,000 bond.
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Friday, December 15, 2017
Lender takes back Nevele property at auction
... casino licensed at the resort and then proposed a massive sports complex for the site. In April of this year, Ulster County state Supreme Court Justice James Gilpatric issued a summary judgment in favor of iStar foreclosing on the Nevele and ...
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The 4 best counties to buy a house in New York state
... nature preserves, and the Catskill and Shawangunk Mountains. Because of all these factors, a look at the Ulster County Real Estate Listings reveals that property values and property appreciation rates here are also among the highest in the state. ...
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Thursday, December 14, 2017
Ulster Park man indicted in killing of Kingston man
An Ulster County grand jury indicted Seth Lyons of Ulster Park on Thursday on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Anthony Garro Jr. The body of Garro, 49, of Kingston, was found at an unused railroad underpass at Elmendorf Street in Kingston's Midtown section at 9 a.m. Nov. 29. Kingston police and state police found Lyons, 20, in the ... (more)
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Kingston man sentenced for sexually abusing child
... pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual abuse, a felony, on Oct. 12, according to a news release from the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. The abuse took place on June 25. He was arrested June 30, following an investigation by the Ulster ...
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Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Police: Suspicious package at Plattekill Post Office not a threat
... l to go on lockdown, police said. State police said the suspicious package was reported at 2:15 p.m. Troopers, Ulster County sheriff's deputies and town police responded.
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90-year-old man dies in Mid-Hudson Bridge crash
... of Poughkeepsie Police Department, the Highland Fire Department, the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, the New York State Bridge Authority and Mobile Life Ambulance Service.
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Winter weather advisory for Sullivan County; mix of snow, rain today
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Sullivan County that will be in effect until about 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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Saturday, December 9, 2017
Snowstorm causes accidents throughout mid-Hudson
... a number of accidents were reported on Route 52 in the Town of Newburgh and farther north on Route 52 into Ulster County. The storm was expected to dump about 4 inches of snow on the mid-Hudson before the evening hours, and an additional inch before ...
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Rondout Savings Bank Board of Trustees Appoints Cheryl Bowers to Position of President and CEO
... hours of volunteer time she has given to so many caring organizations. She is Past Board Chair of the Ulster County Chamber of Commerce and currently serves on the boards of The State University of New York at Ulster Foundation, The Kingston Boys ...
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Friday, December 8, 2017
Thruway Authority Announces Completion of $12 Million Pavement...
Thruway Authority Announces Completion of $12 Million Pavement Improvement Project on I-87 in Ulster County Project Included Drainage and Safety Upgrades to Seven Mile Stretch of the NYS Thruway near Kingston Work Completed On-Time and On-Budget The New York State Thruway Authority today announced that the $12 million pavement improvement project on the New York State Thruway in Ulster County is now complete. The project was completed on-time and on-budget, and included various roadway improvements and safety upgrades on a seven mile stretch of the Thruway in the area of exit 19 .
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Thursday, December 7, 2017
Bama ballot blindness: The electronic images must be retained
... rter amendment was defeated by 10 votes last month, the board of elections has denied requests for the images. Ulster County is also refusing to produce ballot images.
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Save the Weekend: 5 things to do this weekend
The Christmas countdown has seriously begun, with only 18 days left to enjoy the holiday festivities the Hudson Valley has to offer.
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The Seligmann Center hosts an Irish gathering of music, poetry and art on Dec. 10
... on uilleann pipes and tin whistle. They have performed throughout the Hudson Valley, most notably at the Ulster County AOH Hooley in Kingston and the Rosendale Street Festival. Their most recent recording is Fill Yer Boots, Man. To be part of the ...
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Monday, December 4, 2017
Man charged after two people stabbed at house party
... , according to a news release from state police. Wilkins was arraigned in Town of Plattekill Court sent to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash or $10,000 bond.
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Troopers: Three Rochester men found with over 2 lbs of cocaine
... h violation of probation or parole. The men were arraigned in the Town of Plattekill Court and remanded to the Ulster County Jail with no bail.
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Saturday, December 2, 2017
Kingston woman made purchases in Saugerties with stolen credit cards, cops said
... purchases were made between Oct. 27 and Nov 3. Verdichizzi was arraigned in Saugerties Town Court and taken to Ulster County Jail, where she was being held Saturday in lieu of $10,000 cash bail or $5,000 bond. She was scheduled to appear in ...
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Thursday, November 30, 2017
Ulster sheriff probing corrections officer's 'offensive' Facebook post
KINGSTON – The Ulster County Sheriff's Office is investigating an "offensive" post on the personal Facebook page of a corrections officer.
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Dutchess man charged with weapons possession
... both misdemeanors. He was arraigned before Plattekill Town Justice Annamaria Maciocia and sent without bail to Ulster County Jail, pending further action in Town of Lloyd Court.
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Maurice Hinchey was Ulster's champion in Albany and Washington
Hinchey, a Democrat from Saugerties, served 18 years in the Assembly and 20 years in Congress, a time of significant political transformation in Ulster County.
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Hinchey remembered for humanity, tenacity
... there as well. They were joined by Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, a representative of U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillbrand, Ulster County Executive Mike Hein, Assemblyman Kevin Cahill and others. Cahill, a former staffer of Hinchey, was also a pall bearer. Hinchey's ...
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Maurice Hinchey, 79, buried at Catskill Interpretive Center
Former U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, who died last week after battling a rare brain disorder, was buried Wednesday at the Catskill Interpretive Center in Ulster County during a private ceremony. The Democrat's burial site will be opened to the public in the spring, according to a release from the center, which is named for Hinchey.
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Hinchey was 'what a legend looks like'
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney and Ulster County Executive Mike Hein speak about the lasting impact of retired Rep. Maurice Hinchey. "It was that smile that welcomed everyone and made everyone feel comfortable and happy to be in his presence," said Bottigliero, a friend of the Hinchey family for more than 30 years.
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Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Ex-Congressman Hinchey remembered
... Patrick Maloney of Cold Spring, a Democrat who now represents a piece of Hinchey's old congressional district. Ulster County Executive Mike Hein was there. So was Ulster County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach, and several county legislators. Kingston ...
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New Windsor man charged with drug possession in Ulster County
LLOYD A New Windsor man was charged with felony marijuana possession on Friday after his car was stopped for traffic violations on Hurds Road, town police said.
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Two charged in Ulster County with welfare fraud
... arrested Nov. 21 on charges of welfare fraud and offering a false instrument for filing, both felonies. The Ulster County Department of Social Services Special Investigations Unit and te DA said they found that she improperly failed to report $2,780 ...
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Friday, November 24, 2017
Man charged with endangering after Stone Ridge school bus stop incident
... a child after he screamed profanities and threw items at children waiting for a school bus Monday morning. The Ulster County Sheriff's Office said deputies went to a bus stop at the intersection of Pine Bush Road and Vincent Lane in Stone Ridge just ...
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New Paltz man wanted on parole warrant charged with drug possession
... Tuesday night by members of the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team. A news release issued by the Ulster County Sheriff's office said when he was being arrested, Skylar D. Eby, 23, of New Paltz, was in possession of almost half an ounce ...
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Maurice Hinchey is dead at 79
... had been battling a terminal neurological disorder, died on Wednesday, his family confirmed. The 79-year-old Ulster County resident announced in June he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration after battling colon cancer. Serving in the ...
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Marybeth Majestic reelected Gardiner supervisor by 20 votes
The outcome of a very close election for Gardiner town supervisor was confirmed last Friday, when the Ulster County Board of Elections tallied absentee ballots.
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Gardiner woman charged with raping boy, 15
... harassment and endangering the welfare of a child. She was arraigned in Town of Gardiner Court and sent to the Ulster County Jail on $2,500 cash bail or $5,000 bond, according to a press release.
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Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Beacon man charged with felony drunk driving in New Paltz
The Ulster County Sheriff's Office said deputies stopped a car driven by Gregory N. Ricottilli, 27, of Beacon at 3 a.m. Sunday on Route 299 in the Town of New Paltz after seeing him drive on a sidewalk in the village.
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Kingston man charged with making terroristic threat against social services employees
KINGSTON A Kingston man has been charged with making a terroristic threat against employees of the Ulster County Department of Social Services by telephone.
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Sunday, November 19, 2017
Ellenville seeks to revamp historic Hunt Memorial Building
... is the current owner, Stoeckeler said. The first owner was the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Ulster County, which acquired the site and erected the building from a gift from local businessmen George and John R. Hunt. No longer able to ...
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Saturday, November 18, 2017
People for People helps single mom through tough time
... brighter future, thanks to the boost she received from the Times Herald-Record's People for People Fund. This Ulster County single mom had a steady, reliable work history and did her best to cover the bills and provide a good life for her son. She ...
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Drunken man arrested at Domino's in Saugerties had child in vehicle, cops said
... headquarters for processing, and he was arraigned in Saugerties Town Court. Welborn was being held Saturday at Ulster County Jail in lieu of $2,000 cash or $4,000 bond. He was due to return to Town Court Tuesday.
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Friday, November 17, 2017
Driver who dumped debris in Ulster now charged in NYC accident
One of the four drivers charged with illegally dumping construction and demolition debris in Ulster County in May was charged Thursday after, police said, he ran over a bicyclist in Manhattan.
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Man sentenced in fatal drunk-driving crash
A Town of Saugerties man was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison Thursday in Ulster County Court, following his guilty plea for a drunk-driving crash on Route 32 that killed his passenger.
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Governor Cuomo Announces Free Admission to All State Parks on Black Friday
... and Ulster counties, Rockefeller State Park Preserve in Westchester County, Minnewaska State Park Preserve in Ulster County, Connetquot River State Park Preserve and Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Suffolk County and others are waiving the standard ...
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Inspiring Women of the Capital Region: Kathy Stevens
Kathy Stevens is inspiring and brave to face down a charging 2,000 pound steer twice at her non-profit Catskill Animal Sanctuary near Saugerties in Ulster County. Stevens was raised on a horse farm in Virginia, moved to Boston, and worked as a teacher.
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Modena man charged with sexual abuse of 4-year-old
MODENA A Modena man was charged with sexually abusing a 4-year-old child following an investigation by Plattekill police and the Ulster County Sheriff's Office.
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Thursday, November 16, 2017
Appeals court rejects claim by rapist
... felon overturned. Luis Ortiz, 51, of Ellenville, was sentenced Oct. 24, 2014 to 20 years to life in prison by Ulster County Judge Donald Williams. Prosecutors presented Williams with proof that Ortiz had been previously convicted of manslaughter and ...
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Republicans maintain control of Ulster Legislature
KINGSTON – The outcome of counts in two closely contested races Wednesday leaves Republicans in control of the Ulster County Legislature.
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Ulster executive urges NY lawmakers to veto tax bill
KINGSTON – Ulster County Executive Mike Hein and local businessman Abe Uchitelle see nothing but pain for years to come in the Republican tax package.
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Ulster man arrested twice in 24 hours
... family offense and arraigned in Village of Saugerties Court. He was released but ordered to appear before the Ulster County Department of Probation for pre-trial release and supervision.
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Zygmunt-Murtie Funeral expands operations to serve Sullivan and Ulster counties
The sale, which took place in October, broadens service availability to families in the Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties. “I could not be more pleased with what we have accomplished since our opening serving Warwick in 2016," Murtie said in his press release detailing the acquisition.
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Monday, November 13, 2017
Jobs training program expands in region
... have been trained, with 62 hired in Orange County, plus 18 (six hired) in Sullivan County and 24 (10 hired) in Ulster County. Lionel Williams, the Orange County Workforce Development Board's labor service coordinator, said the classes teach people ...
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Sheriff's Facebook post about NFL protests triggers debate
KINGSTON – Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum is drawing support from some quarters and heat from others for using Facebook to encourage people to support a boycott of the National Football League on Veterans Day weekend.
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Region's schools wrestle with bullying issue Updated Nov 13, 2017 at
... bullying problem in the district. More than 800 bullying incidents were reported in Orange, Sullivan and Ulster county schools during the 2015-16 school year, according to an audit of DASA's implementation released in October by the office of state ...
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Highland woman accused of forgery
KINGSTON The Ulster County Sheriff's Office reported Monday it charged a Highland woman with committing forgery while on probation.
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Saturday, November 11, 2017
Region's schools seeking to understand what constitutes bullying, finding preventive strategies
... bullying problem in the district. More than 800 bullying incidents were reported in Orange, Sullivan and Ulster county schools during the 2015-16 school year, according to an audit of DASA's implementation released in October by the office of state ...
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Friday, November 10, 2017
Ulster IDA footing half of bill for Ellenville sites study
... Eisner, did not respond to questions about the status of the work at the sites. Susan Holt, director of the Ulster County Office of Economic Development, said she hopes the study will begin soon and take about three months to finish. The study is to ...
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Lake Katrine man charged in domestic dispute
... or first-degree criminal contempt, a felony, police said. He was arraigned in Town of Ulster Court and sent to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail, pending further court action.
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Woodstock woman hurt when car hits tree on Route 209 in Marbletown
The Ulster County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to the scene on Route 209 near the Hurley town line around 1:45 p.m. Thursday and found Cindy A. Cashdollar, 62, of Woodstock, out of her vehicle and being treated by volunteer medical personnel.
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Thursday, November 9, 2017
Lender puts ex-Nevele up for sale
... owes nearly $387,000 in unpaid 2016 and 2017 property taxes, excluding the latest school taxes, according to Ulster County records. Ellenville Mayor Jeff Kaplan said the sale offering is not unexpected. “It is part of the whole plan to make ...
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Who won (and lost) on Tuesday in Ulster County
... oss of those two seats cancelled out other Democratic gains, enabling the Republicans to retain control of the Ulster County Legislature.
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Control of Ulster Legislature up for grabs
KINGSTON – It will be a week before elections officials begin counting absentee and affidavit ballots in two key races for the Ulster County Legislature.
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Schreibman well ahead in judge's race
... 2015 in Rensselaer, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union) Colonie Town Justice Peter Crummey was trailing Ulster County lawyer Julian Schreibman in the race for the state Supreme Court judgeship covering the seven-county 3rd Judicial District. ...
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Greene County man charged with felony unlicensed driving in Kingston
KINGSTON A Greene County man was charged with felony unlicensed driving last week, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office reported Tuesday.
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New York To Build Statues Honoring 2 Suffragists
... County. The Democratic governor says a statue of Sojourner Truth will be built on the Empire State Trail in Ulster County. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (HOH'-kuhl), who chairs the state's suffrage commission, says there will be a call for ...
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New York to build statues honoring 2 suffragists
... County. The Democratic governor says a statue of Sojourner Truth will be built on the Empire State Trail in Ulster County. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (HOH'-kuhl), who chairs the state's suffrage commission, says there will be a call for submissions to ...
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Monday, November 6, 2017
New York State Plans Statues of Sojourner Truth and Rosalie Jones
... rights in addition to her abolitionist activism. Her planned statue will be on the Empire State Trail in Ulster County, part of a proposed 750-mile cross-state trail, near where Truth was born. Rosalie Jones, a lifelong activist for women's rights, ...
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Albany Co. Bar Association rates Supreme Court candidates
With 16 hours to go before voters head to the polls, the Albany County Bar Association announced the results of its assessments of the two judicial candidates who are running for state Supreme Court in the Third Judicial District. After interviews, the group found Colonie Town Justice Peter G. Crummey to be "qualified," and Ulster County attorney Julian Schreibman "well qualified."
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ATV accident leaves 2 dead in upstate New York
A couple in upstate New York are dead after they lost control of their all-terrain vehicle and crashed into a shallow body of water. The Ulster County Sheriff's Office says 83-year-old Filipo Zolli and 84-year-old Johann Zolli were riding tandem on the ATV on their property in Wawarsing Saturday afternoon.
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ATV Accident Leaves 2 Dead In Upstate New York
A couple in upstate New York are dead after they lost control of their all-terrain vehicle and crashed into a shallow body of water. The Ulster County Sheriff's Office says 83-year-old Filipo Zolli and 84-year-old Johann Zolli were riding tandem on the ATV on their property in Wawarsing Saturday afternoon.
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ATV accident leaves 2 dead in upstate New York
A couple in upstate New York are dead after they lost control of their all-terrain vehicle and crashed into a shallow body of water. The Ulster County Sheriff's Office says 83-year-old Filipo Zolli and 84-year-old Johann Zolli were riding tandem on the ATV on their property in Wawarsing Saturday afternoon.
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Sunday, November 5, 2017
Two dead in Wawarsing ATV accident
Filipo Zolli and Johann Zolli died in an all-terrain vehicle accident in the Town of Wawarsing, according to the Ulster County Sheriff's Office.
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What Time Do you Plan to Vote on Tuesday, November 7?
... such, I think about the electoral process all the time (I am running for a local office, county legislature in Ulster County, to represent Plattekill, New York) - and am, like most candidates, well, pretty much obsessed with the process!). All of ...
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Friday, November 3, 2017
Homeland Security probe leads to weapon charges for Saugerties man
... weapon possession Thursday in connection with an ongoing Department of Homeland Security investigation. The Ulster County Sheriff's office reported that deputies assisted Homeland Security officials in executing a search warrant at 6 a.m. Thursday ...
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Thursday, November 2, 2017
Mount Academy cruises to Class D semifinals
... the equalizer in the 21st minute. Mount Academy sent more than five buses of fans from its community in Ulster County's Esopus. When the final whistle blew, hundreds of Mount Academy erupted in celebration. “Our fans today were ...
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Woodstock, Olive and Shandaken election roundup
Many races are unopposed, but the few contests are well contested. An overview of town and county races in the northwest quadrant of Ulster County.
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Hudson Valley legislator could face ethics investigation in traffic stop incident
Ulster County Legislator Jennifer Schwartz Berky could face an ethics investigation if someone complains she tried to use her position to dodge a speeding ticket. Berky, the Kingston Democratic legislator seeking re-election in Legislature District 7, was stopped May 24 by Town of Ulster Officer Gary Short.
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Ulster official could face ethics investigation
Ulster County Legislator Jennifer Schwartz Berky could face an ethics investigation if someone complains she tried to use her position to dodge a speeding ticket.
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Warrant Wednesday: Contractors accepted checks, didn't do the
... 36, is wanted for criminal mischief on a bench warrant issued for his arrest from the Town of Wawarsing Court, Ulster County. State Police said Jones could not provide ID when he attempted to buy cigarettes at a convenience store, became irate and ...
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Rosendale woman charged with sale, possession of controlled substance
... sion of a controlled substance, all felonies. She was arraigned in Town of Rosendale Justice Court and sent to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or $100,000 bond, pending further court action.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Ulster legislator seen on video trying to avoid speeding ticket
KINGSTON – The video of an Ulster County legislator from Kingston begging to get out of a speeding ticket is turning up on the Internet.
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Power outages down to about 1,000 in region
... be two Orange and Rockland Utilities customers in Deerpark, whose estimated repair time is 7 a.m. Wednesday. Ulster County continues to be the one suffering the most, with 901 of 1,076 outages as of just after noon. Among the larger outages there, ...
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This Democratic Lawmaker's Epic Meltdown Over a Speeding Ticket Will Make Your Day [Video]
A police camera captured a Democratic county lawmaker bizarrely screaming, begging, invoking for special privileges, saying she's broke, claiming to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and panting like she's about to keel over while she received a routine speeding ticket for driving 13 miles per hour over the posted speed limit. The legislator in the disturbing dash-cam video is Jennifer Schwartz Berky, a member of the Ulster County Legislature in Ulster County, New York.
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Power still out for more than 2,000 in region
Central Hudson says 1,303 of its Ulster County customers are without power just before 7 a.m. And for some of those customers, restoration times are still pending, including 400 in Rochester, the single largest remaining outage.
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Woman appears to have meltdown after being pulled over
... she was allegedly driving at 43mph in a 30mph zone. But when Short requested the usual papers from Berky, the Ulster County Legislator became hysterical and started hyperventilating, begging to not receive a ticket. An upstate New York traffic cop ...
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Monday, October 30, 2017
Sheriffs: At N.Y jails private medical companies improve services
... hearing on health care in New York correctional facilities, Sheriff Jim Hanstein, administrator of the Ulster County Jail, said medical services at the Kingston facility improved after switching from a local health care provider to Correctional ...
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Woman charged with illegally collecting food stamp benefits
... illegally collected $3,134 in food stamp benefits, officials said. Vanessa Bobo was charged Thursday by the Ulster County Department of Social Services Special Investigations Unit under the county's "Zero Tolerance" program. She failed to accurately ...
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Seven roads closed by storm in Ulster County
Franco Drive by Foordmore Road, Ulster Heights Road by Marcus Road, and Marcus Road by Briggs Highway, all in the Town of Wawarsing.
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Notebook: NY-19 Democrats opine on second-home voters
... by (U.S. Rep. John) Faso's votes to take away our healthcare and pollute our environment," Gareth Rhodes of Ulster County said. Jeff Beals of Greene County and Pat Ryan of Ulster County both declined to comment. A representative for Dave Clegg of ...
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Nearly 8,000 without power in region
More than 5,000 of those outages are in Ulster County, with 3,951 Central Hudson customers and 1,253 New York State Electric and Gas customers having no power as of shortly before 7 a.m. In Orange County, 648 Central Hudson customers, 182 NYSEG customers and 591 Orange and Rockland Utilities customers are without power.
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Saturday, October 28, 2017
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Police dash cam footage caught Ulster County, New York legislator Jennifer Schwartz Berky 's epic meltdown after she was pulled over for driving 43 mph in a 30 mph zone as she yapped on her cell phone. "I'm completely broke, and if you tell people, it's going to hurt me.
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Town supervisors roster faces shake-up in Ulster
Death, retirements and politics are going to shuffle the lineup of supervisors among Ulster County's 20 towns Nov. 7. Incumbency is still a good bet since eight current supervisors are running unopposed, but incumbency is no guarantee.
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The Fray: Davis proposes full county ban on pay-to-play campaign donations
... Davis had hired a consultant to help and yet “he can't raise a dime.” Then he complained that Ulster County Executive Mike Hein – whose campaign finance reform proposals Davis invoked – raises more more than him and has ...
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Watch: Hudson Valley legislator has meltdown during traffic stop
Screen shot of police dash cam showing Ulster County Legislator Jennifer Schwartz Berky getting pulled over by town of Ulster Police Officer Gary Short.( Typically, a traffic stop should be fairly normal with a police officer pulling you over, asks for your identification and registration, and issues you a ticket for the violation. The video from May 24 was released by the town of Ulster earlier this week in response to a request filed under the Freedom of Information Law, according to the Daily Freedman .
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Friday, October 27, 2017
What's next in NY's Lyme disease fight
... 2000 and 2015, Dutchess County led the state with 11,831 cases of Lyme disease, followed by 5,058 cases in Ulster County; 4,640 cases in Westchester; and 2,641 cases in Rockland County, according to the report, citing statistics from U.S. Center for ...
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Thursday, October 26, 2017
Ulster to host Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall next July
... brothers and sisters. The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will be at Cantine Field in Saugerties July 18-23, Ulster County Executive Mike Hein announced Thursday. The replica wall is 60 percent of the size of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial designed ...
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Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Ulster County zeroes in on 2 sites for fire training center
KINGSTON - An Ulster County task force is recommending two locations in the county for active, live fire training and one for classes.
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South Asian Community hosts Democratic...
... States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. He later served as Senior Assistant District Attorney in Ulster County, New York, where he completed the largest Grand Jury investigation in the County's history, examining allegations of ...
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Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Jobless rate falls in Ulster, Sullivan; remains stable in Orange
The unemployment rate fell last month in Ulster and Sullivan counties and remained stable in Orange, according to figures released Tuesday by the New York state Labor Department.
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Monday, October 23, 2017
Ulster battle over whose name goes on election ballot for District 16
KINGSTON – The Wizard of Oz slipped into the courtroom standoff Monday over whose name will appear on the ballot in the election for District 16 of the Ulster County Legislature in two weeks.
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Realtors: GOP tax plan would lower NY home values
... and deduct a total for $27,354 on average, according to a report in July by the state Comptroller's Office. In Ulster County, it was 34.8 percent of taxpayers and a $23,923 average, and in Sullivan it was 31.1 percent and $22,249. Realtors agree ...
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Police: Teenage Girls Rescued From Alleged Sex Traffickers
The New York Police Department says officers have rescued two teenage girls from upstate New York who were being held by alleged sex traffickers in a Brooklyn house. Police say the two girls, ages 14 and 15, left their Ulster County homes on Oct. 17, but one of the girls was able to alert her father on social media that they were being held against their will.
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Police: Ulster teens rescued from sex traffickers
The New York Police Department said officers rescued two teenage girls from Ulster County who were being held by alleged sex traffickers in a Brooklyn house.
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Man pleads guilty in motel standoff case
... with police in January has pleaded guilty to felony arson. Dennis Stokes, 37, of Hurley made the plea in Ulster County Court Friday. On Jan. 2, Stokes was by himself in a room at the motel on Washington Avenue when police learned of a man with a gun ...
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Police: Teenage girls rescued from alleged sex traffickers
The New York Police Department says officers have rescued two teenage girls from upstate New York who were being held by alleged sex traffickers in a Brooklyn house. Police say the two girls, ages 14 and 15, left their Ulster County homes on Oct. 17, but one of the girls was able to alert her father on social media that they were being held against their will.
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Sunday, October 22, 2017
Suspects accused of holding girls in prostitution 'trap house' charged
... of a weapon, as well, police said. A young woman lured the two teen girls, ages 14 and 15, to the city from Ulster County with the promise of modeling jobs, sources said. After overhearing that their captors intended to pimp them out as prostitutes, ...
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Dad praises cops for saving two teens from accused Brooklyn pimps
An Upstate dad thanked police Sunday for rescuing his daughter and another girl from accused Brooklyn pimps as details of their ordeal emerged. The two runaway girls from Ulster County had gone willingly to the East New York home on Wednesday - but the visit took a terrifying turn when their supposed friends talked of forcing them into prostitution, police sources said.
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Two teen girls were rescued from a Brooklyn 'trap house'
... they were to be pimped out as prostitutes. According to the New York Post , the girls were driven down from Ulster County and into The Bronx by someone they trusted, a law-enforcement source said. They were then brought to a party at a 'trap house', ...
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NYPD rescues 2 runaway teens held captive in 'trap house'
Two runaway girls from Ulster County were rescued Saturday after being held prisoner in an East New York house of horrors - where their captors intended to forcibly pimp them out as prostitutes. "THEY FOUND MY GIRL!!!!!!!!!" the father of the 14-year-old girl posted on Facebook after the dramatic afternoon rescue, which happened after the 15-year-old girl managed to send her GPS information via cellphone to her father.
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NYPD rescues 2 runaway teens held prisoner in 'trap house'
Two runaway girls from Ulster County were rescued Saturday after being held prisoner in an East New York house of horrors - where their captors intended to forcibly pimp them out as prostitutes. "THEY FOUND MY GIRL!!!!!!!!!" the father of the 14-year-old girl posted on Facebook after the dramatic afternoon rescue, which happened after the 15-year-old girl managed to send her GPS information via cellphone to her father.
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Two missing teens saved from Brooklyn human traffickers: cops
A 14-year-old girl and a 15-year-old girl. who went missing from Ulster County on Tuesday, were found in a house on Snediker Ave. near Linden Blvd. in East New York on Oct. 21, 2017.
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Thursday, October 19, 2017
Central Hudson ordered to drop smart meter 'opt-out' fee
Central Hudson Gas & Electric was ordered Thursday to stop charging residential customers a $6 monthly "opt-out" fee if they refused meters the utility can read remotely because they fear that microwave radiation from the meters will harm their health.
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Democrat facing felony charge quits House race
... in lieu of $500 bail. According to the Times Herald-Record newspaper , Brisee also spent eight days in the Ulster County Jail last month after being charged with a misdemeanor count of trespassing. State troopers told the paper that a homeowner in ...
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Rosendale police: Off-duty officer spotted burglary attempt
... rying to break into the second floor of the residence. He was arraigned in Town of Rosendale Court and sent to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 bond, pending a future court appearance.
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Man gets 15 years in prison for attempted robbery with gun
... found the handgun from which the bullet was fired and the ski masks, according to a press release from the Ulster County District Attorney's office. Watson pleaded guilty after the trial to criminal sale of a controlled substance from a July 2017 ...
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Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Catholic Charities to receive federal money to fight opioid addiction
The goal of the grant is to increase access to treatment and reduce overdose deaths in 16 New York counties identified as having a high need. It will be used for services in high-need areas of Sullivan and Ulster counties, including assessment and treatment referrals, medication assisted treatment, peer advocates for recovery support, mobile treatment, case management, and individual, family, and group therapy, .
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Ulster County woman charged for using stolen credit cards
SAUGERTIES A Saugerties woman is facing appearances in two courts after she was accused Wednesday of using a stolen credit card to buy more than $300 worth of goods and services.
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85-year-old Rosendale man critical after being hit by car
... is in critical condition after he was hit by a car while crossing Route 32 in Rosendale Sunday evening. The Ulster County Sheriff's office reported that Marvin Weiss, 85, was crossing Route 32 shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday when he was hit by a ...
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Monday, October 16, 2017
Woodstock Film Festival gets glowing reviews after 18th year
... different people who have become inspired by what they see here and learn here,” Blaustein said. Ulster County Executive Mike Hein has pushed legislative efforts to boost the film industry in the county. The Woodstock Film Festival is ...
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Ellenville man charged with violating order of protection
... criminal possession of a controlled substance, all felonies. He was arraigned and sent without bail to Ulster County Jail, pending a Tuesday appearance in Ellenville Village Court. Ostorga was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, a ...
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Fiercely Independent 2017 Woodstock Film Festival Maverick Award Winners Announced
... Man on Wire, Philippe Petit who introduced festival Co-Founder and Executive Director Meira Blaustein. Ulster County Executive Mike Hein gave welcome remarks as well and addressed the recently announced Ulster County Film Finance Program. Celebrated ...
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Saturday, October 14, 2017
URGENT announces 14 arrests in heroin ring bust
... from New Jersey into Ulster and Delaware Counties. URGENT said those arrested included eight people from Ulster County. Authorities also arrested suspects from Delaware County, New York City and Long Island. URGENT said the investigation started in ...
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County has lower percentage of structurally deficient bridges
... deficient local bridges are in New York City with 86 bridges, followed by Erie County with 52 bridges, Ulster County with 46 bridges and Steuben County with 40 bridges. The total cost of needed repairs to all 17,462 highway bridges in the state was ...
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Bridging The Gap
... deficient local bridges are in New York City with 86 bridges, followed by Erie County with 52 bridges, Ulster County with 46 bridges and Steuben County with 40 bridges. The total cost of needed repairs to all 17,462 highway bridges in the state was ...
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Ulster's Peters ending long run on Appellate bench
KINGSTON – Ulster County's Karen Peters marked her impending retirement from the Third Department's Appellate Division by taking to the bench in her home county for the final time Friday.
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Friday, October 13, 2017
Kingston man pleads guilty to sexual abuse of child
The Ulster County District Attorney's office said David Vega-Soto, 38, of Henry Street, Kingston pleaded guilty in Ulster County Court to first-degree sexual abuse, a felony.
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Lloyd police charge couple with using heroin in car with child present
... of a child, all misdemeanors, They were arraigned before Marlborough Town Justice Daniel Jackson and sent to Ulster County Jail, Fraser in lieu of $2,500 cash bail or $10,000 bond and Burgher in lieu of $5,000 cash bail. They are scheduled to appear ...
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Memory of a visit to the Lake George Howard Johnson's just...
... are going to be working here." a "The food was terrible," wrote a past visitor, identified as a resident of Ulster County on his profile on Yelp, where the Lake George HoJo's gets two stars overall (out of five). All four verdicts on the Lake George ...
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Brandyn Dayne Foster
State Police searched around two Catskill sites Thursday as they continue to investigate the January disappearance of a Hudson Valley man. Troopers said 31-year-old Brandyn Dayne Foster was reported missing, under suspicious circumstances, on Jan. 30 to the Woodstock Police Department in Ulster County.
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Thursday, October 12, 2017
Jon LaRock, owner of the Howard Johnson's restaurant in Lake George,...
... are going to be working here." a "The food was terrible," wrote a past visitor, identified as a resident of Ulster County on his profile on Yelp, where the Lake George HoJo's gets two stars overall (out of five). All four verdicts on the Lake George ...
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Home sales up in Orange, Ulster; down in Sullivan
... home sales rose 7.5 percent to 1,107 from 1,030 last year, while increasing 8.1 percent to 134 from 124 in Ulster County. They fell 22.4 percent to 45 from 58 in Sullivan County. Comparing annual single-family home sale totals through Sept. 30, ...
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Catholic Charities to receive $2
The goal of the grant is to increase access to treatment and reduce overdose deaths in 16 New York counties identified as having a high need. It will be used for services in high-need areas of Sullivan and Ulster counties, including assessment and treatment referrals, medication assisted treatment, peer advocates for recovery support, mobile treatment, case management, and individual, family, and group therapy.
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Monday, October 9, 2017
Woman, man face several felony weapons charges
... Narcotics Team, is composed of members from the Ulster Sheriff's Office, Ulster District Attorney's Office, Ulster County Probation, Homeland Security Investigations and police representing the towns of Woodstock, Shandaken, Plattekill, Marlboro, ...
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Thursday, October 5, 2017
Cops crack stolen-sidewalk caper
Ulster County sheriff's deputies have charged two inmates at the county jail with criminal possession of stolen property after an investigation of stolen bluestone sidewalk blocks led them to the pair.
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Ellenville police: Man seen near schools had chainsaw, not rifle
... as an abundance of caution, a lockout was instituted at the schools while village police, state police, Ulster County sheriff's deputies and Town of Shawangunk police searched the area. An investigation determined the man under the bridge was a ...
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Maryland man gets 11 years in rape of Ulster teen
KINGSTON - A Maryland man who solicited an Ulster County girl via the internet to meet him for sex was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for rape, Ulster County District Attorney Holley Carnright announced.
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Spring Glen man charged with rape of 14-year-old girl
The Ulster County Sheriff's office said an investigation by its detectives and members of the Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center that began in February found that Jonathan R. Santiago, 23, of Spring Glen, had sexual intercourse with the girl on at least two occasions.
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Ulster exec aims to lower tax levy
... transformative for the community, for the victim and for the offender, too …” About 200 youth in Ulster County stand to be affected by the proposal. It costs about $200,000 a year to send one teen involved to a juvenile detention ...
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Saturday, September 30, 2017
The Fray: EPA hires Republican assemblyman to oversee NY, NJ operations
An 11-year, Republican assemblyman whose district dips into Ulster County has landed a job as the Region 2 administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, overseeing EPA operations in New York and New Jersey as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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Friday, September 29, 2017
Kingston changes tree-trimming ways after complaints
... intersection where the four original pre-Revolutionary War structures still stand. Celente owns three of them, Ulster County owns the fourth. “The city, without any professional advice or forewarning to land owners, mercilessly mutilated ...
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Fall foliage forecast: Slow start, fabulous finish
... near its peak. Moving south, they predicted Sullivan County would be at 30 to 35 percent of peak this weekend, Ulster County and Dutchess counties, 20 percent, and Orange and Rockland, 15 percent. At this rate, the best guesstimate is that foliage ...
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Thursday, September 28, 2017
Traffic stop leads to drug charges for three in Lloyd
... a misdemeanor. They were arraigned before Lloyd Town Justice Eugene Rizzo. White and Lynn were sent to Ulster County Jail, White in lieu of $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 insurance bond and Lynn in lieu of $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 insurance bond. ...
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Arrested this month, congressional candidate Brisee disputes...
... was posted Saturday night by his step father. He initially was sent to Orange County Jail but transferred to Ulster County Jail to be held on a separate trespass charge stemming from an incident in Ulster County. Brisee said he was staying at a ...
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Congressional candidate Brisee faces felony grand larceny charge
... items. Brisee told the newspaper that he spent time in the Orange County jail before being transferred to the Ulster County jail on an outstanding criminal trespass charge. He said he was under the impression that Newburgh police had also charged ...
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Ulster County corrections lieutenant charged with stalking, menacing
TOWN OF KINGSTON A lieutenant in the Ulster County Sheriff's Office corrections division was charged Tuesday with stalking and menacing.
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Monday, September 25, 2017
Hein: New budget will lower Ulster taxes
KINGSTON – Ulster County Executive Mike Hein said the 2018 budget he will unveil Oct. 3 will lower taxes for county residents for the sixth year in a row.
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Sue Sullivan bows out of NY-19 race
... money than talking to people about the issues that affect our lives." A strategic planning consultant from Ulster County, Sullivan officially filed paperwork in May to run in the 2018 race, making her the fifth Democrat to officially file to ...
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Sue Sullivan bows out of Congressional race against Faso
... money than talking to people about the issues that affect our lives." A strategic planning consultant from Ulster County, Sullivan officially filed paperwork in May to run in the 2018 race, making her the fifth Democrat to officially file to ...
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Sunday, September 24, 2017
09/24/17 New In And Around Ulster County, NY, United States (Ulster County County, New York)
Poughkeepsie Journal Sep 23, 2017
The Daily Freeman Sep 23, 2017
The Daily Freeman Sep 22, 2017
COMMUNITY UPDATE
Police: Man Breaks Into Unoccupied Apartment, Changes Locks
wpdh.com Sep 20, 2017
Times Herald-Record Sep 19, 2017
NewYorkUpstate.com Sep 21, 2017
Mid-Hudson News Sep 23, 2017
The Daily Freeman Sep 23, 2017
The Daily Freeman Sep 22, 2017
Mid-Hudson News Sep 23, 2017
Hudson Valley Post Sep 22, 2017
The Daily Freeman 10h ago
The Daily Freeman Sep 23, 2017
COMMUNITY UPDATE
De Niro, Pesci + Scorsese Caught Filming in the Hudson Valley This Week
wpdh.com Sep 22, 2017
Mid-Hudson News Sep 23, 2017
Poughkeepsie Journal 5h ago
Patch.com Sep 21, 2017
Mid-Hudson News Sep 22, 2017
COMMUNITY UPDATE
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE Re: Rail Trail Bridge | New Paltz NY
townofnewpaltz.org Sep 22, 2017
Times Herald-Record Sep 21,
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