Saturday, March 31, 2018

Snow for the Monday rush? It's likely

... line, will get the most accumulation. He said most of Sullivan County should get fewer than 3 inches. Ulster County, up around the Shawangunks, and places like Kingston, New Paltz, and Saugerties, will see very little accumulation, and possibly ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180331/snow-for-monday-rush-its-likely

Plane carrying skydivers makes emergency landing in Ulster backyard

... now said fire companies from Modena and Shawangunk Valley assisted at the scene, along with personnel from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office and the New Paltz rescue Squad.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180331/plane-carrying-skydivers-makes-emergency-landing-in-ulster-backyard

Kingston man arrested in Wawarsing on felony assault charge

WAWARSING Ulster County sheriff's deputies, responding to a domestic dispute Thursday in the Town of Wawarsing, ended up arresting a Kingston man on a felony assault charge.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180331/kingston-man-arrested-in-wawarsing-on-felony-assault-charge

Friday, March 30, 2018

Women's History Month: 3 Women Who Changed America

... and Vivian Malone Jones - whose tireless activism and achievements deserve to be more widely recognized. in Ulster County, New York, in 1797, Truth was born a slave. Separated from her family at 9, she was bought and sold several times. Throughout ...
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/womens-history-month-3-women-who-changed-america

NY proposes permits for crowded Catskill Mountain swimming hole

The state Department of Environmental Conservation on Thursday proposed a free, day-use permitting system for Blue Hole on summer weekends and holidays. Officials say they want to ensure access to the popular swimming spot in the Ulster County town of Denning while reducing environmental damage and keeping the public safe.
http://www.syracuse.com/state/index.ssf/2018/03/new_york_proposes_permits_at_peekamoose_blue_hole_swimming_catskills.html

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Square Feet: In the Catskills, New Hope for the Return of Tourism

... there were more than 500 hotels in the area, plus 2,500 bungalow colonies, including some in neighboring Ulster County, according to historical accounts. Hotel proponents have also pointed to the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the performance ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/business/catskills-tourism.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Lloyd police say Poughkeepsie man was driving stolen car

... sion of marijuana, a violation. He was arraigned before Lloyd Town Justice Terry Elia and sent without bail to Ulster County Jail, pending further court action.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180327/lloyd-police-say-poughkeepsie-man-was-driving-stolen-car

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Hudson Confidential: Mount lecture looks at photography as an artistic process

... be easily understood by all those attending. The Mid-Hudson Small Business Development Center has presented Ulster County Executive Mike Hein with an honorary award for his support of business in the community, according to a press release. "In Mike ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180325/hudson-confidential-mount-lecture-looks-at-photography-as-artistic-process

Friday, March 23, 2018

Man wanted on drug charges surrenders after 'brief standoff' in New Windsor

A man wanted by Ulster County police on drug charges engaged police in a "brief standoff" on Friday at a New Windsor home before surrendering, according to the Ulster County Sheriff's Office.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180323/man-wanted-on-drug-charges-surrenders-after-brief-standoff-in-new-windsor

New $3.6M trail upgrades will link Walkway Over Hudson to New Paltz

... of a mile west, including tunneling under South Riverside Road to an existing but unused railroad path. Ulster County will pick up the work and extend the new trail another 1.25 miles to Route 299 in the area of the Lowe's building supply center, ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180323/new-36m-trail-upgrades-will-link-walkway-over-hudson-to-new-paltz

Medical marijuana growing company setting up at Coeymans

... NY a subsidiary of Massachusetts-based PalliaTech, Inc. was slated to open a manufacturing location in Ulster County when it first received licensing last year, but the space the company planned to use didn't pan out. Bodner said they couldn't find ...
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Medical-marijuana-growing-company-setting-up-at-12775864.php

Woman sentenced to jail for assisted suicide released after judge has - second thoughts'

Solane Verraine, who pled guilty to assisting her husband, Johnny Asia, to commit suicide in Phoenicia in November 2016, has been released from the Ulster County jail.
http://www.ulsterpublishing.com/view/full_story/27555063/article--Woman-sentenced-to-jail-for-assisted-suicide-released-after-judge-has--second-thoughts-?instance=woodstock_no_link

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Ulster chamber tips its hat to the Irish

... million Americans, 10 percent of the population, celebrate Irish ancestry, and for the 49th straight year the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce marked their business and community contributions Friday. Anyone who's anyone in the county's ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180316/ulster-chamber-tips-its-hat-to-irish

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Ulster County woman charged with DWI

Town police said Kourtaney E. Grillo-Barrington, 23, of Highland, was stopped on Milton Avenue in Highland for traffic violations on Wednesday last week.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180313/ulster-county-woman-charged-with-dwi

Snow today, with wind gusts above 20 mph

A winter weather advisory is in effect in Sullivan County until 10 a.m., Orange County until noon and Ulster County until 8 p.m. There will be snow today, with total expected accumulations of 3 to 6 inches in Orange and Ulster counties and 2 to 4 inches in Sullivan County.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180313/snow-today-with-wind-gusts-above-20-mph

Monday, March 12, 2018

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Utility companies continue push for power restoration

... of those outages in the Town of Lumberland. Central Hudson Gas & Electric had 31 customers affected in Ulster County, and New York State Electric and Gas had four customers without power in Sullivan County. After winter storm Riley hit on March 2, ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180311/utility-companies-continue-push-for-power-restoration

845 Life: Brain tumor teaches retired teacher about life

... 57, of Lake Katrine, had been a special education teacher, first in the Pine Plains School District, then at Ulster County BOCES, and later at Rondout Valley. “I had this awful pain behind my left ear,” she says. “So, in 2009, I ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180311/845-life-brain-tumor-teaches-retired-teacher-about-life

Friday, March 9, 2018

Plattekill resident seeks Democratic nod for Ulster County Sheriff

KINGSTON – Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum, a three-term incumbent, has a Democratic Party challenger for re-election.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180309/plattekill-resident-seeks-democratic-nod-for-ulster-county-sheriff

NY approves funds for four big solar farms in Ulster, Orange

Four large-scale solar farms producing a combined 85 megawatts of electricity could be operating in Ulster and Orange counties within four years, state officials said Friday in an announcement of funding awards for renewable energy projects across the state.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180309/ny-approves-funds-for-four-big-solar-farms-in-ulster-orange

3,354 in region still without power Friday morning

... ullivan County, 969 O&R customers and 544 New York State Electric and Gas customers still had no power. And in Ulster County, 306 Central Hudson customers and 2 NYSEG customers were still without power.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180309/update-3354-in-region-still-without-power-friday-morning

4,705 in region still without power Friday morning

... 1,185 Central Hudson Customers and 618 O&R customers in Orange County, and 800 Central Hudson customers in Ulster County. The O&R outages are affecting four communities: 796 customers in Mamakating, 774 customers in Lumberland, 145 customers in ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180309/4705-in-region-still-without-power-friday-morning

Christine Muller Kekec Christine Muller v. Gina Robinson Gina Cole

Appeals from an order of the Supreme Court , entered November 22, 2016 in Ulster County, which denied defendant's motion for, among other things, a restraining order, and from an order of said court, entered November 25, 2016 in Ulster County, which, among other things, directed defendant to comply with the terms of a stipulation of settlement. Plaintiff commenced this action for partition of real property located in the hamlet of Kerhonkson, Ulster County that she and defendant own as joint tenants.
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/ny-supreme-court/1891383.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FindLawNYSupCt+%28FindLaw+Case+Law+Updates+-+NY+Supreme+Court%29

Thursday, March 8, 2018

More than 30,000 without power after storm

More than 30,600 homes and businesses in the region are without power after Wednesday's storm, almost half of which are in Ulster County.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180308/more-than-30000-without-power-after-storm

Poughkeepsie man charged with possession of crack cocaine

... an undisclosed quantity of crack cocaine. He was arraigned before Lloyd Town Justice Eugene Rizzo and sent to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 insurance bond, pending further court action.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180308/poughkeepsie-man-charged-with-possession-of-crack-cocaine

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Report: Sullivan, Ulster could cust costs with regional trash agency

... county officials decide to set it up, consultants have concluded. Cornerstone, the consultants hired by the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency to study the idea, will outline its final report and its impacts to Sullivan County officials ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180307/report-sullivan-ulster-could-cust-costs-with-regional-trash-agency

Snow starting to pile up in mid-Hudson

... said 15 to 20 inches could fall in Orange County, 8 to 14 inches in Sullivan County and 8 to 15 inches in Ulster County, with some locally higher amounts possible. Temperatures have ranged from the high 20s in Sullivan County to the low 30s in ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180307/update-snow-starting-to-pile-up-in-mid-hudson

Storm starts slow; heavy snow to come this afternoon

... now falling again. About 2 inches had fallen as of noon. The pace also was picking up in the Town of Esopus in Ulster County, where about 1 inch had fallen by noon. The National Weather Service says heavy snow can be expected during the afternoon ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180307/update-storm-starts-slow-heavy-snow-to-come-this-afternoon

Ulster jail inmate accused of breaking corrections vehicle's window

An inmate in the Ulster County Jail was accused of damaging a vehicle belonging to the corrections division= of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office last week.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180307/ulster-jail-inmate-accused-of-breaking-corrections-vehicles-window

Winter storm: Up to 20 inches possible in some locations

A winter storm warning remains in effect for Orange and Sullivan counties until 4 a.m. Thursday, and in Ulster County until 7 a.m. Thursday.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180307/winter-storm-up-to-20-inches-possible-in-some-locations

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Man charged after stabbing at New Paltz bar

... as Nicholas Hansen and a different date of birth and address, police said. He was arraigned and sent to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash or $50,000 bond bail. At the jail booking, authorities learned Mottsey had provided them with a ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180306/man-charged-after-stabbing-at-new-paltz-bar

Foot of snow expected for most of mid-Hudson

Wednesday's storm will drop about a foot of snow everywhere in the mid-Hudson, some locations could get as much as 18 inches, and the evening rush hour will be treacherous, forecasters said late Tuesday.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180306/foot-of-snow-expected-for-most-of-mid-hudson

Winter storm warning; up to 12 inches in forecast for Orange

A winter storm warning is in effect for the entire region, until 4 a.m. Thursday in Orange and Sullivan counties, and until 7 a.m. Thursday in Ulster County.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180306/winter-storm-warning-up-to-12-inches-in-forecast-for-orange

More than 10,000 in region still without power

... for the entire region, until 4 a.m. Thursday in Orange and Sullivan counties, and until 7 a.m. Thursday in Ulster County. Snow is expected to begin before daybreak Wednesday morning and continue into the evening. Most snow should end before midnight ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180306/update-more-than-10000-in-region-still-without-power

More than 10,000 in region still without power

... without power in Orange County, with 317 of those in Deerpark. Central Hudson still had 212 customers in Ulster County without power, and expected to restore them later today. Only two Central Hudson customers in Sullivan County remain without ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180306/more-than-10000-in-region-still-without-power

Winter storm warning for region; snow begins tonight

A winter storm warning is in effect for Orange and Sullivan counties until 4 a.m. Thursday, and Ulster County until 7 a.m. Thursday.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180306/winter-storm-warning-for-region-snow-begins-tonight

Monday, March 5, 2018

Region's utility companies gear up for another pending storm

... night until 4 a.m. Thursday in Sullivan County, 6 a.m. Thursday in Orange County and 7 a.m. Thursday in Ulster County. Winds are expected to pick up Wednesday, with gusts that could reach up to 40 mph, according to AccuWeather.com. Temperatues are ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180305/regions-utility-companies-gear-up-for-another-pending-storm

New telemedicine program will aid drug-abuse patients in Sullivan and Ulster

WURTSBORO – Wurtsboro's main street was still mostly quiet at 10 a.m. Thursday as Krystle Perez, Cornelius McFarland and Tina Tompkins waged their war against a formidable enemy.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180305/new-telemedicine-program-will-aid-drug-abuse-patients-in-sullivan-and-ulster

20,000 still without power; 10 more inches of snow possible Wednesday

... night until 4 a.m. Thursday in Sullivan County, 6 a.m. Thursday in Orange County and 7 a.m. Thursday in Ulster County. That storm could bring another 5 to 8 inches of heavy, wet snow to Sullivan County, 6 to 9 inches in Orange County and 5 to 10 ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180305/20000-still-without-power-10-more-inches-of-snow-possible-wednesday

Sunny today and tomorrow; winter storm watch in effect for Wednesday

While we will see sunny skies and temperatures in the 40s today and tomorrow, the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch that will be in effect from late Tuesday night until 4 a.m. Thursday in Sullivan County, 6 a.m. Thursday in Orange County and 7 a.m. Thursday in Ulster County.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180305/sunny-today-and-tomorrow-winter-storm-watch-in-effect-for-wednesday

Utilities: Power stilll out for 18,680

... State Electric and Gas, 3,357 customers of Orange and Rockland Utilities and 236 Central Hudson customers. Ulster County has 1,555 customers still without power, including 1,291 Central Hudson customers and 224 NYSEG customers. In Orange County, ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180305/utilities-power-stilll-out-for-18680

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Town of Warwick ponders 5-cent fee for paper, plastic shopping bags

... pack up 11 million bags a year. Warwick would be the first municipality in Orange County to charge a bag fee. Ulster County's Village of New Paltz passed a law banning plastic shopping bags in October 2014. Sweeton said he's got “mixed ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180304/town-of-warwick-ponders-5-cent-fee-for-paper-plastic-shopping-bags

Bad Seed | Basta | Jax B-B-Q

... 20 varieties on tap. It's the brand's first location outside of its cidery at Wilklow Orchards in Highland, Ulster County. Basta 62 E. 34th St. Named after the Hebrew word for the long produce tables at outdoor markets, this kosher Mediterranean ...
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20180304/PROFESSIONAL_SERVICES/180309978?CSAuthResp=1%3A17367572476000%3A220276%3A1%3A24%3Aapproved%3AD8475CEC60CCB75F1BAC0CE765DE3D37

Saturday, March 3, 2018

79,000 in region remain without power

... early Sunday. The utility said it expected to restore service by Monday in the most heavily impacted areas of Ulster County. The storm wreaked havoc with the region's electrical system in many locations because trees, laden with heavy snow, ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180303/79000-in-region-remain-without-power

Friday, March 2, 2018

Stahli conviction upheld in murder of Mason DeCosmo, 2

... uries, including internal injuries to his brain, spine and eyes and more than 80 visible bruises, according to Ulster County District Attorney Holley Carnright. Mason died from internal bleeding caused by severe damage to his liver and pancreas.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180302/stahli-conviction-upheld-in-murder-of-mason-decosmo-2

Nearly 40,000 without power as storm slams region

... least through Saturday night, which means more outages could occur, he said. Central Hudson was hardest hit in Ulster County, where more than 25,000 customers were without power as of early Friday afternoon. They only had 375 customers in Sullivan ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180302/nearly-40000-without-power-as-storm-slams-region

Winter storm slams region

... off the roads and avoid unnecessary travel. Winter storm warnings remain in effect until 3 a.m. Saturday in Ulster County and 6 a.m. Saturday in Orange County. A flood watch also is in effect in eastern Ulster County until 3 a.m. Saturday. Snow is ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180302/winter-storm-slams-region

Nearly 40,000 without power in the region

... least through Saturday night, which means more outages could occur, he said. Central Hudson was hardest hit in Ulster County, where more than 25,000 customers were without power as of early Friday afternoon. They only had 375 customers in Sullivan ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180302/nearly-40000-without-power-in-region

Power out for 23,000 in region

... and Ulster counties without power had risen to more than 31,000. Central Hudson continued to be hit hardest in Ulster County, where more than 24,000 of its customers were without power. "This is going to take time to repair," Central Hudson ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180302/power-outages-in-region-top-31000

the People of the State of New York v. Matthew Miller

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County , rendered April 3, 2015, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals. In March 2014, investigators with the Ulster County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and county law enforcement officials arrived at defendant's residence in response to a report that a dog had been shot at the property.
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/ny-supreme-court/1890807.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FindLawNYSupCt+%28FindLaw+Case+Law+Updates+-+NY+Supreme+Court%29

Winter storm hitting region today, tonight

Winter storm warnings are in effect for Orange County until 6 a.m. Saturday, Sullivan County until 1 a.m. Saturday and western Ulster County until 3 a.m. Saturday.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180302/winter-storm-hitting-region-today-tonight

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Winter storm expected to hit region Friday

Residents in higher elevations in Sullivan and Ulster counties could get a little more than a foot of snow on Friday, meteorologists said Thursday.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180301/winter-storm-expected-to-hit-region-friday

Values of a fulfilling path: Concert/conversation with Peter Buffett at Bard

Tuesday-Thursday, March 13-15: Before becoming deeply involved in philanthropy and moving to Ulster County, Peter Buffett grew up "normal" in Omaha and then established a successful career as a composer and musician.
http://www.ulsterpublishing.com/view/full_story/27548791/article--Values-of-a-fulfilling-path--Concert-conversation-with-Peter-Buffett-at-Bard-?instance=almanac_no_link

Onteora schools beef up security after cops say ex-student made threat

... posted a threat about initiating school violence. But police said he did not specify which school in Ulster County he was referring to in his posting, or during questioning by troopers. He was arraigned in Town of Woodstock Court and sent to Ulster ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180301/onteora-schools-beef-up-security-after-cops-say-ex-student-made-threat

Saugerties father and son charged after weapons cache found

... in Saugerties village court. Bruce Chargois was released on his own recognizance. Connor Chargois was sent to Ulster County jail on $10,000 bail and then posted bail. An order of protection was issued on behalf of the school district.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Saugerties-father-and-son-charged-after-weapons-12719342.php

Winter storm, beginning as rain & turning to snow, expected tonight into tomorrow

Winter storm warnings are in effect in Sullivan County and western Ulster County until early Saturday morning, and a winter storm watch is in effect for Orange County until late Friday night.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180301/winter-storm-beginning-as-rain--turning-to-snow-expected-tonight-into-tomorrow

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