Sunday, September 30, 2018

Westchester Assistant Business Superintendent Retiring Soon

... service, after working for many years in the private sector running a family-owned 350-acre apple farm in Ulster County. She received her master's degree in educational administration from SUNY New Paltz after it became clear that the family would ...
https://yorktown.dailyvoice.com/schools/westchester-assistant-business-superintendent-retiring-soon/742499/

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Police warn hikers, others after Ulster County hospital shooting

Joshua Stuart is suspected of firing shots inside Ellenville Regional Hospital in Ulster County on Sept. 28, 2018.
https://m.timesunion.com/news/article/Police-warn-hikers-others-after-Ulster-County-13268384.php

'Armed, Dangerous' Suspect On Loose After Shooting At Hospital In Hudson Valley

... the shooting, the suspect fled in a vehicle later located unoccupied on Lundy Lane in Napanoch, a hamlet in Ulster County. The suspect, Joshua Stuart, is described by police as being armed and dangerous. He is in his early 40s, and was wearing a ...
https://mountpleasant.dailyvoice.com/news/armed-dangerous-suspect-on-loose-after-shooting-at-hospital-in-hudson-valley/742626/

Police seek man who fired gun in hospital, then at police

Joshua Stuart is suspected of firing shots inside Ellenville Regional Hospital in Ulster County on Sept. 28, 2018.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/crime/article/Police-seek-man-who-fired-gun-at-hospital-no-one-13265702.php

Friday, September 28, 2018

Against wokenessBenjamin Schwarz

... by the movie's northeastern rural setting (black or Hispanic farm families being fairly thin on the ground in Ulster County, New York), and by the important fact that the movie's director - for reasons that one could conceivably speculate run from ...
https://www.spiked-online.com/2018/09/28/marxists-against-wokeness/

Two men charged in Ulster County with stolen handgun

Kingston city police reported late Monday that uniformed patrol officers initially had gone to South Manor Avenue on Thursday evening last week in response to a report of a fight between several people.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180928/two-men-charged-in-ulster-county-with-stolen-handgun

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Lyons found guilty in Kingston murder

An Ulster County jury deliberated for just under seven hours before convicting an Ulster Park man on Thursday of murder in the November beating death of a Kingston man, the Ulster County District Attorney's Office said.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180927/lyons-found-guilty-in-kingston-murder

Bicyclist hurt in collision with car in Hurley

... was hurt when a car hit his bicycle while he was riding on Hurley Mountain Road on Wednesday afternoon. The Ulster County Sheriff's office said Arthur Lapp, 51, of High Falls, was making a left turn into an address on Hurley Mountain Road around 1 ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180927/bicyclist-hurt-in-collision-with-car-in-hurley

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Croton-Harmon Assistant Business Superintendent Retiring Soon

... service, after working for many years in the private sector running a family-owned 350-acre apple farm in Ulster County. She received her master's degree in educational administration from SUNY New Paltz after it became clear that the family would ...
https://cortlandt.dailyvoice.com/schools/croton-harmon-assistant-business-superintendent-retiring-soon/742499/

Greenville man implicated in multiple burglaries, troopers said

A Greenville man may be connected to multiple daytime burglaries of homes in Greene and Ulster counties, according to state troopers. Troopers in Catskill charged Todd Raffiani, 50, with a single count of felony burglary after an investigation by Saugerties and Cairo police as well as the Greene County Sheriff's office.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Greenville-man-implicated-in-multiple-burglaries-13259001.php

Rain expected today and tonight

The National Weather Service says today will be mostly cloudy with a high around 78. Areas of fog, some locally dense, are possible in Ulster County before 9 a.m. Light southwest winds will increase to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180926/rain-expected-today-and-tonight

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Unemployment rate remains low in mid-Hudson

... a year ago. The unemployment rate in Orange County plummeted to 4 percent from 4.8 percent in August 2017, and Ulster County's rate declined to 3.9 percent from 4.7 percent. The Labor Department defines the Hudson Valley (4 percent rate in August) ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180925/unemployment-rate-remains-low-in-mid-hudson

Man charged with multiple break-ins in Ulster and Greene counties

CATSKILL State police said a man charged with burglary last week is suspected in multiple break-ins in Ulster and Greene counties.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180925/man-charged-with-multiple-break-ins-in-ulster-and-greene-counties

Sheriff: Kingston woman tried to discard cocaine during traffic stop

ULSTER The Ulster County Sheriff's office said a Kingston woman tried to discard cocaine after deputies stopped her for a traffic infraction on Route 28 Monday evening.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180925/sheriff-kingston-woman-tried-to-discard-cocaine-during-traffic-stop

Monday, September 24, 2018

A view of Hudson River Valley show's fall's splendor.

... New Yorkers to enjoy the colors while they can. In the Catskills (about three hours away) leaf peepers in Ulster County expect about a 20 percent color change this week, Scheffel said, with more shades of orange and yellow popping out. But, some ...
https://www.silive.com/news/2018/09/searching_for_fall_foliage_sta.html

Sunday, September 23, 2018

Friday, September 21, 2018

Ulster County nears ban on plastic bags

Ulster County stores would be prohibited from using plastic bags and would charge at least 5 cents for each paper bag they provide customers under a proposed law approved by the county Legislature on Thursday.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180921/ulster-county-nears-ban-on-plastic-bags

Brooklyn man faces drug charges after traffic stop in Town of Lloyd

... s Bacon. The amount of his bail was not available, and as of Friday morning he was no longer being held in the Ulster County Jail.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180921/brooklyn-man-faces-drug-charges-after-traffic-stop-in-town-of-lloyd

Taste of New Paltz returns to Ulster County Fairgrounds for its 28th outing

Back in the early '90s, when the New Paltz Chamber of Commerce referred to their newly conceived "Taste of New Paltz" event as "New Paltz's newest tradition," the assertion was optimistic, but turned out to be prophetic.
http://www.ulsterpublishing.com/view/full_story/27601541/article--Taste-of-New-Paltz-returns-to-Ulster-County-Fairgrounds-for-its-28th-outing-?instance=npt_no_link

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Man who murdered girl 24 years ago to be released from prison

... and Community Supervision, said McConnell will be released from the Shawangunk Correctional Facility, Ulster County, on Monday, the day before the anniversary of Ms. Dobbin's murder. Miss Dobbin, a Belleville Henderson Central School student, was ...
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/man-who-murdered-girl-24-years-ago-to-be-released-from-prison-20180920

Gardiner man charged with vehicular assault after crash

... cording to the release. He was arraigned before Plattekill Town Justice Robert Murphy and is being held in the Ulster County Jail in lieu of an unspecified bail amount.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180920/gardiner-man-charged-with-vehicular-assault-after-crash

Faso, Delgado square off at 19th Congressional District forum

... in court to appear on the ballot, joined Delgado and Faso at a meet-the-candidates breakfast hosted by the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce. The candidates spent about an hour answering questions submitted by the more than 100 members of ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180920/faso-delgado-square-off-at-19th-congressional-district-forum

Opponents of Belleayre Resort project lose 19-year-battle

HIGHMOUNT Opponents of the $365 million Belleayre Resort at Catskill Park project lost their 19-year-battle against it on Wednesday, clearing the way for a development that could indelibly change Northwest Ulster County.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180920/opponents-of-belleayre-resort-project-lose-19-year-battle

What a beautiful site for a hike

... Frank R. Lautenberg Visitor Center. Up on the Shawangunk Ridge there is Minnewaska State Park Preserve in Ulster County with more than 22,000 acres, beautiful lakes and wonderful waterfalls. Hudson Highlands State Park near Cold Spring is a ...
http://www.recordonline.com/entertainmentlife/20180920/what-beautiful-site-for-hike

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Kingston man charged with felony drunk driving

... lure to keep right, a traffic infraction. He was arraigned before Ulster Town Justice Susan Kesick and sent to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $2,000 bail or $4,000 bond, pending a future court appearance.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180919/kingston-man-charged-with-felony-drunk-driving

Cold case: Police need help solving decade-old killing

Michael J. Kleiman, 59, was last seen alive on the afternoon of Thursday, July 24, 2008, in Kerhonkson, Ulster County. At 2:45 p.m. the next day, Ulster police were called to a car fire in a wooded area off State Rout 32 in East Kingston.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Cold-case-Police-ask-for-help-solving-13239186.php

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Two stabbed during argument at mobile home park

... during an argument late Monday afternoon at the Jenny Brook Mobile Home Park in the Town of Wawarsing. The Ulster County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a 911 report of a stabbing at a residence on Jenny Brook Road at 5:25 p.m. Monday. ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180918/two-stabbed-during-argument-at-mobile-home-park

Sheriff: Sex offender failed to report change of address

ESOPUS The Ulster County Sheriff's office said Monday a registered sex offender was charged with failing to report a change of address.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180918/sheriff-sex-offender-failed-to-report-change-of-address

Flash flood watch continues in Sullivan, Ulster; more rain expected

The National Weather Service says a flash flood watch remains in effect in Sullivan County until noon today, and in Ulster County until 2 a.m. Wednesday.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180918/flash-flood-watch-continues-in-sullivan-ulster-more-rain-expected

Monday, September 17, 2018

Actress Diane Neal wins appeal, gets on congressional ballot

... District Attorney Casey Novak on "Law and Order: SVU." She hasn't held political office and lives in the Ulster County village of Hurley. The eye of the storm came ashore near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina at 7:15 Friday morning as a Category 1 ...
https://ktiv.com/2018/09/17/actress-diane-neal-wins-appeal-gets-on-congressional-ballot/

Faso claims no control over anti-Delgado GOP ad

A Republican attack ad against a former rapper turned Democratic candidate in one of the nation's most hotly contested congressional races uses clips from a 2007 rap video to portray him as unfit to represent the sprawling district that includes all of Ulster and Sullivan counties.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180917/faso-claims-no-control-over-anti-delgado-gop-ad

Ken Hall: New lessons to learn from the NY primary

... managed to win re-election with charges pending. In one local race, the one for the Democratic nomination for Ulster County sheriff, the same surprising imbalance was evident. Three-term incumbent Paul VanBlarcum, rejected by the local party ...
http://www.recordonline.com/opinion/20180917/ken-hall-new-lessons-to-learn-from-ny-primary

'SVU' actress Diane Neal gets on ballot in Upstate NY congressional district

... stant District Attorney Casey Novak on "Law and Order: SVU." She hasn't held political office and lives in the Ulster County village of Hurley.
https://www.syracuse.com/state/index.ssf/2018/09/diane_neal_house_of_representatives.html

Actress Diane Neal wins appeal to run against Faso, Delgado

Actress Diane Neal won her court appeal on Monday to appear on the ballot for the 19th Congressional District race as an independent candidate.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180917/actress-diane-neal-wins-appeal-to-run-against-faso-delgado

Actress Diane Neal wins appeal, gets on congressional ballot

... District Attorney Casey Novak on "Law and Order: SVU." She hasn't held political office and lives in the Ulster County village of Hurley. File-This May 2, 2018, file photo shows actress Diane Neal posing at a diner, during an interview in Kingston, ...
https://www.islandpacket.com/entertainment/celebrities/article218537510.html

Actress Diane Neal wins appeal, gets on congressional ballot

... District Attorney Casey Novak on "Law and Order: SVU." She hasn't held political office and lives in the Ulster County village of Hurley. less File-This May 2, 2018, file photo shows actress Diane Neal posing at a diner, during an interview in ...
https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/television/article/Actress-Diane-Neal-wins-appeal-gets-on-13235352.php

Actress Diane Neal wins appeal, gets on congressional ballot Source: AP

... stant District Attorney Casey Novak on "Law and Order: SVU." She hasn't held political office and lives in the Ulster County village of Hurley.
https://www.kiro7.com/news/actress-diane-neal-wins-appeal-gets-on-congressional-ballot/836153072?

Actress Diane Neal wins appeal, gets on congressional ballot

... ssistant District Attorney Casey Novak on "Law and Order: SVU," hasn't held political office. She lives in the Ulster County village of Hurley.
https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Actress-Diane-Neal-wins-appeal-gets-on-13235352.php

Kingston man charged with felony assault during domestic dispute

... g or blood circulation, all misdemeanors. He was arraigned before Ulster Town Justice Marsha Weiss and sent to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail or $20,000 bond, pending a future court appearance.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180917/kingston-man-charged-with-felony-assault-during-domestic-dispute

Flash flood watch issued for Sullivan, Ulster counties

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for Sullivan County through Tuesday morning, and Ulster County through late Tuesday night, as the remnants of tropical storm Florence pass through the region.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180917/flash-flood-watch-issued-for-sullivan-ulster-counties

Friday, September 14, 2018

Award winners announced for Sullivan County Partnership

MONTICELLO The Sullivan County Partnership for Economic Development has announced that state Sen. John J. Bonacic will be honored as its 2018 Walter A. Rhulen Award recipient at this year's Annual Meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., October 4 at The Sullivan Event Center in Rock Hill.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180914/award-winners-announced-for-sullivan-county-partnership

Thursday, September 13, 2018

How One of America's Trumpiest Democrats Got a Surprising Challenger

Some say Ulster County's longtime sheriff sees himself as "above the law"-but primary voters have a chance to show him otherwise. President Donald Trump holds up a signed law-enforcement proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington , Monday, May 15, 2017.
https://www.thenation.com/article/how-one-of-americas-trumpiest-democrats-got-a-surprising-challenger/

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Food stands provide service for region

... in the parking lot by its office on East Broadway in Monticello. It hosts the stand in collaboration with the Ulster County Community Action Committee and the Food Bank of Hudson Valley. It is one of five in the region and the only one in Sullivan ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180912/food-stands-provide-service-for-region

Pine Bush man charged with assaulting a police officer

According to the Ulster County Sheriff's office, Daniel V. Duvoli, 23, of Pine Bush was creating a disturbance in a New Paltz parking lot at 4:45 a.m. Sunday.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180912/pine-bush-man-charged-with-assaulting-police-officer

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Artists Urge Us to Get Outside and Smell the Moss

... peace and a spiritual connection, before quickly moving on. Mark Tribe's "Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest, Ulster County, New York," from the series New Nature (2016-17), allows us to linger more than we might in the wild, where fellow hikers, ...
https://hyperallergic.com/459175/natural-wonders-brandywine-river-museum-of-art/

Eight Nabbed In Hudson Valley Child Sex Sting

Eight people were nabbed during a child sex sting in which law enforcement and federal authorities posed as minor children online. Ulster County Sheriff Paul VanBlarcum said the arrests, earlier this month, are a result of a child predator identification and enforcement operation in the Town of Ulster.
https://peekskill.dailyvoice.com/news/eight-nabbed-in-hudson-valley-child-sex-sting/741825/

Monday, September 10, 2018

8 charged in child-sex sting

A sting by law enforcement agencies in Ulster County, aided by federal officials, resulted in the arrests of eight people following an undercover investigation aimed at identifying people who prey on children, said Sheriff Paul VanBlarcum.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180910/8-charged-in-child-sex-sting

Friday, September 7, 2018

Troopers, deputies alert sleeping homeowners to fire

PLATTEKILL State police and Ulster County Sheriff's deputies in the area on another matter alerted sleeping homeowners to a fire at their house on Overland Drive early Friday morning.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180907/troopers-deputies-alert-sleeping-homeowners-to-fire

Thursday, September 6, 2018

Central Hudson repairing cause of Ulster County power outage

Central Hudson spokesman John Maserjian said the repair crew rerouted power to 220 of those customers through an alternate circuit. Maserjian said the outage, which happened shortly before 7:30 a.m., was caused by a failure in an underground line.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180906/central-hudson-repairing-cause-of-ulster-county-power-outage

Man charged with promoting prison contraband at Ulster County Jail

The Ulster County Sheriff's office said Dean D. William, 24, of Earlton, was brought to the jail at 11 p.m. Monday following an unrelated incident in Greene County.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180906/man-charged-with-promoting-prison-contraband-at-ulster-county-jail

High close to 90 today, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Orange County that is in effect until 7 p.m. A heat advisory will go into effect in Ulster County at 11 a.m. and remain in effect until 7 p.m. Heat index or "feels like" temperatures of 100 in Orange County and 95 to 100 in Ulster County are possible.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180906/high-close-to-90-today-with-chance-of-showers-and-thunderstorms

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Heat advisory for Orange, Ulster counties again today

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Orange and Ulster counties that is in effect until 8 p.m. Today will be sunny with a high around 89, but the heat index will make it feel like 96. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 70, and some patchy fog is possible after 3 a.m. The patchy fog could continue until about 9 ... (more)
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180905/heat-advisory-for-orange-ulster-counties-again-today

Johnstown man is promoted lieutenant colonel in US Army

... Flight 800 accident in Long Island during 1996, World Trade Center incident, Hurricane Katrina, Wilma, Irene, Ulster County Fire, and so on. Alam is a certified defense financial manager, certified green belt on Lean Six Sigma and a linguist. He ...
https://www.recordernews.com/lifestyle/happenings/132388

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Hein, legislators wrestle for Ulster ethics board control

KINGSTON - Ulster County Executive Mike Hein is expected to veto the county Legislature's bid to grab control of the county Board of Ethics from him.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180904/hein-legislators-wrestle-for-ulster-ethics-board-control

Cohoes man, passengers face drug counts after I-87 stop

... A Cohoes man and his two passengers face multiple drug charges after a traffic stop early Monday on I-87 in Ulster County. At 1:28 a.m., State Police stopped a vehicle in Plattekill for a vehicle and traffic violation. The driver, Leon Vanberhaudt, ...
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Cohoes-man-passengers-face-drug-counts-after-13203121.php

Heat advisory for Orange, Ulster as temps reach 90s again today

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory, which is in effect until 9 p.m. in Orange County and 7 p.m. in Ulster County.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180904/heat-advisory-for-orange-ulster-as-temps-reach-90s-again-today

Monday, September 3, 2018

Cops: Teen threatened to shoot up Ulster high school

... of the Village of Saugerties, was charged with making a terroristic threat, a felony, and was being held in Ulster County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail or $75,000 bond. Saugerties town police were alerted to the threatening Facebook post through ...
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180903/cops-teen-threatened-to-shoot-up-ulster-high-school

Saturday, September 1, 2018

The Fray: Faso leads Delgado by 5 points in Siena poll

Republican Rep. John Faso led Democratic challenger Antonio Delgado 45 percent to 40 percent in a Siena College phone poll in New York's 19th Congressional District, a five-point spread that roughly matched the poll's margin of error and signaled a close race ahead.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180901/fray-faso-leads-delgado-by-5-points-in-siena-poll

Felony charge for Kerhonkson man after domestic dispute

The Ulster County Sheriff's office said deputies responded to the scene of the dispute around 11 p.m. An investigation by the deputies determined that Lubin C. Castano, 31, of Kerhonkson, damaged a vehicle and struck an unidentified victim in the face, the sheriff's office said.
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180901/felony-charge-for-kerhonkson-man-after-domestic-dispute

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