New Hudson River water tunnel construction reaches halfway mark

... leaking sections of the Delaware Aqueduct - one in the Orange County town of Newburgh, and the other in the Ulster County town of Wawarsing - since the 1990s. The leaks release an estimated 20 million gallons per day, about 95 percent of that ...
https://csengineermag.com/new-hudson-river-water-tunnel-construction-reaches-halfway-mark/

Obituary: Dean Gitter

The larger-than-life developer and former folk singer and manager who built the world's largest kaleidoscope at what is now the Emerson Resort & Spa in Mount Tremper, envisioned and pushed forward the controversial Belleayre Resort at Catskill Park that's finally set for building in the coming years, put a television tower with a red light on top on Overlook Mountain and proposed both a steam train village and then an Epcot-like world resort for the Catskills, passed away November 20 at the age of 83 in Questa, New Mexico, where he eventually settled after leaving the Ulster County hamlet of Big Indian.
http://www.ulsterpublishing.com/view/full_story/27615759/article--Obituary--Dean-Gitter-?instance=woodstock_no_link

Woodstock 50th anniversary festival in the works for 2019

Although details haven't been cemented yet, an organizer of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in 1969 said the 50th anniversary festival is definitely happening. A 50th anniversary Woodstock festival is being planned for 2019 by Ulster County resident Michael Lang, a promoter for the 1969 gathering.
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/nation-world/woodstock-50th-anniversary-festival-in-the-works-for-2019/291-618797874

Ulster man sentenced for attempted rape of 14-year-old

A Town of Wawarsing man was sentenced last week in Ulster County Court to four years in prison for attempting to subject a 14-year-old to sexual conduct, prosecutors said.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181128/ulster-man-sentenced-for-attempted-rape-of-14-year-old

Ulster County man charged with raping 16-year-old girl

The Ulster County Sheriff's office reported Monday that it received a complaint Nov. 16 that a 16-year-old girl in the Town of Esopus engaged in sexual intercourse with a man seven or eight years older than her.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181127/ulster-county-man-charged-with-raping-16-year-old-girl

Thruway stop in Ulster County leads to drug charges for Delaware men

PLATTEKILL Two men from Delaware were charged with drug possession when their car was stopped on the Thruway in the Town of Plattekill for a traffic violation just before midnight Sunday.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181127/thruway-stop-in-ulster-county-leads-to-drug-charges-for-delaware-men

School Bus Driver Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Rollover Crash

A school bus driver was rescued by firefighters after the bus she was driving rolled over and she became "heavily trapped" near the border of Orange and Ulster counties. The crash took place around 7:11 a.m. Monday on Quaker Street in the area of the county line and involved a bus servicing the Wallkill School District, said the Plattekill Fire Department.
https://greenburgh.dailyvoice.com/news/school-bus-driver-airlifted-to-westchester-medical-center-after-rollover-crash/744988/

Wallkill school bus driver airlifted to hospital after rollover

A Wallkill School District bus driver was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla on Monday morning after a rollover on Quaker Street on the Orange/Ulster county line, according to the Plattekill Fire Department.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181126/wallkill-school-bus-driver-airlifted-to-hospital-after-rollover

Ulster man charged with breaking into former residence

... the house during the break-in. Police said the stolen property was recovered in the hamlet of West Hurley in Ulster County, and the Town of Hyde Park in Dutchess County. The state police Bureau of Criminal Investigation assisted Saugerties police in ...
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181126/ulster-man-charged-with-breaking-into-former-residence

Robert DeNiro, Grace Hightower ending their marriage, reports say

... renewed their vows in November 2004. According to reports at the time, the ceremony took place at De Niro's Ulster County farm with guests who included Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Ben Stiller and Tom Brokaw. Hightower, who in her 20s had been a ...
https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/robert-de-niro-grace-hightower-separating-1.23678723

Thanksgiving could be among coldest on record

... ties. On Saturday, it will be cloudy and rainy, with highs in the upper 30s in Sullivan County, the low 40s in Ulster County and the mid-40s in Orange County.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181121/thanksgiving-could-be-among-coldest-on-record

Unemployment rates drop in the mid-Hudson again

... Department. The number of employed people living in the county rose to 177,500 from 172,300 a year before. In Ulster County, the jobless rate was 3.2 percent in October, down from 4.3 percent a year before. The number of employed people increased to ...
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181120/unemployment-rates-drop-in-mid-hudson-again

Cardinal Dolan celebrates Mass at Ulster prison

... the Archdiocese of New York, with its 2.78 million Catholics, to visit the maximum-security prison in southern Ulster County. Ulster is the one of the northernmost parts of the 10-county Archdiocese, which also includes Sullivan and Orange counties. ...
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181119/cardinal-dolan-celebrates-mass-at-ulster-prison

Winter Weather advisory in effect for Sullivan and Ulster

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Sullivan and Ulster counties that will be in effect until about 3 p.m. Monday through 10 a.m. Tuesday for Sullivan County and from 1 a.m. Tuesday through 7 p.m. Tuesday for Ulster County.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181119/winter-weather-advisory-in-effect-for-sullivan-and-ulster

FeedHV app brings food phone to table for needy

This novel approach to ensuring no food is left behind is another element in the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley's long-standing campaign to address hunger and reduce waste.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181119/feedhv-app-brings-food-phone-to-table-for-needy

Fire destroys Ulster County home

Firefighters responded to 219 Wright Road in the Town of Rochester shortly after 4:10 a.m. and found the house engulfed in flames, according to Accord Fire Department firefighter William Farrell.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181118/fire-destroys-ulster-county-home

Man convicted in Plattekill attack that 'disemboweled' victim

... man of stabbing a man at a house party in Plattekill last year. Jovan A. Wilkins, 26, was found guilty by an Ulster County jury of first-degree assault, a felony, after a weeklong trial that included testimony from a surgeon, forensic scientists and ...
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181117/man-convicted-in-plattekill-attack-that-disemboweled-victim

Upstate GOP senators divided over leadership choice

... votes. Young received support from Sen. George Amedore, a Rotterdam Republican, whose district stretches into Ulster County, Hudson Valley Sen. Sue Serino, Niagara County Sen. Robert Ortt, Rochester-area senators Joe Robach and Rich Funke, and ...
https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/284869/upstate-gop-senators-divided-over-leadership-choice/

Woodstock 50th anniversary festival in the works for 2019

... A 50th anniversary Woodstock festival is being planned for 2019 by Ulster County resident Michael Lang, a promoter for the 1969 gathering. "If they do it in the right place and it's not crazy expensive, I think it would great," he said. "I'd ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2018/11/16/woodstock-50th-anniversary-festival-michael-lang-counterculture/2026363002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-lifetopstories

Ellenville hospital shooting suspect indicted for attempted murder, robbery

KINGSTON - An Ulster County grand jury has indicted a Kerhonkson man on 11 counts, including attempted murder, robbery and burglary.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181115/ellenville-hospital-shooting-suspect-indicted-for-attempted-murder-robbery

First snowstorm of season hits region

Moderate to heavy snow was falling in the mid-Hudson late Thursday afternoon and it will change over to freezing rain and sleet by late evening, making for a messy Thursday night, Accuweather Senior Meteorologist Dan Pydynowski said.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181115/first-snowstorm-of-season-hits-region

Celebrating all things pickled

One of the biggest happenings in the region this weekend is the International Pickle Festival in funky, charming Rosendale, that northern Ulster County hipster village also known as the poor man's Woodstock.
https://www.recordonline.com/entertainmentlife/20181115/celebrating-all-things-pickled

Parts of region could get 6 inches or more of snow

Fall still has more than a month to go, but AccuWeather senior meteorologist Dave Dombek says there's a winter-like storm coming through the region on Thursday.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181114/parts-of-region-could-get-6-inches-or-more-of-snow

HEAP opens applications as heating bills rise

... the shares of people living in poverty ranges from 12.6 percent in Orange County to 13 percent in Ulster County and 16.9 percent in Sullivan County, according to the U.S. Census. “The quagmire in this 'good economy' is that there's still ...
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181113/heap-opens-applications-as-heating-bills-rise

3 charged with drugs during Thruway traffic stop

... and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation. They were arraigned in Town of Esopus Court and sent to Ulster County Jail. Daequan I. Roberts was held without bail; Mauvonte I. Roberts was held in lieu of $1,500 cash bail or $2,500 bond; and the ...
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181113/3-charged-with-drugs-during-thruway-traffic-stop

Ulster County man charged with violating order of protection

... h-degree criminal mischief, all misdemeanors. He was arraigned in Town of Saugerties Justice Court and sent to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $8,000 cash bail or $16,000 bond, pending a future court appearance.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181112/ulster-county-man-charged-with-violating-order-of-protection

The Fray: Cuomo lost Orange and Sullivan, won Ulster

... York north and west of suburban Rockland and Westchester counties. Among the exceptions was heavily Democratic Ulster County, which backed the Democratic governor by 7.5 points over his challenger. Much of Cuomo's crushing margin of victory came in ...
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181110/fray-cuomo-lost-orange-and-sullivan-won-ulster

Man accused of trying to meet up with 11-year-old Albany girl for sex

An Ulster County man is facing a number of charges after police say he tried to meet up with an 11-year-old girl in Albany for sex.
https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/man-accused-of-trying-to-meet-up-with-11-year-old-albany-girl-for-sex/1584260019

Rain today and tonight; flood watches for Orange, Ulster counties

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for Orange County that is in effect until 6 a.m. Saturday, and a flood watch for Ulster County that is in effect until 5 a.m. Saturday.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181109/rain-today-and-tonight-flood-watches-for-orange-ulster-counties

Tips for watching Taurid meteors

... for the expected peak date of the North Taurid meteor shower. Check out this dust trail! Gregory Thompson in Ulster County, New York captured this meteor on November 4, 2018, as well as the dust trail it left behind. He wrote: "The camera captured ...
https://earthsky.org/tonight/peak-night-for-n-taurid-meteor-shower-on-november-1112

Election results

... includes two cities and ten towns (including Warwick) in Orange County, all of Sullivan County, six towns in Ulster County and six towns in Delaware County. Republican incumbent Karl Brabenec defeated Scott Martens to win re-election to his third ...
http://www.warwickadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20181107/NEWS01/181109958/0/HOME01/Election-results

Ulster County was big catalyst for Delgado's win

Newly elected Congressman Antonio Delgado is heading to Washington, D.C., in 2019 largely thanks to the resounding support of voters in Ulster County.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181107/ulster-county-was-big-catalyst-for-delgados-win

Geographic breakdown of the 19th Congressional District victory

The congressman-elect for the 19th Congressional District, who unseated GOP freshman John Faso , won 60 percent of the vote in the liberal enclave, as he went on to collect 50.2 percent of the Election Day vote. The best counties for Faso , were also some of the smallest in the district, while Ulster County made up more than a quarter of the vote.
https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/284740/geographic-breakdown-of-the-19th-congressional-district-victory/

Skoufis wins Larkin's Senate seat

Democratic Assemblyman James Skoufis was headed for victory over Republican Tom Basile on Tuesday night in their hard-fought race for the Senate seat that retiring Republican Bill Larkin is vacating after 28 years.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181107/skoufis-wins-larkins-senate-seat

Lloyd police: Highland woman violated order of protection

... first-degree criminal contempt, a felony. She was arraigned before Lloyd Town Justice Eugene Rizzo and sent to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $1,000 cash bail or $3,000 insurance bond. She is due back in town court on Thursday.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181106/lloyd-police-highland-woman-violated-order-of-protection

Cops: Ulster man eludes police, crashes pickup

... Smith walking away from the crashed pickup, police said. Smith was arraigned in Esopus Town Court and sent to Ulster County Jail on $50,000 bail or $100,000 bond, awaiting an appearance Monday evening in Esopus Town Court.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181105/cops-ulster-man-eludes-police-crashes-pickup

The Psychology of Running for Office

... got to be one of the top ways to actually bring change about. I asked a few questions. The position was for Ulster County Legislator. Apparently, the 10-year incumbent, who lives in my district, was set to run unopposed. And he and I have ...
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/darwins-subterranean-world/201811/the-psychology-running-office

Jail inmate charged with selling drugs in Kingston

KINGSTON A man already being held on weapon possession charges at the Ulster County Jail is now charged with selling and possessing drugs.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181105/jail-inmate-charged-with-selling-drugs-in-kingston

Voters to decide on Sugar Loaf PAC purchase, Ulster charter

... time to come. Several towns have placed the usual library-funding propositions on the ballot, but voters in Ulster County and the Town of Chester will consider proposals with far-reaching implications. In Chester, voters will decide whether to ...
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181103/voters-to-decide-on-sugar-loaf-pac-purchase-ulster-charter

Supreme Court seats up for grabs in 3rd, 9th districts

Ten candidates are vying for seven Supreme Court seats in the 9th Judicial District, the five-county region that includes Orange County.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181102/supreme-court-seats-up-for-grabs-in-3rd-9th-districts

Single-use carry-out bag fee not on the

... “The board feels this should be done on a county or state level,” said Sweeton, noting that Ulster County recently passed a law banning plastic bags countywide. In April, Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced a bill to ban plastic bags ...
http://www.warwickadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20181101/NEWS01/181109979/Single-use-carry-out-bag-fee-not-on-the-ballot

Rain tonight and tomorrow; high wind watch tomorrow for Orange, Ulster counties

The National Weather Service has issued a high wind watch that will be in effect from around noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday in Orange and Ulster counties.
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181102/rain-tonight-and-tomorrow-high-wind-watch-tomorrow-for-orange-ulster-counties

Yekela s accused murderer disclosed details of homicide, exgirlfriend testified

... “it was the right thing to do.” The following month investigators visited Ms. Bressard at her Ulster County home for a statement and, at the end of January or beginning of February 2015, she began working with investigators. Ms. ...
http://www.mpcourier.com/dco/yekels-accused-murderer-disclosed-details-of-homicide-exgirlfriend-testified-20181031