Billy Joel's Road Story

... proved, Billy will be the second artist in the state with a road dedicated in his honor. In 2013, Route 375 in Ulster County was renamed Levon Helm Memorial Boulevard. Helm, who died in April 2012 from cancer, lived in nearby Woodstock, New York.
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Up to jury to decide fate of accused murderer David Reese Updated at

An Ulster County jury heard final arguments in the Aron Thomas murder trial Tuesday before beginning its deliberations and deciding the fate of accused murderer David Reese.
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New York food banks ask state for $16 million as need rises

New York state's food banks are asking state leaders for $16 million to address a worsening hunger problem. Michael Berg, director of an organization that runs three food pantries in Ulster County, said Monday that requests for food have risen by about 20 percent each year for the last few years.
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New York food banks ask state for $16 million as need rises

New York state's food banks are asking state leaders for $16 million to address a worsening hunger problem. Michael Berg, director of an organization that runs three food pantries in Ulster County, said Monday that requests for food have risen by about 20 percent each year for the last few years.
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New York food banks ask state for $16 million as need rises

New York state's food banks are asking state leaders for $16 million to address a worsening hunger problem. Michael Berg, director of an organization that runs three food pantries in Ulster County, said Monday that requests for food have risen by about 20 percent each year for the last few years.
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Fire commissioner charged with stealing nearly $240K

Authorities say the chairman of a Hudson Valley fire district's board of fire commissioners stole nearly $240,000 from the district over a three-year span. Ulster County and state officials said Monday that 38-year-old Michael Denardo is charged with grand larceny, falsifying business records and money laundering.
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3RD Annual Kingston Community Block Party Set for June 7

... from various cultural groups who have supported the event since its inception, including a recently retired Ulster County Tourism specialist and the folklorist from Arts Mid-Hudson, formerly the Dutchess County Arts Council, who is providing ...
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