Final link in 24-mi. Hudson Valley trail opens

Local media outlets report that officials cut a ribbon Wednesday to open the last link in the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, a path that runs from the southern border of the Ulster County town of Gardiner to the city of Kingston.

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More than 100 headstones damaged at NY cemetery

More than 100 headstones in an Ulster County cemetery have been destroyed or damaged, and the local town supervisor is offering a $1,000 reward for the arrest of the vandals.

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More than 100 headstones damaged at NY cemetery

More than 100 headstones in an Ulster County cemetery have been destroyed or damaged, and the local town supervisor is offering a $1,000 reward for the arrest of the vandals.

http://www.krmg.com/ap/ap/crime/more-than-100-headstones-damaged-at-ny-cemetery/nZnFm/

Member of 1st SUNY Ulster graduating class looks back fondly

Ask him and Bill Yates will tell you in an instant what he remembers most about his first days as a member of Ulster County Community College's first graduating class.

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Reward offered for information about Highland Cemetery desecration

... reward for information leading to the vandals' arrest. The headstone of Hansut's late father-in-law, former Ulster County Legislative Chairman Danny Alfonos, was damaged. "This is personal with me now," Hansut, a former cop, said while standing in ...

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Perfect weather to try some area "Best Bets" for Sept. 4

Sept. 4 PASTA-PALOOZA - Ulster County chefs serve up all-you-can-eat pasta with sauces and toppings from 4-7 p.m. at the Old Dutch Church, corner of Main and Wall streets in Kingston.

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130904/COMM/309040312

Tkaczyk calls for Legislature's return to help Ulster taxpayers

... would allow them to save taxpayer money by sharing services," Tkaczyk said Tuesday. Another pressing issue for Ulster County taxpayers is a measure to maintain the current sales tax rate, said Tkacyzk. That measure, which she co-sponsored, passed in ...

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