Mayor to appeal decision tossing him off 2 party lines

A state Supreme Court judge has upheld a decision by the Ulster County Board of Elections that tossed Kingston Mayor Shayne Gallo, a Democrat, off the Conservative and Independence party lines for filing paperwork a day late. Acting Justice Michael Melkonian, presiding in Supreme Court in Ulster County, ruled Thursday that Gallo's attorney, Andrew Zweben, didn't get the paperwork in on time.
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Judge to rule on validity of candidate's petition Updated at

Whether a political neophyte will be able to challenge Ulster County Executive Mike Hein for the Working Families Party line in a primary this September is in the hands of a judge.
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Plattekill man gets prison for armed burglary Updated at

A Town of Plattekill man, who pleaded guilty to burglarizing an apartment in the town with an accomplice while carrying a loaded gun and firing a shot at a man who tried to block their getaway, was sentenced to 16 years in prison Thursday in Ulster County Court.
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Company with Eyes on Orange County Granted Medical Marijuana License

... the Mohawk Valley and the North Country. The North Country manufacturing facility will have a dispensary in Ulster County. One company that did not receive a license is Valley Agriceuticals, which would have operated in the Town of Walkill. "The ...
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Leandra's Law charge for woman

Village of Goshen police arrested an Ulster County woman early Saturday morning on charges she drove drunk with three of her children in the car. At about 1:42 a.m, Goshen Patrolman Gregory Kelemen responded to a complaint of an erratic driver operating a vehicle on a rim, according to a press release issued by village of Goshen police.
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Ulster County Fair allows sale of Confederate flag

Ulster County Fair officials will continue to allow the Confederate flag to be sold on its grounds but asked vendors Thursday to squirrel it away from public sight so as not to offend patrons.
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Joan Cypher: Born in Tarrytown

... for the Vietnam Veterans of America, Peekskill Paramount Theater and the Mental Health Association of Ulster County. She is survived by her children John L. Cypher of Ulster Park NY and Nicole Dawson of Berkeley Heights NJ; her grandchildren Nia and ...
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