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Kingston begins approval process to secure school zone speed cameras
KINGSTON – The City of Kingston has taken the first step in what could be a lengthy process to ask the state for permission to establish a school speed zone camera program. Mayor Steven Noble outlined the demonstration program that is underway in New York City, Albany and Syracuse to the common council’s Public Safety and Government Committee Wednesday evening.
Home of the Week: Inside a Stylish Upstate New York Hideaway That Exudes Bohemian Charm
After 12 years of ownership, fashion designer Keren Craig, the co-founder of the luxury womenswear brand Marchesa, and her husband, Piers North, are saying goodbye to their charming, boho-chic home in Upstate New York. The converted barn, looking like something from a magazine editorial, is set on 6.5 wooded acres in the rural hamlet of Accord, New York, part of the scenic greater Catskills region.A Manhattan Apartment Fit for Royalty Just Listed for $5.8 Million Built in 1920, the building is more than 100 years old, which certainly adds to its rustic allure. Craig and her husband, who were primarily based in the city when...
Fire Engulfs Kingston L.L. Bean Store Ahead of Grand Opening
A fire broke out late Sunday night in a building on Ulster Ave. Everyone excited about the opening of the new L.L. Bean store in the former Bed Bath & Beyond on Ulster Ave. in Kingston, NY may have to wait a little longer for the opening after a fire engulfed part of the building late Sunday night.
Town of Ulster loses three police officers to Kingston
Three officers with the Town of Ulster Police Department resigned late last month after taking positions with the City of Kingston Police Department, where they were able to earn more money. Officers Jacob Studt, Dakoda Wagner and Noah Kight submitted their letters of resignation over a three-day period in late...
Hinchey secures $6 million for Rondout Creek bulkhead shoreline
KINGSTON – Part of the Rondout Creek Bulkhead in Kingston, which is in danger of failing due to deterioration and severe storms, is going to be rebuilt with $6 million secured from the just-approved state budget by Senator Michelle Hinchey (D, Saugerties). The lawmaker was in Kingston on Tuesday...
Upstate New York Woman Killed On New York State Thruway
New York State Police are trying to figure out what caused a 66-year-old Upstate New York woman to drive off the New York State Thruway. On Tuesday, New York State police confirmed an investigation into a one-car crash on I-87 northbound in the town of Catskill, Greene County. New York...
Open Space Institute launches O&W Trail Corridor Study
The Open Space Institute (OSI) recently launched its O&W Trail Corridor Study, which will help the organization in its effort to transform the former O&W Railroad corridor, including sections of the historic D&H Canal towpath, into a contiguous, 57-mile shared-use greenway trail from the city of Kingston in Ulster County southwest through Sullivan County to the city of Port Jervis in Orange County.
Nicholle Hoke Guilty In Deadly Newburgh DWI Crash
Nicholle Hoke, age 45, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in Orange County Court on Wednesday, April 24. Orange County prosecutors said Hoke, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, was leaving an Ulster County bar in New Paltz on the night of June 24, 2023, when she crashed into another car on Route 9W in Newburgh at around 10 p.m.
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