KINGSTON, N.Y. — At a press conference Friday, county officials touted the opening of a new centralized arraignment parts court (CAP), 22 holding cells, and a brand new after-hours courtroom in the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center as a “historic day in criminal justice.”At the press conference, former county legislator Eve Walter of New Paltz […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger announced a new preferred named and pronoun plan for all county employees on Wednesday, June 12, that she said will “ensure an inclusive work environment in which all employees’ identities and pronouns are fully and appropriately reflected and used.”Metzger’s office said the plan recognizes that people may […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Despite a rollout out of the state’s cannabis marketplace that Gov. Kathy Hochul recently declared a “disaster,” area connoisseurs looking to purchase cannabis locally have reason to hope.Applications for retail cannabis dispensaries are pending or have been approved in five of the 18 Ulster County municipalities that allow such businesses within their […]
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — Thousands attended the Hudson Valley Pride March and Festival in New Paltz on Saturday, celebrating the LGBTQ community.Pride festivities kicked off with a march, beginning from New Paltz Middle School. The march headed down Main Street before turning on Plattekill Avenue, finishing off at the site of the festival in Hasbrouck […]