KINGSTON, N.Y. While the number of opioid-related overdoses in Ulster County rose again in 2023, the number of people dying from overdoses continues to decline, a fact that county officials attribute to a shift in philosophy that focuses more on keeping people alive than forcing them into abstinence-based treatment programs. According to the Department […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. County lawmakers this month will consider forming a special committee to recommend changes to the way the county doles out take-home vehicles to county employees. Earlier this month, members of the Legislature’s Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation Committee voted 3-1 to send the resolution, which calls for the creation of a […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. Ulster County lawmakers are being called on to consider a series of measures that could significantly alter both the composition and authority of the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency. The separate efforts by three lawmakers follow the release of a controversial report identifying two locations in Plattekill as potential landfill sites and […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. – The Ulster County Legislature has agreed to a measure that requires the county to provide reserved space exclusively for nursing mothers to privately pump and store breastmilk. The measure was adopted in a 21-0 vote at the Aug. 15 Legislature meeting. The bill was signed by Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger, a […]
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