KINGSTON, N.Y. The Common Council is considering increasing fines for cutting down a city-owned tree by five times, from $250 to $1,250. The council’s Laws and Rules Committee unanimously approved a resolution to increase the fines at its meeting Wednesday, Jan. 17. Michelle Hirsch, D-Ward 9, said property owners cutting down city-owned trees is […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. A proposed memorializing resolution supporting a permanent cease-fire In Gaza first brought forth by Michelle Hirsch, D-Ward 9, was tabled by the city’s Laws and Rules Committee on Wednesday night. The proposed legislation, which previously attracted dozens of pro-Palestine supporters, along with several opponents of the resolution to January’s Common Council meeting, […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. About two dozen Pro-Palestinian speakers and several pro-Isreal speakers packed a nearly two-hour public comment period at the January Common Council meeting Tuesday as city lawmakers consider a memorializing resolution calling for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza. The proceedings remained peaceful with no shouting between either side. On a few occasions, Common […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. Mayor Steve Noble emphasized addressing the city’s housing crisis in his next term at his inauguration at City Hall on Monday, Jan. 1. In his State of the City address, Noble promised the city will approve the construction of 1,000 housing units over the next five years, along with an ongoing commitment […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. The city could enter into a “Sister City” relationship with Sokyriany, Ukraine. Mayor Steve Noble told members of the Common Council on hand at November’s Laws and Rules Committee that Kingston was approached a few weeks ago to join Sokyriany, Ukraine, in the southern part of that country to be its sister […]