KINGSTON, N.Y. The city Laws and Rules Committee voted unanimously to approve extending an inter-municipal agreement between the Kingston Police Department and the town of Ulster Police Department. The five lawmakers in the committee also approved extending the term of the agreement to two years from one upon the request of Kingston Police Chief […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. The city’s Common Council will send proposed legislation authorizing city police to tow and impound a vehicle after three unanswered parking tickets back to committee after a freshman lawmaker expressed concern the law was too punitive. Lawmakers voted unanimously Monday, Jan. 8, to send the proposed legislation back to the Laws and […]
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 […]
3: The state Department of Criminal Justice Services announced reports of serious crime in Kingston increased slightly by about 2 percent in 2022, rising from 546 in 2021 to 559 in 2022. 5: Reynolds Scott-Childress replaces Rita Worthington as Kingston’s Common Council Majority leader Rita Worthington, who held the position for over one year and […]
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 […]