KINGSTON, N.Y. – Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger, an avid environmentalist, pushed Thursday for state lawmakers to pass a regulation that would require some companies to reduce plastic packaging in half during the next dozen years.Metzger was among officials participating in an online press conference to emphasize the importance of passing the Packaging Reduction and […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. – A cadre of elected officials have signed onto a letter penned by Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger demanding that the Public Service Commission determine a penalty against Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. before it decides on a rate request increase. In a statement issued Thursday, Metzger said that she has called […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. The victim of a recent murder in Kerhonkson was dismembered, officials said at a press conference on Friday. At the conference, police formally announced the indictment of Damon Foy, 50, of Kerhonkson, accused of killing and dismembering Alberta Dale, 44, of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Foy was arrested on April 3. Authorities did not […]
RHINEBECK, N.Y. – A public hearing on a proposed short-term rental law took a political turn when Republican candidate for state Senate Patrick Sheehan lamented any local requirements that would get in the way of renting his family’s property while simultaneously taking a jab at legislation proposed by his campaign opponent, Democratic incumbent state Sen. […]