Thomas Martelli was appointed principal of Saugerties High School by the Board of Education on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Martelli will assume his new post effective Monday, Jan. 15. Martelli succeeds Timothy Reid, who is retiring at the end of the year. Martelli was previously an English teacher at the high school from 2013 to 2021. […]
2: Jen Metzger is sworn in as Ulster County’s first elected female executive in front of a packed house at the Rosendale Theatre. 3: William F.X. O’Neil pledges to be guided by God and his faith as he is sworn in as the next Dutchess County executive. O’Neil, who replaces former County Executive Marc Molinaro […]
1: More than one ton of compostable material has been collected from 601 participants of the Kingston Organics program since its launch on July 10, the city announced. 2: After a years-long process, the Kingston Common Council unanimously approved the city’s new form-based zoning code, cementing new guidelines for how land in Kingston is used […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. Ulster County Chief Assistant District Attorney Emmanuel Nneji urged a state Supreme Court justice to reject a bid by Gregory Thayer to have his manslaughter conviction tossed and move forward with sentencing, saying in part that Thayer’s defense team “cheated” when one of the attorneys met privately with Judge Bryan Rounds law […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. Ulster County paid $125,000 including $75,000 from the county’s coffers to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by former Public Defender Andrew Kossover against the county and former County Executive Pat Ryan. A copy of the settlement agreement was released Monday by Jason Kovacs, a Republican candidate for the county Legislature, […]