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ELLENVILLE, N.Y. Four part-time Ellenville police officers have resigned, citing their recently reduced hours and the uncertainty of village finances, Police Chief Philip Mattracian said Friday. The chief said the four officers “didn’t have to resign, they just chose at the present time they felt it was reasonable for them to resign.” He said […] ....
KINGSTON, N.Y. Ulster County will use the last of its pandemic funding to help keep the village of Ellenville solvent until the village can draw enough from its Mountain Money account to tide the village over until it can issue tax anticipation notes County legislators voted 18-4 to give $178,116 in American Rescue Plan […] ....
KINGSTON, N.Y. Legislator Peter Criswell, elected by his fellow lawmakers Thursday to lead the Ulster County Legislature in the upcoming year, vowed to work both with the county executive and across the political aisle to take on the challenges that will face the county in 2024. Despite an anticipated challenge by Legislator Chris Hewitt […] ....
KINGSTON, N.Y. Ulster County legislators approved the creation of a seven-member committee to review the county’s vehicle fleet and develop a new policy outlining the circumstances under which take-home vehicles are assigned to county employees. The Ulster County Legislature approved the Ulster County Fleet Management Review Committee in a 14-8 vote that crossed party […] ....
KINGSTON, N.Y. With County Executive Jen Metzger committed to finding a not-for-profit willing to buy the former Elizabeth Manor boarding house, Legislators Joseph Maloney and Kevin Roberts have pulled a resolution that would have forced the county to put the former Elizabeth Manor boarding house on the market. “I think we got all we […] ....