After announcing a funding gap in May that posed an existential threat to the environmental organization, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater raised $350,000 in a few weeks, allowing them to build a sustainable basis for ongoing operations.
KINGSTON, N.Y. Longtime Ulster County Legislator Manna Jo Greene, D-Rosendale, was bestowed with the Ulster County Lifetime Award this week for her engagement in environmental advocacy. Greene was presented the award by her colleague Chris Hewitt, D-Rochester, before the Legislature’s April meeting on Tuesday, April 16. Hewitt said the award was given to Greene […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. The Ulster County Legislature voted 14-8 at its March meeting to extend the terms for the county’s two election commissioners from two years to four years. In explaining his no vote, Jeff Collins, D-Hurley, Woodstock, said Ulster County is spoiled to have such high-quality elections commissioners. He added that he’s also worked […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. – Beginning this month, the Ulster County Legislature will be livestreaming all committee meetings via YouTube, in addition to recordings of meetings and minutes archived on the County Legislature’s website. “The public deserves to be informed and aware of the business of their government and our meeting times are not always conducive to […]
TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency is seeking to find a better way to dispose of the bed mattresses. During a meeting last week, agency officials discussed the cost and impact of mattresses ending up in a landfill, with interim Executive Director Anna Roppolo reporting that sending the large items to […]