KINGSTON, N.Y. Seven years after being sentenced to a maximum of life in state prison for beating his father to death with a baseball bat, Nicholas Pascarella Jr. was back in court Thursday asking that his sentence be reduced under the state’s new Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act. At a hearing before Ulster County Judge […]
1: U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan calls for the resignation Wednesday of Charles Freni, president and chief executive officer of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Ryan, a Democrat, blasts Central Hudson’s business practices and said Freni should quit. 2: State Trooper Christopher Baldner will not face […]
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 […]
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. A much-ballyhooed plan to convert the former Elizabeth Manor boarding house in Midtown into a county-owned emergency housing shelter appears to be headed for the scrap heap. Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger said she is instead hoping to find a not-for-profit willing to take the building off the county’s hands. She said […]