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. The city’s current Third Ward alderman is facing the only challenge for the Common Council in the upcoming general election, ensuring almost complete Democratic control. Alderman Reynolds Scott-Childress, a Democrat, is being challenged by Jean Jacobs, a Republican who is running on the Jacobs for People line. Scott-Childress, 62, was appointed to […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. Lawmakers proposed amending guidelines for city contractors during a Laws and Rules Committee meeting on Wednesday, removing a line from a 2022 resolution that requires bidders on municipal contracts over $100,000 to have apprenticeship programs with at least three annual graduates. Over the past two months, aldermen have heard from trade union […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. The Common Council unanimously approved a newly introduced measure Wednesday ensuring representatives from Kingston’s School Board and District are invited to attend Common Council meetings where additional funding is requested for the completion of the now $26 million Dietz Stadium Renovation Project. The new measure was introduced in response to an earlier school board […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. Crowds were gathered on the Kingston waterfront on Saturday to take in the food, music and community at Harambee’s third annual African American Festival One man at the event came fresh from the birth of his third child to run his booth and experience the festival. “I watched him get born then came […]