HURLEY, N.Y. – Supervisor Michael Boms threw a small two-minute timer with pink sand at former Councilman Peter Humphries, hitting him in the chest, on Tuesday at a Town Board meeting. The incident, which took place at the end of a formal public comment period, drew gasps from a stunned audience. Humphries said he is […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. A visiting judge from Rensselaer County delayed the planned sentencing of former Ulster County Finance Commissioner Burt Gulnick after Gulnick’s attorney said he received information that “has a bearing upon sentencing,” according to a transcript of the Jan. 26 court proceeding. Gulnick was supposed to be sentenced at that appearance to one […]
2: Gov. Kathy Hochul signs into law a bill proposed by Sen. Michelle Hinchey that makes it illegal to disseminate AI-generated explicit images or “deepfakes” of a person without their consent. 3: Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger outlines her $413,131,360 spending plan, her first since being elected county executive, at the Marlborough Justice Court before […]
1: Ulster County Finance Commissioner Burt Gulnick resigns amid allegations that he stole funds from the Hurley Recreation Association, which he served as treasurer. 2: A group representing Hudson Valley landlords and other individuals say that the city should repeal its Good Cause Eviction law in the wake of a state court upholding a ruling […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. A lawsuit charging gender discrimination and abusive behavior that was filed against former Ulster County Finance Commissioner Burt Gulnick and Wendy Trojak, a payroll supervisor, was dismissed Thursday in Ulster County Supreme Court. In her complaint, Heather Mikesh, a former confidential secretary for Gulnick, alleged that she was subject to hostility, gender […]