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 […]
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 […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. – Ulster County’s fund balance could take a $12 million hit as a result of the county’s failure to properly account for monies anticipated but ultimately not received. Members of the Legislature’s Audit Committee were told late last month that the county Department of Social Services failed to reconcile its receivables accounts over […]