Ulster County
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jun. 4, 2010 - 12:30 pm
First Kingston was overpaying for welfare services by $40,000. Then that figure became $64,000. Now, according to an audit, it's more like $105,000, according to the Daily Freeman.
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jun. 3, 2010 - 5:13 pm
New York City has apologized for the leaks from the Delaware Aqueduct that have flooded the town of Wawarsing, but Wawarsing town Supervisor Leonard Distel would really prefer cash. A $4 million bailout bill, to be exact, according to the Daily Freeman.
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jun. 3, 2010 - 12:14 pm
But if you're a business in Plattekill or Wallkill, you don't have the option of canceling your service, because Verizon is the only provider in town.
From the Times Herald-Record:
K&J's owner, Joshua Filangeri, had already been hit hard by the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 2, 2010 - 10:11 am
Remember Janet Hicks and Eddie Mullins? Last year, the New York Times wrote the thirtysomething Brooklyn art types into a story about upstate home buyers. (Bonus points to the Times for the title: The New Country Squires.)
Not content to sit around... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 1, 2010 - 3:51 pm
Quick, how do you repair the 65 years' worth of decay in the longest tunnel in the world while keeping the billion gallons of water per day it delivers to 9 million thirsty New Yorkers flowing?
Answer: With a fancy computer program and a giant plug.
Today... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, Jun. 1, 2010 - 11:19 am
Flickr user ritchie 59, a woodworker living near Kingston, spotted this wood-sided hot rod with its rat hood ornament in Kingston last week:
someone's custom woodie coupe project.....kingston ny.....old chevy truck body?
Photo used with permission.
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, Jun. 1, 2010 - 10:45 am
A wild party on Beaverkill Rd. on Sunday led to a whopping 13 arrests for underage drinking, report the Times Herald-Record and the Daily Freeman. (One of the underage drinkers who was arrested rammed a car into a police car and then fled the scene.) Now... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Friday, May. 28, 2010 - 5:54 pm
Kingston's a tough town -- and with a massive federal crackdown on gang activity in Newburgh just wrapping up, locals are worried it could get tougher. But civic-minded residents are determined to fight back.
Yesterday, Kingston's energetic new... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Friday, May. 28, 2010 - 11:57 am
The legendary 80s band is playing a benefit for the Woodstock Day School at the Bearsville Theater tonight. In anticipation, the Daily Freeman interviewed Chris Stein, the band's guitarist:
The band’s connection to Bearsville comes from Stein, who lives... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, May. 27, 2010 - 1:04 pm
The Times Herald-Record documents that rarest of events: an apology from the New York City DEP to an upstate town.
"We forgot about Wawarsing," Paul Rush said at a meeting with homeowners and local lawmakers. "We should have been more connected. We should... Read more
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