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PHOTOS: Is This the Most-Missed Restaurant in the Hudson Valley?
Sometimes all it takes is one sentence to catapult you back in time, and that's exactly what happened this week when a Hudson Valley resident asked a relatively simple question. "What is/was the name of the Italian restaurant on 209 that supposedly sold the best chicken parmigiana[?] It's between Kingston...
Esopus man arrested for making terroristic threat
KINGSTON – A Town of Esopus man with previous felony convictions has been arrested by the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office and charged with making a terroristic threat and narcotics possession. On July 15, deputies assigned to the security division of the county Department of Social Services building received...
‘Safe Start to Summer’ traffic enforcement campaign results announced
KINGSTON – Mayor Steven Noble is pleased to announce that, as part of the City of Kingston’s participation in Ulster County’s Safe Start to Summer 2024 road safety campaign, the Kingston Police Department instituted two weeks of heightened traffic enforcement, and as a result, issued 153 tickets to motorists.
Raymond Snyder, accused of Kingston murder, to face second trial in August
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Raymond Snyder, accused again in the 2020 shooting death of Romero K. Underwood, will face his second murder trial in August, after pre-trial hearings in Ulster County Court on Friday. Snyder, represented by Defense Attorney Bradford White, appeared calm in the courtroom, despite palpable tension between...
Mid-Hudson Valley will see little rain, less humidity this weekend. Here's the forecast
This weekend in the Hudson Valley will be an improvement on last weekend in two ways. According to the National Weather Service, there will be less rain, and little or no extreme heat and humidity. Orange County will see no rain at all, if advance forecasts prove true. The National...
5 Restaurants for the Ultimate Chicken Parmesan in Ulster County, NY
There's nothing like good comfort food, and it's hardly controversial to say that the best kinds all involve some type of carbohydrate. From macaroni to pizza (okay, cheese is usually involved, too), meals that simultaneously taste delicious and make you want to take a nap are part of the fabric of this country. Luckily, there are more than a few choices in Ulster County, NY for one of the best comfort meals ever invented: chicken parmigiana.
Esopus man accused of making terroristic threat to blow up an Ulster County building
KINGSTON - A town of Esopus man has been accused of threatening to blow up an Ulster County government building earlier this week. The Ulster County Sheriff's office said the threat was reported to deputies assigned to the county's Department of Social Services building on Monday. According to the sheriff's...
UPDATE…Man who trooper shot after striking him with car dies (VIDEO)
ROCK HILL – The man who led police on a pursuit from Ulster County into Sullivan County and struck a state trooper who was outside his vehicle died from gunshot wounds when the trooper fired at him. Police said at around 2:20 a.m. Tuesday, Albert Melendez, 32, of Middletown,...
Man gets five years’ probation for tampering with evidence in connection with 2020 Kingston shooting
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Matthew Harries was sentenced to five years’ probation in Ulster County Court on Friday, July 19, on a felony charge of tampering with evidence in connection with a 2020 shooting in Kingston. Appearing calm and collected in front of visiting Sullivan County Judge James Farrell,...
$23.7M Thruway bridge replacement begins in Esopus
ESOPUS — The state has begun work to replace a Thruway bridge over the Wallkill River in Ulster County used by more than 50,000 motorists daily. The 360-foot-long, three-span structure bridge is located on Interstate 87 and carries Thruway traffic in both directions over the Wallkill River and state Route 213 between Exit 18 in New Paltz and Exit 19 in Kingston. It opened to traffic in 1955 and is among the 75 percent of Thruway bridges that are more than 60 years old, according to a release from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office.
DiNapoli calls Gallagher ‘comptroller’s comptroller’
KINGSTON – A fast-moving storm knocked out power at the Kingston venue where State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli was set to speak on behalf of Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher. The power was quickly restored and the fundraiser went forward with DiNapoli praising Gallagher as being a “comptroller’s comptroller.”...
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