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The vision thing
Hugh Reynolds Governor Andrew Cuomo has done a lot of positive and far-sighted things his first year in office. Eliminating the safety provision that drivers take eye tests to renew their licenses was...
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Carnright wins DA race, Gregorius back to legislature
Jack Hayes and newly reelected Ulster County District Attorney Holley Carnright. (Photo by Dan Barton) With all 126 districts reporting, incumbent district attorney Holley Carnright has scored a...
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Legislature approves executive plan to sell Health Care facility, passes...
County executive Michael Hein Weathering charges of duplicity and secrecy against the Hein administration, and warnings they were acting prematurely and in ignorance, a bare majority of county...
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Part of the team?
Terry Bernardo is sworn in as Ulster County Legislature Chairwoman. (Photo by Phyllis McCabe) Newly elected Ulster County Legislature chairman Terry Bernardo threw down the gauntlet, advising county...
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Democratic candidates differ markedly in style
Joel Tyner, left, and Julian Schriebman, right, at the New Paltz debate. (photo by Hugh Reynolds) Based on applause following their 90-minute debate at the Woodland Pond senior-citizen complex in New...
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Happiness and heartbreak
Chris Gibson (photo by Will Dendis) Bucking what he called a “negative, divisive” campaign by Democrat Julian Schreibman and a heavy vote for president Barack Obama, Republican Chris Gibson scored a...
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Railroading group opposes conversion to rail-trail
A group of dedicated rail enthusiasts has been working on restoring the Ulster County-owned railroad from Kingston to Highmount for the better part of a generation. Now, an equally dedicated group of...
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Polar Express to the rescue?
The hugely popular Polar Express will come roaring down reconstructed tracks of the old Ulster and Delaware Railroad from Kingston to Route 209 for the month of December. Exactly who hosts that show...
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Primary preview: Who’s on the ballot in Ulster County
Andrew Cuomo and Zephyr Teachout. More than 37,000 Ulster County Democrats will be eligible to vote in the Tuesday, September 9 primary for offices ranging from state governor and lieutenant governor...
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Ulster legislators study potential locations for fire training center
Moving forward on plans to construct a fire training center but responding to protests by neighbors in the Cottekill area where it was originally planned, the Ulster County Legislature has voted to...
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Hugh Reynolds: Ulster County’s phantom workers
As if Ulster County taxpayers doling out $77.8 million a year in county property taxes weren’t enough, County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach revealed last week that some $2.2 million goes to line-item...
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Hugh Reynolds: Sales tax wars have resumed
At the risk of beating a dead horse to death, to quote a former Kingston mayor, it appears that the Ulster County sales tax wars have resumed. But taking a different form, and with some new players....
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David O’Halloran, ranch owner, ex-county official, passes unexpectedly
Dave O’Halloran in 2012. (Photo by Phyllis McCabe) The sudden death Tuesday, May 29, of David O’Halloran at age 56 has been met with shock and grief in the town where he was widely considered a leading...
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Hugh Reynolds: Where will the firefighters train?
Marlboro Fire Department chief Bob Troncillito, in the department’s vintage 1937 engine, seen at the town’s Memorial Day parade on Sunday. (photo by Dan Barton) The good news for Ulster County...
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Hein for Congress: Will he or won’t he?
Two years ago, plus a few months, Ulster County executive Mike Hein delayed a decision on whether to run for Congress until almost the eleventh hour, only to bow out of a race he never officially...
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Hugh Reynolds: Consolidation without tears
Ulster County’s application for $20 million in state funding to consolidate services and launch several major public-works projects seems to have legs in Albany. It is one of six counties still in the...
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Tax deal begins Hudson Valley Mall’s second life
The Town of Ulster and the Kingston City School District have signed an agreement with the new owners of Hudson Valley Mall to reduce the assessed value of the mall by about 90 percent for taxing...
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Hugh Reynolds: One ring, eight hats
David Clegg speaks Sunday in Kingston. (photo by Phyllis McCabe) As new candidates enter the already crowded field for the Democratic congressional nomination next year, the odds for bottom-feeders can...
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Hugh Reynolds: Alms for the poor
The Alms House The plan to convert a vacant and aged county-owned office building in Kingston into apartments for low-income seniors came to an abrupt halt last week. A sharply divided Kingston Common...
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Hugh Reynolds: Facing reality
Gabrielle Green and Alex Panagiotopoulos, co-owners of Kingston Creative. (photo by Kevin Godbey) Pretty much a 20th century guy, I tend to look askance at new technology. Telephones? Who needs ‘em?...
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