9+ hour, 8+ min ago   (831+ words) OLIVE, N.Y. — On the first or second Saturday of September, when all the weekenders are busy with the start of the school year, locals flock to Lester Davis Park in West Shokan to carry the flame of a joyous small town…...

8+ hour, 1+ min ago   (111+ words) Monday, Sep 14 * Ulster County Housing Policy and Oversight Committee, 3:30 p.m., KL Binder Library, 6th Floor, County Office Building, 244 Fair St., Kingston. * Ulster County Community Services Board... 2 teens on electric vehicle seriously injured in Kingston crash, police say 2 West Hurley residents arrested in…...

11+ hour, 6+ min ago   (361+ words) Jess Davis, vice president of the Ulster County Chamber of Commerce, graduated from the Institute for Organization Management program, an arm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Davis earned an IOM Graduate Recognition, signifying the individual’s completion of 96 credit hours of…...

11+ hour, 30+ min ago   (880+ words) SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — Tens of thousands are expected to descend on Cantine Field when the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival returns Sept. 26-27. Pat Praetorius said this year’s festival will return to “full capacity” for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced…...

11+ hour, 24+ min ago   (575+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — The city’s efforts to implement a 3% occupancy tax for hotel, motel and short-term rental stays continues to move forward. The Common Council’s Finance and Audit Committee voted 4-1 to send the proposal for the 3% tax to the full Common Council…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (130+ words) Daily Freeman Cadence Weiss of Hudson was awarded the Columbia County Agricultural Society’s annual scholarship. Weiss represented Hudson High School last year in the School Queen competition, but has been a contestant in the Talent Show and performed with the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (318+ words) Daily Freeman The Ulster BOCES Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning at Mount Marion had its annual Art & Music Celebration, an inspiring showcase of student creativity, self-expression and authentic learning through visual art and music, on Thursday, June 11. Inspired by the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (573+ words) Elizabeth Baldwin, a former Saugerties resident, earned her doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. She began her obstetrician-gynecologist residency at Rochester General Hospital in the city of Rochester in July. Catleen Kelly of…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (245+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — Kingston Fire Department quelled a fire in the second-story bedroom at 15 Schryver Ct. in Kingston yesterday evening with no reported injuries. Fire Chief Chris Rea said that emergency services received a call at 7:36 p.m. and dispatched the Kingston Fire…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (748+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — The race for the 51st state Senate seat features a current Republican assemblymember against a Delhi Democrat who ran unsuccessfully for the seat in 2024. Assemblymember Christ Tague, R-Schoharie, who represents the 102nd Assembly District, is running against Democrat Michele Frazier, who…...