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A local woman has spelled her way into a national spelling bee competition using words like pachydermatous, verisimilitude, and oleaginous.

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. – The Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency and the Ulster Town Board have agreed to an exchange of four vehicles. The deal was struck through unanimous votes during the agency’s Dec. 28 meeting and the Town Board’s Dec. 21 session. Under the resolution, the trash agency will pay $20,000 for a […]

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency’s search for a solid waste disposal solution will begin with a look back at three of the most recent proposals to determine if any are worth using as a long-term plan. The $32,000 contract with Middletown-based consulting firm Cornerstone Engineering was approved Thursday, Dec. 28, […]

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. —  Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency is seeking to find a better way to dispose of the bed mattresses. During a meeting last week, agency officials discussed the cost and impact of mattresses ending up in a landfill, with interim Executive Director Anna Roppolo reporting that sending the large items to […]

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency board members have officially chartered the agency Finance Committee in compliance with state Budget Authorities Office requirements that were adopted 17 years ago. The move was approved in a 4-0 vote during a meeting Thursday, with board members saying the committee will be used to […]

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — There have been 32 applications received from people seeking to become the next Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency executive director but less than a third are considered to be viable candidates. The update was provided during a board meeting Thursday, when interim Executive Director Anna Roppolo said there is a Dec. […]

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency board members have adopted a $17.57 million budget carrying a 0.42% increase of $73,792. Under the spending plan that was adopted in a 3-2 vote during a meeting Monday, there will be a $115 per ton tipping fee, a $5 increase. Board members Andrew Ghiorse, […]

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency board members have agreed to delay conducting a landfill study until hiring an executive director but are concealing their plans to fill the leadership position. Those activities included closed-door discussions about what job description the board wants used when conducting the search, board Chairman Andrew […]

Fourth Quarter Total Revenue Growth of 20 Percent Included Approximately 11 Percent Growth from Acquisitions Fourth Quarter Earnings Per Share of $1.09 and...

/PRNewswire/ -- Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) today announced that it will release its fourth quarter 2022 financial results on Wednesday, February 15,...