Jonathan Heppner News Today

KINGSTON, N.Y. – A contingent of leading Mid-Hudson political leaders have urged Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration to resolve negotiations that they say, if unsuccessful, could result in significant cutbacks at HealthAlliance Hospital. One letter, written by state Senator Michelle Hinchey, D-Saugerties, was signed by seven other politicians representing parts of Ulster County. A second one […]

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Voters in the Ulster County Legislature’s District 23 will elect Jeff Collins to represent them in county government in the upcoming election. Collins, 62, is a registered Democrat running for the seat now held by Democrat Jonathan Heppner. Heppner is not running for election to a fifth two-year term on the Legislature. […]

KINGSTON, N.Y. – The Ulster County Legislature is unanimously opposed to double-digit electricity and gas delivery charges proposed by Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., lawmakers announced on Wednesday. In a letter to the Public Service Commission, legislators have strongly objected to Central Hudson’s proposal to raise rates by 16% for electricity delivery and 19% […]

KINGSTON, N.Y. – Ulster County lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a resolution asking the beleaguered Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency to terminate any further studies on the feasibility of siting a landfill within the county’s borders. The mostly party-line 14-8 vote came despite most lawmakers speaking on the measure saying they agreed with the points raised […]

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A memorializing resolution opposing moving local elections to even years from odd years was narrowly defeated in the Ulster County Legislature. While legislators voted 11-10 in favor of the resolution, which would have been sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul urging her to veto bills that passed both the state Senate and state […]

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Ulster County Legislature approved County Executive Jen Metzger’s plan to create a $15-million ‘Housing Action Fund’ to encourage investment directed at improving housing supply by a 20-1 vote. Metzger was in attendance Tuesday when the vote took place. Joe Maloney, D-Saugerties, cast the only no vote. Democrats Jonathan Heppner and Eric […]

A 10-story mass timber tower designed by LEVER Architecture in collaboration with several university and industry partners withstood a recent seismic resiliency test at UCSDs Englekirk Structural Engineering Center.

First-of-Its-Kind Test to Prove Resilience of Tall Mass Timber Buildings ...

Public and private partners support the test to prove mass timber's seismic resilience.OREGON CITY, OR / ACCESSWIRE / May 10, 2023 / Practical testing is underway at the University of California San Diego

The TallWood researchers expect to publish design guidelines by the end of the year for the resilient post-tensioned wall system.