Nina Postupack News Today

KINGSTON, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-New York, announced during an event in the city on Monday that he’s working to secure $3 million in federal funds to improve safety for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists at two CSX railroad crossings in Midtown.Schumer joined County Executive Jen Metzger, Ulster County Clerk Nina Postupack, […]

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Elizabeth Culmone-Mills has been appointed as Ulster County chief assistant district attorney by District Attorney Emmanuel Nneji. Nneji’s term began on Monday, Jan. 1. The former chief assistant district attorney won the post in a tight race against former chief assistant district attorney Michael Kavanagh. David Clegg, the former district attorney, did […]

Jen Metzger, right, is sworn in for her second term as Ulster County executive by county Clerk Nina Postupack during a ceremony Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, in the county Legislature chambers in Kingston, N.Y. Metzger was first elected in 2022 to fill the unexpired term of Pat Ryan, who stepped down after being elected to […]

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A free new service aimed at enhancing the security of property owners throughout Ulster County has been introduced, the county Clerk’s Office has announced. The office said in a press release it is rolling out “Fraud Alert,” a user-friendly tool designed to empower property owners in safeguarding their most valuable assets. “Fraud […]

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County will celebrate its 340th anniversary on Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lobby of the Ulster County Building at 244 Fair St. Founded on Nov. 1, 1683, Ulster County was one of the original twelve counties in the province of New York. Special artifacts will […]

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Dozens of friends, neighbors, family and political leaders from both sides of the aisle gathered Thursday on the lawn of Congregation Agudas Achim Chabad on Lucas Avenue to honor congregant Maurice Shnaider’s family members who were killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Shnaider’s sister Margit Silverman and brother-in-law Yosi […]

KINGSTON, N.Y.— The Society for Creative Anachronism, Shire of Nordenhal, will present “Life in the Middle Ages” at the Matthewis Persen House Museum at 74 John St. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23 with free admission. An announcement for the event said discussions of period clothing, calligraphy, fencing, archery and other […]

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Theatre on the Road will visit the Matthewis Persen House Museum Uptown on Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a meet-and-greet event previewing its fall programs. Theatre on the Road’s Frank Marquette will discuss the group’s involvement with the Burning of Kingston to take place on Oct. 14 as […]

STONE RIDGE, N.Y. — Forty-seven new U.S. citizens took their oaths Friday at a naturalization ceremony held at SUNY Ulster. State Supreme Court Justice Sharon A. Graff presided over the ceremony and served as the keynote speaker. She said it was her honor and privilege to lead it. “Today the freedom of America and the […]

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A newly released database of Ulster County employee salaries compiled by the Ulster County Comptroller’s Office shows the county’s psychiatrist James Standafer earned far more than any other county employee in 2022. The database, called the Ulster County Public Pay Dashboard, shows that Standafer, who works in the county’s Mental Health Department, […]