KINGSTON, N.Y. — County officials hope the problem of finding public defenders and local magistrates to appear for late-night and weekend cases will be resolved in early June when the county’s centralized arraignment part court is slated to be up and running.In a May 15 update to County Executive Jen Metzger, Public Defender Elizabeth Corrado […]
ROSENDALE, N.Y. — A shortage of available after-hours public defenders is “a safety concern for residents of the county and for my officers,” Rosendale Police Chief Scott Schaffrick said.In a phone interview Wednesday, May 1, Schaffrick said town justices are refusing to arraign defendants after hours, or even answer their phones when called by police […]
TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. A contract for sale has been forwarded to the Ulster County Legislature in connection with a deal to sell off a foreclosed former IBM building to an adjacent property owner, according to officials. Ulster County Jen Metzger said Thursday, April 18, that a contract of sale for the structure at […]
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 […]
1: More than one ton of compostable material has been collected from 601 participants of the Kingston Organics program since its launch on July 10, the city announced. 2: After a years-long process, the Kingston Common Council unanimously approved the city’s new form-based zoning code, cementing new guidelines for how land in Kingston is used […]