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KINGSTON, N.Y. — Former Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra — who retired from the department amid controversy over his handling of allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior by one of his officers — will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Ulster County Police Chiefs Association at the organization’s dinner Wednesday.Sinagra is a 36-year veteran police […]

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — The Police Chiefs Association of Ulster County will be honoring law enforcement personnel and civilians for their efforts at an upcoming awards banquet, an announcement said.The ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, and will take place at Novella’s New Paltz, 2 Terwilliger Lane.The banquet will begin with a “posting of […]

More enforcement authority for the state and municipalities is likely to be part of an emerging budget deal.

SAUGERTIES, N.Y.  – The Town Board on Wednesday changed a motion that would have turned down “any and all” state Freedom of Information requests with one that would deny a specific person’s request, but then the modified resolution was tabled. The board was being called to act in the role of appeals officer to decide whether […]

SAUGERTIES, N.Y.  — A planned Town Board motion to have a blanket denial of any Freedom of Information Law requests involving investigations would be out of compliance with regulations used to guide public requests for documents, a state Committee on Open Government official says. The resolution is scheduled to be on the board’s agenda Wednesday, […]