Kingston
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, May. 4, 2011 - 10:48 pm
31-year-old Kingston resident Corey Kotsol was found dead this evening, after being reported missing by his girlfriend earlier in the day. Not many details are available yet, but the Daily Freeman has the story:
Detective Lt. Egidio Tinti, head of the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, May. 3, 2011 - 3:31 pm
Two of three women who sued the city of Kingston for sexual harassment have won their cases, according to the Daily Freeman, which has been following the federal trial all week:
The jury today ruled the city and former Public Works Superintendent Steve... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2011 - 9:40 am
A car carrier loaded with nine vehicles burned for hours on the Thruway just south of Kingston yesterday, closing traffic in both directions for much of the afternoon, according to a press release from the State Police.
Several of the cars being hauled... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Apr. 22, 2011 - 10:52 am
The Daily Freeman shared an annual report about the quality of Kingston's drinking water today, and it's pretty good news:
Water Superintendent Judith Hansen said Kingston residents will be receiving the 2010 report about the quality of the city’s water... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Apr. 4, 2011 - 4:44 pm
Above: A memento left on the remains of a tree on Wall Street, cut down recently as part of Kingston's controversial "Pike Plan" to restore the 1970s-era wooden canopies over the sidewalks of the uptown Stockade district. Photo by local musician (and O+... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 - 12:45 pm
A Kingston house partially succumbed to the weight of snow and ice on its roof this morning, the Daily Freeman reports. Around 9am, the porch of the Midtown home collapsed:
The Kingston Fire Department said the collapse occurred about 9:12 a.m. and that... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 - 3:07 pm
The AP is reporting that icing problems are forcing Central Hudson to turn of its natural gas service to hundreds of customers in Ulster County for several days, just in time for a very cold snap.
The Ulster County Red Cross is opening an overnight... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jan. 10, 2011 - 11:33 am
Suspected bank robbers who hit Key Bank in Uptown Kingston around 11am this morning may be speeding by you on a highway right now, according to the Times Herald-Record.
Police are asking passers-by to keep a lookout for a two men in a white Ford Taurus... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011 - 7:19 pm
The latest from the Times Herald-Record about the search for 33-year-old Zach Green, who has been missing since Sunday:
By midday, police were almost certain that the 6-foot-2-inch, 220 pound man wasn’t near the Esopus Creek or along the railroad tracks... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010 - 5:47 pm
All hands were on deck at the Kingston Fire Department last night, as a fire raged at the former St. Peter's Elementary School building on Adams Street. No one was hurt.
The Daily Freeman has video.
As does the Times Herald-Record.
Former alderman Richard... Read more