Kingston
By WP Newsroom on Saturday, Mar. 27, 2010 - 11:42 pm
Google is going to be testing out Google Fiber, an experimental super-extra-fast broadband network, in a few places in the U.S. soon. They've invited communities to make their pitch for why Google should pick them. Kingston Digital Corridor (and Ulster... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Mar. 24, 2010 - 4:36 pm
If you're in Kingston, and your barroom pickup lines usually involve something about the width of your backside cache, you might want to head down to Keegan Ales at 5:30. The Kingston Digital Corridor is whooping it up beer/geek style in what's becoming a... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Monday, Mar. 15, 2010 - 5:46 pm
A young harp seal spotted last week in the Rondout Creek died in the middle of a rescue attempt organized by the Riverhead Foundation, the Daily Freeman reports.
Earlier: Seal swims to Kingston
By WP Newsroom on Monday, Mar. 15, 2010 - 11:46 am
Looks like we got lucky. While pickup trucks were being swept away in the town of Tuxedo, in Orange county, the rain wasn't even enough to douse the St. Patrick's day parade in Kingston:
Video by Clark Richters at The Kingston News, who was onhand to... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2010 - 6:23 pm
Spectators along the Rondout Creek got a rare glimpse of an Arctic harp seal yesterday. The Daily Freeman has the story, with video.
Steve Noble, an environmental educator for the city Parks and Recreation Department, said the seal, which spent most of... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Mar. 3, 2010 - 9:15 am
The recently-founded Kingston Neighborhood Watch is getting a lot of interest from residents and local media. Here's an interview with cofounder Mike D'Arcy from the Kingston News videoblog.
The group will be meeting on April 13 to hammer out their... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010 - 11:18 am
Kingston Citizens is urging residents to contact their legislators to spare the historic site from the budget axe.
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 - 4:07 pm
Kingston Happenings profiles Sri Talla of the Kingston Pharmacy, a brand-new venture located in the former home of the Muddy Cup.
Talla, who was born and raised in India and immigrated to the U.S. for his pharmaceutical training, said if a customer... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 - 11:02 pm
Galvanized by the mugging of a neighbor, a Kingston resident is organizing a community crime watch. The group held its first meeting today.
By WP Newsroom on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010 - 10:22 pm
Ulster Common Sense blogger Jeremiah snaps a picture of a horse tied to a parking meter outside Rosita's in Kingston.
This does raise a lot of questions. 1) Does the owner have to pay the same amount at the meter? 2) If the owner has a couple of drinks,... Read more
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