Ulster County
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 24, 2010 - 9:57 am
A controversial Common Council bill to control Kingston's cat population has hit a roadblock. Mayor James Sottile vetoed the law at a public hearing last night, to the delight of several dozen onlookers. The Daily Freeman reports:
The mayor said he did... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 23, 2010 - 3:39 pm
From the Ulster County Sheriff's Department:
Detectives from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) Unit report the arrest of Nicholas A. Collins, age 23, of 33 Green Street, Kingston, NY, for numerous counts of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 23, 2010 - 9:12 am
Note to would-be felons: If you want to get away with stealing an old lady's credit cards, don't turn up at her house at 2:30 in the morning a couple of days later. From the Ulster County Sheriff's Department:
Deputies from the Ulster County Sheriff's... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 22, 2010 - 1:39 pm
Opposing The Cordoba House - Park 51 Islamic Training Center (Ground Zero Mosque) At 47-49 Park Ave, NYC
Wallkill Republican Kevin Roberts backed down from his controversial resolution opposing the Ground Zero mosque at a meeting of the Ulster... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 21, 2010 - 11:21 am
A 29-year-old named Ryan Panchak was found dead in the waters of the Esopus Creek on Friday in the Ulster County town of Marbletown, and yesterday, the State Police announced that the cause of his death was drowning. But, according to the press release,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Sep. 20, 2010 - 11:48 am
On Saturday night, New York State Police arrested 30-year-old Michael Cappiello for a strange accident in Spring Glen in Wawarsing that involved a pickup truck, alcohol, and three teenagers.
In a press release, the State Police charge that Cappiello was... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Sep. 18, 2010 - 9:59 am
Lately, upstate New York has been buzzing with film crews, as the industry searches for alternatives to shooting in expensive L.A. and New York City. Jane Fonda on location in Woodstock! Sundance bait in Sullivan County!
All this action is undoubtedly... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 17, 2010 - 5:24 pm
Drama is brewing over a pre-Civil-War barn in Woodstock, recently transformed into a gallery called Vivo Fine Art that opened this summer. The Woodstock Times reports that by painting a big sunburst on the side of the building without proper permission... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 15, 2010 - 4:41 pm
A middle-aged man and two teenagers allegedly forced their way into a household in Accord in Ulster County on Monday and attacked a person they found inside. Forty-year-old Chip Daole, 19-year-old Justin Cox, and 17-year-old Dylan Cox were arrested. From... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Sep. 13, 2010 - 5:21 pm
Alexis Muniz, who hails from Accord in Ulster County, had to let her Facebook friends know that she was working another job while collecting workers compensation, which is a big, felonious no-no. The Poughkeepsie Journal reports that the authorities... Read more
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