Ulster County
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 - 2:26 pm
On Wednesday, Oct. 15, 54-year-old Nicholas Liakis of Shandaken was sentenced to a lengthy prison term for robbing Community Bank on Route 28 in Boiceville in February.
Left: Nicholas Liakis, in a photo from the Ulster County District Attorney's office. ... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 - 5:18 pm
Above: A trailer for I Believe in Unicorns, a film that was partially shot in the Hudson Valley. It is a featured film at this year's Woodstock Film Festival.
The annual Woodstock Film Festival kicks off Wednesday, Oct. 15, bringing big names -- actors... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 - 4:39 pm
Last weekend's O+ Festival filled the city of Kingston with artists, musicians, and healthcare professionals, who swapped checkups for performances.
Some of the creativity was permanent: Singer-songwriter Jack Dishel and graffiti collective Vor138 left a... Read more
By HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 - 4:49 pm
KINGSTON -- HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley Chief Executive Officer David Scarpino will speak at a YMCA public seminar 9:30 a.m. Oct. 15 about healthcare changes and how HealthAlliance is preparing for the future.
The free hourlong talk will be held... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 - 2:15 pm
Columbus Day Weekend is coming up, and the Catskills are making the most of summer's last hurrah.
If you're a Catskills local, you've been living in a slow-mo fireworks display for a couple of weeks now, as maples, beeches, birches and oaks erupt in a... Read more
By RUPCO on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 - 12:40 pm
Kingston, NY , September 22, 2014 – The regional housing agency, RUPCO, Inc. based in Kingston, announced this week the appointment of Tara Collins to its senior staff as Director of Communication & Resource Development. Collins comes to RUPCO... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 - 12:40 pm
The Greenheart Farmstand is selling pumpkins and produce this week at the former Bank of America building on Route 28 in the Ulster County hamlet of Shokan, according to its customers and to Drew Boggess, the chair of Olive Planning Board.
The farmstand... Read more
By RUPCO on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 - 12:36 pm
Kathy Germain, Vice President of Housing Services for RUPCO’s NeighborWorks® HomeOwnership Center (HOC) in Kingston, was appointed to the HOC National NeighborWorks® Advisory Committee representing the Northeast Region. RUPCO is a charter member of... Read more
By RUPCO on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 - 12:02 pm
SAUGERTIES, NY, OCTOBER 3, 2014 - Regional housing innovator, RUPCO of Kingston, is hosting its annual Community Lunch on Thursday, October 30 from noon to 2 p.m. at Diamond Mills Hotel & Tavern, Saugerties. Each year, Community Lunch brings together... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 - 12:09 pm
Above: A bagel with lox from H&H Bagels Midtown East. Photo by Flickr user Kenneth Lu.
A story by the business news site Quartz on Oct. 7 confirmed what New Yorkers already know: The secret to NYC's bagels is in the water.
Bagel entrepreneurs are so... Read more