Quigley gets GOP nod for county comptroller
In a surprise development, Town of Ulster Supervisor Jim Quigley has been nominated as the Republican candidate for county comptroller, going up against two-term incumbent Democrat Elliott Auerbach. Unofficial nominations took place at the Republican convention at Ulster County Community College on Wednesday night. Quigley lost by 174 votes to Auerbach in 2008 and did...
Lost and found and “liked”
If you are on Facebook and live anywhere in the Hudson Valley, then for the past year your newsfeed may well have contained heart-wrenching home photos of children draped over a patient old terrier, golden Labradors racing across lawns or a vexed-looking striped cat with red-eye from camera flash waiting by the door to be...
Let’s work together … to a point
In recent weeks, Town of Ulster and City of Kingston police have launched a series of joint investigations targeting drug dealers who operate across municipal boundaries. But Ulster Town Supervisor James Quigley III says liability and labor issues make any formal consolidation of police services between the adjacent communities unlikely. On March 26, members of...
Another slice: Two ex-pols go into pizza business together
Voters haven’t treated them too kindly of late, so veteran local politicians Mike Madsen and Nick Woerner are hoping pizza serves them better. Madsen, 48, served eight years on the Kingston Common Council and a term in the Ulster County Legislature before losing a bid for re-election in 2011. Woerner, 28, was elected to two...
Town of Ulster PD seeks ‘suspicious male’
A release from the Ulster PD issued Tuesday afternoon: “The Ulster Police Department is investigating a complaint received on February 24th 2013 at around 7:30 p.m. regarding a suspicious male at the Budget 19 Motel, on Route 28 in the Town of Ulster. Information received is that an unknown white male approached a 7-year-old child...
Ex-football team owner bilked locals, police allege
A Lake Katrine man is facing felony charges — accused of using his former position as a part-owner of a local semi-pro football team to bilk two area residents out of thousands of dollars. Now, police and prosecutors are trying to determine if there are additional victims. Mark S. English was arrested by state police...
QuickChek gets OK to take over closed Mobil spot
Moving is never as easy as you think it’ll be, even if you’re only packing up and moving across the street. Such has been the experience of QuickChek, the New Jersey-based gas station and convenience store chain, which unwrapped an approval by the Ulster Town Board in late December to move their Washington Avenue facility...
Tree theft brings community together
Police are looking for the thieves who wrecked and robbed a Christmas tree operation in the Town of Ulster which raises money for a local Boy Scout camp. But, Scout officials say the dastardly crime has failed to dampen their holiday spirit and, in fact, has generated an outpouring of goodwill from the community. “My...
Hunger: It isn’t a game
On a brisk, sunny Sunday afternoon a line of people bundled-up in jackets and bulky sweaters stretches down Fair Street in Uptown Kingston, spanning the sidewalk in front of the County Office Building. At first glance, the assembly of various ages, ethnicities and backgrounds could be easily mistaken for a line of Black Friday sale...
Stayin’ alive: Ana Dooley, 11, fighting rare cancer
You’re an 11-year-old girl with serious belly pain and no one knows why. Your parents rush you to the emergency room, where you are stripped of your control and dignity and remain in that state for the next two months of your life. Protracted weeks of your family, as well as nice (and not-so-nice medical...
Millens on the move
Even prior to Superstorm Sandy flooding the whole Rondout area Monday, there’s been a lot of activity on the East Strand. Earthmoving machines have been clearing out the recycling facility of B. Millens & Sons, which is closing its location on the Strand and moving to a new facility on Kiefer Lane in Town of...
UPDATED: Ex-chief Taggard admits official misconduct
Ulster County District Attorney Holley Carnright has said, for the first time, that former Town of Ulster Police Chief Matthew Taggard was suspected of engaging in “criminal conduct” while working with a youth program affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America a decade ago. Those allegations prompted an investigation by the District Attorney’s Office which...