On May 21st, 2013, at 8:30 AM, deputies responded to an Ulster County 911 report of a school bus accident on Sportsman Rd. near Bennett Rd. in the Town of Wawarsing. Investigation revealed that an eighteen-passenger Rolling V Bus Corporation school bus operated by Joanne Weber, 56 years of age of Mountaindale, NY, was eastbound [...]
Deputies and detectives from the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call for a reported lost hiker in the area of Mountain Road in Rosendale. On Monday May 20 at 9:45 PM, Eileen Ryan, age 36, of Mountain Road in the Town of Rosendale was hiking with a friend in the wooded area [...]
On May 20, 2013, the Ulster County Family & Child Advocacy Center, which is comprised of the New York State Police, Ulster County Sheriffs Office, Town of Ulster Police Department, and Ulster County Child Protective Services, arrested Christopher Saitch, age 39, of Kingston, for two counts of Sexual Abuse in the first degree, a class [...]
Town of Newburgh Supervisor Wayne Booth has announced a summer intern program. Booth explains, “You learn a lot in school about the world but it’s a whole new ballgame when you have to go out into the world to find a job in government or politics.” Adding. “Give yourself an edge over your work competition [...]
As the ground warms, periodical cicadas that have spent the last 17 years underground will emerge and take to the skies. On Saturday, June 1, the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will hold a program focusing on these amazing insects. The class will be from 1:00 – 3:00pm and the cost is $5 per person. [...]
Abuse of prescription medications is a major public health problem. The majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends or from the home medicine cabinet. Proper disposal of discontinued, expired or unwanted medications is one way of addressing this serious problem. There are several groups and organizations in the area that occasionally [...]
Assemblymember Barrett pushes for consumer protection representative on state Energy Planning Board Announces her legislation now has Senate sponsorship Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D- Hudson) announced her bill to restore a consumer protection representative on the state Energy Planning Board has gained Senate sponsorship from Senator Cecilia Tkaczyk (A.7069). The bill passed the Assembly in 2012 [...]
The Greater Hudson Valley Health System (GHVHS) has announced that due to substantial reductions in reimbursement from the federal and state governments, as well as other decreases in revenue caused by healthcare reform, that it has been forced to immediately reduce its labor force. Catskill Regional Medical Center will lay off the equivalent of 60 [...]
Governor Cuomo Announces NY Works Projects to Improve State Parks and Historic Sites Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $90 million in NY Works funding will advance nearly 90 construction projects to upgrade and repair more than 50 state parks and historic sites across New York. “Through the NY Works program, the state is investing [...]
The New York State Police in Troop K will conduct their annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Friday, May 24, 2013. The service will honor those members of Troop K who gave their lives in the performance of their duties. This service will begin promptly at 11:00 A.M. at the front of Troop K Headquarters, 2541 [...]
