Ulster County News

An Ellenville man, who was walking on Route 209 in the Town of Wawarsing just before 7 p.m. Sunday, was struck and killed by a motorist, State Police said Monday.

Republicans unexpectedly took control of the Ulster County Legislature in voting Tuesday.

Pocono Playhouse owner Ralph Miller and a crew burned costumes and sets behind the theater hours before a blaze incinerated the building last month.

From left: Town of New Paltz Supervisor Toni Hokanson; Joyce Minard, New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce; Cindy Hilbert, Town of Marlborough; Mark Castiglione; and Town of Lloyd Supervisor Ray Costantino NEW PALTZ The Hudson River Valley Greenway announced the awarding of three grants to trail projects in Ulster County, Friday.

The Hudson River Valley Greenway Friday announced the awarding of three grants to trail projects in Ulster County.

KINGSTON The Bennett, Kielson accounting consultants are going over Ulster County Executive Michael Hein's proposed 2010 budget with a fine tooth comb.

KINGSTON Republican Ulster County Clerk Nina Postupack won a second term in office by defeating Democrat Gilda Riccardi.

Ulster County Clerk Nina Postupack is leading her challenger Gilda Riccardi by 6,812 to 3,864 in early returns.

A 42-year-old Port Ewen man lost his life when his Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle ran off the roadway on Glasco Turnpike near Smith Road and into a wooded area.

WASHINGTON -- When it comes to hiring and paying staffers, congressional representatives from New York's Hudson Valley and upstate communities take different approaches.

Two candidates are vying for one seat in this race. Office sought: Ulster County Court judge.

Public schools in Ulster County will release students approximately 15 minutes early on Nov.

There is a report of robbery and stabbing Thursday morning at Leggs Miils Road in the Lake Katrina area of Ulster County.

Editor's note: The Poughkeepsie Journal is running a series of candidate profiles prior to the Nov.

The Ulster County Industrial Development Agency announced Tuesday a $10,000 grant for the Kingston/Ulster Empire Zone.

An Ulster County correction officer suffered injuries to her head, neck and scalp when she was assaulted by a prisoner at the county jail early Tuesday, the sheriff's office said.

Wildlife biologists studying a mysterious ailment killing off hundreds of thousands of bats want to find out if they can repopulate hibernation caves decimated by "white-nose syndrome." So they're bringing 79 healthy little brown bats to two hard-hit caves in Vermont.

GOVERNOR DAVID PATERSON PLANS TO BE IN ULSTER COUNTY TODAY. THIS AFTERNOON THE GOVERNOR IS SCHEDULED TO BE IN HIGHLAND TO HOST A "NEW ECONOMY ROUND-TABLE " AT PRISM SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES.

Donald A. Williams Jr. began practicing law in New York 30 years ago, and for the vast majority of that time, he's been a prosecutor.

On a campaign blitz of chicken dinners and street festivals, Deborah Schneer has been introducing herself across a county where she was mostly anonymous before this summer.