KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County has finalized a new four-year labor agreement with the Ulster County Sheriff’s Employees Association (UCSEA), covering the period 2025 through 2028. County Executive Jen Metzger, Sheriff Juan Figueroa, and UCSEA President George MacDonald signed the agreement Monday following its unanimous approval by the Ulster County Legislature in June. The total […]
KINGSTON, NY – Ulster County unveiled a life-size bronze sculpture, Sojourner Truth: First Steps to Freedom, at the County Office Building on Friday evening. The statue, created by New Paltz artist Trina Greene and loaned by the SUNY New Paltz Foundation, depicts Truth walking to freedom with her daughter Sophia in 1826. A Powerful Evening […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. – Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger announced today that applications are now open for Round 2 of the Ulster County Food Security Grant Program, with $410,000 in funding available to support local food security initiatives. The program is once again being administered in partnership with Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, with applications […]
KINGSTON, NY — Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT) will roll out a series of service changes on Wednesday, September 10, at 5 a.m., aimed at improving efficiency, reducing delays, and better meeting community needs. The adjustments are part of UCAT’s ongoing Route Optimization Plan. “We’ve listened closely to riders, operators, and community partners, and these […]
Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger and County Comptroller March Gallagher are speaking out following a cybersecurity breach involving Alera Group, the vendor responsible for administering employee health benefits for County government employees. The breach, which occurred in August 2024, was only disclosed to the County and impacted employees within the past few weeks. Alera Group—formerly […]
KINGSTON, NY – Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger announced today that Dina Suggs, a Kingston resident and veteran public servant, will take over as the County’s Chief Diversity Officer on August 4. Suggs will succeed Esi Lewis, who is departing County government to focus full-time on her role as Executive Director of the Dr. Margaret […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. – Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger has appointed longtime environmental policy leader Andy Bicking as the County’s new Director of the Department of the Environment. Bicking, a 25-year veteran of environmental policy and community engagement, has lived in Ulster County for more than two decades. He succeeds Europa McGovern, who previously served as […]
Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger announced the recipients of the County’s inaugural Farm Viability & Sustainability Grant Program, totalling $586,256 in grant funding to nine farms across Ulster County. The grants, each ranging from $25,000 to $75,000, are to support local farmers in building and maintaining resilient farms into the future. “Farming is central to […]
Public libraries in New York state are preparing for the impact of funding cuts by the Trump administration, after a March 2025 executive order that called for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The IMLS is the federal agency that supports libraries, archives, and museums across all 50 states and […]
