KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County residents who rely on private wells for drinking water can once again apply for free PFAS testing and financial assistance to address contamination concerns through a New York State pilot program. The New York State Department of Health has reopened applications for the Private Well PFAS Testing and Mitigation Rebate […]
Local fire chief David A. Gagnon of the Cottekill Volunteer Fire Company died during the line of duty on Friday. Chief Gagnon and other Cottekill Fire Department members responded to a report of a tree in the roadway in the Town of Rosendale on Friday, July 3, at 3:06 p.m. according to local fire department […]
ANDES, N.Y. — What began as an experiment to bring together local makers in the western Catskills has quickly become one of the region’s most anticipated summer gatherings. The Oh-Boy! Market, established in 2024, returns July 3 and 4 in Andes, NY, on the pastures of Wayside Cider, once again transforming the grounds into an […]
A section of East Road (County Road 140) in the Town of Plattekill will close to through traffic beginning Tuesday, July 7, as the Ulster County Department of Public Works replaces a large culvert over Gidneytown Creek. The closure will affect East Road between the intersections with Old East Road and is expected to remain […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County will open two cooling centers beginning Tuesday, June 30, as dangerously hot weather is expected to move into the region this week. The Ulster County Department of Emergency Services said the cooling centers will operate daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. through the evening of Friday, July 3. Officials […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County’s Department of Emergency Services has launched a new text-based feedback system designed to gather input from residents following certain non-life-threatening interactions with 911 dispatchers. The tool, called PowerEngage, sends an optional survey by text message hours or days after a qualifying call. Ulster County officials said the county is one […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. — A Rosendale man was arrested June 19 and charged with stealing nearly $100,000 from a law enforcement employee association, according to state police. New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation investigators arrested Andrew C. Wells, 42, of Rosendale, on a charge of grand larceny in the second degree, a Class C […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County Government will host a Juneteenth Lunch and Learn program next week exploring the history of Juneteenth and the path toward emancipation in Ulster County. The event is scheduled for noon on June 18 and will feature presentations by Weldon McWilliams, chair of Black Studies at SUNY New Paltz, and Ulster […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Ulster County Pool in New Paltz will reopen for the 2026 season on June 20, county officials announced. The pool, located at 241 Libertyville Road, will remain open through Sept. 7. For the second consecutive year, Ulster County seniors and families who receive Medicaid or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits […]
