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Mid-Hudson arrests report: August 23, 2026

The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

2 dead in Plattekill, Ulster County Sheriff’s Office says

The deaths of two people on Milton Turnpike are under investigation, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday evening.

NoVo Foundation’s Metro complex in Kingston to open in late 2026

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A former manufacturing facility on Greenkill Avenue known as The Metro will open in phases as soon as the end of 2026, the comp…

Clarence Page: Unity, and careful messaging, will be key to Dem resurgence

Opinion: Here’s an easy lesson for rising political hopefuls to draw from Francesca Hong’s failed bid to be Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial…

Kingston Artists Downhill Derby rolls with a touch of Mardi Gras

The Downhill Derby attracted 21 entrants in a Mardi Gras-styled take on the former “soapbox” event that has evolved into over-the-top ways to ge…

Charles Sauer: Can the FCC let us be?

Opinion: Following ABC, NBC, and CBS’s refusal to air Donald Trump’s recent prime-time address, the president threatened to revoke the networks’…

Mid-Hudson Valley arrests report: Aug. 13, 2026

The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system. Any person(s) charged wit…

Uptown Kingston restoration work in Pike Plan’s aftermath delayed, city says

A city-funded project to restore the signboards on 22 buildings on North Front and Wall streets where the Pike Plan canopies were once attached…

Dutchess County man scammed elderly resident out of $180,000, Ulster town police say

A Dutchess County man was jailed after town police said he scammed an elderly victim out of $180,000 by posing as a PayPal representative attemp…

Balkan Mountains Music Festival takes place Sept. 19 in Shandaken

The Phoenicia Library’s Balkan Mountains Music Festival returns Saturday, Sept. 19, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Glenbrook Park, 48 state Route 42.

Peter Roff: America is running out of helium

You’d think it couldn’t happen, but America is running out of helium.

Charles Sauer: What Alan Greenspan can teach the Left and Right about antitrust

Before Alan Greenspan became the most well-known and respected Federal Reserve Chair of modern times, he was a member of novelist and philosophe…

Bill Press: Let us now praise Dr. Anthony Fauci

Whatever you say about Joe Biden, he got one thing right.

Mid-Hudson Valley arrests report: Jan. 21, 2026

The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system. Any person(s) charged wit…

Free movie event for seniors on Oct. 28 in Rosendale

ROSENDALE, N.Y. — The 1974 movie “Murder on the Orient Express” will be presented by the Ulster County Office for the Aging on Tuesday, Oct. 28,…

Travel: These cruise ships will make their maiden voyages in 2025

The cruise industry is working harder than ever to float your boat.

Raymond Snyder, accused of Kingston murder, to face second trial in August

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Raymond Snyder, accused again in the 2020 shooting death of Romero K. Underwood, will face his second murder trial in August, a…

Mid-Hudson Calendar of Events: Aug. 1 and 2, 2018

Wednesday, Aug. 1 Gentle Yoga: 9 a.m. Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. (845) 657-2482. Fee $6 drop-in or $48 for 12 week session…