Patricia R. Doxsey

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Dutchess County lawmakers unanimously voted Monday to ban the sale of synthetic kratom — a potentially fatal supplement often sold is gas stations and smoke shops as an energy booster.

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — A brawl at the Kingston Motel on Tuesday drew police officers from three departments and seemed to underscore the concerns of Town Board members who say the motel, which is primarily used by Ulster County as a homeless shelter, is both unsafe for its residents and a drain on the town's resources.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Amy Helm clapped back Tuesday against allegations that she used Levon Helm Studios to line her own pockets, claiming in a statement that the organization's new leadership is trying to extort money from her through a lawsuit filed in federal court earlier this week.

Ulster County legislators who represent the town of Ulster have submitted a resolution to end the use of the Kingston Motel as a homeless shelter.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — On Aug. 17, 1943, a 23-year-old Albert H. Marks walked away from his Kingston home and into history, signing up to become a soldier

It will be at least another month before Ulster County lawmakers decide whether to prohibit law enforcement agents from wearing masks when dealing with the public.

Ulster County’s legislators on Tuesday voted to impose a moratorium on nearly all county hiring for the next six months.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Low-income people who purchase affordable homes and the spouses of fallen police officers could get a break in their Ulster County property taxes under a pair of local laws adopted by the county Legislature on Tuesday.

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KINGSTON, N.Y. — It was three years after the state legalized recreational marijuana in 2021, that Big Gas Dispensary, located in the town of New Paltz, became the first pot shop to open within Ulster County's borders.