Kingston News

Author discussion - Oblong Books & Music, 6420 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck. 4 p.m. Feb.

City police received a complaint about the assault Thursday evening and quickly identified John Lowe Sr., 41, as the suspect, but were unable to locate him.

Thomas Douglass in Judge Don Williams' Ulster County Courtroom in Kingston, NY on Friday, February 10, 2012.

Kingston developer Steve Aaron met the first deadline the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency set before moving toward revoking his tax breaks.

When my late father turned 80, he proudly proclaimed that it was no big deal because, 'It's actually my second 40th birthday.' I was recently reminded of the laugh I got from this, when an email arrived from Woodstock drummer Jerry Marotta.

The Fab Faux on Saturday will pay tribute to the music of the Beatles at the Broadway Theater at Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston.

City police said that Gary "B-War" Watkins, 29, of Brooklyn, beat somebody with a tire iron on Foxhall Avenue around 5:05 p.m. The victim suffered numerous injuries and was hospitalized.

Three men facing murder charges in connection with the stabbing death of a former high school basketball star in the parking lot of a Pittsfield restaurant are headed to trial in April.

At a news conference Wednesday, Mayor Shayne Gallo said that former fire Chief John Reinhardt will be temporarily leading the fire department.

Birchwood Village in Kingston could lose tax breaks if developer Steven Aaron fails to pay hundreds of thousands on a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes arrangement.

Interested in learning how rocket ships fly? Come and join 4-H leader John W. White along with 4-H staff at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Reformed Church of the Comforter, 26 Wynkoop Place, Kingston, for "Rocket Races," which involve launching balloons on lines to demonstrate the science behind propulsion.

A hamlet of Palenville man was arrested Monday morning and charged with shooting someone in the back of the head with an air rifle.

The creation of the Ashokan Reservoir in Ulster County is the subject of the first county clerk's archival gallery exhibit of the year.

A massive casino project slated for Ulster County gets the go ahead in court. Ulster County officials say Claremont investments, a casino developer, is approved to buy the Nevele Hotel for $1.7 million.

Bereavement support - Various locations. Hospice Bereavement Services include ongoing support group counseling for all ages in Dutchess and Ulster.

In the foreground from left, Lee Courtney of Rhinebeck, Judy Harkavy of the City of Poughkeepsie, Rae Schlecht of Kingston and Raina Whan of Rhinebeck, sample vegetarian foods as the Mid-Hudson Vegetarian Society holds a lunch called 'Souper Bowl,' Sunday, at the Rhinebeck Reformed Church in Rhinebeck.

Former Kingston Detective Tim Matthews, seen in June 2011, is facing 13 felony charges and 5 to 15 years in prison for stealing from the public and a bank.

Are you a Beatles fan? Are you going to see the Fab Faux, a Beatles tribute band, at UPAC in... Author reading and signing - Oblong Books & Music, 26 Main St., Millerton.

Addressing the monthly breakfast meeting of the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce at the Kingston Holiday Inn, Gallo said the council would assist him and the city on 'economic development recommendations,' including spending, taxes and consolidation of government services.

Before it grew into its role as a tiny yet bustling art museum, the Kingston Museum of Contemporary Arts started as "a running joke," said co-founder Adam Snyder.