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Man pleads guilty in Ulster County Court to bilking Medicaid out of over $1 million
3+ week, 3+ day ago (320+ words) KINGSTON, N. Y. " An Orange County man admitted in Ulster County Court on Wednesday that he bilked Medicaid out of over $1 million through his transportation company. Muhammad W. Khan, 30, the owner of MAKLIMO LLC, a taxi service for Medicaid recipients in Ulster County,…...
Photos: Saugerties Fourth of July Parade
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (138+ words) Photos: Fourth of July Parade in Saugerties, N. Y. , on Friday, July 4, 2025. Participants in the Saugerties Fourth of July parade head down Partition Street in Saugerties, N. Y. , on Friday, July 4, 2025. .. 26 arrested for drug sales in Hudson Valley, Capital Region, NY AG James says…...
Driver hospitalized after two-vehicle crash in Red Hook, police say
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (151+ words) RED HOOK, N. Y. " One driver was taken to an area hospital after a two-vehicle crash on state Route 9 G at Kelly Road, state police said Tuesday. At about 2: 25 p. m. Monday, April 28, a 2012 Nissan driven by Lisa Elem, 61, of Claverack, was" 26 arrested for…...
C. Cassis crafts blackcurrant beverages in Rhinebeck
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (141+ words) RHINEBECK, N. Y. " A local beverage brand is seeking to bring a historically misunderstood fruit into the limelight. Current Cassis (styled as C. Cassis), operates out of a renovated 1860s-era dairy barn at 108 Salisbury Turnpike, p" 26 arrested for drug sales in Hudson Valley,…...
In wake of rape arrests, Ulster DA says officials, schools won't be able to turn a blind eye to reports of abuse
2+ week, 1+ day ago (631+ words) KINGSTON, N. Y. " Ulster County school district officials will no longer be able to turn a blind eye to the alleged abuse of minors, Ulster County District Attorney Emmanuel Nneji said Thursday. "An alleged historical and institutional blind-eye to reports of abuse…...
Ulster County DA mum on probe of Saugerties school district's handling of rape allegations
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (458+ words) SAUGERTIES, N. Y. " Ulster County District Attorney Emmanuel Nneji declined to comment Friday on his office's ongoing investigation into the Saugerties school district's handling of rape allegations after a former coach and a former part-time police officer were charged, followed by the…...
Quick response helps keep High Falls fire from spreading, fire chief says
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (369+ words) MARBLETOWN, N. Y. " A quick response from a groundskeeper and an Ulster County sheriff's deputy kept an apartment fire on Fairview Avenue from spreading, High Falls Fire Chief Chief Shawn Marks said Wednesday. The blaze at 26 Fairview Ave. in the hamlet of…...
Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa begins term as NY State Sheriffs" Association president
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (988+ words) KINGSTON, N. Y. " Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa, who took the reigns of the New York State Sheriffs" Association last week, predicted that his one-year term won"t necessarily be an easy one. Figueroa, 60, of Plattekill, became president of the statewide association…...
Historic Huguenot Street seeks to tell stories of multi-cultural people who lived in New Paltz's colonial era
11+ mon, 1+ hour ago (144+ words) NEW PALTZ, N. Y. " As it enters the 2025 season, Historic Huguenot Street says it's committed to telling stories that are as "accurate and inclusive" as possible, even as the site fears a loss of federal funding under the T" 26 arrested for drug…...
Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz honored over documents project
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (139+ words) KINGSTON, N. Y. " Historic Huguenot Street was awarded the Southeastern New York Library Resource Council's Twila Snead Commitment to Excellence Award for its New Paltz Historic Documents Project at the council's annual meeting a" 26 arrested for drug sales in Hudson Valley, Capital…...