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Shrestha lauds Hochul’s universal childcare plan

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha lauded Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to establish universal childcare throughout New York state. Shrestha, D-Esopus, who represents the 103rd Assembly District, said in a statement Friday that the plan will allow families greater access to childcare. “The Hudson Valley has the second-lowest Pre-K access of any region in the state, and has increasingly become...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a press conference with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York on Tuesday, Jan. 6. (Yuki Iwamura/The Associated Press)

Anna Hayner appointed Ulster deputy town supervisor

The scene of a shooting in Orange County involving a city of Kingston police officer near the intersection of McVeigh Road. Authorities said an off-duty Kingston police officer shot an Orange County man after an alleged road rage incident on Thursday, Dec. 11, leaving the man in critical condition.(Mark Lieb photo provided/Rockland Video Productions)

Probe continues into road-rage shooting by off-duty Kingston police officer

The Pike Plan canopies in Uptown Kingston are seen on Jan. 9, 2026. Kingston Mayor Steve Noble announced Thursday, Jan. 8 that the city would begin an immediate demolition project on the canopies (Brian Hubert, Daily Freeman)

Kingston’s Pike Plan demolition set to begin Monday after federal judge throws out last-minute bid to stop it

Ruth Earl celebrates her 109th birthday at the Ten Broeck Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Lake Katrine, N.Y. (Photo provided)

Ruth Earl, a Ten Broeck resident in Lake Katrine, turns 109

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The Pike Plan canopies on North Front Street in Uptown Kingston, N.Y., are seen on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2026. (Brian Hubert/Daily Freeman)

Uptown Kingston businesses split over city’s Pike Plan demolition proposal

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Businesspeople on Wall and North Front streets were split Friday over Mayor Steve Noble's announcement that the Pike Plan would be demolished immediately. Leah Watkins, owner of Folk Refillery at 56 N. Front St., said she's "cautiously...

Crime and Public Safety

Ambulances can be seen lined up outside of the emergency room entrance at HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston on Friday afternoon, Oct. 20, 2023. (Tania Barricklo/Daily Freeman)

Woman arrested for assaulting nurse at HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston, police say

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A woman was arrested Wednesday nearly five months after allegedly assaulting a nurse at HealthAlliance Hospital, Deputy Chief Richard Negron said Thursday. In an email Thursday, Jan. 8, Negron said the woman, identified as Lorraine Montano, "assaulted...

Opinion

Elwood Watson: Republicans of color in a fight with their own party

Conservatives are currently embroiled in an acrimonious fight between Republicans of color and racists embedded within the far-right movement. Take the Republican gubernatorial primary in Florida, which is getting meaner by the minute. Rep. Byron Donalds, who has received the...