Diane Pineiro-Zucker
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Kingston, NY, United States
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Mid-Hudson gets as much as 18 inches of snow, ‘only half over’
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Snow totals in the Hudson Valley ranged from a dusting to as much as 18 inches, but the Nor’easter that struck late Monday night is “only half over,” a National W… → Read More
Mid-Hudson Valley arrests report: March 9, 2023
The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system. City of Kingston • Mischief, obstructing: Jadeesha Q. Gaines, 27, address not … → Read More
Kirk D. Shultis, father of girl hidden under stairs in Saugerties, arrested for yet another burglary
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — Kirk D. Shultis was arrested by Saugerties police in connection with “a string of burglaries” in the town and village in the fall of 2022, police said Thursday. Shult… → Read More
Man pleads guilty to Poughkeepsie murder, charge in fatal Marriott hotel shooting
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — One of the two men charged in connection with an October 2022 shooting death at Courtyard by Marriott pleaded guilty Wednesday to a city of Poughkeepsie murder two months earli… → Read More
Racist flyers in Rosendale, New Paltz protected by First Amendment, FBI says
KINGSTON, N.Y. — The racist and anti-Semitic flyers left in October inside several Rosendale mailboxes and on car windshields in New Paltz constituted speech that is protected by the First Amendmen… → Read More
Man struck by CSX train in Kingston survived collision, authorities say
KINGSTON, N.Y. — The 59-year-old man who was struck by a CSX train near the West O’Reilly Street overpass on Wednesday survived the collision, Fire Chief Chris Rea said Thursday. The man, who… → Read More
Three-alarm fire damages Kingston’s Ester Wine and Spirits on North Front Street
KINGSTON, N.Y. — A shortage of available personnel delayed city firefighters’ response to a three-alarm blaze Wednesday night at Ester Wine and Spirits but the fire was contained and there we… → Read More
Third suspect in Myron Moye killing in Kingston arrested in Georgia, authorities say
KINGSTON, N.Y. — More than three years since the November 2019 death of Kingston resident Myron Moye in a brutal and “targeted attack” at his home, the previously unnamed third suspect … → Read More
Man, 63, dies after striking tree while skiing at Belleayre, police say
SHANDAKEN, N.Y. — A 63-year-old man died at the Belleayre Mountain Ski Center after striking a tree Friday while skiing, state police said Monday. State police were notified of the fatality at abou… → Read More
Saugerties police expect to make an announcement ‘in the very near future’ regarding Myer’s death
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — More than three months since the “suspicious” death of David “Mickey” Myer, police expect to be free to release more information soon about how and why he… → Read More
Ulster Jewish Federation calls Bard course a ‘detestable example of anti-Semitism’
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – “Apartheid in Israel-Palestine,” a new course being offered at Bard College, is a “detestable example of anti-Semitism masquerading as academic freedom,” according to a … → Read More
Tractor-trailer blocks Platte Clove Road in Saugerties for 24 hours
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — After its driver failed to abide by warning and road closure signs, a Dollar General tractor-trailer got stuck and blocked West Saugerties Road (Platte Clove Road) for 24 hours, … → Read More
Two 13-year-olds face felony hate crime, criminal mischief charges, state police say
SHAWANGUNK, N.Y. — Two 13-year-old Pine Bush residents are facing felony hate crime and criminal mischief charges for spray painting “the N-word” on buildings at a Buddhist retreat cent… → Read More
Democratic lawmakers decry Ulster County judge’s decision to drop murder charge against state trooper
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Stunned, angry reactions to Ulster County Court Judge Brian Rounds’ decision Thursday to drop the second-degree murder charge against state Trooper Christopher Baldner contin… → Read More
Rounds’ Baldner decision ‘hurtful,’ county human rights commissioner says
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County Court Judge Brian Rounds’ decision Thursday to drop the second-degree murder charge against state Trooper Christopher Baldner “is hurtful, regardless of t… → Read More
Wind chill values to fall well below zero in Ulster, Dutchess starting Friday, National Weather Service says
A wind chill advisory posted early Thursday morning by the National Weather Service in Albany warns of wind chill values well below zero in eastern Ulster and western Dutchess counties beginning at… → Read More
Saugerties fire displaces two
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — A two-alarm basement fire at a home on U.S. Route 9W caused “significant smoke damage” throughout the residence, the Glasco Fire Department said Thursday. Two occupan… → Read More
Suspect in shooting death at Marriott hotel is indicted in earlier Poughkeepsie homicide
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — One of two men charged in connection with an October 2022 shooting death at Courtyard by Marriott in the town has been indicted for second-degree murder in connection with a ci… → Read More
Ulster Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating one case of online extortion of a youth
Ulster County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating one case of local youth allegedly being extorted via social media and the practice is under investigation, authorities said. On Tue… → Read More
NoVo Foundation’s Broadway Bubble Laundromat in Kingston burglarized
KINGSTON, N.Y. — The NoVo Foundation’s Broadway Bubble Laundromat on Broadway was burglarized sometime overnight Saturday, Jan. 21, city police said Monday. Police were called to the 718 Broa… → Read More