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Left, City Democratic Chairman Frank Cardinale; right, GOP Ward 9 candidate Deborah Brown;
Council races, clarified

Veterans and newbies to face off in the fall
Races for Kingston’s nine Common Council seats are taking shape in a busy political season which will end with at least five new city lawmakers. With the deadline for nomination petitions passed,...

August 04, 2011 01:23 PM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kingston Cares’ Megan Weiss accompanies friends in last Thursday’s procession.
Seed of the future

Kingston Land Trust’s Dig Kids program reaps what it sows
Right about now, local home gardens are bursting with cucumbers, zucchinis, corn and more, ripe for the picking. Last Thursday, Kingston Land Trust’s Dig Kids celebrated their first harvest season ...

August 04, 2011 12:54 PM | 1 1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jarrin Rankin looks back at his sister, who made an outburst in court as he was being sentenced Tuesday. At his side is attorney Paul Trachte. Photo by Dan Barton.
‘Puppeteer’ strings cut

Judge Williams puts Jarrin Rankin away for as long as he can


A Kingston gang member convicted of conspiracy in the execution-style slaying of Charles “C.J.” King Jr. received the maximum sentence in Ulster County Court on Tuesday. County Court Judge Don Wil...

July 28, 2011 02:10 PM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Queen’s Galley manager Diane Reeder, at Santa’s left, seen here with supporters and volunteers at Monday’s fundraiser. Photo by Phyllis McCabe.
A lost cause?

Queen’s Galley’s Reeder says she might have to close this fall


This past Monday night, about 100 people, greeted by a four-foot-tall holiday-style soldier nutcracker, filled the Victorian home of Kingston city alderman and mayoral hopeful Hayes Clement to belt...

July 28, 2011 02:05 PM | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mike DuBord on his Fatboy.
Victory ride

Angela’s Pizza owner Dave DuBord vows to win cross-country Harley race


One man and one motor riding together on two wheels and a dream: to become the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge “Ride from the Pacific to the Atlantic” champion. Stone Ridge resident Dave DuBord, 54,...

July 28, 2011 02:04 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jeffrey “Banger J” Keith.
Banger on the loose

Or, how an attempted murder and parole violation suspect got free to, police say, shoot again


On Jan. 4, 2011, a 21-year-old parolee two weeks out of state prison was arrested and charged with attempted murder — accused of shooting a man and pistol-whipping a woman at a New Year’s bash at a...

July 21, 2011 02:14 PM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Some of the participants in Egregore; game-master Lance Meyer is at left.
Game on

‘Egregore’ unfolds a new level of reality all around Kingston


The coming election is not the only battle between dueling forces in Kingston. There is a secret world of vampires, ninjas, witches, sorcerers and others doing combat in a battle of good and evil i...

July 21, 2011 02:11 PM | 2 2 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Shayne Gallo.
Punishing bad behavior

Candidates take different tacks in anti-crime plans


With street shootings and high-profile gang trials making headlines, three mayoral candidates — Richard Cahill Jr., Hayes Clement and Shayne Gallo — have offered plans they say will help ease Kings...

July 21, 2011 02:10 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Left, Jeffrey Keith AKA “Banger J.” Right, Bryan Jones AKA “BJones.”
Shots in the dark

Alleged New Year’s gunman now suspect in double shooting


Three men are charged with felony assault in the July 11 shooting that left a man and a woman seriously injured. Among those arrested is a reputed gang member who had been facing attempted murder c...

July 14, 2011 03:14 PM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Horror on the Hudson

Four killed, two hurt in weekend boat crash


Four people, including three Kingston residents, were killed and two people badly hurt in an early-morning boating accident on Sunday on the Hudson River. Now police are seeking answers, including ...

July 14, 2011 03:10 PM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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