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🌱 Kingston puts biochar to work in rain gardens and tree care

Kingston, New York Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Kingston! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Kingston puts biochar to work in rain gardens and tree care
  • Patient lawsuit alleges safety failures at Kingston's HealthAlliance Hospital
  • Andrea Shaut joins Kingston’s growing race for mayor

Also on today's calendar: Amazon Prime Comedy Star Candice Guardino Brings Hit "Italian Bred" to Poughkeepsie December 6!** and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A sun-and-cloud mix, with a high of 59 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with rain, temps: high: 49, low: 40.
  • Friday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 44 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Partnership to bring ‘Biochar' projects to Kingston (midhudsonnews.com) — Kingston will add locally produced biochar to public planting projects to improve soil and help manage stormwater, starting with a rain garden near the Old Dutch Church. Residents can register for a November 13 demonstration at TR Gallo Park showing how it can support mature trees, with attendance limited to 30.
   

2. Psychiatric patient sues Kingston hospital over alleged assault (timesunion.com) — A former psychiatric patient is suing Kingston's HealthAlliance Hospital, alleging staff failed to protect her from sexual and physical assault by another patient in April. The hospital declined to comment on pending litigation. The accused patient, who faces criminal charges, has pleaded not guilty.
   

3. Kingston Common Council President Andrea Shaut announces she'll run for mayor (dailyfreeman.com) — Kingston Common Council President Andrea Shaut has entered the 2027 mayoral race, setting up a Democratic primary against Majority Leader Michele Hirsch after Mayor Steve Noble declined another run. Shaut, who has served nine years on the council, is campaigning on long-term financial planning and more accessible city government.
   

4. Kingston man sentenced in fatal drugged-driving crash (dailyfreeman.com) — Kingston resident Richard C. Rider received prison sentences totaling up to 19 years Tuesday for a drug-impaired driving crash that killed Alijah M. Johnson, 28, of Hyde Park. Rider had pleaded guilty after crossing into oncoming traffic on Albany Post Road in December 2025 and striking Johnson's car head-on.
   

5. Dirty Projectors Share New Single 'Jumbotron,' Announce David Longstreth Solo Spring 2027 Tour Dates (newsbreak.com) — Dirty Projectors' David Longstreth will bring his solo spring tour to Assembly in Kingston on April 24, 2027, with Otto Benson also on the bill. The announcement accompanies the band's new single, 'Jumbotron,' which trades guitar for piano and explores the changing scale of life in parenthood.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Kingston

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.