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1. LeChase Begins $8.8M Kingston Fire Station Expansion (constructionowners.com) — Kingston's Central Fire Station is getting an $8.8 million expansion that will modernize emergency operations and add the city's first municipal building with both geothermal and solar energy systems. The renovated East O'Reilly Street facility will house larger fire apparatus, an Emergency Operations Center, training rooms, and new dorms, significantly improving how Kingston responds to daily calls and large-scale crises over the coming years.
2. State court hears county appeal on town of Ulster murder case (dailyfreeman.com) — A state appellate panel meeting in Kingston is weighing whether a murder charge against Ulster resident Gregory Thayer can be reinstated or if his manslaughter conviction stands after a judge threw it out over ineffective counsel. The case centers on a 2021 shooting in the town of Ulster and a secret meeting between a judge's clerk and the defense team that could reshape how local courts handle defendants' rights.
3. New Businesses That Should Open at Former Rite Aid Stores (wsrkfm.com) — Kingston's former Rite Aid at 485 Broadway may soon become a full-service CTown supermarket, giving residents a new grocery option where the pharmacy once stood. The article also looks at other shuttered Hudson Valley Rite Aid locations and floats ideas like Trader Joe's, Aldi, gyms, and popular chains that could fill similar empty spaces across the region.
4. Kingston Motel homeless shelter moratorium defeated (dailyfreeman.com) — Ulster County legislators have rejected a proposed moratorium that would have stopped using the Kingston Motel as a homeless shelter and forced current families to move, despite serious safety and health concerns at the site. Officials warned there's nowhere comparable to relocate residents, especially children attending local schools, and instead pledged a task force and plans for four new shelters, including one in the greater Kingston area.
5. Kingston-based musician, journalist and DJ Peter Aaron champions human discovery in a digital age (hudsonvalleyone.com) — Kingston listeners can catch Peter Aaron's adventurous Go Go Kitty radio show every Wednesday night at midnight on Radio Kingston, where he hand-picks deep-cut playlists instead of relying on algorithms. Now living in uptown Kingston, he also highlights forgotten Hudson Valley music and reflects on how the city's arts scene and housing pressures are reshaping opportunities for local musicians and fans.
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