Ulster County tops the news after Kingston’s new slate of leaders sworn in amid budget tensions and rural-urban growth debates. Population 182k (2010), seat Kingston.
Christopher Baldner has been convicted of manslaughter in the December 2020 death of Monica Goods, a passenger in a police pursuit on the New York State Thruway. He has been jailed following sentencing in Ulster County; defense argues the crash followed the SUV’s alleged maneuvers during the chase.