Ulster County Office for the Aging assisted 400 seniors, including those with limited internet access to sign-up, receive COVID-19 vaccine KINGSTON, N.Y. – County Executive Pat Ryan today visited the Ulster County Senior Hub where 400 vaccines were administered to senior residents. Through County Executive Ryan’s continued effort to ensure an equitable distribution of vaccines, residents over […]
The Dwyer Veteran Peer Support Project is a peer-to-peer program that supports veterans living with PTSD, TBI, addiction, and mental health challenges The Hudson Valley Center for Veterans Reintegration, one of 26 County run Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Projects, is owed nearly $100,000 from NYS from 2020 and has yet to receive nearly $200,000 for […]
In a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo, County Executive Ryan requests that New York State immediately activate a joint vaccination site at the current county-led point of dispensing site in Kingston Through this proposed partnership, Ulster County would have the capacity to vaccinate 50,000 people per month and could vaccinate all residents of Ulster County […]
Final 2020 sales tax receipts fell short of budgeted revenues by over $1 million, but did represent a small year-over-year increase from 2019 to 2020 The numbers reaffirm the County’s ability to respond to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis and the positive impact of federal stimulus support KINGSTON, N.Y. – County Executive Ryan today […]
Ulster County will become one of the first counties in the country to undertake a large-scale universal basic income pilot program Funded through the generosity of community donations, Ulster County will be providing 100 qualifying households with direct relief payments of $500 a month for an entire year County Executive Ryan outlined his first of […]
The change would assist restaurants owners, workers, and the local economy struggling from COVID-19 during the slower winter months Only 1.4 percent of COVID-19 cases were attributed to restaurants and bars KINGSTON, N.Y. – County Executive Pat Ryan today joined County Executives in the seven counties that make up the Mid-Hudson Region to call upon the […]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, opioid-related fatalities increased by 94% in 2020 County Executive Ryan has now dedicated $2.7 million dollars in unprecedented funding over the past two years in opioid prevention spending and grant funding Since 2018, the overdose fatality rate has been cut nearly in half due to County programs that support harm […]
“Today we were notified by the New York State Health Department that an Ulster County resident has tested positive for the UK strain of COVID-19. This is a critical reminder that while we have made great strides in fighting this virus, we are far from out of the woods yet. I ask that all residents […]
The Justice and Reform Plan includes sections on ending mass incarceration, strengthening oversight and accountability, addressing systemic racial bias, and healing the relationship between the public and the police KINGSTON, N.Y. – County Executive Pat Ryan announced the final report from the Ulster County Justice and Reform Commission is completed and ready for review and adoption […]
“I am declaring a state of emergency for Ulster County due to the winter storm. We are experiencing heavy snowfall now and it is expected to continue to accumulate well into Tuesday. Currently, road conditions are very dangerous, I am asking all residents to please stay off the roads. Right now, our DPW is operating […]