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Responses signal strong interest from a range of partners to put the long-dormant site back to productive use, creating jobs and providing local tax revenues Proposal includes satellite college campus, arts and maker space, and agricultural manufacturing facilities   KINGSTON, NY – Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan announced on Monday that the County received twenty-two responses to […]

In Response to the Recent New York Times Story Detailing Sexual Harassment from Governor Andrew Cuomo  “We must start by believing the brave women who have come forward. Their accounts are deeply disturbing and concerning. I support a full investigation and full accountability.”

Ulster County Health Department directly allocated 3,340 vaccine doses, which represents a nearly 400% increase from last week’s allocation of 700 doses Statement from County Executive Ryan “After requesting additional vaccines for the residents of Ulster County, I am pleased to announce that this week we have been allocated 3,340 doses directly to our Ulster […]

Steve Peterson served as the Director of Emergency Services for 7-years and has worked for Ulster County for 35-years  Kingston, N.Y. – County Executive Pat Ryan announces that after a distinguished career in public service, Director of Emergency Services Steve Peterson has announced his intention to retire. Peterson has served the people of Ulster County for […]

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 […]