Phillip Pantuso

Kingston

Managing Editor at Times Union (Albany)

Hudson Valley editor @timesunion | Texan in New York | bylines: Guardian, NYT, Lit Hub et al

Articles

Man charged for Rough Draft outdoor dining destruction

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Phillip Pantuso

KINGSTON — Police said they have arrested and charged a man they allege is responsible for destroying the outdoor dining area at Rough Draft Bar & Books in Uptown Kingston last month. Police said a 31-year-old Ulster Park man struck the parklet with his 2013 Chevy pickup at 4:45 a.m. on April 24 and then drove away from the scene without reporting the accident, according to security camera footage.
Police arrest Chester highway superintendent in shooting of DoorDash driver

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Phillip Pantuso

CHESTER — The highway superintendent of this Orange County town was arrested Saturday for allegedly shooting a DoorDash food delivery driver who apparently got lost. John J. Reilly III, 48, is the town of Chester highway superintendent and a federally licensed firearms dealer, State Police said in a release. Police said Reilly was home Friday night when a DoorDash driver attempting to deliver food to a residence in the neighborhood became lost and unable to navigate using the app.
Hiker’s body recovered from West Kill Mountain

2 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Phillip Pantuso

State Police are investigating a death last week on West Kill MountainLEXINGTON — State Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a hiker whose body was recovered last week from West Kill Mountain. At 7:15 p.m. on April 24, forest rangers responded to a call from a hiker reporting an unresponsive body approximately one mile up West Kill Mountain, one of the taller Catskill High Peaks and part of the notoriously difficult Devil’s Path hiking trail.
Parklet at Rough Draft bookstore in Kingston destroyed

2 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Phillip Pantuso

KINGSTON — The parklet at Rough Draft Bar and Books in Uptown Kingston was destroyed Thursday, the bookstore said in a social media post. The post showed a photo of the destroyed area, which had outdoor seating and a small performance space just off the sidewalk on John Street. The post included a joke that a “mega corporation” had damaged the parklet as part of a campaign to sabotage Independent Bookstore Day, which this year falls on Saturday, April 26.
Hospital system put psychiatric patients at risk, attorney general finds

3 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Phillip Pantuso

WMCHealth, the largest hospital system in the Hudson Valley, routinely discharged vulnerable mental health patients without adequate evaluation or stabilization measures and improperly kept inpatient psychiatric beds closed for years despite a growing need for those services, an investigation by the attorney general’s office found.
Kingston chiropractor’s sexual abuse material case moved to Ulster County Court

3 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Phillip Pantuso

ULSTER — The case against local chiropractor John Boyle, who faces multiple felony charges of possessing and promoting child sexual abuse material, has been adjourned to Ulster County Court from local court. Boyle was in Ulster Town Court this week, where he waived his right to a speedy trial, according to a court clerk. The proceedings last less than a minute before Ulster Judge Kelly Flood-Myers said Boyle’s criminal case can proceed to Ulster County Court.
3 indicted for murder in 2021 taxi cab killing in Newburgh

4 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Phillip Pantuso

NEWBURGH — Three suspects were indicted Wednesday in connection with a grisly 2021 killing that stunned Newburgh but has gone unsolved for years. Nehemiah Clarke, 20, and Jordan Burch, 19, were arraigned in Orange County Court on an array of charges, including second-degree murder and first-degree attempted robbery, and conspiracy. Damani Cruz, 20, was also charged with conspiracy and criminal weapons possession, according to a release from Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
Police arrest suspect after exchange of gunfire in Monticello

1 month ago | star-telegram.com | Phillip Pantuso

MONTICELLO - State Police arrested a suspect after an exchange of gunfire left him injured Thursday afternoon outside a public housing complex in Monticello. At 3:05 p.m. Thursday, troopers in Sullivan County responded to a 911 call reporting shots fired at the Evergreen Apartment Complex on Evergreen Drive in the village of Monticello. An employee at a nearby Dollar General had earlier called Monticello Police to report a shoplifting.
State troopers investigating police shooting in Monticello

1 month ago | timesunion.com | Phillip Pantuso

MONTICELLO — State troopers are investigating a police shooting that occurred Thursday afternoon outside a residence in Monticello. Details about the incident were still emerging, but troopers from State Police’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation were on the scene late Thursday afternoon, Troop F spokeswoman Jennifer Alvarez confirmed. Article continues below this adState Police, Sullivan County Sheriff’s deputies and EMS responded to an address on W.
MTA announces plan to fortify Metro-North Hudson Line against climate change

1 month ago | star-telegram.com | Phillip Pantuso

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced an $800 million initiative to protect the Hudson Line from the effects of climate change with investments the agency said will fortify the line against stormwater runoff, tidal floods and other environmental risks. The effort, known as the Metro-North Hudson Line Climate Resilience Blueprint, will rebuild infrastructure such as culverts, drainage, retaining walls, slopes, shorelines and track, the agency said in a statement.