Roger Hannigan Gilson

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Roger Hannigan Gilson

CATSKILL — On the final day of a hearing to determine whether Carrie Weiser should receive a limited sentence under a state law that grants leniency to domestic abuse survivors, prosecutors played a recording from a jailhouse phone that appeared to undercut the convicted murderer’s argument. Weiser can be heard saying she did not believe she was abused by her parents. The remark could be key in a case where Greene County Court Judge Charles M.

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Roger Hannigan Gilson

HUDSON — The two Democrats vying to be Hudson's next mayor traded barbs over affordable housing and taxes during the only debate before next Tuesday's primary. Kamal Johnson, a city native who was elected as its first Black mayor in 2019, sniped at Joseph Ferris for only moving to the city in 2022 and for not reaching out to key constituencies during his campaign. He also emphasized the work he had accomplished, touting success in bringing housing to Hudson.

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Roger Hannigan Gilson

WOODSTOCK — Mysterious rock formations on a 37-acre site in the Catskills that have piqued curiosity for decades will be further protected after an LLC transferred the land to a nonprofit dedicated to researching and preserving them. There are nearly 50 formations at the Lewis Hollow site on Overlook Mountain. Most are small, consisting of slabs of Catskills bluestone stacked a few feet high and measuring a few feet in circumference.

2 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Roger Hannigan Gilson

CAIRO — A working group of EMS leaders and town and county officials took steps Wednesday toward consolidating the county’s various ambulance companies under Greene County’s auspices. The group began meeting last October to address problems — including financial issues, slow response times and a workforce that is stretched thin, — with rescue squads in the county.

2 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Roger Hannigan Gilson

WAPPINGERS FALLS — The federal government warned anglers not to eat fish from the lower portion of Wappinger Creek in Dutchess County after the Environmental Protection Agency found a slew of toxins in the creek and its fish. The warning, which covers the portion of the creek below a dam that impounds Wappinger Lake, is not an official advisory; those are issued by the state Department of Health, which told the Times Union it had not issued any advisories specific to the lower Wappinger.