On Saturday, July 12, Ulster County Department of Emergency Services, in coordination with local fire and EMS agencies, conducted a full-scale Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) exercise at Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Attractions in Ulster Park. The drill simulated a high-impact emergency scenario in a wooded campground setting and included active response to a mock plane crash and vehicle entrapment.  

Maeda Construction Team Selected as Development Partner KINGSTON, NY – County Executive Jen Metzger today announced the selection of a development team — including Maeda Construction, GA/GA architects, Community Preservation Corporation, and RUPCO — for the development of affordable housing on the site of the County-owned Elizabeth Manor property in Kingston. This significant step brings the County closer to its goal of providing much-needed affordable housing opportunities for local families.

Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger today announced the start of the annual “Safe Start to Summer” road safety campaign, which she first launched last year to promote safe driving behavior as the school year finishes and the busy summer season begins.   

Sarah Kramer-Harrison will serve as the County’s first Director of Arts, Culture, and Open Spaces, a newly created position in the Department of Tourism that will support the arts as an economic, educational, and community asset, and capitalize on opportunities to integrate arts and culture in parks and open spaces.

- Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger, alongside elected officials, emergency personnel, and community leaders, celebrated the groundbreaking of the Ulster County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) today, a state-of-the-art facility to strengthen coordinated emergency response capabilities and improve the climate resilience of the County’s emergency management system.