KINGSTON, NY—On Friday, December 13, 2024, Kevin Drake, age 34, of Kingston, was sentenced to a total of sixteen years in State Prison with five years post release supervision before the Honorable Bryan E. Rounds. Drake’s sentence follows convictions on multiple indictments charging him with serious narcotics trafficking in Ulster County and surrounding areas between 2020 and 2022. He was also sentenced for felony Driving While Intoxicated. 

The Ulster County Department of Emergency Services successfully concluded its Emergency Services Orientation for Elected Officials, a comprehensive four-day immersive experience that spanned two days in October and two days in November, and provided local elected officials and community leaders with an in-depth look at the critical public safety systems protecting our County.