Storm With Gusty Winds Knocks Out Power, Brings Down Trees, Power Lines In Ulster, Sullivan
Hundreds of Ulster and Sullivan County residents have been left in the dark as storms roll through the region, bringing whipping winds of more than 50 mph that toppled tree limbs and downed power lines.
As of 1:30 p.m. on Monday, April 13, Central Hudson was reporting that 1,991 of its 90,1000 Ulster County residents were reporting power outages, while NYSEG was reporting 352 outages in Sullivan County, with an additional 59 in Ulster.
Earlier story: High Wind Warning: Damaging Gusts Up To 70 MPH Could Cause Widespread Power Outages
The bulk of the outages were in Esopus, which was re…
ID Released For Man, 34, Killed In Crash Involving Jeep, Two Public Works Pickup Trucks
The identity of a man killed in a three-vehicle crash on the Ulster/Orange county line has been released.
The crash happened around 9:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 4, on Albany Post Road (Route 9) in Shawangunk.
Two of the vehicles involved belonged to the Ulster County Public Works Department, Nevel said.
A state police investigation determined that a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, an Ulster County Department of Public Works vehicle, operated by Joseph J. Hull, 49, was facing southbound on Albany Post Road and attempting to back into a driveway on Albany Post Road.
A 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee ope…
