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Event Marketing Funds Now Available

Published on February 06, 2026

Ulster County Tourism is now accepting applications for its Event Marketing Support Fund, an initiative backed by the Ulster County Executive and Ulster County Legislature to help community organizations, not‑for‑profits, and local businesses expand the reach of their events and festivals.

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Public Input Sessions for Sustainable Tourism Plan Announced

Published on October 21, 2025

Ulster County Tourism invites residents, business owners, and community stakeholders to help shape the future of tourism in Ulster County by participating in a series of public input sessions for the County’s Sustainable Tourism Strategic Plan.

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Former County Clerk Nina Postupack Honored with Dedication Ceremony

Published on October 20, 2025

Many joined today to honor Nina Postupack, former Ulster County Clerk, with a dedication ceremony at the Ulster County Office Building. The ceremony marked the official unveiling of the newly named Nina A. Postupack Archives Gallery, a permanent tribute to Postupack’s 45 years of distinguished public service and her lifelong commitment to historical preservation.

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‘We Are Public Health’ Art Unveiling in New Paltz on July 25

Published on July 16, 2025

The Ulster County Department of Health and New Paltz-based contemporary artist Ryan Cronin will unveil a new public art piece — ‘We Are Public Health’ — on Friday, July 25 at 6 PM, at The Cronin Gallery at Water Street Market in New Paltz.

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Sarah Kramer-Harrison is 1st Director of Arts, Culture & Open Spaces

Published on June 24, 2025

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,

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Metzger Announces 2025 Ulster County Poet Laureate

Published on February 14, 2025

Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger has appointed Mike Jurkovic, a published poet and music critic who lives in the Shawangunk hamlet of Wallkill, as the County’s 2025 Poet Laureate. Jurkovic succeeds poet Kate Hymes of New Paltz, the County's first resident to hold this honorary title, which was created by the County Executive in 2023.

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Ulster County Celebrates Sojourner Truth Day

Published on November 27, 2024

Ulster County celebrated Sojourner Truth Day on Tuesday with two powerful events commemorating the renowned abolitionist and women’s rights advocate who freed herself from enslavement in Ulster County in 1826, and then successfully sued to win her son's freedom at the Ulster County Courthouse on Fair Street in Kingston, becoming the first Black woman to win a court case against a white man in the

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Ulster County to Host Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-Off Event Sept. 16

Published on September 10, 2024

The Offices of the Ulster County Executive and Youth Bureau will host a Hispanic Heritage Month ceremony on Monday, September 16, at 5-6 pm, on the first floor of the County Office Building at 244 Fair Street in Kingston.

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Ulster County Secures $1.6M for Pine Hill to Restore Historic Hotel

Published on August 01, 2024

Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger today announced that the County has received a $1.6 million Restore New York grant for the restoration and adaptive reuse of the historic Wellington Hotel in the hamlet of Pine Hill, in the Town of Shandaken’s state-certified historic district at 310 Main Street.

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Update on Work of Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Published on May 15, 2024

The Offices of the Ulster County Executive and County Clerk announce the progress made by the Ulster County Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and plans to share its findings with the public this year.

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Event Marketing Funds Now Available

Public Input Sessions for Sustainable Tourism Plan Announced

Former County Clerk Nina Postupack Honored with Dedication Ceremony

‘We Are Public Health’ Art Unveiling in New Paltz on July 25

Sarah Kramer-Harrison is 1st Director of Arts, Culture & Open Spaces

Metzger Announces 2025 Ulster County Poet Laureate

Ulster County Celebrates Sojourner Truth Day

Ulster County to Host Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-Off Event Sept. 16

Ulster County Secures $1.6M for Pine Hill to Restore Historic Hotel

Update on Work of Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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