More shots fired in city; no injuries reported
The latest incident happened in a parking lot alongside the CSX railroad tracks, between Smith and Railroad avenues.
KINGSTON, N.Y. » A second incident in less than 48 hours of shots being fired in Midtown is under investigation, police said Tuesday.
The most recent incident, in which no one appears to have been struck, was reported to have happened about 11:40 a.m. Monday in the parking lot alongside the CSX railroad tracks, between Smith and Railroad avenues, near the New York City Department of Environmental
Protection building, the Kingston Police Department said.
Police said a black four-door sedan and a male wearing a hooded jacket, gray or lightcolored pants and white sneakers were seen in the area at the time. The vehicle was last seen traveling on Railroad Avenue, toward Greenkill Avenue, police said.
The Monday incident came close on the heels of one about 3:50 p.m. Saturday in which police said a person fired several shots at another on Elmendorf
Street, between Broadway and Belvedere Street. No one was struck in that incident, police said.
No arrests have been reported in either case, though police say a suspect has been identified in the Saturday incident.
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. » The Village Board, in a 4-3 vote, has agreed to provide residents information about changes that would result from a community-choice electricity-buying program.
Voting in favor were Mayor Bill Murphy, Jeannine Mayer, Terry Parisian and Brian Martin, who was absent and had to be called to break a tie. Opposed Jeff Helmuth, Donald Hackett and Vince Buono.
The board’s action “provides the opportunity for the information to get out to our residents to look into this program,” Murphy said. “It doesn’t commit us to joining it . ... We have plenty of time before we have to decide to join it.”
In December, Hudson Valley Energy representative Jeff Domanski asked the village to participate in a program, run by Joule Assets Inc., that serves as administrator of the community-choice program.
If Saugerties opts into the program, the company it chooses would be designated as the default electricity provider for village customers, instead of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., though residents could opt to stay with Central Hudson or pick a different provider.
Under the program, which also is being considered by town of Saugerties officials, village electricity customers would be grouped with other municipalities with similar interests in choosing a provider, based on whether the provider’s energy is generated by renewable sources and other factors.
Officials estimate there are about 12,000 electricity customers in the town and village of Saugerties, but Domanski previously said about 50,000 meters are needed to guarantee an electricity producer can be selected.