100-acre solar project proposed for Saugerties
The 20-megawatt solar array would be located at the intersection of Churchland Road and Churchland Ln.
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Woman whose husband died in Vietnam recalls pain and pride
When a traveling memorial wall visited Saugerties recently, members of the Kingston Veterans of Foreign Wars post, led by member Ken Swart, attempted to get in touch with the families of Ulster County’s Vietnam dead. In the process, they found Elizabeth “Betty” Jeszeck, who is, to their knowledge, the last surviving Vietnam War widow in the county.
DA seeks jail time for Saugerties teen caught with illegal weapons
The Ulster County District Attorney’s Office is recommending time in state prison for Connor Chargois, a Saugerties High School student who was caught, police said, with a cache of illegal guns and ammunition in his basement in February after making threatening social media posts.
Saugerties Boys and Girls Club painting mural for bank wall
Local children from the Saugerties Boys and Girls Club painted themselves into corners this week — literally.
Mark Herb gets set to shut down family’s printing presses for good
In a world where the centuries-old art of running a printing press has been replaced by things that use lasers and making pages on computer screens, Mark Herb of Mark IV Printing will soon dot his last I’s and cross his last T’s. Next month, once he finishes his final orders from loyal customers, Herb will be closing up shop after over 50 years of production in Saugerties.
Take a sunset tour on the Hudson
Saugerties woman offers picturesque guided kayak jaunts.
Saugerties art tour ramps up
The Saugerties Artists Studio Tour, now in its 16th year, portrays the heart of Saugerties, its most recognizable streets and antiqued structures, and of course emanations of its soul.
Saugerties village beach is more often safe than not, expert says
Signs forbidding would-be bathers were removed from Saugerties village beach last Monday after Ulster County health officials declared the Esopus Creek free open for swimming after measured levels of fecal bacteria decreased to safe levels.
Saugerties woman missing
The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to share any information pertaining to the whereabouts of 48-year-old Ethel A. Davis of Saugerties, who was last seen at around 2 p.m. on June 22 after leaving the Dietz Stadium Diner in Kingston.
Kayaker in distress rescued near Saugerties falls
The kayaker had capsized just above the Cantine Dam in the village of Saugerties.