Gala auction of artwork in Saugerties draws generous attendees
The artist-decorated sailboats that graced village streets this summer were auctioned off at last weekend at Saugerties Performing Arts Factory.
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Ceremony dedicates Saugerties Post Office to longtime lawmaker
It’s the Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office now.
“A different world” — Saugerties marks 9/11
The 9/11 ceremony in Saugerties honored the many services – firefighters, ambulance corps, emergency medical technicians and police who braved the fires, chemicals and smoke to rescue as many people as possible. Several hundred members of the police and fire departments from the town and village turned out, along with more than 50 spectators at the monument in the Cantine Veterans Memorial Complex.
Saugerties High seniors prepare for traditional first-day-of-school tie-dyed procession
The practice goes back at least a generation.
Saugerties considers solar projects
New solar installations are proposed for Churchland Lane and the former town dump.
Saugerties village gets new DPW superintendent
Bob Fanelli to retire; Rich Forbes, a long-time member of the department, to succeed him.
Saugerties to install new catch basins to deal with village flooding
Recent heavy rains have outrun the ability of the storm drains on Market Street in Saugerties to handle the water, leading to short-term flooding on some village streets.
American Legion museum curator Bill Payne discusses Saugerties historical display
The museum recently received a grant to fund a World War 1 display. It also received some criticism for displaying a Nazi flag.
Saugerties horse academy proposal scrutinized
Neighbors of a proposed horse riding academy off Glasco Turnpike packed a town planning board meeting to complain that the facility, given its close proximity to a residential and commercial area, would cause crowding, pollution and traffic problems.
Neighbors raise traffic, noise concerns over proposed Saugerties resort that includes farm-to-table restaurant and cabins
The public hearing on Tuesday, June 19, was the second on the proposed 82-acre Agawan resort off Glasco Turnpike near the Glasco firehouse. In addition to a 120-seat restaurant and 60 cabins, the facility would have garden areas for growing food for the restaurant, an artists’ studio and possibly a horseback riding stable. A substantial section of the property would be devoted to growing food for the farm-to-table restaurant.