Funding for the post-prom party was low ten years ago, so a car show was suggested as a way to raise the necessary money to keep the party going. The party, at the Wood ‘n Wheel, is a drug- and alcohol-free event established 22 years ago in response to the overindulgence of generations past.
Along with local resident Heidi Jo Brandt, club members have been raising money to add more activities for children.
With the help of a grant from the Hudson Valley Estuary Fund, the local theater group Arm of the Sea is hoping to transform the ruins of the Sheffield paper mill on the bank of the Esopus Creek adjacent to Tina Chorvas Park.
A local man and his group of supporters want to build an aquatic fitness center at the Cantine Memorial Complex. It appears they will have to do so without taxpayer money.
Police will be looking for drivers’ texting, talking on their cell phones, passing a stopped school bus, and other instances of distracted driving and issuing tickets.
Police say they’ll enforce a little-known curfew law to combat the problem.
It was quite a week for the Saugerties High School baseball team.
Work on the project is expected to begin later this summer or early fall.
‘We have a major problem, and it’s important that we bring the families and those suffering out of the shadows and let them know there is hope.’
They call it “Sawyer Strength.” It’s the slogan on a tee shirt that students at Saugerties High School have to earn.