From joy to anguish: Locals’ reactions to Trump win a mixed bag
Kingston-area reactions to Donald Trump’s surprise win ranged from jubilance and hope-filled to despair and dread the morning of the election results.
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Tracy Bonham to play at Levon Helm Studios Friday
Bonham will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of her debut: the Grammy-nominated gold album The Burdens of Being Upright, which featured the megahit single “Mother Mother.”
Harvest Hop Dance and performance will raise funds for Center for Spectrum Services
The venerable Center for Spectrum Services, one of the area’s premier schools for children with autism, is hosting its Harvest Hop Dance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 19 at Diamond Mills in Saugerties. The fundraiser will help support the programs and services for the school’s students.
Oklahoma! at SUNY-New Paltz
Oklahoma! has taken its place in theatrical history as one of the first “book musicals” (after Show Boat), thoroughly integrating songs into a well-developed story, instead of the “story” being a thin and artificial framing device serving only to string a bunch of unrelated production numbers together.
Saugerties Scouts help install new playground
The new playground at Seamon Park is being designed with a natural look: logs instead of metal, and a slide that follows the pitch of the land. “I wanted to have a playground that was more natural and matched the landscape,” said Heidi-Jo Brandt, who heads the village playground fund.
Phoenicia Library tax hike voted down
The proposition to increase taxes for the Phoenicia Library was narrowly defeated at the polls, 634 to 613.
Clinton’s weakness, Trump’s strength, evident in Hudson Valley election results
In the Mid-Hudson Valley, Clinton ran behind Obama and Trump ran ahead of Romney at every step, sometimes by a wide margin.
Saugerties Times letters (11/10-16)
Topics include: What the election was really about, fireman with 60 years service, the Saugerties Animal Shelter, pipeline risks.
Faso beats Teachout for Congress; McGinty, Matera in very close Surrogate Court race
Though she won Ulster County, Democrat Zephyr Teachout lost to Republican John Faso in her bid for the House of Representatives from New York’s 19th Congressional District.
Two pedestrians ticketed following car accidents in Saugerties village
Such tickets have become more frequent in Saugerties following the police department’s efforts to improve pedestrian safety in the village center, where close calls and pedestrian/motor vehicle accidents are frequent.