Saugerties boys’ basketball team hopes to use speed as a weapon
Unlike the last several years when the Sawyers had a number of tall players who could dominate under the basket, this year’s team is a bit shorter, but much faster.
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Kingston Tigers’ hurler Avery Short to pitch for Siena next season
Kingston High School senior Avery Short signed a National Letter of Intent last week to play baseball for Siena College next year.
Dutchess Habitat for Humanity moves house from Staatsburgh to Poughkeepsie
Dutchess Habitat for Humanity faced a challenge: to move an intact house from Staatsburgh and reposition it on an empty lot in Poughkeepsie, and do it fast.
Best of the best for fall sports in New Paltz and Highland
See who made the cut.
The Turkey Trot turns 100, as New Paltz, Kingston and Phoenicia residents prepare to run
Originally the “Turkey Trot” was a lively ragtime dance condemned by the Vatican. Today, it’s a footrace, usually for charity, designed to assuage people’s feelings of guilt over their excessive caloric intake on holidays like Thanksgiving.
Saugerties musical fundraiser raises $21k for narcotics awareness, choir program
This year’s Sawyer Motors Foundation fundraiser benefited the Raise Your Awareness About Narcotics (R.Y.A.N) program and the Saugerties choir program. The event featured America’s Got Talent winner Landau Murphy Jr. and local comedian and Saugerties High School graduate Mike Speirs.
Paul Washington is the new Byrdcliffe Guild president
The Woodstock native has an Ivy League degree and is currently Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Time Warner Inc.
Turkey Trot returns to New Paltz Thanksgiving morning
In addition to prizes for the male and female winners in each age category, the New Paltz Turkey Trot traditionally hands out awards to runners and walkers who show up in the best costumes. So it’s a great opportunity to shake a tailfeather — literally!
Lloyd Town Board members acknowledge the contributions of several respected town residents
Donna Deeprose was honored for her commitment to environmental causes, Matt Smith was applauded for his work on the Bob Shephard Highland Landing park and Frank Lombardi was remembered in a proclamation that listed some of the many ways he worked for his community.
“Little Free Libraries” coming to Saugerties
The goal is to place the libraries in neighborhoods that have the least access to the Washington Ave. library.