More than 70 members of the various Saugerties fire companies and Diaz Ambulance Service attended a recent town board meeting to support of a resolution that will charge housing developers additional fees to help cover firefighting and ambulance service costs.
Legislator Jennifer Schwartz Berky said her behavior was “unacceptable” and thanked the officer for his “patience and professionalism” during the 26-minute stop, which was caught on video and released earlier this week.
The first working meeting to figure out what the city needs to do to get the money is scheduled for Monday, October 30 at city hall.
A group of 30 individuals, mostly SUNY New Paltz students, descended on a recent New Paltz Town Council meeting, eager to share their stories of police encounters gone wrong.
A look at the candidates for Saugerties’ legislative districts, two of which are contested; one, fiercely so.
A quick-witted 17-year-old babysitter kept her cool and evacuated everyone without incident.
Ninety-one Americans die of an opiate overdose every day. Narcan, or naloxone, is a fast-acting treatment that can reverse the effects of an overdose. All first-responders carry it, but often, they arrive too late. For this reason, training programs for potential overdose witnesses have sprung up. Two will be held locally this November.
Dashcam footage of county legislator Jennifer Schwartz Berky receiving a speeding ticket in May was released Tuesday evening. Berky’s lawyers had sought to delay the release of the video, saying it would compromise her ability to receive a fair trial.
Police seized approximately 26 pounds of cocaine and 42 pounds of marijuana.
The arrest followed a missing person investigation that began in June of 2017.