Food for thought
Can we make American manufacturing great again? The conflicting experts in the field rarely have the food and beverage industries in mind when they conduct their endless debates on the question. Maybe they should.
Voices
Hugh Reynolds: Erin Collier won’t let ‘those boys’ beat her
The all-male congressional six-pack’s worst nightmare came roaring out of Cooperstown this week with Erin Collier’s announcement she’s entering the overcrowded Democratic fray for Congress.
Letter: Welcome to the free speech zone
Eric Francis Coppolino on the restrictions surrounding the Kingston High School walkout
The space race turns 60
Everyone so assumed the US would create the first satellite that it was nationally traumatic to watch the Russian “star” glide overhead.
Kingston After Dark: Sound advice
An interview with Sound of Ceres, who will perform at BSP March 30.
Saugerties Times letters: (3/8-3/14)
Emergency access for Riccardi Elementary, bail questions for father-son arrested on gun charges, Diane Neal roasted at Starbucks, and more.
Airline says 2018 won’t be 2017
Norwegian Air’s cheap flights from Newburgh to Europe were exciting and convenient for locals, but not great for the company’s balance sheet. This year the carrier has some new plans.
Hugh Reynolds: Can Marcus Molinaro seriously challenge Andrew Cuomo?
It seems state Republicans are beating the drums (again) for Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro. They want him to run for governor against Andrew Cuomo. No knock on Molinaro, but I sense desperation among Republicans.
Former Onteora student charged with threatening school violence apologizes
I wish I never made the comment, I wish I took it down sooner, I wish I had a time machine essentially. I will try to find a better way of making amends. I hope the media outlets do the same, as to give a better understanding for all those affected.
Shandaken 911
A new text-alert system can reach 800 residents in 20 seconds. But most of our rural Catskills towns are sticking to the old ways. We have our own systems, official and otherwise, for making sure our neighbors are okay. Popular forms of official disaster response include “driving over to check on that old guy down the road,” “not having town email addresses,” and “it’ll be fine, people are tough around here.”