Saugerties meeting hears about the ins and outs of freedom of information
Generally, government records should be available, although in some cases the Rolling Stones principle applies: ‘You can’t always get what you want’
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Inquiring Minds ranks in list of top indie bookstores in U.S.
Donaghue said he’s grateful to his community for their embracing what he said isn’t so much a commercial store, but a collective space.
Preview ‘Rockin’ Around Saugerties’ at SPAF
Sunday, May 21: See work by local artists on equine canvases before they hit the streets.
Saugerties fishing tournament this Sunday
The annual Saugerties Fish and Game Club’s fishing tournament at the Blue Mountain Reservoir is this Sunday, May 21. Registration starts at 8 a.m., fishing is from 9 a.m. to noon. This week the game club will be stocking the reservoir with 300 trout, according to Mike Hopf, the village of Saugerties water department superintendent.
Saugerties prepares for beach season
The village beach has new sand, improved drainage and a new parking lot.
Planned Parenthood in the Republican crosshairs
Officials at Planned Parenthood say that thousands of women in the Hudson Valley could lose access to health services like cancer screening and STD testing if a provision in the American Health Care Act that would cut off Medicaid funding to the century old family planning organization becomes law.
Mr. VanBlarcum goes to Washington
Ulster County Sheriff Paul VanBlarcum, accompanied by deputies and corrections officers and the family of a department member who died in the line of duty last year were among thousands of law enforcement professionals who descended on Washington D.C. for Police Week.
Sister of man killed at Saugerties intersection says village isn’t doing enough to protect pedestrians
The mayor disagreed with the statement that the village had done nothing, pointing to new signage. “You can’t fix stupid,” he said about pedestrians not paying attention to traffic.
Saugerties police arrest taxi driver in fatal train crash
The driver of the taxi that was hit by a CSX train in Saugerties on Feb. 16, killing a passenger, was arrested today and charged with the felony of failure to stop at a railroad crossing resulting in a fatal accident and the violation of failure to stop at a stop sign.
Saugerties budget and props pass easily; Gage replaces Schirmer on school board
The $62.4-million budget passed with nearly 70 percent of the vote; propositions to establish a reserve fund for future projects and construct a greenhouse also passed easily. Incumbents Krista Barringer and Damion Ferraro were reelected along with Susan Gage, formerly the district’s director of special education. Incumbent Charles Schirmer and challenger Alex Rappoport came up short.