Checking in with Assemblyman Pete Lopez
“What the governor does often ends up hurting the people who need help the most. This minimum wage will be a $15-billion hit against small businesses.”
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Saugerties mayor looks forward to 2017
A top goal to convert the village hall to solar power.
Saugerties Times letters (1/5-12)
Cable cars, Saugerties busts tax cap, no Republican health care replacement.
To play, or not to play: Feelings mixed about Marist band’s Trump inauguration gig
The application to perform at the inauguration was submitted months before the outcome was decided and the performance would be an excellent showcase for the band. But many students are questioning whether participation would be a tacit endorsement of Donald Trump, whom they link to intolerance.
The transformation of our local hospitals
In just five years the number of locally controlled hospitals has shrunk from two, to one, and then to zero.
Hillary takes Ulster as a whole, but some towns love Donald
A town-by-town breakdown of the presidential vote, now that the returns are official.
Hugh Reynolds: Retire the corruption card?
It seems voters don’t particularly care about the issue of corruption.
Judge dismisses suit to overturn approval of Saugerties marina project
The plaintiffs had argued that the project, owned by HITS President Tom Struzzieri, had been approved without sufficient consideration given to traffic and noise concerns. Saugerties Mayor Bill Murphy, applauding the ruling, said the village is looking into ways to have the plaintiffs pay the village’s legal costs.
Saugerties solar farm moves forward
The plan calls for two megawatts of power to be generated by solar panels occupying 24 acres on Kings Highway.
Looking back at 2016, Saugerties supervisor touts economic development successes
Helsmoortel cited the planned Holiday Inn near the Thruway, town water in Malden, natural gas on Kings Highway, work on a new Hudson River park, and assistance with the Vertis building were all mentioned.