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Bakery brings back the past(ry)

Bakery brings back the past(ry)

Although other Saugerties bakeries undoubtedly put out some great goods, the loss of Lachmann’s Pastries in 1999 after a 60-year presence on Main Street left a gaping hole in the town’s palette. Until this year, when Drew and Bridgette Pineiro set up shop in Barclay Heights to revitalize Ralph Lachmann’s previously retired recipes.

Foster grandparent steers students in Saugerties elementary school

Foster grandparent steers students in Saugerties elementary school

Twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays, Saugerties resident Evelyn Raushendorfer, wearing her “patience and caring hat,” walks through the village and arrives at Cahill Elementary School, her pockets filled with mints. Her destination is teacher Lindsay Crowley’s first-grade classroom, where she works with the children in her official capacity as a foster grandparent.