Dam near Mt. Marion Elementary will be repaired
Seven years after it was breached by a tree which fell during Hurricane Irene, a dam on Plattekill Creek will be mended using funds from the NY Rising program.
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Saugerties Times letters (8/30-9/5)
Library budget and trustee vote; Saugerties – a future Long Island?; vote for VanBlarcum; thanks for the tree work; why do we need signs in school zones flashing car speed over the summer?; McCain the hero.
Saugerties considers solar projects
New solar installations are proposed for Churchland Lane and the former town dump.
Origin of fatal Saugerties blaze still a mystery
State officials say that the cause of the April 21 house fire on 18-20 Russell St., which claimed one life and injured three, can’t be determined due to the structural damage to the building.
Plaque at Winston Farm mural to tell tale of how Saugerties stood up against landfill/incinerator plan— and won
For those who were around during the fight, the mural makes perfect sense. But for younger people, some explanation is needed.
Saugerties considers whether to replace retiring police dog & officer
The Saugerties Town Board is considering the elimination of one of the two K-9 positions in the police department.
Saugerties village gets new DPW superintendent
Bob Fanelli to retire; Rich Forbes, a long-time member of the department, to succeed him.
Proposed state regulations could punish districts with high test-refusal rates
Some of the possibilities being considered are severe — schools could be ordered to use federal Title I funding to lower the opt-out rates instead of other programs. Schools could also be closed or converted to charter schools under the changes.
Saugerties Times letters (8/23-30)
Topics include: emergency access to Riccardi Elementary; thanks to veterans; John Faso – outsider; Delgado for Congress; Faso & Trump; 19th tossup.
If Saugerties School Board agrees, a gated roadway will provide emergency access
After three years, steps toward an access road for emergency vehicles to Riccardi Elementary School in the hamlet of Glasco have been taken. Saugerties town government accepted a 50-by-200-foot swathe of land south of the school as a gift from propertyowner Jimmy Bruno at its August 15 town board meeting.