Saugerties village trustees open to revising proposed new parking law
Village trustees are thinking about giving residents without parking options more leeway, after they got feedback at a public hearing on the new proposed parking law.
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Police chief urges caution when setting off one’s own fireworks
“There are no legal fireworks,” says Chief Joe Sinagra.
Neighbors raise traffic, noise concerns over proposed Saugerties resort that includes farm-to-table restaurant and cabins
The public hearing on Tuesday, June 19, was the second on the proposed 82-acre Agawan resort off Glasco Turnpike near the Glasco firehouse. In addition to a 120-seat restaurant and 60 cabins, the facility would have garden areas for growing food for the restaurant, an artists’ studio and possibly a horseback riding stable. A substantial section of the property would be devoted to growing food for the farm-to-table restaurant.
Saugerties school superintendent will leave to take job on Long Island
After spending the past two decades with the Saugerties Central School District, Superintendent Seth Turner notified the school board on Wednesday that he’s taking a similar role in the Amagansett Union Free School District for the 2018-19 school year.
Summer chores: The seasonal break doesn’t bring time off for all the school staff
“It’s surprising how a lot of things come up during the summer when we have a chance to investigate and go into rooms that we aren’t ordinarily able to access so readily.”
Saugerties ready for end of single-stream recycling at transfer station
The change will affect how the town transfer station operates, but not customers of private haulers.
Saugerties Times letters (6/21-28)
Congressional endorsements; treatment of children and families at border shames us all; successful golf fundraiser.
Appealing for local contributions, Reformed Church of Katsbaan launches a $20,000 fund drive to save its steeple
The steeple of the Reformed Church of Katsbaan on Old Kings Highway was erected in 1893. Now, 125 years later, the steeple and its housing are structurally unsound. The town code enforcement officer has given the congregation until November to fix it. If they don’t, the disrepair will constitute a property maintenance code violation.
Saugerties High School Graduation is Saturday
Kira Podmayersky and Michael Averill are the respective valedictorian and salutatorian of the Class of 2018, and each will speak during the commencement exercise.
Saugerties residents use app to fight vandalism
Trashed gardens, items missing from cars, smashed planters and cracked rearview mirrors. These are part of the litter left in the wake of a vandalism wave in Barclay Heights. Residents say they are fed up.