Saugerties girls’ basketball team has a Cinderella season
The Saugerties High School girls’ varsity basketball team got to just one win away from the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Final Four.
Saugerties Times
Sections
Local group prepares Easter care packages for overseas troops
Operation SOS (Support Our Service people) will prepare packages of comfort items for members of the American military deployed to combat/hostile areas on Tuesday, March 20 at 3 p.m. at the Senior Center on Market St. in Saugerties.
“Enough is enough”: Saugerties students walk out to protest gun violence
Some 400 to 500 students at the Saugerties Jr./Sr. High this Wednesday participated in a nationwide walkout in the senior-high gymnasium as tribute to the 17 students and staff members in Parkland, Florida who lost their lives to gun violence on campus a month ago. Students packed the bleachers and court.
Saugerties Boys & Girls Club lets kids take center stage
When children head to the Saugerties chapter of the Boys and Girls Club after school in the evenings, they receive more than simply homework help and supervision. Through a program called Royals, they are also learning performance skills.
Saugerties students plan to participate in March 14 walkout
Administrators are supporting the students. “We want to help the kids coordinate something so it’s done in a safe fashion and it’s not just mayhem, and that they also get to make their points,” said superintendent Seth Turner.
Saugerties Times letters: (3/8-3/14)
Emergency access for Riccardi Elementary, bail questions for father-son arrested on gun charges, Diane Neal roasted at Starbucks, and more.
Saugerties girls’ basketball team wins second Section IX, Class A title in three years; play again today
The Lady Sawyers are on a roll.
Body of missing Saugerties man found in Esopus Creek
Police believe it may have been a case of accidental drowning.
Saugerties board, citizens seek clarity on school safety measures at forum
Less than a week after a Saugerties student and his father were arrested, 70 residents attended a school safety forum seeking answers from administrators and trustees.
Editorial: Emergency access for Riccardi Elementary
It’s an imperfect world, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take measures to improve it. Some people prefer certain kinds of improvements. Others suggest other improvements. The people who prefer some kinds of improvements criticize the people who don’t share their preferences, and vice-versa. In the public political sphere, things can get nasty. In friendly Saugerties, they often seem to get nasty. That’s a fact of life.