All manner of hot rods and classic cars from years past will line the streets of the village this Sunday, July 7 from 1-6 p.m. for the 16th annual Sawyer Motors Car Show.

Independence Day — Thursday, July 4 — will feature the iconic Fireman’s Parade in Saugerties, along with a series of baseball games and fireworks at sundown.

Firefighters from Mt. Marion, Saugerties, Sawkill, Town of Ulster, Centerville, West Hurley, Kiskatom and members of the Ulster County Sheriff’s Department and the New York State Police Department paid tribute on June 22 to Captain Jack H. Rose, a member of the Mount Marion Fire Department who died on December 19, 2015 at age 19 in the line of duty.

Last week, Kingston and Saugerties lost one of our favorite people and an unmistakable influence on so many in the underground Upstate New York hip-hop scene, a poetic soul who never took what he had for granted. I am talking about Bobby Daniels a.k.a. Mr. Bobby Delicious and there are no words good enough to sum up the loss or the blessing of knowing him.

Three Saugerties youths were honored at the village board meeting this Monday, June 3.

Melissa Barbier suffered extensive injuries following a head-on collision in February. From 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 9, at the American Legion Post 72 on John Street, the family will host a dinner, hold a silent auction, and provide games and music for attendees to raise money to help with the expenses.

Thomas Austin, Isaac W. Vargas, Caesar Varis, William H. Varis, John C. Bolton, Neil Bradley… The list of names went on: And on. The names of 82 Saugertesians who died in the Civil War was followed by the names of Saugertesians who died in the two world wars.

After building 16 homes in the county over 25 years, mostly in Kingston, Ulster Habitat for Humanity has begun construction on one of three homes slated for 3, 5 and 7 Donnas Way, off Glasco Turnpike.

What they don’t tell you about a collection of 2,000 dolls: the 4,000 peering glass eyes, all looking at you at once.