With the assistance of housing not-for-profit Rupco, the Town of Saugerties has applied for a grant through the New York Affordable Housing Corporation to help homeowners with repairs to at least 20 single-family homes in the community at no cost to the town or village.

The town’s rec chief had suggested replacing the entire building, which could have cost over a million dollars. The roof replacement, he estimates, will cost about $500,000.

While many neighbors have complained about the sawmill, others describe the Weeks family as good neighbors. They said they had benefited by having the mill nearby.

A look at some of the year’s biggest stories, including local crime numbers, Jimmy Fallon’s donation to Saugerties High School, multiple crashes on local railroad tracks, Dragon Inn back on the market, ethics investigation, bus-stop brouhaha, and more.

Ulster County seniors are warned of phony “emergency” calls asking grandparents to wire money to help a grandchild who is “in trouble.” According to the Ulster County District Attorney’s Division of Consumer Affairs, there are several warning signs of the grandparent scam.

The fox’s owner is worried he might be shot if his friendliness is mistakenly attributed to rabies rather than domestication.

The suit by Rose’s family alleges the homeowner neglected to maintain the woodstove, in violation of fire laws and residential codes, and that negligence led to the fire, which led to Rose’s death.

In the coming weeks, the so-called zombie house at 508 York Street in the Malden section of Saugerties will be torn down.