Town holds off on increased water regulations
A proposed local law on water resources in the town of Saugerties has been tabled following questions raised at a public hearing on April 25. Councilwoman Leeanne Thornton said the number of questions and criticisms of the proposed law raised at the hearing led the Conservation Advisory Committee to table it for further revision. At...
Former mayor passes
John Mull Robbins died peacefully Saturday, May 4 at Kingsway Arms Nursing Center in Schenectady with his family by his side. He was 84. The son of the late Austen and Grace Robbins was born April 4, 1929 in the Bronx. His family moved to Saugerties in 1931, where he resided until moving to Schenectady...
Letters (5/2-5/9)
Tyranny of the screamers This past Thursday was the second public hearing for the proposed Water Resources Protection law, about which David Gordon wrote a clear and comprehensive explanatory piece for this paper. Only about 20 citizens came to comment on the proposal, which, like all law, would affect everyone in town. Thirteen signed up...
Student leadership conference
Eleventh grade students Jaclyn Greco and Hunter Igoe recently attended the Students Inside Albany Leadership Conference organized by the League of Women Voters of New York State Education Foundation. The 13th annual event took place at the Albany Hotel from April 14–17. Fifty-five students from across the state were brought together to get a firsthand...
Letters (4/25-5/2)
Great start to Little League Kudos and hats off to the Saugerties Little League for the spectacular job the league did for their Opening Day Parade and Ceremonies this past Saturday. It was great to see the many hundreds of boys and girls that turned out and participated. Equally impressive were the hundreds of parents...
Celebrating Saugerties-Woodstock love
Saugerties artist Willy Ze’ev Neumann’s identical twin “Love Knot” sculptures, intended to symbolize the bond between the Saugerties and Woodstock communities, will be officially installed in Saugerties at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 at the corner of Main and Market streets and in Woodstock at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 11 on the lawn...
No contest for School Board
Woody Allen said 80 percent of success is showing up. For this year’s School Board election, it was everything. Just two candidates filed petitions for three open seats in the May 21 trustee election, so by default Angie Minew and sitting board President George Heidcamp will be elected to three-year terms. The third open seat...
Old Dutch Barn workday this weekend
The Saugerties Historical Society will have volunteers at the Kiersted house on Saturday, April 27 building the walls of the Dutch barn restoration project starting at 7 a.m. and going until… it’s done. The public is asked not to attempt to drive in the back that day: the entrance will be blocked for the safety...
Assessing the Saugerties police merger
The League of Women Voters will provide a forum for citizens to assess and discuss the process of consolidation of the village and town police forces, which took place in 2011, at the Frank Greco Senior Center on Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. This is a chance for citizens to listen to and question...
Letters (4/18-4/25)
A more thoughtful response to St. Mary closing “Elementary schools can feel like an extended family, and the pain of separation is real.” In a single sentence about the closing of St. Mary of the Snow, your author clearly articulated the situation faced by thousands of school children, parents, teachers and neighborhoods throughout Ulster County. Sadly,...
Spring cleanup schedule
Spring cleanup in the village of Saugerties is scheduled for Monday, April 15 through Friday, April 19. Brush and yard waste only. Do not put anything out that is over six inches in diameter or six feet in length, and separate brush from leaves. Limit is seven cubic yards per household (one truckload). In order...
Saugerties teachers get 3% raise over 3 years
The contract negotiations that have been underway since the previous teacher’s contract expired in 2010 have come to a close. The Board of Education and the Saugerties Teacher’s Association voted to ratify a new contract on Tuesday, April 9, following on the heels of an agreement reached late the previous month. According to a report...