Letters (5/16-5/23)
Success or disaster? In a recent letter to the editor (May 9, 2013), members of the League of Women Voters (LWV) reported on their recent panel discussion, “Town-Village Police Consolidation Revisited.” The panel consisted of the Chief of Police Joseph Sinagra, Lieutenant Steven Filak as well as elected officials from the village and town. The...
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...
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...
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,...
Letters (4/11-4/18)
Leif is good Thank you for last week’s article by Ashley Drewes “A Day in the Leif” describing the mutually beneficial relationship between a local man’s delivery service and the numerous village businesses he serves in return for “a food product or beverage.” Walking to make his deliveries dissipates his back pain from a car accident. He...
Letter: Out of may, one
If I understand Ms. Ciarlante correctly, she seems to be afraid that the Saugerties Comprehensive Plan under consideration would give control of our economic future to unelected and unaccountable outside forces without regard to the desires and benefit of the citizens of the town and village of Saugerties. Motivated by her remarks, I read all...
LETTER: Comprehensive Plan? Try Communist Plan
Open Letter to the Town and Village of Saugerties Comprehensive Planning Committee Attention all Saugerties residents: Beware of the document called the Comprehensive Plan. This document is being promoted and headed for approval by the Town Board. This document invites exploitation of the Saugerties residents by claiming to have the right to grant authority to...
POLL: Esopus Bridge color (closed)
In the coming weeks, the bridge over the Esopus will be repainted. The state DOT offers four color options. Mayor Bill Murphy asked the Saugerties Times to put it to a vote. We ask that only Saugerties residents vote. Polls close Thursday, April 11 at 11:59 p.m. If you’re having trouble voting, send an email...
Letters (3/28-4/4)
Proud to be an open-minded Republican I feel compelled to respond to misstatements made in local media regarding the Saugerties Town Board’s vote on the resolution to rescind the NYS Safe Act. Let me begin by saying that I was very specific when I said that I saw the proposed revision at approx 6:30 p.m. the...
Letters (3/21-3/28)
Supervisor believes state gun law flawed I would like to respond to criticism of my opposition to the NY SAFE ACT. I was deeply affected by the murders of children in the school district that my friend’s son attends in Newtown. Her terrified child crouched in the corner of his classroom for three hours while his school...
Letters (2/28-3/6)
The once and future Saugerties It has been said by many that the only constant is change. This is certainly true in Saugerties. Our residents and elected officials regardless of political party, should honor our past history but also take into account Saugerties, as it is today and how it will be in the future....
Minor League Baseball in Saugerties?
I am cautiously optimistic about our chances of bringing a minor league baseball team to our town in the near future. Given Saugerties’ tradition of supporting and promoting baseball, a minor league team would be a perfect fit for our community. We’ve been approached by teams in the past, but never got past the discussion...