Saugerties News

Joanne Shenandoah performs in Syracuse's Hanover Square on Aug. 2, 2008, as part of the annual Haudenosaunee Festival.

SAUGERTIES - Bard Conservatory of Music Piano Trio will perform in a Saugerties Pro Musica Concert 3 p.m. Nov.

"? a Follow us on Twitter a Fan us on Facebook Despite high unemployment and dwindling savings, a majority of older adults say they're not planning to cut back on holiday gift spending this year, according to an AARP Bulletin poll .

A 42-year-old Port Ewen man lost his life when his Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle ran off the roadway on Glasco Turnpike near Smith Road and into a wooded area.

Police are investigating a body found in a burned out Chevrolet Suburban vehicle in the Town of Saugerties Sunday morning.

The American Red Cross of Ulster County recently appointed John-Anthony Bruno to serve as its executive director.

On Tuesday, November 3, Saugerties voters will select candidates for the following offices: State Supreme Court justice, County Court judge, county clerk, county legislator, town supervisor, town clerk, receiver of taxes, superintendent of highways, town justice and town council.

Town police say a 21-year-old woman arrested during a prostitution sting has admitted to causing the emergency evacuation of a Saugerties hotel in September when she stole money from a man and sprayed him in the face with mace.

LAKE KATRINE - A rising environmental consciousness is permeating the residential and commercial development sectors, but many barriers stand in the way of a greater use, not the least of which is the continuing credit crunch and recession, said speakers at a conference here today.

There were a lot of long faces last month when the town learned its extremely well respected police chief, Louis Barbaria, a retired state police major, would have to choose between accepting a $50,000 pay cut or step down after he was not granted the necessary civil service waiver.

Prison or death would have been easier, they said. But rather than face those fates, 14 Ulster County residents who were addicted to drugs and alcohol took a road laden with traps and temptation.

Three Ulster County men are facing drug and trespassing charges after village police found more than 300 prescription pills in their possession on Goshen High School property Tuesday, officials said.

Officials in the Saugerties Central School District want to make something perfectly clear: Kindergarten students will not see their classrooms disrupted by the reassignment or laying off of their teachers during the school year.

Looking for a place to go on vacation? Tired of the same boring look of every hotel, unable to distinguish one from another? Ready for something strange, eccentric, out of the ordinary and unconventional? Then you have come to the right place.

The Ulster County Legislature is in a transitional period. After surrendering much of its power to the to the county executive this year, in two years the Legislature will again be altered, moving from 32 representatives spread out of 11 districts to 23 single-member districts.

Kick back and enjoy the day at the C'Est La Vie fundraiser marathon from noon to 5 p.m. at the salon, located at 552 Route 17M in Middletown.

KINGSTON A Kerhonkson man has been indicted on 11 counts by an Ulster County grand jury, all stemming from a January incident in which he allegedly rammed police cars with his vehicle.

It was a discovery that even startled the discoverer. Over the summer, field biologist Jay Westerveld was paddling along the east shore of Glenmere Lake, conducting plant surveys of submerged vegetation, when he noticed something odd.

State police said two Albany men hopped off the nearest Thruway exit and burglarized a Saugerties home Thursday because they realized they had no money.

In 1968 America, you couldn't escape the tension in the air. Vietnam, civil rights protests, hippie counterculture were all tearing at society's fabric.