Saugerties News

Just a few weeks shy of a full year on the job, Town of Saugerties Police Chief Louis Barbaria finished the first part of one of his main goals: a comprehensive rewrite of the police manual, with an eye toward getting the department accredited by the state.

Comedian, late-night talk-show host and near-graduate of The College of Saint Rose Jimmy Fallon made a winning return to his college town Saturday night for a show before a packed, laughing audience at The Egg.

Anthony D. Passaro Jr. was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in prison for shooting his wife, Tracey, to death in their West Saugerties home two years ago.

As the largest, most conspicuous proposed development in recent memory, the hotel/convention center proposed for the site of the former Cantine Mill on Partition Street has elicited no small amount of opinions.

The holidays are approaching, which card companies will tell you is the time when memories are made.

SAUGERTIES - Esopus Bend Nature Preserve in Saugerties will host "Animal Tracking Adventures" from 1:30-4 p.m. Dec.

The Saugerties Board of Education ratified a three-year contract with the Saugerties Administrative and Supervisory Personnel Association Tuesday night, November 10, ending a year and a half of negotiations.

SAUGERTIES - The monthly Movies With Spirit community film series will show 'After Life,' about the experiences people value most in life, at 7 p.m. Nov.

Each Veterans Day, the Lamouree-Hackett Post 72 American Legion in Saugerties invites the community onto the Post grounds to honor those who have served in the various branches of the US military.

It seemed like old times for Ulster County Republicans, with the top of Tuesday's election ticket romping to easy victory and the county legislature back in GOP hands for the first time since 2003.

A state government official says a former student has surrendered to police after taking a school administrator hostage at a downstate high school.... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

SAUGERTIES Police identified the man who was killed when his SUV ran off the road on Glasco Turnpike, early Sunday morning, ran down an embankment and overturned before bursting into flames as a Lake Hill man.

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.