Month: October 2013

The Compulsions. October is all about transformation (when it comes to Halloween), so I guess it isn't that far afield ...

Merle Haggard Like so many silly rock kids of my generation, my first exposure to the songwriting of Merle Haggard ...

Voters in New Paltz will have a packed ballot on Nov. 5. Supervisor Susan Zimet is facing off against Republican ...

I’ve been meaning to read the Game of Thrones books – or book, I should say, seeing how George R. ...

Saugerties Times Election Guide This year, Saugerties voters will pick a supervisor, two Town Board members, a highway superintendent, a ...

Mike Colon connects with an opponent. (Photo: Upstate Imagery) This weekend, there’s gonna be blood on the mats on Wall ...

The Rosendale Theatre will host a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Friday, November 1. The doors open ...

Scene from previous Theater of War performances featuring Gloria Reuben and Jeffrey Wright. (Photo by Douglas Baz) We read about ...

The Devourer II by Curtis Readel Come see money as a thing itself, not just a means of acquiring other ...

Postcard of the Poughkeepsie-Highland railroad bridge, circa 1904 At a recent “soft opening” of Upper Landing Park on Water Street ...

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence. – Henry David Thoreau ...

Lanny Walter is no stranger to the causes that affect the town of Saugerties. Back when he first moved here ...

Dean Fabiano enjoys his job, and he’ll get to keep it for another two years. The four-term legislator is running ...

Some 40 years ago, I took a written exam in New York City to get my license as a psychologist. ...

TOWN SUPERVISOR Myers is posturing, not governing I keep hearing about Kelly Myers’ “courageous” new approach to the town budget ...

If you’re lucky, you recognize Dan Lamb as one of the Dickensian-costumed carolers serenading passersby during the Holiday in the ...

L to R: Amal Khalil, supervisor Susan Zimet, Ali Khalil and Anne Muller. (photo by Shana Napoli) In early August, ...

The annual Halloween party at the Saugerties Reformed Church generally draws around 165 visitors, said Pastor Terry O’Brian on Saturday, ...

Stevie Wonder has released just enough iconic pap and treacle in his hit-studded 50-year career to make for a viable ...

The columnist Reynolds. Considering that it’s a state issue, our contingent of state legislators has been remarkably reticent on the ...