Filmmaker wins Shout Out Saugerties grant
Saugerties filmmaker Katie Cokinos said she plans to use drones, video shot from kayaks and interviews with locals to explore the topic of the lower Esopus Creek.
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Saugerties board convenes tonight on dump issues
Apprehensive neighbors, afraid for their drinking water and exasperated by what they say is a loud and constant procession of debris-laden 18-wheelers, anxiously await an April 18 town Zoning Board of Appeals meeting that, they hope, will spur the shutdown of a local construction and demolition debris dumping operation.
Glasco residents want a traffic signal at dangerous intersection
An accident at the intersection of Glasco Turnpike and Rt. 32 has prompted a push for a new traffic light.
Saugerties to inspect homes and businesses for illegal sewer connections
The wastewater plant is experiencing heightened flows, and the village believes unpermitted connections from roof drains and sump pumps are to blame.
Saugerties Town Board race takes shape
So far, three candidates are seeking two open seats.
Saugerties supervisor says town is working to stop construction dump
A meeting Tuesday night at Woodstock Day School about a controversial quartet of dumps in Saugerties drew about 30 residents, many of whom voiced their concerns about potential harm to their drinking water from the site, and also the impact of the noise associated with the constant influx of trucks laden with construction and demolition debris.
Maritime Museum celebrates a half-century of environmental activism on the Hudson, soon to publish Lighthouses of the Hudson Valley
Special preview on Friday, April 19: New exhibition marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Hudson River sloop Clearwater and the passing of the National Environmental Policy Act.
Saugerties couple with Glasco dojo bonded through martial arts
Ellie Leffler, a lithe pre-teen with wild curly brown hair, moves with poise and distinction beyond that of the typical 12-year-old. Running through a “kata” — a Japanese word for a choreographed series of blocks and offensive movements — her form is perfect and her mind, it appears, is blank or elsewhere. She exemplifies “mushin,” a Japanese word for “no mind” that describes the ideal, reflexive way in which a kata is performed once it has been rooted in a student’s muscle memory.
Maloney’s hat? Not in the ring
Legislator says he’s not running for town board and he supports Andreassen and Ivino.
Hundreds attend meeting on Saugerties construction and debris dump
A ruling by a state Supreme Court justice has halted the Town of Saugerties from enforcing stop-work orders issued by its building department to J. Karolys and Son, a local trucking and excavation company that’s now under scrutiny for disposal of construction debris on four properties in the town.
