For the third day in a row, fire engines and police cars, sirens blaring, made their way through the village of Saugerties last Sunday to wish Tina Dean a happy birthday, just prior to her 1:30 p.m. birthday party on the front porch of the Ivy Lodge Assisted Living Facility on Main Street in Saugerties. She is 104 years old.
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A large caravan of motorcycles, uniformed officers, US veterans, family members and residents made its way from Tech City in the Town of Ulster down Route 32 to the Ulster County Veterans’ Cemetery in New Paltz in honor of Memorial Day yesterday.
“We’re seeing tons of people, in particular families, come in to get their old bikes tuned up, repaired, or having to upgrade,” reports Bicycle Rack owner Mike Kilmer.
When Tahir Aziz and Rubina Mirza boarded a March 25 flight with three of their five children for a family wedding to their home country of Pakistan, they fully intended to return after the event to their restaurant, Bina’s Cafe on Partition Street in Saugerties. But it wasn’t easy. Restrictions on commercial flights leaving the country due to the outbreak of the pandemic extended their stay for nearly two months.
Here’s an opportunity to contribute good to the world in a safe way – plant a few trees along the Wallkill River between May 23 and June 21.
The Cornell Creative Arts Center (CCAC) at 129 Cornell Street in Midtown Kingston isn’t just a place where people with disabilities can take art, dance, and pottery classes. They can do businesses alongside people from the mainstream community, helping to break down barriers.
In a press release town officials said that “We know how much parents and kids alike have grown to depend on the six-week program for entertainment, arts, learning activities and summer fun,” town officials said in a press release. “Our hearts go out to the kids who look forward to spending time with their friends and counselors at camp every year and will be unable to enjoy memories from a 2020 recreation program.”
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It was a soul-stirring moment early last Sunday morning when the majestic Hudson River Sloop Clearwater emerged from its homeport on the Rondout Creek for its first sail of the 2020 season