Tag: The Eagle’s View

Republicans don’t hold any seats on the five-member town board at this time. But under one election night scenario, they may ...

What makes local elections sometimes unpredictable is that party-enrolled voters are more likely to cross party lines in local elections ...

Town GOP chair to step down; Seth Turner heads to Long Island; Myers versus Kraft for town justice?; Free ride ...

Saugerties Republicans have a lot to worry about.

Saugerties’ political columnist weighs in an uncontested race, knowing where your district is, odd ballot positions and an electric car ...

A spurned candidate, cross-endorsements, appointment speculation... We're five weeks away from the election and things are finally coming into focus ...

Saugerties politics are not for the faint of heart.

Saugerties Conservatives gain power…an appealing appointment…Wikileaks…Republican outreach…term limits

Former Democratic house speaker Tip O’Neill famously said that “all politics is local.” But local candidates ignoring the effect of ...

Local candidates running on the Democratic line last November had a number of successes. Supervisor Greg Helsmoortel, the Democratic candidate ...

(Photo by Steve Chorvas) With Election Day fast approaching, questions abound. The Saugerties elections in 2013 saw about 5,800 residents ...

An unusual election season in Saugerties became even more remarkable when the Sept. 10 primary results came in. I went ...

The political spin started right after Republicans chose Greg Helsmoortel (I) as their supervisor candidate over Gaetana Ciarlante (C). Comments ...

Photos by Garrett Colburn THE CAUCUS RESULT— Town Republicans attending their Aug. 6 caucus have virtually assured the re-election of ...