At Home With Marco Benevento, Among Pianos and Peacocks
The tennis was over, and the eggs were nearly gone. Marco Benevento sat at the kitchen table with his wife, KT, working through the last of breakfast, with a flight to Alabama in the morning and, between now and then, a day in the studio. Getting there means crossing the yard, and crossing the yard…
Opus 40 Community Day Set for June 13
Opus 40 in Saugerties will hold its rescheduled Community Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 13. “Community Day: Celebrating 50 Years of Opus 40” will include sculpture tours, live music, oral…
Secret Garden Tour in Saugerties Benefits Historical Society
A Secret Garden Tour on Sunday, June 14, will visit seven gardens in the Town of Saugerties, including two public gardens and five rarely seen private gardens, some hidden behind stone walls and others…
St. John the Evangelist Property in Saugerties Is Under Contract
St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Saugerties is under contract to be sold for slightly less than its $1.6 million asking price, according to the Rev. Chris Berean, pastor of St. Mary…
Police Name Teen Charged in Killing of 88-Year-Old Saugerties Woman
A 15-year-old boy charged with murder in Saugerties has been identified by police as Mark J. Wanchik II. Wanchik is accused of causing the death of Elena Bonjolo, 88, of West Camp Road, who…
Catskill Man, 93, Dies After Two-Vehicle Collision in Saugerties
A 93-year-old Catskill man died Thursday, June 4, after a two-vehicle crash on Route 32 in Saugerties, according to the Saugerties Police Department. The crash occurred around 1 p.m. Robert Goldberg died from injuries…
Saugerties Softball Rebounds After Kingston Loss
The Saugerties varsity girls softball team stumbled against Kingston on May 21, falling 8-2 after the Tigers broke open the game with a six-run fifth inning. Saugerties had five players record hits in the…
Fire at Saugerties Residence Kills Woman, 5 Dogs
A 48-year-old woman and five dogs died Thursday in a fire at a multi-occupancy residence in Veteran, a hamlet of Saugerties, officials said. Li-Anne M. Gableman, who lived in the building and was formerly…
Opus 40 to Honor Harvey Fite 50 Years After His Death
Fifty years to the day after sculptor Harvey Fite died within the monumental bluestone artwork he spent much of his life building, Opus 40 will mark the anniversary with a community gathering to celebrate…
Saugerties Resident Turns Private Land Into Public Garden
“2,000 tulips. Pick a bouquet,” reads the sign on Route 32A. Another sign, painted with bright butterflies and flowers, says: “Welcome! Saugerties Organic Gardens, a nonprofit community agricultural organization.” Mali Peterbridge and Frank Clark…
Saugerties Bowlers Club Keeps Community Rolling
Tucked behind Simmons Plaza in the Barclay Heights section of Saugerties, the Saugerties Bowlers Club is easy to miss. Inside, the alley feels like a 1960s time capsule: worn maple lanes, molded fiberglass chairs,…
Ukrainian Folk Ensemble YAGÓDY Brings Lviv Sound to Saugerties
YAGÓDY, a seven-piece ensemble from Lviv, Ukraine, will bring a mix of folk songs, vocal harmonies, percussion, and theatrical performance to The Local in Saugerties on Friday night. The group features three vocalists, along…
Carnegie Funds Saugerties Library Events Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary
The Saugerties Public Library will host a range of events celebrating libraries, local history and America’s 250th anniversary thanks to a $10,000 gift from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the same group that…
Jane Street Art Center’s “Matter Out of Place” Turns Waste Into Art
“Matter Out of Place,” an exhibition at the Jane Street Art Center in Saugerties, brings together six artists who use discarded materials to explore waste, destruction, and environmental change ahead of Earth Day. The…
Second Annual Saugerties Earth Day Week Set for April 20-26
Plans are underway for the second annual Saugerties Earth Day Week, set for April 20-26, featuring a lineup of nature tours, expert talks, award-winning films, and hands-on activities aimed at informing and inspiring individual…
Saugerties Seed Library Flourishes as Community Participation Sets a Record
The Saugerties Seed Library is drawing record participation in its third year, with patrons at the Saugerties Public Library taking home 400 seed packets in March for everything from flowers to okra. The initiative,…
Mountain View Cemetery Seeks Help Covering $15,000 Landscaping Bill
A volunteer-led effort is underway to raise funds for Mountain View Cemetery in Saugerties, where supporters say the nonprofit burial ground does not have enough money to cover $15,000 in seasonal landscaping and mowing…
Swing Dancing Finds a Home at Saugerties Public Library
The bouncy rhythms of 1940s jazz filled the Saugerties Public Library on Monday evening, drawing an intergenerational group of dancers onto the floor to spin, twist, kick, and turn. Eighteen people—many of them new…
Saugerties Sports Hall of Fame Welcomes Five New Inductees at 61st Banquet
The Saugerties Sports Hall of Fame inducted five new members Saturday evening at Diamond Mills, honoring athletes whose accomplishments spanned generations of Saugerties High School sports. Before a crowd of about 200 guests, the…
Buzzing Bee Market Opens on Route 212 in Saugerties
Like many people during the pandemic, Conchi Perez of Saugerties picked up a hobby. For Perez, a native of Mexico, that hobby was backyard gardening. She started with vegetables. Then she discovered dahlias. “I…
Malden Turnpike Bridge Closes in Saugerties for $8.2 Million Replacement
A bridge carrying about 2,000 vehicles a day over the New York State Thruway in Saugerties has closed for replacement and is expected to remain shut until fall 2026. The Malden Turnpike bridge closed…
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