🌱 Why Saugerties just ranked among New York’s safest towns
Saugerties, New York Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Saugerties! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Saugerties just ranked among New York’s safest towns
- Were you near Exit 19 when this fiery Thruway crash happened?
Also on today's calendar: Community Band at Saugerties Historical Society and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the turtle cross the road ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 82 and low of 53 degrees.
- Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 65.
- Friday: Humid with a shower or two, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 9 Hudson Valley Towns Among Safest in New York State (wpdh.com) — Saugerties has been ranked the sixth-safest town in New York State, with both violent and property crime declining over the past two years. A new SafeWise report shows nine of the state’s ten safest communities are in the Hudson Valley, but Saugerties stands out locally for its improving crime trends and absence of the most serious offenses in the study period. 
• Late Night Thruway Crash In Ulster County Leaves Vehicle Burning (hudsonvalleypost.com) — A serious late-night crash on the Thruway near Exit 19 in Ulster County, a route many Saugerties drivers use, left one vehicle overturned and in flames. State Police say a speeding BMW hit a U-Haul trailer, causing the Subaru towing it to roll over and burn. Investigators are asking witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage from around 11:57 p.m. June 19 to contact them.
📸 Around Saugerties
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Family Fridays at The Dutch — The Dutch →
The Dutch, 253 Main St, Saugerties
4:00 pm
Friday June 26
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Other local events
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Last Day of School
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Community Band at Saugerties Historical Society →
Saugerties Historical Society, 119 Main St, Saugerties
3:00 pm -
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man Movie →
Upstate Films (Saugerties): Orpheum Theatre, 156 Main St, Saugerties
7:00 pm -
Arm-of-the-Sea Theater →
Arm-of-the-Sea Tidewater Center, 57 E Bridge St, Saugerties
6:00 pm -
Music Bingo at The Dutch — The Dutch →
The Dutch, 253 Main St, Saugerties
6:00 pm -
Arm-of-the-Sea Theater →
Arm-of-the-Sea Tidewater Center, 57 E Bridge St, Saugerties
6:00 pm
Friday June 26
Sunday June 28
Monday June 29
Wednesday July 1
Tuesday July 7
Wednesday July 8
📣 Saugerties Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Value-Added Food Production 101: From Product Safety to Business Growth
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County 232 Plaza Road, Kingston, NY 12401
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Networking Mixer @ Rondout Savings Bank Uptown Branch
Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Rondout Savings Bank
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Plastic Pollution & You Educator Workshop
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County 232 Plaza Road, Kingston, NY 12401
5:00 am -
Harmonies on the Hudson Concert Series →
Clermont State Historic Site, Clermont Manor, 1 Clermont Ave, Germantown
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Last Day of School
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Wednesday June 24
Thursday June 25
Friday June 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Schulte posted a job opening for Housekeeping Room Attendant in Saugerties. Apply here.
- Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(03300) - 3069 Route 9W in Saugerties. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Saugerties here.
🗞 Nearby News
Red Hook
- 2025: Looking Back on a Year Dominated by the Red Hook Boat Club (thedailycatch.org)
- Finding favorites at farmstands throughout the Hudson Valley (hudsonvalleyone.com)
- Album Review: Outside the Lines by Shabaam Sahdeeq & Es-K (shatterthestandards.com)
Kingston
- GENERAL Development News + Construction (newyorkyimby.com)
- In the Know with Nadine: JT Pinna and Kaira Grundig (kingstonwire.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She was going to the shell station (Thank you Nettie D. for sending it in!)
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