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Saugerties school board adopts revised budget with reductions to meet tax cap
SAUGERTIES- The Saugerties Board of Education has adopted a revised budget of $77,182,384, which is $569,061 less than the unsuccessful budget presented to voters in May. The reduced budget now meets the state tax cap criteria for a simple majority voter approval. Voters will cast their ballots on the new...
Spackenkill claims the state Class B baseball title with win over Taconic Hills
Dan Collins is a larger-than-life presence for the Spackenkill baseball team. He’s perhaps the biggest player on the Spartans, and he came up huge in Spackenkill’s bid for a third state title. He had three hits on Saturday, the most memorable a two-run homer inside the right-field foul pole for a 3-0 lead over Taconic Hills – his playful jaunt around the bases will be talked about for years. ...
Readers sound off on Vassar’s protests, reducing plastic waste and politicized faith
Students deserve balanced teaching about Israel Greenwich, Conn.: A May 29 op-ed by me and fellow Vassar College alums Lynn Benswanger, Melinda Maidens and Megan Tallmer (“Vassar College’s president caved to Israel-hate“) decried Vassar’s caving to anti-Israel protesters whose encampment violated several college rules. Since then, President Elizabeth Bradley’s appeasement has been rewarded ...
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