Murphy new mayor in Saugerties

From William J. Kemble in The Daily Freeman: The Village Board Monday appointed Trustee William Murphy mayor for the next year as a full-time replacement for the retired Robert Yerick. The appointment was made in a unanimous vote, with the first order of business for Murphy, a seven-year trustee, to leave the Village Board table [...]

Opus 40 for sale

The Watershed Post is reporting that Opus 40, a massive bluestone sculpture built by Harvey Fite over 37 years on an abandoned quarry, is for sale for $3.5 million. The Saugerties property includes a house with 4 beds, 3 baths, 2,860 square feet of living space, and that world-renowned earthwork. From the story: Since Fite’s [...]

Today’s local headlines

Greene Supports Cementhttp://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2009/07/16/news/doc4a5e963a75857373047517.txt CATSKILL — Greene County lawmakers on Wednesday roundly endorsed operations of local cement manufacturers to remind state and federal officials that the industry is important to the local economy. The support was given in a unanimous vote, with one absence, during a county Legislature meeting, where officials asked that funding for modernization [...]

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