At the March members meeting, Saugerties Chamber chairperson Brigid Walsh presented the 2011 Business Person of the Year award to Sawyer Motors' Bob Siracusano. The award was based on a vote of the Chamber members.  Congratulations to Bob and a big thank you for all he does for Saugerties!

Another article on Saugerties . . . this time calling us the Book Village of the Hudson Valley. Written by Saugerties' own Richard Frisbie.  Links to other Saugerties-related articles from that article: Saugerties named Top Town in Hudson Valley History Atlas of Saugertes Project Launched on Kickstarter The Hudson Valley Voice Singing Competition Dutch Ale House: Best Irish Pub in Saugerties

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"Sittin' Around Saugerties" is this year's public art event in Saugerties and will feature 40 artists' painted full-size wooden garden chairs.

The direction of this year's art event will be quite different from the past three, which featured fiberglass horses in 2009 and 2010 and last year's wooden lighthouses.

Knowing how creative and talented the many local artists in our area are, this should prove to be a fun, whimsical event, besides being "interactive", since you will be encouraged to sit in the chairs.

April 16 is the cutoff date for artists and sponsors applications.  If you would like to sponsor a chair, please call Mark Smith at 845-246-1337 or email to msmith2@hvc.rr.com.  The fee to sponsor a chair will be $450.    For the sponsor's packet, click here.   

If you are an artist and would like to participate contact Mery Rosado at 917-453-8374 or email meryrose@earthlink.net.   For the artists packet of information, click here.

Location: Hudson Valley Dessert Company
264 Main Street

 

For articles featuring the great addition of Diamond Mills to our Village, visit:

RecordOnline.com

HotelBusiness.com

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 Congratulations to The Pig Bar & Grill, for "Radio City - Featuring the Pigettes",

their winning entry in the Holiday in the Village window decorating contest.

2nd place - Juda Leah Atelier

3rd place - The Dutch Ale House

Honorable mention - Rock Star Rodeo and Smith Hardware

There are a few copies left of our 2011 brochure.  If you want one, just let us know and it'll be on its way to your doorstep.  (Even though it's a 2011 brochure, it contains a lot of useful information about the restaurants, B&Bs, and other businesses and attractions in our lil' Town.  Our 2012 brochure will be available in the late April, early May timeframe.)

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 The Great Saugerties Bed Race

August 7, 2011

Click image for videos!

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Saugerties Shopping Touted as 1 of 5
"Secret Shopping Destinations"
Less than 3 Hours from New York City

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SAUGERTIES 2010 BUSINESS PERSONS OF THE YEAR At the April 26th members meeting, it was announced that Sharon Brontoli and Rick Smith of PC Smith and Son (Smith Hardware) were voted by their Saugerties Chamber peers as 2010 business persons of the year.  Here Sharon is presented with a plaque and gift certificates from all of the nominated businesses.

SAUGERTIES IS 200 YEARS OLD! Come help us celebrate! Click on the cupcake to the left for a list of the events we've got going on, celebrating our 200th anniversary!

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FRIEND US! Want to ensure you keep up on the Saugerties Chamber activities?  Want to find out why Saugerties has been variously described as friendly, historic, and just plain cool?  Come visit our Facebook page and join the growing "Friends of Saugerties" denizens.

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CHAMBER MEMBERS - VOTE FOR BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR Chamber members, the final vote is happening during the month of April . . . email BrigidWalsh@WalshEventsGroup.com and let her know who your business's vote goes to.  And congratulations and good luck to the finalists: Mery Rosado, Rick and Sharon Smith, Johnny and Karen Pavich, the Montano family, Rae Stang, and Suzanne Wald and Jordan Balsamo.

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SOUVENIR CALENDAR There are a few copies left of the Saugerties 200th Anniversary calendar.  Benefitting the Saugerties 200th Anniversary Committee for the events they are planning in 2011, this limited edition calendar is now available for $5 - half of its original price.   You can get yours by visiting Smith Hardware on Main Street, Mezzaluna Cafe on Route 212, Town & Country Liquors in the CVS Plaza, Lucky Chocolates or Rock Star Rodeo on Partition St., Inquiring Mind at the corner of Main and Partition, at Town Hall (4 High St.) or at Village Hall (43 Partition St.) or by clicking on the calendar cover on the left and ordering online.

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LATE NIGHT SHOUT-OUT TO SAUGERTIES! Jimmy Fallon's Nov. 1st Late Night features a Shout-Out to Saugerties, its cool stores and restaurants and specifically to Bill Yosh's new Rock Star Rodeo store on Partition Street!   Cool!

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 Congratulations to John Smith and family, for a great article in the Monday, August 9th NY Times!

Click image for NY Times article on Rip Van Winkle Golf Course.

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Congratulations to Karyn and Johnny Pavich!

Great article on their Dutch Ale House,

Daily Freeman, May 2010

Click on photo above for an online version 

of the article, including recipes and video.

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It's official.  The NY State Thruway Signs are up, acknowledging Saugerties' designation by "Budget Travel" Magazine as one of the Top 10 Coolest Small Towns in America!

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(Check out Town number 6!)

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Daily Freeman Report on September 2009 Horsn' Around

Saugerties Lighthouse - NY Times Article

A Weekend in Saugerties - Newsday.com Article

Report on $3.2M Omnibus Package 

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Coverage in the Nov. 26th, 2009 edition of the SACofC meeting at the Exchange Hotel, by the Saugerties Times and the Saugerties Post Star:

 

Artists' Mural/Paintings Unveiled at Saugerties Chamber Meeting

Featured speakers at the November 19th Saugerties Chamber meeting were artists Jean Campbell and Jacquie Roland, who spoke about their artwork (Jean's mural and paintings by Jacquie), created especially for the walls of the newly renovated Exchange's back room.  Donna and Tony Buono, proud owners of the Exhange Hotel, hosted the meeting.  Among other activities, the Chamber members voted to donate $1,000 to the Cahill School PTA's ongoing efforts to update the Cahill playground.

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"Large Check" Hand-Off

At a Saugerties Area Chamber of Commerce members meeting, hosted in late 2009 by the Saugerties Historical Society at the Kiersted House, the Chamber donated a check for over $25,000 to the Saugerties Area Council of Churches, for their food pantry.  Seen in this photo accepting and handing off the check, from left to right are: Reverend George Hart and Marilyn Richardson of the Council of Churches; and Mark Smith, Beth Murphy and Nancy Campbell, Saugerties Chamber members who made up the core of the Hors'n Around Saugerties committee.  The check money came from the proceeds from the Hors'n Around Saugerties Auction in September of this year.

While this donation was very welcome, the food pantry anticipates even greater need in the coming year, and donations are always encouraged.