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TOWN OF SAUGERTIES, N.Y. Long-time special projects coordinator Alex Wade was remembered as the driving force behind turning village history into an iconic symbol with the restoration of the 1869 lighthouse, developing a site to preserve treasured documents, and giving the business district its quaint streetscape motif. Wade, who died on Nov. 28, was […] ....
TOWN OF SAUGERTIES, N.Y. Village officials have been asked to consider appropriate celebrations that can be done to honor Woodstock ’94, which despite a large audience is often remembered for the economic silence that village businesses experienced because neither the crowd or routine customers could make it past detours. Planning for remembering the Aug. 12-14, […] ....
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. Trustees have signed off on grammatical changes to two laws adopted in February after the updated attorney-approved versions were apparently lost in advance of sending the legislation to the state Secretary of State for filing. Approval to submit the documents was given Monday in a unanimous Village Board vote. Officials were uncertain […] ....
HHF trustees to discuss Presson’s views Janet Presson speaks at a Waynesville Board of Aldermen meeting on Dec. 8, 2020. Haywood County photo A nonprofit health care foundation serving Haywood County is set to discuss whether one of its trustee’s anti-vaccine, anti-mask advocacy is relevant to her position on its board. The Haywood Healthcare Foundation’s nominating committee held a special called meeting on Jan. 11 and decided the issue should come before the full board. “A trustee brought a concern and request for removal as per bylaws,” said Anthony Sutton, chairman of the HHF. “There were a couple of outcomes from the meeting and one was to move it to the full board of trustees.” ....
Independent fact-checkers have debunked a number of Janet Presson’s Facebook posts, including this one from July, 2020. Facebook photo One of the loudest voices against masks and vaccines during recent public comment sessions in Haywood County also serves on a nonprofit health care board that’s charged with managing more than $12 million of taxpayer money meant to support public health. Comments made by registered nurse Janet Presson at county commission and town board meetings have not gone unnoticed letters and comments subsequently submitted to The Smoky Mountain News expressed concern that Presson continues in her role a trustee of the Haywood Health Care Foundation and have called for her removal. ....