🌱 See the latest DWI and weapons arrests affecting Saugerties-area drivers
Saugerties, New York Patch AM: a 4 min read
Hello Saugerties! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
See the latest DWI and weapons arrests affecting Saugerties-area drivers
How to see Jenna Nicholls live at The Local in Saugerties
Who will claim the Section 9 AAA crown at Cantine Field?
Also on today's calendar: Vet2Vet of Ulster County- Free Coffee Hour and 5 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Melissa W.!
Today's riddle: I went into the woods and found it. Once I'd found it, I searched for it. The harder I searched, the less I wanted it. When at last I couldn't find it, I carried it home in my hand. What is it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.
Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 87, low: 56.
🌶 Hot!
Thursday: Breezy; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mid-Hudson Valley arrests report: May 24, 2026 (dailyfreeman.com) — A recent Mid-Hudson Valley arrests report includes a DWI and aggravated unlicensed driving charge for a driver stopped by Thruway state police in Saugerties, who was later jailed after arraignment. The roundup also lists several other DWI and weapons-related arrests across Ulster County communities like Ellenville, Lloyd, Rochester, and the Town of Ulster.
• Clearwater continues 60th anniversary concert series with Jenna Nicholls (midhudsonnews.com) — A benefit concert for Hudson River Sloop Clearwater is coming to The Local in Saugerties at 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, featuring genre-blending singer-songwriter Jenna Nicholls. The show is part of Clearwater’s 60th anniversary series honoring Pete Seeger’s folk-picnic legacy and will also include an opening set by Hudson Valley musician Dorraine Scofield.
• Pine Bush roots run deep in Class AAA baseball tournament (midhudsonnews.com) — Section 9’s Class AAA baseball title game is set for Saturday night at Cantine Field in Saugerties, where Monroe-Woodbury will face either Kingston or Pine Bush. Three Pine Bush alumni now coach all the teams in this tight three-school bracket, highlighting how one program’s culture has spread across the Hudson Valley’s top-tier baseball programs.
Networking Mixer @ Apple Greens Golf Course The Barn at Apple Greens Golf Course
5:00 pm
Thursday May 28
Phoenicia Food Pantry Cooking Workshop Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County, 232 Plaza Road, Kingston
8:00 am
New Member Meet & Greet Courtyard by Marriott
9:00 am
Join Us for a Ribbon Cutting at Latin Fusion Latin Fusion Kingston Plaza, 284 Plaza Road, Kingston
2:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Today's Blessing May 24, 2026
Deep within you is a light that difficulty cannot extinguish. It has outlasted doubt, fear, and seasons of uncertainty. Today, wherever… (Nextdoor Blue Mountain Saxton)
Life is a gift that some people take for granted... live every day to the fullest and remember the peopl that are in your world are there for a reason they are the ones that will be there for you in… (Nextdoor Blue Mountain Saxton)
CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Saugerties. Apply here.
7-eleven posted a job opening for Assistant Store Leader (Assistant Manager) in Saugerties. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Saugerties here.
🗞 Nearby News
Red Hook
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Bakelite, Beatles Dolls, and Bargains: Rhinebeck Church Inaugural Pop-Up Sale Taps Vintage Craze (thedailycatch.org)
Red Hook Tavern Opens a Dark, Moody Cocktail Bar with The Best Burger in Town (bkmag.com)
Kingston
Ulster County, Kingston meetings for the week of May 25, 2026 (dailyfreeman.com)
Auringer, Metzger disagree on proposed Ulster County income tax surcharge (midhudsonnews.com)
Ulster County Veterans Treatment Court helps former military service members in the criminal justice system (dailyfreeman.com)
Ok Saugerties! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A splinter. (Thank you Jake M. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!