According to WebMD, there are 5 ways pets can improve your health.

Read all about it at WebMD's Web Site.

Want to see the Pet of the Week?  Available at the Saugerties Animal Shelter?  Click on poochie on the left and you'll see the Pet of the Week for this week.

State Assemblyman Pete Lopez has issued 2 press releases regarding the flooding from the Irene and Lee storms.

The first calls on the NY Power Authority to give full public disclosure of their actions during the storms and their aftermath.

The second is a letter from Lopez to Governor Andrew Cuomo seeking his help in working with NY State legislative leaders to signal the availability of critically needed state assistance to victims of the storms.

Click here for a calendar of Saugerties events.

The calendar contains links that you can click for more information about each event.

On the left is a photo of an Emerald Ash Borer feeding on a leaf.  This insect is a threat to area trees.  If you see an Emerald Ash Borer, please report the sighting to the USDA Forest Service (866-322-4512).  See www.emeraldashborer.info or visit www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/eab/ for more information.