Long before that festival: Woodstock’s real musical history
Byrdcliffe co-founder Jane Byrd Whitehead’s zither. John Sebastian’s custom-made leather harmonica belt. Tickets from the 1969 Woodstock Festival. These artifacts...
Nolan rolls: Defeats Parete in Dem legislative primary with 82% of the vote
In the June 25 Democratic primary, 22nd district Ulster County Legislator Kathy Nolan won handily, polling 490 votes, or 82...
Father George to retire at 80 after 25 years at St. John’s in Woodstock
He’s looking forward to sitting on the porch, gazing out at the Hudson ‘with a martini in one hand and...
Nolan seeks to defend Democratic nomination against Parete…again
Ulster County legislator Kathy Nolan, who won the seat from six-year incumbent John Parete in 2017, will again face Parete...
Shandaken will form short-term rental committee to draft regs
According to the results of the survey devised by the Shandaken Short-Term Rental Committee, respondents are, as expected, divided on...
Local pharmacist says drug pricing system is squeezing out the independents
In the communication between pharmacies and insurance companies, Pharmacy Benefits Managers, such as Caremark, OptumRx, and Express Scripts, are intended...
With help, Woodstock man transitions to life outside prison
“I haven’t experienced freedom in so long, my biggest fear is to have that taken away,” said Woodstocker Ryland Koller, who...
Shandaken short-term rental supporters want to make sure they have a voice
Owners of Shandaken businesses and short-term rentals (STRs) confronted town supervisor Rob Stanley at the June 3 town board meeting,...
New Woodstock bakery will deliver
“We get flowers delivered. Why not a cake?” mused Rigdzin Drolma, the proprietor of Me3 Bakery, an online business providing...
In Shandaken, Bodhivastu Foundation plans revival
In the hamlet of Big Indian in Shandaken, the former Rudrananda ashram, a gathering place for idealistic young hippies in...
Phoenicia clinic opens with neurologist; seeks more practitioners
The new clinic in Phoenicia currently has only one doctor, neurologist Paul Mullin of Medical Associates of the Hudson Valley...
Performing Arts of Woodstock’s The Weir
The Weir, to be presented by Performing Arts of Woodstock (PAW) from May 30 through June 23 at Woodstock’s Mescal...
Mysterious headstone leads Woodstock history buffs down a rabbit hole
Moses was clearly a Civil War veteran, but where did he live, where was he buried, and how did his...
Biology and beauty: Phoenicia gets a new fly fishing shop
On the chalkboard at the door of Esopus Creel, the new fly fishing store at the Phoenicia Plaza on Route...
Woodstock suspense writer Alison Gaylin wins Edgar award
Gaylin won an Edgar Allan Poe Award from Mystery Writers of America (MWA) for her novel If I Die Tonight...
Fairytale Theater coming to Woodstock
Woodstock area children and teens will get a chance to put on a musical play this summer, as Edie’s Fairytale...
Child Victims Act allows for lawsuits to be filed much longer after incidents
After years of resistance from New York State lawmakers, the newly Democratic-controlled legislature has passed a bill that extends the...
The Woodstock Dress fashion show
The Woodstock Dress, which will be given its full measure with a fashion show featuring Sarah Stitham’s recreations of the...
Muslim women speak of their religion and others
A panel discussion will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills in Kingston on May 4.
Christian Science Church in Woodstock expresses faith with a wide variety of activities
In 1917, when Woodstock’s growing Christian Science congregation took over the building at 85 Tinker Street from the Art Students...
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