Woodstock’s Don Gregorius passes
Don Gregorius passed away peacefully last Friday, November 19.
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Woodstock planners will get a look at alleged clearcutting in Lake Hill
A family will get a second chance at approval for their dream home after three of the four Planning Board members who voted against a special use permit agreed to walk the property with an expert and discuss ways to build amid alleged illegal clearcutting in the Scenic Overlay District.
Briefly noted in Woodstock (11/24/21)
Topics include: HSW holiday sale; Woodstock Holiday Open House; and Woodstock School of Art Instructors’ Exhibit now open at Lockwood Gallery.
Briefly noted across the region (11/24/21)
Topics include: New additions to WVLT Board; Cashless tolling at Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge begins December 1; OSI transfers historic Rondout Valley farm to Hudson Valley Seed Co.; Ride for Mental Health 2022 scheduled; and more.
Letters to the editor (11/24/21)
Topics include: Affordable Housing Board needs Village volunteers; Urgency of now for local immigrants; Fair pay for home care; Investing in Infrastructure; and more.
County legislature under serious pressure to act on tenant protection law
The public comment period of the November 16 Ulster County Legislature meeting was dominated by demands for a Good Cause
State, county urge holiday caution as Covid concerns linger
“The combination of people sick with Covid, as well as the population that are taking up spaces [in hospitals] … has really created a situation that is, that is not sustainable,” governor Kathy Hochul warned recently.
If you are 18+ you are eligible for a booster shot
Amidst rising numbers in Ulster County Pat Ryan encourages people to get a booster shot. He voices concern that people do not realize all Ulster County residents 18+ are eligible, not just seniors and high risk individuals.
Family’s Thanksgiving dinner will be take out again this year
Family of Woodstock will be hosting its annual community Thanksgiving dinner as it has done for more than 40 years, but much like 2020, things will be different due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bank windows reflect on local history
For the final installment of our weekly serial column, the authors are pleased to announce a special historic display currently on view. In celebration of the 170th anniversary of Ulster Savings Bank, a large-scale, 7-panel, 25-foot-wide outdoor window display created by historians and authors Stephen Blauweiss and Karen Berelowitz, based on their forthcoming book, was installed last week at 280 Wall Street.