Early Woodstock Church Minister, Deacon, and Elder Were Slaveholders
In 1800, more than 2,000 enslaved people lived in Ulster County, according to Ulster County Historian Eddie Moran, citing that year’s federal census. Moran, a New Paltz resident who studies the history of enslaved people in the region, is descended from all seven founding families of New Paltz, each of which enslaved people. New Paltz…
The Woodstock Years That Shaped Bob Dylan
The great lake now called Superior is shaped like the profile of a wolf, with Isle Royale as its eye and Duluth at the tip of its nose. There, on May 24, 1941, Abram…
Zena Homes Road Dispute Expands to Easement Fight
An Eastwoods Drive couple who have publicly argued that their road is too narrow to serve as access to the proposed Zena Homes subdivision received a warning from the developers over road use, along…
Woodstock Reformed Church Confronts Its Slaveholding Past
The Woodstock Reformed Church, led by its new pastor, the Rev. Kathryn Rivera Torea, is working with Kingston’s A.M.E. Zion Church to atone for a history that included early ministers and members who were…
Bearsville Bluegrass Festival Postponed Because of Weather Forecast
The Bearsville Bluegrass Festival has been postponed because of forecasts for severe weather in the region, organizers said. The festival, originally scheduled for May 24, will now take place from noon to 6 p.m.…
Before the Crowds, Spring at Big and Little Deep
Before Big Deep and Little Deep fill with summer visitors, spring offers a quieter view of the Woodstock swimming holes at the center of growing concerns over crowds, fire risk and environmental strain. Water…
Woodstock Orders New Testing at 10 Church Road Dumping Site
The Woodstock Town Board voted unanimously Tuesday to resume environmental testing at 10 Church Road in Shady, seeking to remediate a dispute over thousands of cubic yards of construction and demolition debris dumped near…
Michael Berg Family of Woodstock’s Founder to Retire After 56 Years
Michael Berg said the decade he spent working weekly overnight shifts for Family of Woodstock’s crisis hotline, starting in the mid-1970s, was transformational. “It changed me,” said Berg, Family’s 81-year-old executive director. “I got…
Lizzie Vann Targets 2027 Finish for First Phase of Project Regeneration
Woodstock developer Lizzie Vann said she hoped the first phase of Project Regeneration, her proposal to remake the former Woodstock Library and Lasher Funeral Home properties, could be finished in 2027, with the full…
Writers Resist Revival Brings Authors, Music and Activism to Woodstock
As Woodstock resident and SUNY New Paltz journalism professor Lisa Phillips prepares to bring Writers Resist Revival to the Bearsville stage on April 26, she is doing so alongside a community of local writers,…
Grasshopper and Le Shag Find a Shared Creative Rhythm
Jen Donovan, owner of Le Shag hair salons in Woodstock and Kingston, met Mercury Rev guitarist and co-founder Sean Mackowiak in 2004, when she was styling hair in Uptown Kingston and he had a…
Bearsville Taken Off Market Months After Being Listed for Sale
Bearsville Center in Woodstock, home to the historic Bearsville Theater, is no longer for sale, months after owner Lizzie Vann put it on the market for $7.995 million. “We have had a re-think about…
Woodstock Drum Circle Kicks Off 27th Year on Village Green
For all of Woodstock’s reputation for nurturing artists, musicians, and innovators, one tradition stands out: the weekly drum circle on the Village Green. “What lies at the center of these events is the sheer…
Azart Gallery Turns to Hudson Valley Artists in ‘Standpoint 5’
“Standpoint 5,” on view at Azart Gallery in Woodstock through April 26, brings together six Hudson Valley artists in a group exhibition built around a shared exercise: responding to the same two prompts. The…
Deadheads Gather in Woodstock to Celebrate Bob Weir’s Legacy
A much younger Bruce Ginsberg was helping renovate a holistic healing center in Arizona in 1978 when he struck up a friendship with basketball star and Grateful Dead superfan Bill Walton, who was recovering…
Part of Tannery Brook Road to Close for Two Months for Bridge Replacement
Tannery Brook Road north of Ohayo Mountain Road in Woodstock will close for about two months beginning April 14 as Ulster County replaces Sully Bridge over the Saw Kill. Drivers will be detoured east…
Silvia Owners Plan New Tavern and Cafe on Former Gemela Property
The ownership group behind the restaurant Silvia is preparing to open two new businesses on Mill Hill Road in Woodstock, taking over the property formerly occupied by Gemela. The larger building on the site…
Bread and Puppet to Perform in Woodstock for Stop Zena Fundraiser
Bread and Puppet Theater will perform at the Woodstock Playhouse on April 18 in a fundraiser organized by Stop Zena Development, a coalition opposing the proposed Zena Homes project. The 30-lot subdivision, planned on…
Woodstock Teen Advances to Quarterfinals in Bob Ross Art Contest
A national art competition inspired by Bob Ross has brought a Woodstock teenager within striking distance of the semifinals. Rose Mills, 13, is competing in the quarterfinals of Bob Ross’s America’s Most Artistic Kid…
Woodstockers Praise, Decry Route 212 Overhaul Plan at Packed Public Meeting
A packed public meeting on Woodstock’s proposed Route 212 overhaul drew sharp questions about accessibility, tree loss, cost, speed limits and property impacts as officials laid out two related projects: a state-led reconstruction of…
In Conversation: Bassist Jacob Groopman Talks Drag, Deadheads, and Bringing BERTHA to Bearsville
When BERTHA: Grateful Drag brought its all-drag Grateful Dead tribute to Bearsville Theater on March 25, the performance blended improvisation, activism, and theatricality. After the show, Jacob Groopman—also known as Big Sissy Bertha—spoke about…
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