Bangkok Market, the Thai pop-up eatery on Woodstock’s Dixon Avenue that said it drew 3 ½-hour wait times when it opened July 10 for a month-long run, shut down 12 days early last week after running into financial and staffing difficulties. Award-winning Brooklyn chef Elizabeth Calvo, who was born in Thailand, said on Wednesday morning […]
Eva Fulmer
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Woodstock
Woodstock Library Fair Brings 95-Year Tradition to Dixon Avenue
The Woodstock Library Fair will bring a 95-year-old tradition to the institution’s new Dixon Avenue location on Saturday, July 25, with live music, bounce houses, a water slide, and, of course, plenty of books for sale. The fair runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Musical acts include kindie band Ratboy Jr., the Rock Academy […]
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Overlook
Onteora Board Supports Paper-and-Pencil Option for State Tests
The Onteora Board of Education backed a proposal Tuesday that would give students in grades 3 through 5 the option of taking state tests with paper and pencil rather than on computers. The measure was one of three New York State School Boards Association resolutions endorsed by the Onteora board. The proposals could be added […]
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Saugerties
Community Foundation of Saugerties Gets $605,000 Grant for Splash Pad
The Community Foundation of Saugerties was awarded a $605,000 state grant for an environmentally friendly, accessible splash pad at Cantine Field, advancing a long-running effort to expand free recreation in town. The grant, announced Tuesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, will help pay for a splash pad planned next to the kiddie pool at Cantine Field. […]
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Woodstock
WAAM’s First Juneteenth Show Reunites Curator, Long-Dormant Friend
Prizewinning poet and author Kathy Price long admired the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum from afar, never dreaming that a long-dormant family link would help build the foundation of the museum’s first Juneteenth show and one her first curatorial gigs. The connection was Tara Foley, the group’s director of education and public programs–whom she’d known […]
