In the winter of 2020-21, some of the world’s leading mountaineers converged on K2, the world’s second-highest mountain in the Karakoram mountain range between Pakistan and China, in pursuit of a feat widely considered nearly impossible: reaching its summit in winter. “The Last First: Winter K2,” a new documentary from Amir Bar-Lev, follows Icelandic climber […]
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The Keeper of the Catskill Game Farm Reckons With Its Past and Looks to the Future
Shawn Johnson still remembers the Catskill Game Farm as his childhood “Disney World,” the animals, the rides, the scale of it all, and the sense that nothing else in the world was quite like it. Now, Johnson, the general manager of the Old Catskills Game Farm, is helping carry the former zoo through a more […]
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What to Know During Tick Season in Ulster and Greene Counties
Tick densities rose last year in Ulster and Greene counties, just as residents are heading back into the woods, brush, and tall grass where bites are more likely. State public health data from 2025, the most recent available, showed adult blacklegged tick density more than tripled in Ulster County, rising to 37.57 ticks per 1,000 […]
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In Conversation with James Amenta
James Amenta, a Phoenicia resident with 18 years of federal experience at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), was appointed deputy county executive of Ulster County by County Executive Jen Metzger on April 21. Amenta replaces Johanna Contreras, who is departing April 25 to join […]
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In Conversation with Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha
Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha said she will oppose a proposed rate hike settlement for Central Hudson customers, citing what she called “unjust and unreasonable” profit margins for the utility and a lack of transparency in the process. The joint proposal, developed through closed-door negotiations, would allow Central Hudson to collect nearly $144 million more from ratepayers […]
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In Conversation With Peter Beinart
Ahead of his May 13 appearance at the Woodstock Jewish Congregation, the author of “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza” reflects on Jewish identity and the moral questions raised by the war in Gaza.
