Updates

So much of our work as journalists happens out on assignments or behind a desk. An evening together felt long overdue.  The Overlook’s readers, friends, and neighbors gathered at Bearsville Theater on Sept. 16, with music by the local legend Bruce Milner and a conversation with New Yorker writers Emily Nussbaum and Michael Schulman. Our […]

The Overlook has been named the 2026 New LION Business of the Year, earning national recognition for its public-service journalism, rapid growth, and work building a sustainable nonprofit newsroom in the Catskills. The award was presented Wednesday night at the LION Publishers Sustainability Awards in San Diego. The annual awards recognize independent news organizations across […]

Students across The Overlook’s coverage area are returning to classrooms this month as the 2026-27 school year gets underway. The Hunter-Tannersville Central School District and Saugerties Central School District are the first to welcome students back on Thursday, Sept. 3. Saugerties schools will then close Friday, Sept. 4, and Monday, Sept. 7, for Labor Day […]

The Overlook has welcomed two full-time reporters to its growing newsroom, expanding its coverage of communities across Greene and Ulster counties. Connor Greco, who joined The Overlook in June, covers Hunter, Windham, and surrounding Greene County communities. A lifelong Greene County resident, Greco graduated from Cairo-Durham High School in 2019. He began his reporting career […]

The Overlook raised $60,000 at a fundraising event on Aug. 6, including a $25,000 matching gift from the Lenfest Institute for Journalism to support the digital nonprofit news outlet’s general operations. Jim Friedlich, the institute’s chief executive, announced the gift during the event. The challenge required other donors to contribute at least an equal amount. […]