Shrestha Makes Case for Statewide Universal Health Plan
Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha, whose 103rd Assembly District includes Hurley, Olive, Saugerties, and Woodstock, is trying to build support for a decades-old proposal to create a state-run, single-payer health system in New York. Shrestha is a co-sponsor of the New York Health Act, which would provide universal coverage without premiums, deductibles, copays, or restricted provider networks.…
Phoenicia Festival of the Arts Adds Film Festival in Fourth Year
The Phoenicia Festival of the Arts will introduce a film festival during its fourth annual celebration, expanding the three-day event’s lineup of visual art, music, performances, poetry, and community programs. Events will take place…
Phoenicia’s Eagle Day Marks Statue’s 40th Anniversary
Phoenicia will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its landmark cast-iron eagle with a parade, ceremony, live music, and conservation programs on Aug. 22. Eagle Day will begin with a parade along Main Street at…
At Windham’s Greek Festival, the ‘Greek Alps’ Live On
Hariklia Koundourakis boasts that her kourabiedes are the best. The soft, buttery cookies, similar to shortbread, are made with ground almonds and dusted with powdered sugar. The popular dessert dates back to the early…
Inside a Smoke-Filled Rat Rod Festival
Cheers erupt as Thomas DeSantis enters the burnout pit. With his cloak on and scythe in hand, he drives a car called the “Grim Reaper.” It’s a coffin on wheels that he and his…
Windham Concert Raises Thousands for Dempsey Family
Less than a week after 12-year-old Levi Dempsey died following a utility terrain vehicle crash in Maplecrest, a summer concert at CD Lane Park became a fundraiser for his family. Hundreds of community members…
Lenfest Institute Match Helps The Overlook Raise $60,000
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…
Amir Bar-Lev Examines the Risks and Rivalries of K2
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…
Hunter-Tannersville Classmates Reunite to Celebrate Turning 80
Sixty-two years after graduation, 11 members of the 44-member Hunter-Tannersville High School class of 1964 reunited on July 17 at the Jewett home of classmate Linda Nicholls. Some spouses joined them, and the classmates…
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…
Esopus Creek Cleanup Nets Car Bumper, Cans and More
A section of a car bumper may have been the biggest catch of the day on the Esopus Creek. Volunteers also hauled away beer cans, cigarette butts, a visor, two caps, plastic food wrappers,…
The Overlook Named Finalist for National LION Award
The Overlook has been named a finalist for New LION Business of the Year, a national award recognizing young independent news organizations working toward financial, operational, and journalistic sustainability. The Overlook is one of…
Windham Marks America’s 250th With Sandcastle Contest
Windham’s sandcastle contest has become an Independence Day tradition. Now in its sixth year since being revived, the contest drew dozens of families to CD Lane Park on Saturday, July 4, to craft unique…
For Some Catskills Residents, America’s 250th Is Complicated
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this weekend with baseball, barbecues, trips to the beach, and even a World Cup tournament, local residents say a celebration of…
Local Events Mark America’s 250th With Fireworks, Music, and Parades
Celebrate the holiday weekend with fireworks after the annual Saugerties Stallions fireworks baseball game, start a new tradition at Phoneicia’s touch-a-truck bazaar, or attend a foot-stomping tribute to Woody Guthrie in Woodstock. Those are…
Bumble Bees in the Catskills Are Pollinating Powerhouses
Bumble bees, the teddy bears of the insect world, aren’t just cute–they’re pollinating powerhouses. The first bumble bees that visit our gardens each spring are typically queens, big bees gorging themselves on nectar and…
Native Viburnums in the Catskills: a Primer
A variety of viburnums, among the best-loved shrubs in Northeast gardens, are native in Greene and Ulster counties. They have showy white flower clusters, leaves that turn gold, purple or wine-red in fall and…
Phoenicia Food Pantry to Provide Free Breakfast, Lunch for Summer Rec Kids
The Phoenicia Food Pantry, a community resource since the 1980s that provides food and goods with no questions asked, is tackling food insecurity for the next generation by working with local groups to provide…
All Aboard! Station Bar & Curio in Woodstock Celebrates a Decade in Business
Lily Korolkoff and her then-boyfriend, Ben Rollins, were lamenting limited options for local craft beer and spirits while on a visit to Woodstock when they spotted a “For Rent” sign on a relocated former…
Windham Forum Connects Residents With Health Providers
About 60 people filled VFW Post 1545 in Windham on June 10 for the first Mountaintop Health and Wellness Forum, where health care providers, advocates, and local organizations offered information on services ranging from…
Opus 40 Community Day Set for June 13
Opus 40 in Saugerties will hold its rescheduled Community Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 13. “Community Day: Celebrating 50 Years of Opus 40” will include sculpture tours, live music, oral…
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