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WOODSTOCK
Woodstock’s Bangkok Market Pop-Up Closes 12 Days Early
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…
SHANDAKEN
Big Indian Cultural Festival Holds Final Celebration of Unity and Tradition
The Pine Hill Community Center was filled with movement, music and color on Saturday, celebrating unity and Native American and African heritage as the cultural center behind the event prepares to dissolve after more than two decades with the retirement of its founder. Organized by the Big Indian Native American Cultural Center and sponsored by…
OLIVE
Olive Addresses Shokan Sewer Project Miscommunication
The Town of Olive took responsibility for some of the community frustration surrounding construction of a $90 million sewer project in Shokan. “Initially, there was a lot of miscommunication,” Olive Supervisor Jim Sofranko said in an interview. “A lot of things that could have been done better, that have been resolved.” Sharon and Ralph Vankleeck,…
SAUGERTIES
At Home With Marco Benevento, Among Pianos and Peacocks
The tennis was over, and the eggs were nearly gone. Marco Benevento sat at the kitchen table with his wife, KT, working through the last of breakfast, with a flight to Alabama in the morning and, between now and then, a day in the studio. Getting there means crossing the yard, and crossing the yard…
HURLEY
Hurley’s 24-Hour Ambulance Service Cuts Response Time to 3 Minutes
Hurley Ambulance Service, a 24-hour paid operation rolled out in November after months of delays to augment volunteers, has cut emergency response times to under three minutes, according to service President Mathew Sirni. “It was not at all uncommon that people were waiting 15 minutes, 20 minutes, just to find out that there was an…
HUNTER
Hunter Historical Map Project Enters Next Phase as Planners Wrap Up Townwide Tour
Mountain Top Library Director Jaki Elmo and Town Historian Diann “Dede” Terns-Thorpe joined town residents Carol Dale and Lisa DiNino Nemerson last week at the library in Tannersville, narrowing a final list of historical properties in the village for an ongoing project to map the history of the town of Hunter. The session was the…
OVERLOOK REGION
Scientists Record First Known Sounds Linked to Atlantic Sturgeon Spawning in Hudson River
The solar-powered Solaris slips away from the Hudson River Maritime Museum’s dock, glides through the Rondout Creek, and heads toward the Hudson River. Wearing a flowing white gown, HariPrakaash sits on the boat’s floor before a large gong. She teaches Kundalini yoga, meditation, and gong sound healing, and during the summer she brings her practice…
FROM THE ARCHIVES
12-Year-Old Dies After Utility Vehicle Accident in Maplecrest
A 12-year-old died Friday night after being ejected from a utility terrain vehicle and pinned beneath it in Maplecrest, in a crash that injured three other children, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday.…
Hunter Board Asks County to Lower Platte Clove Road Speed Limit
The Hunter Town Board voted unanimously on Tuesday to authorize Supervisor Sean Mahoney to send a letter to Greene County asking to lower speed limits on a section of Platte Clove Road from 40…
Windham Seeks Designation as ‘Pro-Housing Community’
The Town Board voted unanimously on Thursday, July 23, to pass a resolution pledging to help alleviate the ongoing housing crisis, the first in a series of steps toward certification under the state’s Pro-Housing…
Some Windham Hotels Oppose Mountain Club’s 26-Room Luxury Hotel Plan
Three Windham hotels are urging the town Planning Board to reject Windham Mountain Club’s proposal for a 26-room luxury hotel, citing low occupancy rates at existing hotels and arguing the town doesn’t need more…
Hunter Seeks Nearly $1 Million for Pedestrian Safety Improvements in Haines Falls
The town of Hunter is seeking $914,300 to build a sidewalk through Haines Falls that would close the gap in the 11-mile Hunter Regional Trail Corridor between the village of Hunter and Kaaterskill Falls. …
Catskill Watershed Corporation Highlights More Than $25 Million in Grants and Loans
Assemblymember Chris Tague, whose 102nd Assembly District includes all of Greene and Schoharie counties and parts of Albany, Delaware, Otsego, and Ulster counties, said he had not realized the extent of the funding available…
Greene County Seeks Bids for Windham Transfer Station Upgrades
Greene County Solid Waste Management is seeking bids from contractors to upgrade the Windham Transfer Station on Mitchell Hollow Road, citing the aging facility and a lack of space to handle higher volumes of…
Village of Hunter Considers Residential Dumpster Ban After Bear Complaints
The village of Hunter is considering a ban on commercial-grade dumpsters on residential properties after complaints about bears and trash scattered through nearby yards. The proposal comes as the village prepares to end its…
Voting Opens for Six Finalists in “I Voted” Sticker Contest
The Ulster County Board of Elections narrowed 315 submissions to its annual “I Voted” sticker contest to six finalists and is leaving the final decision to the public. The board and a panel of…
Wildfire Smoke Pushes Parts of the Catskills Into ‘Very Unhealthy’ Range
Air quality reached levels considered very unhealthy in parts of the Catskills on Thursday, with readings climbing to 206 in Hurley and 201 in Pine Hill as smoke from Canadian wildfires lingered across the…
Levon Helm Studios Dispute Escalates as More Concerts Are Canceled
The Barn at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, home of the Midnight Ramble, has had 13 concert dates confirmed as canceled or postponed since a late-May management change. Eight additional concert dates have been…
Amy Helm Removed From Management in Levon Helm Studios Power Shift
Levon Helm Studios, the storied and intimate Woodstock venue founded by the legendary late drummer of The Band, is in turmoil after a shift in voting control removed Helm’s daughter, musician Amy Helm, from…
Viral Tannersville Tops Video Fuels Debate Over Food Access in the Catskills
A New York City TikTok influencer’s critical video about a Tannersville supermarket has drawn millions of views and fierce backlash, opening a broader debate over food access in Greene County’s mountain towns. Catherine Ebs,…
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…
Know What You Breathe: 17 Devices to Monitor Ulster County Air Quality
Ulster County and Bard College have installed 17 street-level air quality monitors at libraries, town halls, and other community hubs, creating a countywide network intended to give residents more localized information about the air…
Injured Veterans Build Community Through Windham Outdoor Program
Eight injured veterans traveled to Windham last week for three days of biking, kayaking, and community through the Adaptive Sports Foundation’s Warriors in Motion program. The program, hosted by Windham’s Adaptive Sports Foundation, ran…
Woodstock Rescue Squad Captain Dawn Neal-Ellsworth Dies at 51
Dawn Neal-Ellsworth, a longtime Woodstock Rescue Squad volunteer who rose to captain and kept responding to emergencies while battling cancer, died Wednesday, July 1, at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. She was 51. Neal-Ellsworth…
Cooling Centers Open Across Catskills During Extreme Heat Warning
Communities across The Overlook region are opening cooling centers and pointing residents to air-conditioned libraries as dangerously hot conditions settle over the Catskills this week. An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect until 8…
Windham Mountain Club Seeks Approval for 26-Room Hotel
Windham Mountain Club is seeking approval for a 26-room boutique hotel off Resort Drive, a change that would replace eight townhouses already approved as part of the club’s redevelopment plan. The Windham Planning Board…
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Softball Team Celebrates Landmark Season
The mountaintop community came together for a celebration last week following the Windham-Ashland-Jewett High School varsity softball team’s historic second-place finish in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D Championship…
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