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WOODSTOCK
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 train station. It turned out that the monthly payment for the Tinker Street building was exactly what they were paying for…
SHANDAKEN
Shandaken ZBA Approves Variances for Verizon Wireless Pole in Big Indian
Shandaken’s Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously voted to approve four variances for Verizon’s proposed 50-foot wireless pole near the Big Indian-Oliverea Fire Department, allowing it to move to the Planning Board for a public hearing and potential approval. Two variances alter how far a pole is set from property lines, one allows it to be…
OLIVE
Olive Updates ADU Rules to Close Housing Code Gap
The Olive Town Board voted unanimously June 9 to fix a gap in its zoning code that had prevented residents from building accessory apartments between 400 and 600 square feet. The change allows accessory apartments, commonly known as accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, to range from 400 to 1,000 square feet. The law defines them…
SAUGERTIES
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 histories, and other activities. The free event was originally scheduled for May 9, but was postponed because of inclement weather. The…
HURLEY
Maverick Concerts Previews 2026 Season With Free Open House
Maverick Concerts will preview its 2026 season Saturday, June 6, with a free open house featuring live music, completed renovations, and free ice cream from Stewart’s Shops. The noon to 5 p.m. event will take place at Maverick Concert Hall, a singular performance venue by just about any standard. The season itself kicks off June…
HUNTER
Lanesville Reaches to the Past to Create Map Charting Hunter’s History
Local residents took a trip into the past last week at the Stony Clove Rod and Gun Club in the hamlet of Lanesville as the Town of Hunter kicked off five public discussions aimed at enriching a map to chart the mountaintop’s history prior to 1950. The map, made possible through two grants, has been…
OVERLOOK REGION
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 berries that attract birds. Their common names often came from early settlers who recognized traits they found useful, such as flexible…
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Proposal Unveiled in Hunter for 114 Vacation Homes, Hotel, Restaurant
Windham builder Eric Vaughn unveiled plans to build 114 homes in Hunter aimed largely at the second-home market, along with a 45-room hotel, a 100-seat restaurant and event space, in what town officials said…
Windham Town Board Adopts First Zoning Law
The Windham Town Board voted unanimously to adopt the town’s first zoning law, a proposal that’s been in the works since 2022. The new law, adopted at a June 11 board meeting following comments…
2026 Primary Election Guide: Who’s on Your Local Ballot
As voters across the Catskills prepare to head to the polls, The Overlook has compiled candidate listings from sample ballots for towns in its coverage area in Ulster and Greene counties. Early voting period…
Hunter Board Renews Haines Falls Auto Licenses After Residents Object
The Hunter Town Board conditionally renewed scrap facility and junkyard licenses for Haines Falls Auto Service and Sales Inc. on June 9, after residents said the Route 23A property had become an eyesore and…
Patricia Morrow, Windham Town Historian, Dies at 70
Patricia “Pat” Morrow, a genealogist and town historian for nearly four decades, died June 3 after a lengthy illness, according to Brookside Memorial Albini Funeral Home. She was 70. A lifelong resident of the…
Woodstock Democratic Candidates Make Their Case Ahead of Primary
Woodstock Democratic candidates made their case for primary voter support Thursday evening in a moderated forum hosted by the Woodstock Democratic Committee. The June 4 forum featured contested Democratic primaries for one town board…
Where Does Your Trash and Recycling Go?
It doesn’t sound like much. Each day, Ulster County residents generate about four pounds of waste—the weight of a laptop computer. Combine that with trash from businesses and municipalities, though, and the figure rises…
Woodstock Businesses Seek Plan for 2027 Route 212 Construction
A coalition of Woodstock business owners is asking town officials for a stronger role in planning for the Route 212 overhaul, saying construction during peak tourism season could disrupt the summer revenue many downtown…
Ashokan Watershed Conference Focuses on Flood Preparedness
Flood preparedness is the focus of the 2026 Ashokan Watershed Conference, a program that will include three library presentations, a guided stream walk, and technical training for municipal officials. The conference, titled “Summit to…
Where to Watch the NBA Finals
The New York Knicks are playing in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. If they win, it will be the team’s first championship since 1973, closing a 53-year championship drought. The…
Judge Temporarily Halts Town of Ulster Review of Zena Homes
A state Supreme Court judge temporarily blocked the Town of Ulster from moving ahead with its review of Zena Homes until the town answers a zoning question at the center of the dispute: Does…
Saugerties Softball Rebounds After Kingston Loss
The Saugerties varsity girls softball team stumbled against Kingston on May 21, falling 8-2 after the Tigers broke open the game with a six-run fifth inning. Saugerties had five players record hits in the…
Early Woodstock Church Minister, Deacon, and Elder Were Slaveholders
In 1800, more than 2,000 enslaved people lived in Ulster County, according to Ulster County Historian Eddie Moran, citing that year’s federal census. Moran, a New Paltz resident who studies the history of enslaved…
Native Planting Program Offers Free Help to Streamside Landowners
Eligible streamside landowners in the Ashokan Reservoir watershed can receive free help planting native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers under a program meant to reduce erosion, improve habitat, and protect water quality. The Catskill Streams…
Woodstock Blaze Draws Eight Fire Departments to Zena
A “well-involved house fire” in Zena on Saturday, May 23, drew firefighters from Woodstock and five other departments, while two others remained on standby, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Firefighters were dispatched to…
Fire at Saugerties Residence Kills Woman, 5 Dogs
A 48-year-old woman and five dogs died Thursday in a fire at a multi-occupancy residence in Veteran, a hamlet of Saugerties, officials said. Li-Anne M. Gableman, who lived in the building and was formerly…
‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ to Film in Woodstock
The historic Woodstock building where Bob Dylan once lived upstairs is set to welcome another brand of celebrity on Friday—the stars of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.” Mike DuBois, who owns the…
Sonny Rollins, Jazz’s ‘Saxophone Colossus,’ Dies at 95 in Woodstock
Sonny Rollins, the towering tenor saxophonist known as “the Saxophone Colossus,” whose improvisations helped shape modern jazz across a career that spanned more than seven decades, died Monday, May 25, at his home in…
School Budget Results: What Passed in Local Districts
Voters approved school budgets, propositions, and school board candidates this week in districts that include communities in The Overlook coverage area. The votes will help shape the 2026-27 school year in the Saugerties, Hunter-Tannersville,…
Zena Homes Road Dispute Expands to Easement Fight
An Eastwoods Drive couple who have publicly argued that their road is too narrow to serve as access to the proposed Zena Homes subdivision received a warning from the developers over road use, along…
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