Windham, Tannersville Mark America’s 250th With Parades, Fireworks
America’s 250th anniversary brought parades, music, and fireworks to the mountaintop on Saturday, July 4, as Windham and Tannersville marked Independence Day with community celebrations that stretched from afternoon into night. The Overlook’s staff photographer Roy Gumpel captured the festivities in both communities. Windham Windham’s annual Independence Day celebration drew spectators to Main Street for…
Who Goes There? New York Forest Ranger Rob Dawson
To say that New York State Forest Ranger Rob Dawson wears many hats is an understatement. Aside from his olive-green and black baseball cap, several helmets hang from the roof of his black Ford…
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…
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…
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…
Valedictorians Look to Future, Thank Parents as Graduation Looms
2026 GRAD FACTS Hunter-Tannersville High School (Tannersville, NY) Commencement: June 27, 10 a.m., Front lawn of high school Graduating Seniors: 28 Valedictorian: Abigail Dwon, 18, of West Kill College Plans: Honors College, SUNY Cobleskill,…
Primary Results: Drake Beats Nolan in District 22 as Results Are Tallied
Shandaken Deputy Supervisor Robert Drake secured the Democratic nomination for District 22 of the Ulster County Legislature on Tuesday, beating incumbent Kathy Nolan with 59.64% of the vote compared with Nolan’s 40.36%. District 22…
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…
Democrats Nolan, Drake, Tout Views for District 22 Leadership
Incumbent county legislator Kathy Nolan, 71, and challenger Robert Drake, 39, offered different visions about how to tackle housing affordability, taxes and cellphone towers, three critical issues for local residents, even as they offered…
Where to Vote Early in Ulster and Greene County Primaries
Early voting begins June 13 and ends June 21 for Democratic and Republican primaries at three locations in Ulster County and one in Greene County ahead of Election Day on Tuesday, June 23. Voting…
Meet the Candidates: 102nd Assembly District Democratic Primary
The Overlook interviewed the three Democrats running in the June 23 primary for the 102nd Assembly District seat: Thomas Boomhower, Janet Tweed, and Mary Finneran. The 102nd Assembly District includes all of Greene and…
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…
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…
New Documentary Unearths Dark Side of Catskill Game Farm
Tim Travers Hawkins thought he had found the raw material for a small art project when he visited the former Catskill Game Farm in 2022 and discovered a collection of 16mm film rolls in…
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…
Where to Celebrate Pride in Hunter, Shandaken, and Woodstock
Pride Month arrives in the Catskills with parades, movie nights, drag story time, and family events planned in Woodstock, Hunter, and Shandaken. The celebrations come during a month whose modern LGBTQ+ meaning traces back…
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…
Woodstock Jazz Great Jack DeJohnette to Be Honored at UPAC Concert
A tribute to Jack DeJohnette, the late jazz drummer, pianist, and longtime Woodstock resident, will bring nearly 50 musicians to Kingston’s Ulster Performing Arts Center on Aug. 9, what would have been his 84th…
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,…
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