Windham

Just over a week into the school year, the Windham Police Department is having trouble keeping an officer at the Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School during arrival and dismissal. “We are there when we can be,” said Chief Richard Selner at a Town Board meeting on Sept. 10. “The issue is to have someone there in the […]

The three members of the Windham Planning Board eligible to vote on the Windham Mountain Club’s proposed 26-room luxury hotel unanimously moved the project forward last week despite continued concerns from area hoteliers. At a Planning Board meeting on Thursday, Sept. 3, board Chair Lisa Jaeger, member Nate Holdridge, and alternate John O’Neill passed a […]

Windham has been without a town historian since Patricia “Patti” Morrow died in June, and Supervisor Tom Hoyt said filling her shoes won’t be easy. “Patti was very unique,” Hoyt said. “I’m not going to probably find anyone right off the bat that’s as knowledgeable as Patti was.” Windham’s search reflects a broader challenge across […]

Greene County lawmakers approved more than $4.25 million in contracts on Aug. 19 to overhaul the aging Windham transfer station, bringing total funding for the project to about $4.92 million.  The Legislature unanimously awarded a $4,010,326 general construction contract to Jersen Construction Group, a Saratoga County contractor. Work on the 8,600-square-foot facility on Mitchell Hollow […]

The Windham Planning Board appears poised to advance an amendment to Windham Mountain Club’s already approved master plan that would replace eight townhouses with a 26-room luxury hotel, despite growing opposition and concerns from area hotel owners.  At an Aug. 6 meeting, board Chair Lisa Jaeger, alternate John O’Neill, and board member Nate Holdridge indicated […]

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. Deputies responded near 84 County Route 56, also known as Big Hollow Road, in the Windham hamlet of Maplecrest at around […]

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 Communities Program. State officials use the term to describe a market in which supply has not kept pace with demand, pushing […]

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 lodging. The owners of Wylder, Christman’s Windham House, and Albergo Allegria submitted letters to the Planning Board after the club introduced […]

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 trash. The station, located on land owned by the town but operated by the county, was built in the mid-1980s. It’s […]

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 has not set a vote on the proposal, which drew questions from nearby residents at a June 18 hearing about lighting, […]

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 submitted by residents since April, splits the town into five districts, each with separate rules governing what kinds of development can […]

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 hamlet of Maplecrest, Morrow was appointed town historian in March 1987, becoming one of the town’s leading advocates for preserving local […]

Windham residents raised questions Thursday about how the town’s proposed first zoning law would affect existing lots, small businesses, housing, and future development, as the Town Board considers whether to revise the draft before taking action. The April 30 public hearing at Town Hall in Hensonville followed a three-year drafting process tied to Windham’s 2022 […]

Windham Mountain Club and the Windham Foundation of New York will contribute $60,000 over three years to support equipment upgrades for the Windham and Hensonville volunteer fire companies, aiming to help emergency responders keep pace with growth on the mountaintop. Windham Mountain Club and Windham Foundation will each contribute $10,000 a year for three years, […]

Windham is nearing the final stage of implementing its first zoning law, a proposal in the works since 2022 that would replace piecemeal regulations and split the town into five districts with separate rules governing what kinds of development can happen where. The plan would fold land-use laws such as site plan, setback, and sign […]

Four hikers from New Jersey and their dog were rescued the evening of March 20 after becoming lost on Blackhead Mountain in Windham, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. One member of the group reported feeling woozy, and all four hikers were cold and wet when rescuers reached them. Members of Hensonville Hose […]

Priced at $2,000, Windham Mountain Club’s early-bird season passes were roughly twice as expensive as similar passes at other resorts in the region. These high prices are fueling concerns about access to Windham slopes for Catskills locals. Passes at other popular resorts in The Overlook region have either remained stable or risen less in recent […]

Citing health concerns after heart attack, Hoyt steps back from campaign and backs former congressman for open seat.

Windham Town Supervisor Thomas Hoyt said he may postpone his run for state assembly after a mid-January heart attack prompted him to “reevaluate life.” “I’m beyond fortunate,” Hoyt, 59, said in an interview on Feb. 10. He was released from Albany Medical Center on Feb. 5 after suffering a heart attack while driving from Cairo […]

She stood at the top of the mountain in a red ski suit and pink goggles, pushed off, and seconds later disappeared midair, screaming. That opening crash from the 1988 film “Working Girl,” a comedy-drama about a Staten Island secretary clawing her way up Manhattan’s corporate ladder, helped set the movie’s plot in motion. But […]

Windham is “right in line” to receive at least $2.4 million from the Department of Environmental Protection to build a septic receiving station that would allow residential discharge to flow into the town’s wastewater treatment plant without overburdening the system, according to Town Supervisor Thomas Hoyt. “It’s a big deal for the town of Windham […]

Linda Alverson, 64, counted her commuting options one recent rainy morning in Windham and almost came up short. Her car had died and she couldn’t afford to fix it. She contemplated walking to the Windham Liquor Store, where she works a few days a week. Instead, she texted Dawn Kojac. “It’s a godsend,” Alverson said […]

Scott Adams, the creator of the long-running comic strip Dilbert, whose national reputation unraveled in recent years after a series of racist remarks, died Tuesday at his home in Pleasanton, California. He was 68. Long before his rise as a corporate satirist—and decades before his public downfall—Adams grew up in Windham, graduating from Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central […]