Levon Helm Studios Dispute Escalates as Brian Parillo Accuses Amy Helm of ‘Malfeasance’
The new president of Levon Helm Studios accused Amy Helm of concealing company records and mismanaging the business as two more August concerts were canceled at the Woodstock venue. Brian Parillo, 48, a longtime shareholder who said he produced the first Midnight Ramble in 2004, accused Amy Helm of “malfeasance” in a statement posted Monday…
WAAM’s First Juneteenth Show Reunites Curator, Long-Dormant Friend
Prizewinning poet and author Kathy Price long admired the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum from afar, never dreaming that a long-dormant family link would help build the foundation of the museum’s first Juneteenth show…
Rebekah Brooks Wins Woodstock Democratic Primary for Town Clerk
Rebekah Brooks won the Democratic primary for Woodstock town clerk Tuesday, defeating acting town clerk Meghann Reimondo after receiving the endorsement of Woodstock Supervisor Anula Courtis. Brooks received 53.57% of the vote to Reimondo’s…
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…
Robert Thurman, Buddhist Scholar and Woodstock Resident, Dies at 84
Robert A.F. Thurman, a Woodstock-area resident who became one of the country’s best-known interpreters of Tibetan Buddhism and helped build Menla Retreat & Dewa Spa in Phoenicia into a Catskills center for Buddhist teaching…
Pride Takes Center Stage in Woodstock
Woodstock’s LGBTQ+ Pride parade on Sunday meant many things for thousands of participants and spectators: Visibility, community, resilience, joy—and above all, the freedom to be fully seen. Crowds lined Tinker Street shoulder-to-shoulder for a…
Grahame Lesh, Daniel Donato Play Free Surprise Show in Woodstock
Two Bearsville Theater headliners played a free, unannounced show Saturday afternoon for about 200 jam band fans on Tinker Street in Woodstock. The guitar-and-vocal duo featured Grahame Lesh, son of the late Grateful Dead…
Woodstock Pride Is Built on Months of Volunteer Work
Before the parade reaches Colony, before the music starts and before rainbow yarn appears on trees along Tinker Street, Woodstock Pride begins in group chats, early-morning planning sessions, volunteer craft circles, and a steady…
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…
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…
British Sports Cars Take Over Playhouse Lawn
Steve Feld, 77, owned a British sports car in college that others could only dream about. His Austin-Healey 100-6 was sleek and classy, evoking images of driving gloves and goggles. He was 20 and…
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…
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…
Bobby Lees Get Second Act With Help From Jason Momoa
The Bobby Lees had already told fans they might be finished when Jason Momoa called. The Woodstock garage-punk band is the focus of the season premiere of “On the Roam,” Momoa’s HBO Max docuseries,…
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…
‘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…
The Woodstock Years That Shaped Bob Dylan
The great lake now called Superior is shaped like the profile of a wolf, with Isle Royale as its eye and Duluth at the tip of its nose. There, on May 24, 1941, Abram…
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…
Woodstock Reformed Church Confronts Its Slaveholding Past
The Woodstock Reformed Church, led by its new pastor, the Rev. Kathryn Rivera Torea, is working with Kingston’s A.M.E. Zion Church to atone for a history that included early ministers and members who were…
Bearsville Bluegrass Festival Postponed Because of Weather Forecast
The Bearsville Bluegrass Festival has been postponed because of forecasts for severe weather in the region, organizers said. The festival, originally scheduled for May 24, will now take place from noon to 6 p.m.…
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