Bank of America closing Woodstock branch
“In this day and age, foot traffic is down as more and more people take to banking online.”
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Those proliferating Woodstock sandwich board signs? They’re illegal
Currently business-owners who display the sandwich boards only during business hours aren’t being cited. But really, the signs are always a violation of Woodstock’s zoning code.
Fionn Reilly’s Kolkata Calcutta at Woodstock’s Center for Photography
Fionn Reilly’s new photo book, Kolkata/Calcutta will be celebrated at a December 9 afternoon book launch party at the Center for Photography at Woodstock. Author Tony Fletcher, who wrote the book’s introduction, will be interviewing his fellow Londoner.
WAAM names its 2017 award winners
It’s now the holiday season, and as local art aficionados await the annual 5 by 7 show at the Kleinert, the big cultural news comes from the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum’s major year end awards, presented as part of the reception for WAAM’s annual Holiday Show last Saturday, November 18.
Perry takes Hurley’s top spot, Defeats Kellogg by 13
John Perry, his town’s former assessor and a longtime fixture for his coaching of local kids’ sports teams, will be the new town supervisor in Hurley after the counting of absentee ballots on Monday, November 20 gave him 13 more votes than former Woodstock supervisor and now West Hurley resident Tracy Kellogg, who was making her third run for the position on Democratic, Green and Working Family party lines.
Woodstock prepares for Family’s Thanksgiving Feast for all
Where will you be spending Thanksgiving dinner this year? If you’re a Woodstocker, in any timeline or form, you must be considering involvement in what will be the 42nd Annual Family of Woodstock Thanksgiving Feast at the Woodstock Community Center on Rock City Road Thursday, November 23, from 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Rock Academy will go on without Paul Green
The Paul Green Rock Academy is about to become Rock Academy, at least in Woodstock and the rest of the Hudson Valley.
Slatkin’s Correspondences opens at WAAM
It’s easy to overlook the power an artist has when she’s able to move between genres with ease.
Life isn’t easy for smart meter opponents
Eighty-one customers have opted out of Central Hudson’s new electric meters, which transmit usage info remotely. The company has argued that it should be able to bill those customers extra fees for in-person readings. Those fees were recently struck down by the state regulator, but the issue is still not resolved, say local activists.
Sunflower Natural Foods in Woodstock is expanding
What’s behind the plastic sheets at Sunflower, where various drug stores have held down the Bradley Meadows corner spot for years?