The region celebrates its 20th Woodstock Film Festival
As another major hallmark arrives here in town, what are the Woodstock Film Festival’s highlights over the years, both maverick and community-minded?
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Selina sues former Woodstock Lodge owner
Selina Woodstock, the burgeoning international work/stay company that bought The Lodge at Woodstock last spring — and has been mired in zoning conflicts ever since — filed a lawsuit against The Lodge’s former owner Michael Skurnick and his various business aliases from which it bought the property — and who it hired to manage its renovation recently.
West Hurley residents want to talk about the school sale
The redevelopment of the West Hurley school into market-rate condominiums is the talk of the town.
Boiceville Post Office still closed
The fate of the Boiceville post office’s current closure seems to be in a temporary limbo.
A feast for the senses in Woodstock
Draw all the attendees of Woodstock’s top exhibiting nonprofit arts organizations together for a post-Labor Day party and several things become clear straightaway. Pretty much everyone knows most everyone, and many know the entire crowd.
Boiceville Post Office closing called ‘temporary’
The location was closed Sept. 7 due to a “foul odor.” For the time being, operations have shifted to the Shokan Post Office.
Proposed Rt. 28 concrete plant will receive more stringent review
In a move that prompted applause from a large crowd of opponents in attendance, the Town of Kingston Planning Board decided to rescind its earlier “negative declaration” of environmental impact for the project.
Woodstock Collects weaves five exhibitions into the fabric of an arts colony
It’s one thing to consider an arts colony, such as Woodstock, in terms of its artists. You can also be impressed with the organizations that come to life and become institutions supporting those artists.
Jeff Collins becomes second to challenge Amedore…next year
Woodstocker Jeff Collins says he decided to throw his hat in the ring for the Democratic Party nod to run in 2020 against incumbent state Senator George Amedore, a Republican seeking a fourth two-year term, based on his “desire to make a difference in what’s happening in our New York legislature.” Collins first announced his candidacy on July 2 in Kingston.
After the season reads
Usually, publications like this come up with lists of locally-created books at the start of summer. You know the