Woodstock’s Carbon Neutral initiative is lauded
Ten years ago, the town set out to reduce its emissions to zero. That goal has been achieved.
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Two local women bring solar lights to hurricane-ravaged Caribbean island
Both women are getting ready to return to Vieques with more lights and other supplies. They say most of the relief efforts on the island have been provided by individuals, not organizations or government agencies.
See the new film Woodstock: 100 Years of the Arts
Saturday, Nov. 4: “Everyone knows about the iconic 1969 concert, but there were seven decades of creatives coming together beforehand that laid the groundwork for what Woodstock is today,” says filmmaker Stephen Blauweiss.
Woodstocker Paige Elenson receives award for teaching yoga in Africa
“Our goal is to train a million yoga teachers in Africa,” said Paige Elenson, who recently received the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Global Citizen Award for her Africa Yoga Project.
New 123-acre Ulster County nature preserve welcomes visitors
The donor named it in honor of her father, “who not only enabled me to own the property, but who instilled in me his love of animals. And now visitors will enjoy it too.”
Shandaken town board positions are up for grabs
The candidates are Faye Storms, Nancy Holgate and Kevin Van Blarcum.
Nolan, Faintych, Parete vie for UC Legislature’s 22nd district
The district includes the towns of Shandaken, Olive, Denning, and Hardenburgh.
Woodstocker Lola Cohen on teaching acting in Russia
‘Actors are treated differently there. They’re respected. The students are so passionate and knowledgeable and driven. You could inhale their excitement.’
Phoenicia Pharmacy sale marks new era
The new owners plan to rent the 5000-square-foot space to a combination of entrepreneurs but are starting out with an arts-and-crafts market, dubbed Phoenicia Pharmmarket, which opened Columbus Day weekend and is expected to continue on weekends through the holidays.
Proposed Shandaken budget tax increase exceeds 2% limit
The Shandaken town board voted on October 2 to adopt a preliminary 2018 budget of $5,723,430, exceeding the state-imposed two percent tax cap for the second year in a row, after several years of minimal to no increase