Woodstock Writers Fest convenes
As usual, the Woodstock Writers Festival begins its sixth year with the ever-popular story slam competition on the evening of
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Ides’ inspirations become community ritual
In Bloomington, near Kingston, in a 19th-century brick house, artist, writer, and scholar Bethany Ides is organizing a performance project
Church on the Mount gets its due acknowledgment
The Church of the Holy Transfiguration of Christ-on-the-Mount is surely one of the smallest churches ever built, but its significance
Rewriting the traditional Passover text from the voices of women
Like most Judeo-Christian scriptures, the Haggadah, the text traditionally read at the Passover meal, or seder, emphasizes the male actors
Nothing suspicious in spate of Shandaken fires
Key Bank officials are waiting for a report from insurance investigators on how to deal with the Phoenicia branch that
Adventures of a House and Its Books
When I invited Robert B. Wyatt, formerly an editor at Avon, Dell, Ballantine, and St. Martin’s, to speak at a
Learning better later at Onteora
Superintendent Paul Jenkins of Glens Falls discussed his school district’s successful pushing back of the high school start time, now
Bernstein won’t run again; Stanley, Higley uncertain
In Shandaken, terms expire this year for the supervisor, two council members, and the town clerk. Councilman Vin Bernstein has
Shandaken Clerk’s other identity is rooted in the past
When people want to relive their childhood, they will pay almost anything,” says Joyce Grant, founder of TimeWarpToys.com, an online
LaMonda’s invention keeps classrooms safe
Kevin LaMonda and his lockdown invention. (photos by Dion Ogust) Sixth-grade teacher Kevin LaMonda of Shokan was deeply shaken by