Ripples of fear are coursing through Woodstock, Kingston, Phoenicia, Fleischmanns, Margaretville, and other towns where many Latin Americans are working in such fields as food service and construction.
Volunteers use a device called the Plusoptix, is a hand-held computer that scans for vision problems, including astigmatism and eye misalignment.
Funding for the post-prom party was low ten years ago, so a car show was suggested as a way to raise the necessary money to keep the party going. The party, at the Wood ‘n Wheel, is a drug- and alcohol-free event established 22 years ago in response to the overindulgence of generations past.
The number of participants ranges from 80-100. Organizers estimate that about half of the supporters are from families affected by the disease.
Friday-Sunday, May 5-7: From all over the Northeast, car aficionados come to check out the array of hot rods, racecars and customized models on Saturday, and unmodified antique and classic cars on Sunday.
When the auction closes, the fashion show begins: an extravaganza of the latest styles that the Woodstock community has to offer, featuring talented local models parading down a full-sized catwalk constructed just for the occasion.
The good news is that the regatta will return this year. The bad news is it still takes place in the Wallkill, which recent tests confirm isn’t safe for swimming or wading.
What began as a makeshift effort to give the city’s most vulnerable residents someplace to stay on frigid winter nights has evolved into a plan to create “transitional housing” for people struggling to overcome addiction, mental illness and homelessness.
Along with local resident Heidi Jo Brandt, club members have been raising money to add more activities for children.
It was the fertile floodplain along the Esopus Creek that attracted the first Dutch settlers to this area — and before them, the Lenape, who planted the fields with maize. But centuries later, with the building of the massive IBM manufacturing complex, the remaining land was forgotten.