Woodstock supervisor Jeremy Wilber passes on
Jeremy Allen Wilber, Town Supervisor of Woodstock, NY, passed away on January 1 after a battle with cancer. He was 66.
Community
Marilyn Richardson leads the Saugerties Area Council of Churches Food Pantry
“People come here upset, feeling bad about their circumstances, sometimes crying,” Richardson notes. “We try to ensure that by the time they leave they’re happy and smiling. We try to uplift everyone as well as help them keep food on their tables.”
Coleman boys hoops chasing first win
The John A. Coleman Catholic boys’ varsity basketball team is undermanned, outgunned and thus far winless. But coach John Funk said Statesmen team spirit remains high.
Bail bondswoman talks ins and outs of getting out once you’re in
Say you have yourself a rough night and find yourself on the wrong side of jail cell door. What next?
New Paltz hosts family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration
Looking for something festive and family-friendly to do on New Year’s Eve that doesn’t involve spending a lot of money, drinking to excess or putting yourself in the path of impaired drivers?
Saugerties youth award recipients lauded as ‘what is right with the world’
The town, village, the school district, the Boys and Girls Club and Family of Woodstock teamed up a number of years ago to honor local kids for doing the right thing.
Community remembers singer/songwriter/music educator Elizabeth Hunter
Hunter’s passing has sent powerful ripples through the New Paltz/Gardiner community, where many knew her as an accomplished singer/songwriter and the mother of what her husband Tim Hunter calls their “United Nations family.”
Saugerties Reformed Church picks as its leader a trailblazer with many careers
“When you go into a new organization, you spend a lot of your time exploring and discerning. The congregation and I will be working together how to be church in this place in this time. We have a lot to learn together.”
World War II veteran Dr. Paul Lurie looks back on Pearl Harbor, 75 years later
“Everybody seemed ready to enthusiastically do whatever they could. Politics just kind of evaporated.”
Former head librarian Jessica Kerr is named Woodstock Library director
“I love this community and am excited to lead the Woodstock Library forward with excellent service and innovative programming.”