America has always been a society of joiners, and it was in that spirit that Ulster County executive Pat Ryan last Friday signed resolutions at the historic Volunteer Fireman’s Hall on Fair Street in Kingston to authorize up to $6.2 million in bonding for construction of a public safety training center on Ulster Landing Park in the Town of Ulster.
Saturday, July 6: Do you read about the fun goings-on at ComiCons all summer long and wish that San Diego were closer, or that you had an affordable place to stay overnight in Manhattan? Despair not, fellow fantasy/science fiction/superhero nerd!
All manner of hot rods and classic cars from years past will line the streets of the village this Sunday, July 7 from 1-6 p.m. for the 16th annual Sawyer Motors Car Show.
The book is a compilation of stories about the history of international women’s soccer, with each chapter dedicated to a team and specific World Cups.
The twenty-six-year-old chef joins us this week to share his experiences living in our fair city.
Since the untimely death of Lasher Funeral Home director Ken Peterson in May, the Woodstock business is still in operation by staff members Scott DiMicco and Ralph van Hoesen. Ken’s mother, Janet, and his brother, Carl, hope to sell the business to a qualified funeral director, although Carl remarked that no one could replace the historical perspective Ken brought to his work, with his lifelong knowledge of the community and its history.
Byrdcliffe co-founder Jane Byrd Whitehead’s zither. John Sebastian’s custom-made leather harmonica belt. Tickets from the 1969 Woodstock Festival. These artifacts and many others, including photographs, posters, and reminiscences, are on display in the Historical Society of Woodstock (HSW) exhibit “Woodstock Music: In Tune with the Times, 1600-Present,” from June 29 to September 1, Saturdays and Sundays, 1-5 p.m.
Independence Day — Thursday, July 4 — will feature the iconic Fireman’s Parade in Saugerties, along with a series of baseball games and fireworks at sundown.
Independence Day is nigh. It’s time for you to make your plans to catch the best fireworks displays and other holiday-related activities in the vicinity for the week that includes the Fourth of July.
Firefighters from Mt. Marion, Saugerties, Sawkill, Town of Ulster, Centerville, West Hurley, Kiskatom and members of the Ulster County Sheriff’s Department and the New York State Police Department paid tribute on June 22 to Captain Jack H. Rose, a member of the Mount Marion Fire Department who died on December 19, 2015 at age 19 in the line of duty.