Shedding light on a Civil War cemetery
History buffs love to uncover local treasures hidden in plain sight. For Kyle Melick, a 17-year-old senior at Saugerties High
Community
Map quest: Project charts Woodstock’s natural habitats
An ambitious survey has yielded a portrait of ecologically significant habitats throughout Woodstock — upland forests, meadows, rocky crests, and
Care packages for troops
On Sunday, Nov. 4 the Adopt a Soldier committee spent the afternoon making homemade cookies at the Elks Lodge to
Elting Library honors donors
After six years and a couple of unforeseen delays, Elting Memorial Library unveiled a plaque last weekend honoring the nearly
Remembering Karen
Beloved longtime Ulster County Legislature Clerk Karen L. Binder, who passed away in June of this year from breast cancer,
Beans to bar Fruition Chocolate Works celebrates its anniversary
Bryan Graham dips a spoon into the spinning vat of lightening brown goo he’s been grinding and mixing for five
19th-Century barn collapses in Hurricane Sandy at Jenkins & Lueken Orchards
An iconic structure fell victim to the strong winds of Hurricane Sandy this past week. The three-story, circa-1850 barn at
Shandaken works on communication in the age of digital technology and rising storm activity
An elderly Shandaken resident drove up to the town hall a few days after Hurricane Sandy and told town clerk
Downtown, 110 years ago
In this image from the Hudson River Maritime Museum archives, we see a postcard, circa 1905-1910, depicting “Lower Broadway, Kingston,
Ulster residents rally around post-storm relief efforts
In the wake of last week’s weather event now known as “Superstorm Sandy,” everyone wants to help, but many don’t