Shandaken planners again delay decision on Catskill Mountain Railroad train storage
The railroad, facing a deadline from the county, moved its trains from the county tracks to CMRR property in January, without a floodplain permit.
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Woodstock will bond for reed beds at wastewater plant
The Woodstock Town Board unanimously approved bonding for installation of reed beds that will make the wastewater treatment plant more environmentally friendly and save the town up to $50,000 per year.
Planned Parenthood in the Republican crosshairs
Officials at Planned Parenthood say that thousands of women in the Hudson Valley could lose access to health services like cancer screening and STD testing if a provision in the American Health Care Act that would cut off Medicaid funding to the century old family planning organization becomes law.
Olive planners make compromises on Ashokan Dreams
On May 16, the Olive planning board approved the revised site plan for wedding events at the Ashokan Dreams bed-and-breakfast, hammering out conditions in an effort to limit the impact on High Point Mountain Road neighbors who have complained about such issues as noise, traffic, and invasion of privacy.
Onteora budget passes; McLaren named district superintendent
Approximately 874 out of 11,185 potential voters in the Onteora Central School district came out on Tuesday, May 16 and cast ballots to easily approve the 2017/18-school budget of $54,296,155, and to elect the four trustees listed to the Board of Education. Including absentee ballots, the budget passed 724-212.
Woodstock publisher releases new translation of classic Taoist text
A new Woodstock publishing entity, Wapner & Brent Books, has just come out with a new version of Dao De Jing, the Chinese master Laozi’s great work, on which the idea of Taoism is based.
Arthur Anderson finds a home for his ‘family’ of art
The New York State Museum acquired Anderson’s “significant collection of artwork of the historic Woodstock Art Colony,” which includes 1500 paintings, works on paper, sculptures, and archival material and by more than 170 artists from the first half of the 20th century. The release dubbed it “the largest comprehensive art collection of its type.”
Onteora budget raises taxes by 1.8%
Voters in the Onteora Central School district go to the polls 2 p.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, to elect four board of trustees candidates and to decide whether to approve or reject the district’s proposed budget.
Nods to the past align with the technology of the future at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds
In the Hudson Valley, ag still rules! A big early-20th-century barn has popped up at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, reminding passersby on Route 9 that there’s much more there than the midway at the annual Dutchess County Fair.
John Hall, Alf Evers to receive Spirit of Woodstock awards
The 5th Annual Spirit of Woodstock, in which the Woodstock Film Festival honors individuals who it feels embody the fiercely independent spirit that has made Woodstock famous for over 100 years will this year honor John Hall, songwriter/guitarist/singer and a former U.S. Congressman and, posthumously, Woodstock’s beloved historian Alf Evers.