Olive neighbors sue, saying weddings at Ashokan Dreams are illegal
The controversy over Ashokan Dreams began last year, when neighbors complained of noise, cars blocking High Point Road, and trespassing by wedding guests.
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Catskill Mountain Railroad moves its trains without permission
CMRR has been trying for over a year to get approval to put the trains on its property, but Shandaken zoning code does not permit industrial storage in a residential zone.
Woodstock marchers exceed expectations tenfold
Originally the plan for the Women’s March on Woodstock was to stick to the sidewalks. But when police saw the size of the crowd assembling in front of the community center, they decided they had to shut down the streets for the marchers, as an estimated 1000 to 1500 people gathered to march for the rights of women and minorities.
Hugh Reynolds: Speak for yourself, John
Newly minted U.S. Rep. John Faso of Kinderhook works the chamber-of-commerce breakfast crowd like a campaigning politician. Which of course, he is.
In the streets of old New York
New York City — it was perfect marching weather, 50 degrees with a slight grey overcast.
Books: Charley Rosen’s Red, White and Red
“I was a red diaper baby,” says Charley Rosen. “My parents passed out pamphlets at subway stations and had their friends over to yell and scream about Trotsky and that. So the book has been in my mind for a long time.”
The March on Washington
As I boarded the 3:45 a.m. bus, sign and protein bars in tow, I felt as if I was embarking on a covert mission.
When it comes to spotting the economy’s unicorns, Start-Up New York has been a disappointment
In the past two years, Start-Up New York has fallen woefully short of expectations, while the other state programs picking the economic-development winners have had a mixed record. Meanwhile, the modest UVANY network, which has scored its successes and failures without direct governmental funding, continues to enlarge its constituency.
Pistol permits must be renewed soon in New York State
Thousands of pistol permit holders in Ulster County are facing a state-mandated deadline to renew the documents under provisions of the 2013 gun control law.
Woodstock author Stephane Gerson’s memoir examines the grief of losing a child
A reading will be held at the Golden Notebook on Saturday, January 28