Review: Film Festival docs worth seeing
Two nonviolent movements, two blues masters and the healing power of music for Holocaust survivors
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On cap: Woodstock hits its budget number
“There are no new policies, no big building projects,” Supervisor Jeremy Wilber said of the proposed $7.8 million spending plan, which is an increase of 2 percent.
Woodstock’s Waterfall Way, Wittenberg project undergo scrutiny
Hardly any audience was on hand as the Woodstock Way proposal for a 24-unit lodging establishment in the center of the hamlet inched forward.
No infringement: WIOF wins suit, can broadcast as Woodstock 104
WDST argued that having another radio station in Woodstock with Woodstock in its name would cause brand confusion.
Towaway zone established to protect Blue Hole swimming area from overuse
“I never dreamed a swimming hole would get so crazy.”
Woodstock School of Art printmaking studio renovations complete, opening with sublime exhibition
Now the place all but sparkles, from its shiny radiant flooring to the new windows created to look like what had been there since its early days as a New Deal crafts training center during the last years of the Depression, and its later time as an upstate home for New York City’s Arts Students League.
Shandaken budget proposal calls for 8.2% increase
A large increase in compensation for ambulance personnel was cited.
How Geoff Baer became Ulster County’s first commercial drone pilot
Up until recently, you needed an official pilot’s license if you wanted to charge for services (usually commercial video). Now it’s much easier to go pro.
Woodstock Library continues public forums on its physical future
Members of one group at a second forum seeking citizen input wanted nothing that was considered modern, wanting the library to keep the same look and feel, but just provide more space. Another group wanted just the opposite with modern aesthetics, large windows and lots of light.
Saugerties Pro Musica fills the gap
With the Maverick Concerts season just recently ended, I’m particularly thankful for Saugerties Pro Musica to occupy at least some