Woodstock’s Sylvia Leonard Wolf and the art of art appraisal
Wolf looks very closely at the world of creation. She has appraised everything from Abraham Zapruder’s famous film of the Kennedy assassination to works by Picasso.
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Police name victim of Kingston shooting death
Police say a 31-year-old man was shot and killed at a Kingston apartment complex on Tuesday evening. The Feb. 11 homicide is the third in the city since last October, when Daniel Thomas Jr. was gunned down near the corner of Prospect and Cedar streets.
Hudson Valley women’s mentoring group needs volunteers
“It’s so satisfying to see her happy and successful and excited now about the future,” said Nancy Sweeney, who volunteers with Kingston-based Raising HOPE, designed to help women succeed despite challenges that have, in many cases, landed them in the social services system. The organization was founded in 2007 to give women who no longer needed such services the help that would keep them moving forward rather than falling back into the system. Today Raising HOPE serves a range of women from all over Ulster County seeking help with education and careers, and a recent grant from the Novo Foundation is expanding their services, increasing the need for new mentors.
New Paltz water problem: SUNY cancels classes, asks students to leave until next week
Concerns over the municipal water supply in New Paltz have led the university to cancel classes through Saturday, Feb. 15,
Travelers from China non-viral, says Ulster County
Four Ulster County residents returning from trips to coronavirus-struck areas of China agreed to self-isolate for two weeks and have
Pearl Moon rising at old Wok n’ Roll/Harmony
Less than a year after its closing, former night spot Harmony Cafe and its adjoining Wok ’n Roll restaurant at 50 Mill Hill Road, is under the new ownership of Scott and Betsy Mitchell.
Wittenberg Sportsmen’s Club has building, land up for sale
The folks at Berkshire Hathaway Home Services are describing their new listing at 491 Glenford-Wittenberg Road, across from Yankeetown Pond, as “a 1930s Woodstock ‘landmark’ on the market now “for the first time since its creation.” It’s the Wittenberg Sportsmen’s Club property, complete with clubhouse, water frontage, mountain views, and even a pair of half baths labeled “Bucks & Does.”
Waste not want not
How green is my Hudson Valley? Getting greener all the time, but pesky problems, most of which are universal to human societies, remain unresolved. For instance, how does a sustainable economy deal with the piles of waste it keeps accumulating? How can it learn to convert waste into waste products with a value above zero?
Opponents of new Woodstock library design form new group
Opponents to a planned new library building are largely absent from board meetings these days, but they’re busy planning behind the scenes. The Library Alliance, a group about 20 strong, has conducted strategy sessions and plans a public information campaign soon.
Ulster exec promises 1,000 jobs in 1,000 days
The focus of Pat Ryan’s first State-of-the-County address at Kingston High School was programs and initiatives that would provide more economic opportunities to keep more young people in Ulster County after graduation. Ryan graduated from the school 20 years ago.