Woodstock Chamber Orchestra satisfies
The big classical music event of January in our area was the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra’s concert at the Woodstock Playhouse on January 6.
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Citizens, town board talk against Woodstock Way tax breaks
The Woodstock Town Board and town residents filled the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center Thursday, February 1 to voice their opposition to requested tax breaks of $527,539 for the Woodstock Way 23-unit hotel.
Elizabeth Lesser, Ben Fleisher to read as he awaits a kidney match
Feb. 2: Omega Institute co-founder Elizabeth Lesser, who wrote a book about donating bone marrow to treat her sister’s lymphoma, said that despite all the associated trauma, “It’s a magical, mystical experience, giving another person part of your body to help them live. There’s something profound and mysterious about it.”
Olive resident preserves right to sue over nextdoor chainsaw carving business
Hoppy Quick was approved to operate a chainsaw seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. A neighbor isn’t happy.
State aid increase is minimal for Onteora
The superintendent said additional State Aid proposed for 2018/19 school year is approximately $17,000 or as she put it, “pretty much essentially flat.” With a district budget of approximately $52 million, the small increase is expected to have minimal impact. Plus: A pilot for Waterfall Way, bus driver shortage, and the robotics program.
Marigold Home moves into log home, renovates Doll House
“We want to make people’s homes and lives more beautiful,” said interior designer Maria R. Mendoza, owner of Marigold Home.
Hudson Valley fuel companies Paraco, Kosco and Heritage join together
The merger was over 60 years in the making.
Shallow waters
If the New York Times can send reporters to Antarctica they can damn well send one to Margaretville to cover watershed meetings every once in awhile.
Woodstock Library board makes its choice — Build new
Acknowledging not everyone will be happy, trustees voted 7-2 to replace the existing building to meet the library’s future needs and address serious deficiencies in the current space. The public will likely have the ultimate say though, as a bond would be needed to fund the project.
Nearly 2000 turned out for Women’s March in Woodstock
Police estimated the number of people at 1500 to 2000, comparable to the 2017 march. Both last year and this year, women, men, and children marched from Andy Lee Field to Bradley Meadows and then back to the town green, pausing to listen to speakers and musicians and to commune with friends. “I wanted to be around people who feel like me, and to get more hope from being together,” said one marcher.