On monsters
They’ll have a costume parade through town. Hundreds of kids, all brave and silly and hepped up on Twizzlers, with fangs and wings and claws. I wonder, I always wonder, how many of them have already had to contend with real monsters.
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New 123-acre Ulster County nature preserve welcomes visitors
The donor named it in honor of her father, “who not only enabled me to own the property, but who instilled in me his love of animals. And now visitors will enjoy it too.”
Shandaken town board positions are up for grabs
The candidates are Faye Storms, Nancy Holgate and Kevin Van Blarcum.
Nolan, Faintych, Parete vie for UC Legislature’s 22nd district
The district includes the towns of Shandaken, Olive, Denning, and Hardenburgh.
Woodstock School of Art’s Off the Wall show chooses from private collections
“One of the pleasures of visiting friends in their homes is the opportunity to look at personal art collections,” write Paula Nelson and John Kleinhans in their catalogue introduction for the new exhibit they’ve curated for the Woodstock School of Art, Off The Walls: Artwork from our Patrons’ Collections, which opens on Saturday, October 21 for a run through December 16.
Woodstocker Lola Cohen on teaching acting in Russia
‘Actors are treated differently there. They’re respected. The students are so passionate and knowledgeable and driven. You could inhale their excitement.’
Phoenicia Pharmacy sale marks new era
The new owners plan to rent the 5000-square-foot space to a combination of entrepreneurs but are starting out with an arts-and-crafts market, dubbed Phoenicia Pharmmarket, which opened Columbus Day weekend and is expected to continue on weekends through the holidays.
Woodstock Fire District budget increases
Woodstock Fire District taxes will rise more than 11 percent under the proposed 2018 budget due mostly to a requirement to replenish an underfunded retirement program.
Onteora discusses creating ‘safe zone’ for immigrant students
In one school in the district, 20 percent of the students are from different countries. The proposal is meant to counter “misinformation” and ensure the students and their families understand it’s safe to attend local schools.
Proposed Shandaken budget tax increase exceeds 2% limit
The Shandaken town board voted on October 2 to adopt a preliminary 2018 budget of $5,723,430, exceeding the state-imposed two percent tax cap for the second year in a row, after several years of minimal to no increase