Belleayre Resort opponents lose in court again
The state’s Appellate Division upheld a local ruling that would allow the construction of the long-planned Catskills resort.
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Petition group seeks to dissolve Woodstock Library district and board
A group opposing the decision to replace the current library building kicked off a petition drive to dissolve the Woodstock Library District and have the Town Board take control.
Queens hiker dies in Shandaken woods
When police found Queens resident Keith Johnson, 46, in the woods near Phoenicia on May 12, he was alive but unresponsive. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police reports. The New York Daily News reported that Johnson, a music teacher in a Queens public school, had been showing signs of distress recently.
Fuel Buyers Coop can save you money
Olaf Meyer brought up what made him feel good this past winter. He was talking at Woodstock’s Meals on Wheels appreciation luncheon May 1 and wanted to share how much he’d saved on fuel by joining the Mid-Hudson Fuel Buyers Coop, whose board he joined after signing up for “windfall” savings just before the start of the 2017-18 heating season last summer.
Seven-month-old seriously injured in Olive; father arrested for assault
The child was transported by ambulance to Health Alliance Hospital in Kingston and later flown to Westchester Medical Center in serious condition where he underwent surgery for injuries consistent with shaken baby syndrome.
Woodstock Library outlines process for picking its architect
Not wanting the public to feel locked out of the process, trustees have put a twist on the traditional request for architect proposals as they work toward the schematic design phase of the library expansion.
Shandaken Museum in Pine Hill needs work
Problems include: uneven front steps, no railing, a tree that needs to be removed, no hot water and no gutters.
Woodstock Library trustees debate replacement timeline
Trustees opted for a new building and to save a small historic portion that currently houses some staff office space. But there’s no design yet. That will come in the fall.
Ulster County program educates about youth trafficking and provides links to services
Since the 2016 the program has received 36 referrals for youth who have been trafficked or are at high risk of being trafficked.
Woman sentenced to jail for assisted suicide released after judge has ‘second thoughts’
Solane Verraine, who pled guilty to assisting her husband, Johnny Asia, to commit suicide in Phoenicia in November 2016, has been released from the Ulster County jail.