Court ruling supports opponents of weddings at Olive venue
The neighbors of Ashokan Dreams bed-and-breakfast in West Shokan have scored another point in their efforts to tone down the venue’s wedding activities.
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Woodstock building boom continues
Woodstock’s seen a busy season of changes. More are on the way.
Woodstock Library survey will seek information on building, renovation options
The Woodstock Library is distributing a survey seeking input on which of six options for improvements the public will support and how much they are willing to pay for it.
1903 automobile endurance run to be reenacted in Catskills
Automobiles were something else 114 years ago, when the 1903 Automobile Endurance Run being commemorated by the Catskill Conquest Pilot Rally Saturday, September 23, took place over several early October days, marked by heavy rains and floods along the run’s 800 mile path from Weehawken, NJ to Pittsburgh, PA.
Time collector — Lenny Kislin passes
Lenny Kislin — beloved Woodstocker whose puppy dog eyes launched a million smiles — finally proved that personal prophecy of doom which couldn’t lose, though in proving it we lost him…at 4 a.m. Tuesday September 12 to kidney failure. He was 71 years old.
Olive, Hurley, Phoenicia firefighters ready for water rescues
‘On an actual water rescue call, the goal is, nobody gets wet.’
Catskill Mountain Railroad trains still in limbo as lawyers confer
At issue is whether the railroad can be considered a “public transportation utility,” a designation that would allow the planning board to grant a special permit for storage of trains on property with residential zoning.
Woodstock Comp Plan committee is reaching out
A town volunteer committee is well on its way toward helping Woodstock create document that will serve as a guide to planning for the next decade or two.
Shandaken Rural Cemetery suddenly has room
When the Shandaken Rural Cemetery was established in 1897, gravesites cost about $10 each. Townspeople purchased lots, but some owners never got around to using them, as family members moved away and were buried elsewhere.
Firefighters get their training at ‘disposable’ Phoenicia house
It was a golden opportunity — a disposable house, flooded in Hurricane Irene to the point that the owner was prepared to tear it down.