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By WP Newsroom on Saturday, Apr. 10, 2010 - 9:45 pm
With the aid of power tools, the iconic Hudson River School artist might have made paintings like Stephen Hannock. A renowned modern-day heir to the legacy of Cole and his peers, Hannock has a technique--developed by accident, as this terrific Forbes... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Apr. 10, 2010 - 9:10 pm
By WP Newsroom on Friday, Apr. 9, 2010 - 4:06 pm
The Rosendale Theatre Collective's attempt to convince Pepsi to give it a $50,000 piece of its million-dollar grant-pie might be working. From an RTC email sent today:
Legions of Rosendale Theatre fans have been mobilized and it is a sight to see. Check... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Friday, Apr. 9, 2010 - 3:52 pm
Both the Senate and Assembly have vowed to restore funding to New York's state parks, bucking an effort by Gov. Paterson to help balance the budget by closing dozens of parks.
But New York History says the parks will have to close anyway, unless the state... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010 - 7:54 pm
According to witnesses, the state's first same-sex Peep wedding was held in Margaretville over the weekend.
Although the announcement does not give a full account of the reception, we suspect the happiness of the marshmallowy couple was short-lived.
Photo... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010 - 4:29 pm
The Woodstock Times reports:
According to Woodstock Arts Board President Joan Roberts, who has been the public face for the struggling cultural venue in the town's gateway district - established to help protect the site of the town's key theater since... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010 - 2:52 pm
A recent addition to the Historical Marker Database: The plaque honoring the New Paltz Patentees, French Hugenots who settled the banks of the Walkill in 1677.
The HMDB is building an "illustrated searchable online catalog of historical information... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010 - 2:32 pm
Tony Fletcher couldn't resist the chance to hit the slopes yesterday:
The temptation to ski Hunter in 81F/27C sunshine in early April, still with plenty snow on the mountain, and to wear shorts and t-shirt in the process, was too good to turn down.... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010 - 2:22 pm
If the big-talking Oklahoma investor still wants to buy the Friar Tuck Inn, he can call the Ulster Savings Bank. The property was foreclosed on after the hotel lost its case for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. bankruptcy court yesterday.
The Daily Freeman... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010 - 2:01 pm
High-speed crashes in Kerhonkson and Montgomery killed three and injured two last night. The Times Herald-Record has the details.
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