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The 93rd Anniversary Woodstock Library Fair
The 93rd Anniversary Woodstock Library Fair on July 27 is a home-town party celebrating Woodstock as a center of the arts: painting, sculpture, poetry, music, fiction, nonfiction, pottery — “all the arts for which Woodstock is known.”. This year’s theme is: “Library Fair Eras 1931-2024”. The...
July 25th Midtown Kingston Make a Difference Day is Friday
Midtown Make a Difference Day returns Friday, July 26, from 4 to 7 p.m. on Franklin Street. Community organizations will be on hand offering resources and information on topics including health, education, employment and recreation in Ulster County, according to an announcement. Franklin Street will be closed from Broadway to...
Contaminated Keddy Mill in Windham to face wrecking ball soon
Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have met with representatives of the Town of Windham, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and a consulting firm to review final plans for the demolition of the Keddy Mill on Depot Street in South Windham this fall. Since 2014, the Keddy...
The Legacy of Enslavement in Ulster County
Authors Susan Stessin-Cohn, Philip White, and Ashley Biagini will be on hand to share the new website Bearing Witness, developed in connection with the Ulster County Truth and Reconciliation Commission. During Stessin-Cohn’s presentation, she will reveal stories of a handful of notable Black residents of Ulster County, from the early...
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