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The Saugerties Artists Studio Tour will be held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8 and 9, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. With 46 artists participating, it will be the largest in the history of the annual event. Founded in 2002 with eleven participating artists, the tour was first organized by landscape painter Nancy […]

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The Hudson River School, one of the United States’ first true artistic movements, grew out of the beauty of the Catskill Mountains. Yet much of the art used to characterize the period was painted by men. A new exhibit at the Mountain Top Historical Society seeks to challenge this, showcasing female artists painting the Catskills […]

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Shandaken received a $60,000 grant to continue its participation in a federal program that reduces flood insurance costs for property owners, officials announced at the town’s board meeting on Monday. The town will use the money to climb the Community Rating System, a tiered system that rewards communities for good floodplain management, said Deputy Town […]

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Work began in late July on a $1 million restoration of Broadstreet Hollow, a Catskills stream that feeds New York City’s water supply, in an effort to slow erosion, reduce the fine sediment that clouds the water downstream and improve habitat for fish and other aquatic life. The project covers about 1,300 linear feet of […]

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Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language that some readers may find offensive. A Hunter Fire Company lieutenant and fierce critic of local government quit after a profanity-laced roadside argument with Village Mayor Alan Higgins over whether to close a flooded stretch of Main Street as a July 29 storm dumped eight inches of rain […]

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Work on a $1.2 million restoration of the historic Platte Clove Bridge will likely begin next year, leaving residents of the hamlet of Platte Clove without access to the lower section of Platte Clove Road for the 2027 season, officials said. Officials confirmed the timeline at a public information session at Hunter Town Hall on […]

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Inside the entrance to Chris Evers’ used bookstore on Partition Street in Saugerties is posted “A Doctor’s Advice.” It is from Dr. Seuss: “Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks.” “Is this good advice?” I asked him. “It’s good advice for my customers,” he said. Evers’ Our […]

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Saugerties honored Augusta Savage, the acclaimed Harlem Renaissance sculptor who lived there for 15 years, with a day celebrating her legacy that included a documentary, a slide show about her upstate life, readings of two of her unpublished short stories — and a mention of the chicken-foot soup she served to neighborhood children. An Orpheum […]

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Only one band could have been enshrined as the first of this newsletter’s canonical artists. Here be the Gories.

Screaming, dancing, and nearly fainting at a bucket list show that far exceeded my impossibly high expectations.

The FCC has formally voted 2-1 to eliminate longstanding restrictions on the ownership of TV stations, a move that is sure to draw legal challenges.

FAA probing safety incident involving Trump’s helicopter, passenger jet

Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.

Elon Musk's DOGE made big errors in claims of government savings, GAO finds

A public report urges the CFTC to ban prediction market contracts on destructive wildfires, raising concerns over public safety and potential arson.

Blood farms and custom guitars: TVL production designer Andres Cubillan shares insights into the season’s most memorable setpieces.

Philip Bump argues that political allies, investors and public cynicism allow wealthy and influential Americans to operate without accountability.