Sophie Moos

The Hurley Town Board voted 3-0 on July 22 to appoint attorney Tracy Kellogg to the Town Justice seat left vacant by the death of longtime resident and sitting judge Roy Hochberg.

Councilmen Joseph Letendre and Gregory Simpson were absent from the meeting.

Kellogg, who chairs the Hurley Planning Board and served as town clerk in 2024, will serve immediately through Dec. 31, 2025. Her name will appear on the ballot this November, and she announced her intention to run for a full term.

“I’m hap...

As extreme weather events become more common, a question arises whether communities in The Overlook Region are prepared for natural disasters—especially after recent catastrophic flooding in Texas.

On July 4, torrential rains swept through the Texas Hill Country, leaving at least 120 people dead and 173 still missing. Among the hardest-hit areas was Kerr County, where 27 campers and staff at Camp Mystic, a Christian all-girls summer camp, died in the flood. 

Despite accurate forecasts by the...

During public comment at Tuesday’s Town Board meeting, Michael Veitch, chair of Woodstock’s tree committee and a survivor of child sexual abuse, stood and read a prepared statement.

“I’m requesting that the Town Board act tonight to inform any parent whose child may be using town facilities or programs that they may come in contact with a pedophile and violent registered sex offender who is employed by the town,” Veitch said.

Shortly afterward, the Town Board ended the public meeting and enter...

When Lisa Phillips’ daughter was 13, she started dating a neighborhood boy.

Gone were the days of Disney movies and picture books—suddenly, Phillips found herself navigating chaperoned dates, open-door policies, and watching her daughter become her own person.

And as Phillips puts it, she was a mess.

“I had such a strong reaction to it. I was so worried,” she said. “I realized that I needed support, and I also realized that I might have something to offer because I’ve been writing about relat...