It's Thursday evening and the girls have arrived. As part of the nearly 100-year-old Saugerties Girls Community Club ritual, the gathering begins with a greeting at the door from hostess Lucy Stagich and small talk over wine and appetizers.

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Libraries across The Overlook Region are preparing for potential disruptions. From staffing challenges to delays in grant reimbursements, local library directors share their concerns.

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Melina Cronin captured this aerial view of the Ashokan Reservoir while flying from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Newark, New Jersey.

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Strand’s new memoir, “The Body Is a Doorway: A Memoir: A Journey Beyond Healing, Hope, and the Human,” challenges conventional narratives about illness, healing, and what it means to truly be alive.

Photo by Michael Sofronski.

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On a quiet dead-end road in Woodstock, NY, Tana and Tommy O’Sullivan built their dream home—a modest ranch designed for accessibility. Now, that dream is in jeopardy.

The Woodstock Planning Board will review the plans on Feb. 20. Read the full story at theoverlooknews.com