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By J.N. Urbanski on Friday, Mar. 18, 2016 - 10:49 am
Above: Kham and Jamie Nguyen putting siding on their new Mount Tremper farmstand, which is scheduled to open in April. Photo by J.N. Urbanski.
A new roadside farmstand is slated to open in the Ulster County town of Shandaken this spring, next door to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 - 12:40 pm
The Greenheart Farmstand is selling pumpkins and produce this week at the former Bank of America building on Route 28 in the Ulster County hamlet of Shokan, according to its customers and to Drew Boggess, the chair of Olive Planning Board.
The farmstand... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 3, 2014 - 6:39 pm
Hanover Farms, a Route 28 farmstand that has been embroiled in legal battle with the town of Shandaken since 2012, is looking for a fresh start -- a new town, and a new name.
Outside the shuttered farmstand, a new sign has appeared, announcing that the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 - 10:02 pm
After years of wrangling, a law easing the zoning regulations on farmstands has finally been passed in the town of Shandaken, at a hearing held tonight on the issue.
Town board member Alfie Higley Jr., who along with his father Al Higley runs a farmstand... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 - 10:44 am
Mark your calendars, Shandaken: This Thursday, Feb. 23, the town board will hold a hearing on a much-debated farmstand law. The meeting will be held at 6pm in the town hall on Route 28.
The proposed law would govern all farmstands in Shandaken, but the... Read more
By wateradmin on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011 - 12:33 pm
With the results now in from the Shandaken Democratic Caucus, both major parties have chosen their candidates for local office in the 2012 elections.
For town supervisor, incumbent Rob Stanley will run again as a Republican, while Kathy Nolan will oppose... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, May. 26, 2011 - 9:21 am
Above: Shandaken supervisor Rob Stanley opens the special meeting of the Shandaken Town Board last night. Photo and videos by Julia Reischel.
The temperature was high at the special meeting of the Shandaken Town Board last night as local residents packed... Read more
