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Forum, Feb. 11: Opposed to Woodstock owning Faulkner Park Published: 2/10/2021 10:00:31 PM Modified: 2/10/2021 10:00:29 PM Opposed to Woodstock owning Faulkner Park As full-time residents in Woodstock Village we are incredibly grateful for the space that Faulkner Park offers for our family. We’re especially fond of the trail to Mount Tom, as that is where our 6-year-old transitioned from “How much longer?” to simply enjoying the hike, with an occasional “Can I have a snack?”. We are strongly opposed to town ownership of the park. To us, it boils down to the fact that all of us get ...

(Updated: February 5, 2021) Bessie Coleman (left) Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain // Shirley Chisholm (center) Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain // Dr. Lonnie Johnson (right) Office of Naval Research Flickr, CC BY 2.0 Whether they were involved in Civil Rights, politics, science, technology, sports, or music, African-American history is full of innovators, though they don't always get their due. Here are 25 unheralded Black pioneers and trailblazers you should know. 1. JESSE L. BROWN When Jesse LeRoy Brown was a teenager, he wrote a letter to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to express his...

February is Black History Month, it’s something that no American of any race, color, or creed should forget. African Americans, the decendants of slaves and slaves themselves fought for freedom that was only at best was in the promissory note of the Emancipation Proclamation. Those men, and women in the case of Harriett Tubman and Sojourner Truth, paved the way for freedom for African Americans and all others who benefited from what they fought for: women, Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and other Hispanics, Asian Americans, and LGBTQ Americans. That promise being made then, must be...

Dog the Bounty Hunter from 2004-2012. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images When you think of bounty hunters, you probably conjure up images of “Wanted” posters and cowboys tracking down fugitives in the Wild West. While the title has an attachment to that time period, there is a lot more to know about bounty hunting than what's usually portrayed in popular media. Here are some rewarding facts about this fascinating and controversial profession. 1. A bounty hunter’s job revolves around bail money. When someone is arrested, they have the opportunity to leave jail until their court date by paying ...

Black History Month in Upstate NY: Historical sites, monuments and more Updated Feb 09, 2021; Black History Month extends through the month of February and in recognition, we take a look at some of the rich history embedded in Upstate New York. Many homes and towns in the state were a part of the Underground Railroad, guiding enslaved Black people to freedom in neighboring communities and Canada. This list includes historical greats like Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass to maybe lesser known, but none less notable folk like the inventor of the potato chip, a peg-legged ...