Getting Local News

Since the closing of the local newspapers here in town, getting local news has been an issue. It is a small town, so if you stay local most of the time you will hear the more important things by word of mouth so fast it will make your head spin. But if you spend a lot of time out of the area getting news is more of a challenge.

There are several ways you can keep up though. Of course, you can read this blog for news of Woodland Valley. But because I do this on a volunteer basis, and have limited time, I don't cover much more than the valley and down into Phoenicia.

Another volunteer effort has popped up that is definitely worth following which is http://www.phoenicia-catskills.com/. I am not sure who is writing it but it seems to have a lot of good information.

Another place I would recommend is The Watershed Post. They cover a bigger area but also write about things that are happening locally.

And, as always, The Woodstock Times and The Kingston Daily Freeman still cover this area. The Woodstock Times has made and effort to try and fill the hole left in our lives by the closing of The Phoenicia Times. Nothing can truly replace that publication but at least they are keeping us up to date on the bigger stories. There are other newspapers online but these are the ones that you can read for free.

For those of you on Facebook, you can like "Phoenicia" to get some information that way.

So that's it on how to keep up with the local "goings on". And as always, remember that if you are a member of the Woodland Community Association you can send me things (no politics though) to post on this blog.