Hello Everybody and welcome to What's Up Roxbury, a podcast for our local community of Roxbury, NY.
The Catskills are once again going through a renaissance and that can have both a positive and negative effect.
New businesses are cropping up to serve residents but some changes can be disruptive to our long term neighbors.
This podcast aims to give voice to local community members, both new and long term to help bridge differences, get a better understanding and help each other thrive in this place we call home.
We aim to discuss local issues, preserve stories, attract a variety of viewpoints and create an outlet for our shared experiences.
Let's see where we can take this experiment and thank you for tuning in.
Allan Aujero
Larry Zuidema: Oral History and What We Lose When We Stop Remembering
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What happens to a town’s history when the people who remember it are gone? Larry Zuidema has spent a lifetime connected to Roxbury and Montgomery Hollow — first as a boy, later as a researcher preserving the stories of the families who came before us. His work helped plant the seed for What’s Up Roxbury. We sat down on the porch to talk about memory, place, history, and what is worth preserving before it disappears.
8 Oct 2026
Holly Cohen - Artist and animal rescuer who deliberately built a personal life in the Catskills.
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We talk with Holly and how she came here and constructed a highly personal, unconventional rural life - and became part of the place.
8 Oct 2026
Zamyra Maxim - How a young person makes a life in the Catskills
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Zamyra describes the experience being a young person and making a life in the Catskills – she talks about the view from behind the counter, making a family and affordability.
8 Oct 2026
Rudy Gorsch - Growing up in Roxbury, NY in the 1940s and 1950s
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Rudy 'RG' Gorsch tells us about his experience growing up in Roxbury, moving away and how he feels about present day Roxbury.
8 Oct 2026
Madalyn Warren - As a farmer, what she did to actually make a small Catskills farm work.
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Madalyn Warren, founder of Kimchi Harvest, shares her thoughts on her small Catskills farm, and her experience at the intersection of family, farming, culture, community and economics.
13 Sept 2026
How has Roxbury NY changed since 2020 - Allen Hinkley (Town Supervisor)
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We talk with Allen about his tenure as supervisor since 2020 and discuss the changes in Roxbury over recent decades and issues impacting our rural community. We discuss housing affordability, airbnb and zoning amongst other topics.
13 Sept 2026
Andrew Williams' big bet on Roxbury, NY. What does it actually take to make a rural downtown work.
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We talk with Andrew (Co-Owner of Watershed Cafe, Good Grocer & Dixon Hotel) about his unexpected path back to Roxbury, sustainable growth and his thoughts on how to manage growth in a small rural town.
13 Sept 2026
Casper DeBoer on what weddings mean to our small rural town's economy of Roxbury in upstate NY.
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We talk with Casper DeBoer (Co-Owner of Roxbury Barn and Estate) about wedding trends, changes in Roxbury and what couples are choosing when they pick the Roxbury Barn & Estate wedding venue .
13 Sept 2026
James Chapman on what it takes to run a restaurant in a tiny Catskills town?
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We talk with James Chapman (owner of Chappies Bistro) about his unintended path to Roxbury, the challenges of running a restaurant in a small town and the value of weddings to the local economy.
13 Sept 2026
Jim Bouton Sr. on rural all volunteer fire depts. and what we can do to make their jobs easier.
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We talk with Jim Sr. (Retired Roxbury Fire Chief) about his decades of experience with the fire department, the changes within Roxbury and the FD over the years, current challenges and what homeowners can do to make the all volunteer force's (AVF) jobs a little easier.
13 Sept 2026
What does it take to bring a small town together - Judith Maguire (Co-founder Friends of Roxbury)
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We talk to Judith (Co-founder Friends of Roxbury, entrepreneur & active citizen) about what inspires and informs her as an active citizen, her civic engagement and affinity for the Roxbury community.
13 Sept 2026
Mary Jean Scudder - Can a small town library survive and become more than just books?
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We talk with Mary Jean (Director Roxbury Library) about her 'hybrid' experience, her deep family history and the many challenges currently facing rural libraries.
13 Sept 2026
Can small towns grow without losing their character - Peg Ellsworth (Executive Dir. MARK Project).
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We speak with Peg about her experience with community development over the last few decades, challenges of revitalizing small rural communities. and recent wins with a $10 million grant from the NY Downtown Revitalization Initiative for Roxbury and Grand Gorge and the $4.5 million dollar grant for each Stamford and Margaretville as part of NY Forward.
13 Sept 2026
What keeps a rural community going - Rich Dykstra (Pastor Gould Church / EMT with Roxbury FD/EMS)
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We talk with Rich about his 40+ years of life in Roxbury as both the pastor of the Gould Church and as an EMT. He shares insights into his origin story in Roxbury, dealing with mental health as part of being an EMT and a few humorous anecdotes.
13 Sept 2026
Can running a school prepare you for running a town - Tom O'Brien (Retired Roxbury Superintendent)_
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We talk with Tom (Retired Roxbury Central Superintendent, EMT, Search & Rescue / Ski Patroller) about his experience with Roxbury Central School, his love of Roxbury and his first campaign for town supervisor. We discuss topics around local economics, airbnb, housing affordability and the future of Roxbury Central School.
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