A Hudson Valley woman who hosts Woodstock reunions on the same farmland once owned by Max Yasgur — the farmer who allowed one of his fields to become the site of the seminal 1969 concert — says local officials are trying to ruin her business by aiding someone else holding similar concerts nearby.
Jeryl Abramson doesn’t own the venerated concert site, which is now home to Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, but has for years held shows and festivals nearby catering to those yearning for the days of Woodstock.
Bethel officials have forced her to pay $3,000 to $4,000 for fees and permits and once fined her $25,000.
But the town did nothing when a company started holding similar shows a few miles away last year, said her lawyer, Russell Schindler.
“The town is looking the other way as Jeryl is sustaining unfair competition,” Schindler said.
Abramson has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the town in Manhattan federal court. Town officials said they hadn’t been served with the suit.