Government
By Timothy Knight on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 - 10:11 am
With all 16 town supervisor seats up for grabs and three major countywide offices also slated to be on the Nov. 3 ballot, it is setting up to be a contentious season of vigorous campaigning in Schoharie County.
Although County Treasurer Bill Cherry has... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2015 - 2:06 pm
Over six inches of rain have fallen in the past day in the high peaks region of the Catskills, causing minor flooding in streams in Greene and Ulster counties on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Schools in the Greene County town of Catskill closed early today, and... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Sep. 28, 2015 - 2:27 pm
Above: A map of the epicenter of the earthquake that hit North Blenheim on Saturday, Sept 26. Map by the U.S. Geological Survey.
A 3.0 magnitude earthquake that shook Schoharie County on Saturday night, Sept. 26 did not damage the Gilboa Dam or the New... Read more
By Timothy Knight on Thursday, Sep. 17, 2015 - 10:16 am
Unless something drastic occurs in the next three months, homeowners in Schoharie County may be facing a possible property tax increase of eight to nine percent next year, according to budget officer Bill Cherry.
Citing the expenses of the newly created... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 15, 2015 - 2:27 pm
The Walton Reporter has on-the-scene reporting from the Delaware County town of Colchester, where a tractor trailer apparently smashed into a home around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The driver of the truck has been injured, the paper reports:
A... Read more
By Robert Cairns on Monday, Sep. 14, 2015 - 7:18 pm
Nearly 80 people gathered on a hillside in the Delaware County town of Franklin on Saturday, Sept. 12 to protest proposed natural gas pipelines and a planned gas compressor station. The site was chosen because it overlooks a field which is on the planned... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 11, 2015 - 3:20 pm
Above: Photo via the Woodstock Riding Club's Facebook page.
Founded in 1947, the Woodstock Riding Club has been running horse shows for generations of Ulster County kids on its property at the base of Ohayo Mountain. Over the decades, membership in the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 11, 2015 - 12:55 pm
There were lots of close political contests across the Catskills in yesterday's primary election. Here are the results in the hottest races.
DELAWARE COUNTY
In the race for Delaware County Family Court Judge, Conservative voters overwhelmingly chose... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 11, 2015 - 11:28 am
Above: SUNY Delhi's campus. Image via Google Maps.
A SUNY Delhi freshman from Wappingers Falls was found dead in a wooded area above the hillside campus on Tuesday, Sept. 8, according to a college official.
The student, who is not being identified by the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 10, 2015 - 3:35 pm
Photo by Kristin Ausk, via Flickr.
Today--Thursday, Sept. 10--is primary election day in New York, and voters who are registered with political parties across the Catskills can go to the polls to vote for town and county candidates running in primary... Read more
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