Government
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2015 - 3:44 pm
After 30 years of planning, it took less than a year to get the Maurice D. Hinchey Catskill Interpretive Center in the Ulster County hamlet of Mount Tremper from groundbreaking to ribbon-cutting.
Hundreds of people gathered to watch former Congressman... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jun. 25, 2015 - 10:33 am
Above: The Roxbury Motel, one of Delaware County's largest hotels, will be affected by the proposed new two percent bed tax. Photo via the Roxbury.
A bill that will establish a two percent occupancy tax on room and hotel rentals in Delaware County... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jun. 25, 2015 - 9:45 am
Members of a politically active Franklin farming family found one of their lambs decapitated outside their home on June 2, according to an article in the Daily Star.
In act reminiscent of the "horse head" scene in the movie "The Godfather," the lamb was... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2015 - 2:14 pm
Above: The groundbreaking of the Z Living/Veria Nature Cure & Ayurvedic Wellness Center. From left to right: Mike McCormack, LMV Architecture, LLP; Chrissy Schiff, representative for Congressman Chris Gibson; Sullivan County Legislative Chairman Scott... Read more
By Robert Cairns on Tuesday, Jun. 16, 2015 - 1:37 pm
Above: An artist's rendering of a proposed Delhi swimming pool may have been rendered obsolete by bids on the project, received and rejected last week.
The 12-year effort to build a new community swimming pool in the Delaware County town of Delhi was... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2015 - 12:21 pm
Sean Eldridge, a young political upstart who lost the election for New York's 19th Congressional District from Republican Chris Gibson last year, has finally made it public: He won't be running for election again.
Eldridge, a first-time Democratic... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jun. 8, 2015 - 2:46 pm
A 71-year-old woman was killed and her husband was injured in a head-on collision with a 19-year-old Prattsville man who was arrested for driving while intoxicated in the Delaware County hamlet of Grand Gorge on Sunday, June 7, police say.
The crash... Read more
By Laney Salisbury on Friday, Jun. 5, 2015 - 9:47 am
The emerald ash borer – a destructive insect that eats ash trees – is continuing its relentless push through the Catskills and New York state, killing thousands of trees and impacting the budgets of homeowners and state agencies, according to officials... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jun. 4, 2015 - 4:22 pm
Above: The view west from Split Rock, a hike on the Finger Lakes Trail. Photo by Lisa M. Lyons.
Outdoors groups around the Catskills are hosting hikes, walks and lectures to celebrate National Trails Day on Saturday, June 6.
In the Greene County village... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jun. 4, 2015 - 9:58 am
Above: Eight Catskills towns, villages and nonprofits received grant money from the DEC this week. From left: Hunter Town Councilman David Kukle, Neversink Town Supervisor Mark McCarthy, CWC planner Peter Manning, Lexington Town Supervisor Dixie Baldrey,... Read more
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