Government
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 - 3:33 pm
Nineteenth-century stereoscopic image of a Catskills creek after a flood. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
The wheels of government turn slowly. Months after flooding from Irene and Lee struck the Catskills, several much-needed regional projects to... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 - 11:26 am
Poster by a Bennett Elementary School fourth-grader, included in a 2009 exhibit at the Ulster County Clerk's Office.
With enrollments falling and budget battles growing ever fiercer, the Onteora Central School District will soon have to face the agonizing... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 - 12:19 pm
Above: Video from the Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin of Cuomo's visit to the Greater Binghamton Airport to sign flood relief legislation. The ceremony begins around the 5-minute mark; slide the bar to the 5-minute mark to skip ahead.
This just in:... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 - 5:08 pm
Above: A contractor clearing storm debris from DEP land in Prattsville along the Schoharie Creek. Photo provided by the DEP.
There's a lot happening in the Greene County town of Prattsville. The town, which was walloped by Tropical Storms Irene and Lee,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 - 11:54 am
State Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner Joe Martens announced yesterday, December 7, that the long-anticipated sale of a 1200-acre parcel of land near the Belleayre Ski Center to the state is at last going through.
The Times-Union... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 - 9:25 am
As predicted, the Assembly joined the Senate in passing Gov. Andrew Cuomo's tax overhaul just past 1am this morning, Daily News reporter Ken Lovett writes. But it wasn't quite the same unanimous lovefest:
Unlike in the Senate, where the vote was unanimous... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 - 10:10 pm
Just after 9pm, the New York State Senate voted unanimously -- 55 to 0 -- in favor of a sweeping overhaul of the New York State tax code. The new law increases the tax rate on single filers earning more than $1 million a year ($2 million for married... Read more
By Rich Muellerleile on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 - 4:02 pm
If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be? As we start to experience the chills of a Catskills winter, questions like that (except maybe a little less tongue in cheek) become more and... Read more
By Rusty Mae Moore on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 - 12:04 pm
Image: Route 28 Scenic Byway map. From the Central Catskill Collaborative's Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan, September 2011.
The Shandaken Town Board held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, December 5. Here's Watershed Post reporter Rusty Mae... Read more
By wateradmin on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011 - 12:05 pm
Above: The Twilight Zone logo, via Wikipedia.
As reported by Michael Ryan for The Daily Mail last week, the Greene County town of Lexington is in limbo after last month's election.
Candidates for the town's five-member town council are in an unusual tie... Read more
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