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By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 14, 2015 - 10:40 am
Above: Members of Fleischmanns' summer Spinka community accompany a new Torah to their synagogue on Main Street.
Hundreds of members of the Spinka community of Hasidic Jews led by Grand Rabbi Abraham Horowitz gathered on Sunday, Aug. 9 to welcome the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015 - 12:17 pm
Above: Visitors to the 2014 Monticello Bagel Festival pose in front of a bagel sculpture. Photo via the Bagel Festival's Facebook page.
This Sunday, Aug. 16, the Sullivan County village of Monticello becomes the bagel capital of the world for a day... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015 - 9:47 am
Above: A house and propane tank (white, center of photo) that were hit by a BMW on Monday, Aug. 10. Image via Google Earth.
Eight fire companies responded to a home on Glenford Wittenberg Road in the Ulster County town of Hurley on Monday night after a... Read more
By Jessica Porter on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015 - 11:12 am
Above: Bike rentals at the Roxbury General Store in Roxbury. Photo via the Roxbury General Store's Facebook page.
The Catskills are a bicycler’s paradise with hundreds of miles of trails and roads perfect for bikers of all skill levels. Whether you’re... Read more
By Jeanine Pascarella on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015 - 1:28 pm
Recreation and the outdoors are not just for able-bodied people. Adults and children with physical challenges benefit from exercise and the balance that comes from nature and fitness. Here are some opportunities that allow everyone equal access to the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015 - 10:56 am
Above: An aerial image of the railroad tracks in the village of Otego. Image via Google Earth.
A Delaware County couple riding in a golf cart with their dog was hit by a train while crossing railroad tracks in the Otsego County village Otego on Sunday,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 10, 2015 - 3:50 pm
It's August, the very peak of the high summer season in the Catskills, and the roads are jammed with drivers. That means more crashes, especially on weekends, when the region's many visitors are in transit.
In one week, there have been two crashes on the... Read more
By Robert Cairns on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 - 5:42 pm
Above: This map, from the Delaware County Electric Cooperative website, shows areas targeted for construction of fiber-optic data lines.
Just as the Rural Electrification Administration brought electric power to remote areas of the nation in the 1930s, a... Read more
By Jenna Scherer on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 - 4:49 pm
Above: A short video about the Whisper Opera from the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
Opera: It's big and loud, right? The mezzo belting her eleven o'clock aria, a stageful of chorus members singing at the tops of their lungs. That's a stereotype that... Read more
By Paula Ann Mitchell on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 - 4:26 pm
It was sometime in the late 1980s when one of Martin Millman’s longtime customers called to say that he was on his way to the Phoenicia Pharmacy to pick up his EpiPen prescription.
The man had just gotten stung by a bee, and every second counted.
“The... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 - 10:48 am
Above: A dachshund in lederhosen from the 2014 Doxie Derby. Photo by Matt Petricone.
And they're off! We’re not talking about thoroughbred horses or greyhounds. No, the creatures that are going to be running their hearts out at Hunter Mountain on Saturday... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015 - 8:54 am
Above: Video footage of Tuesday's bear rescue, shot by DEC Conservation Officer Anthony Glorioso's body camera.
Officer Anthony Glorioso of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has pulled off another daring Catskills bear cub rescue... Read more
By Tim Luby on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015 - 3:59 pm
While the Catskills have a reputation for rugged, steep terrain, the region also offers plenty of short, exciting jaunts with amazing views that kids can scale.
1. VROMAN’S NOSE. 1.5 miles round trip. A mostly gentle climb, with some steep sections, that... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015 - 3:36 pm
The spotty rainstorms we had yesterday paid off for Watershed Post reader Robin Williams, who spotted an enormous rainbow while driving on Route 28 through the Delaware County town of Meredith at 6:25 p.m on Monday, August 3. Thanks for sharing, Robin!
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 3, 2015 - 12:43 pm
Above: A stream of cloudy water, center, flowed from a rock embankment downstream of the Cannonsville Dam for several weeks. Photo via the NYC DEP.
A disturbing gush of cloudy water below the Cannonsville Dam was stopped on Saturday, August 1, and the... Read more
By Alan Via on Monday, Aug. 3, 2015 - 12:17 pm
Overlook Mountain, located just outside of the Ulster County town of Woodstock, is a magnet for hikers of all ages, abilities, and interests. The five-mile round-trip hike begins on the Meads Road trailhead and follows a trail up 1,400 feet to the summit... Read more
By Jane Margolies on Friday, Jul. 31, 2015 - 3:39 pm
Strawberry season has come and gone, but not to worry if you didn’t get your fill of luscious, locally grown berries. Blueberry season is upon us, and, thanks to the late spring rains, growers at U-Pick farms around the Catskills are reporting bumper... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Jul. 30, 2015 - 11:10 am
Above: Victor Mullen and John Mahoney install the art for their Jazz Soiree exhibit weekend at Liberty Rock Books. Photo via the Hobart Book Village Facebook page.
The Hobart Book Village will hold a Jazz Soiree and Sale from Friday, July 31 to Sunday,... Read more
By Jenna Scherer on Wednesday, Jul. 29, 2015 - 3:26 pm
Above: Sila, an Inuit throat singing duo, will perform at the festival on Aug. 1. Photo via the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice website.
Over the past few summers, the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice has traveled (musically,... Read more
By Janel Bladow on Wednesday, Jul. 29, 2015 - 1:52 pm
Catskills-made cider, craft beers, cheeses and meats are coming to the Flushing Town Hall in Queens this Saturday at a new tasting event that aims to bring mountain foodies and city dwellers together.
“The Catskills Comes to Queens” is the brainchild of... Read more
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