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By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 28, 2011 - 7:45 am
From now until 8am, watch out for thunderstorms so fierce that they might produce tornadoes in Sullivan County, according to NY Alert:
The National Weather Service In Binghamton Has Issued A * Tornado Warning For... Sullivan County In Central New York... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2011 - 3:18 pm
Photo of a man wearing buckskins by Robert Lawton, via Wikimedia Commons.
Have a few deer hides lying around? The Catskill Forest Association is hosting a two-day workshop on how to turn a raw deer hide into buckskin, a kind of soft leather akin to suede... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2011 - 10:52 am
Watershed Post reader Alexandra Marvar took this photo of a misty evening over the Sawkill Creek in Woodstock earlier this week. (The Sawkill looks so peaceful: hard to believe just over a month ago it looked like this.)
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2011 - 10:42 am
The Esopus fire department's impressive home in Ulster County. Photo via the Esopus Fire Department's website.
On Sunday, the Times Union dared to ask a troublemaking question in an editorial: In this era of budget-slashing, should we be cutting back on... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2011 - 9:36 am
The Daily Freeman has the story (and some heart-stopping photos):
ST. REMY — Three students and the driver escaped a school bus fire Tuesday afternoon on Union Center Road in this town of Esopus hamlet, according to the St. Remy fire chief.
Michael... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2011 - 2:36 pm
Two drivers in two counties took the hit-and-run to new places this past weekend.
The first, a 20-year-old Narrowsburg man, reportedly hit a guardrail on Gables Road in the town of Tusten on Saturday, and then drove off. Not only did Victor J. Chmura... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2011 - 11:17 am
Nadya Hall, in pink, plays Liesl, and Edith Lerner, in white, plays Maria, in the Onteora Central School's production of The Sound of Music. J'nae Gibbs (left) and Jacquelyn Garraffa (right) play the two nuns.
This Thursday, the halls of Onteora Middle... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2011 - 10:48 am
The Daily Mail reports that Bailiwick Ranch, a zoo in the town of Catskill in Greene County, lost a bunch of animals in a fire in the property's reptile house last night:
“It’s upsetting,” said Garry Koschitzki, the facility’s owner. “You come home and it... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2011 - 9:58 am
There's something about Rte. 17 and egregious speeding.
Sean Flaherty: Photo via NYSPAccording to the State Police, 21-year-old Sean E. Flaherty of New Hampshire was caught doing 121 mph on the highway in a brand-new Audi on Sunday. The police think that... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2011 - 9:40 am
A car carrier loaded with nine vehicles burned for hours on the Thruway just south of Kingston yesterday, closing traffic in both directions for much of the afternoon, according to a press release from the State Police.
Several of the cars being hauled... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Apr. 25, 2011 - 9:24 pm
Tragedy struck in Esopus this afternoon when 22-year-old Thomas Heil was struck and killed by a CSX train. His brother, 20-year-old Christopher Heil, was also on the tracks, and sustained a shoulder injury.
The press release from the Ulster County Sheriff... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Apr. 25, 2011 - 2:09 pm
Photo from the PHCC's Facebook page.
The Pine Hill Community Center is holding a volunteer work day this Saturday, April 30. From an email they sent out today:
Hello friends. Please lend a hand to the Pine Hill Community Center this Saturday April 30... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Apr. 25, 2011 - 1:31 pm
In the Albany Times-Union today: The Irish American Heritage Museum, which has been a summer fixture in the Catskills town of Durham for 25 years, is moving to Albany and will be open year-round.
It's an exciting move for the museum, which up til now has... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Apr. 25, 2011 - 8:54 am
Greek-style yogurt with cinnamon. Photo by Flickr user thepinkpeppercorn.
On Saturday, the Daily Star ran a story about the odd phenomenon of yogurt companies taking our region by storm.
Chenango County, the paper reported, is home to not one, but two... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Apr. 24, 2011 - 10:21 am
Watershed Post reader Maxanne Resnick sent us this fabulous poster advertising the apron sale that will be happening at Mama's Boy in Phoenicia next weekend, with proceeds going towards supporting a K-2 cooking class done by Robin Chess at Phoenicia... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Sunday, Apr. 24, 2011 - 10:10 am
The Daily Freeman reports that a fire in Samsonville, in the town of Olive, has displaced its occupant and claimed the life of his dog.
Olive Fire Chief Chris Winne said the fire started in the kitchen of the single-family home at 30 Ravenwood Road and... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Apr. 24, 2011 - 9:51 am
Finally, today feels like spring. The photo above by Dawn Synan of Delhi is the documentation to prove it.
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Apr. 24, 2011 - 9:16 am
"Potshots," by Bovina artist Gary Mayer, runs every Sunday. You can see Gary's collected Sunday cartoons by clicking here. For some context for this week's cartoon, click here.
Mayer is an artist who's lived in Bovina for the past seven years.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Apr. 22, 2011 - 5:28 pm
New Paltz's election day is hurtling towards us, and the race is unusually lively this year with four candidates for village mayor and nine for three village trustee posts.
There have been a number of opportunities for villagers to meet their slate of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Apr. 22, 2011 - 5:05 pm
Congressman Maurice Hinchey put out a press release today announcing that he's being treated for a curable form of colon cancer. From Hinchey's website:
Congressman Maurice D. Hinchey (D-NY) today announced that he is being treated for a curable form of... Read more
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