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By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 14, 2011 - 4:38 pm
After enduring two floods in two months last year, the residents of the Ulster County village of Phoenicia wanted to do something -- anything -- to fix their chronic flooding problem. Days after the December 1st flood, town and county officials rallied... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Apr. 14, 2011 - 1:16 pm
Image: "Screech Owl," egg tempera painting by Gail Bunting, whose paintings will be on display in the Erpf Gallery in Arkville from April 16 through June 17. Opening reception April 16, 2-4pm.
With the weather warming up, fine art galleries are beginning... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 14, 2011 - 8:47 am
The Daily Mail is reporting this morning that a black bear cruising for tasty garbage attacked a Cairo women in her driveway yesterday afternoon. The woman, who is 53, hurt her back during the encounter, and was taken to Albany Medical Center for... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2011 - 4:43 pm
This just in: The state Department of Environmental Conservation has granted the town of Shandaken a permit to dredge the Stony Clove Creek to alleviate flooding in Phoenicia. The Times Herald-Record reports:
The state Department of Environmental... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2011 - 1:57 pm
Onions v. corn: Which one can take the political heat? Photo by Flickr user Matthew Fugel.
Sometimes, even fruits and vegetables are political. Today's Daily Freeman features an update in an ongoing drama over where to locate the Catskill farmers' market... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2011 - 10:00 am
The State Police in Middletown report that Derek Winnie, proprietor of Winnie's Auto Sales in Saugerties, has been arrested and charged with various crimes related to the furnishing of fraudulent documents in the sale of a vehicle.
Here's the press... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2011 - 9:49 am
The Daily Star has the story:
A 27-year-old East Branch man died Monday evening when he lost control of his motorcycle, state police in Binghamton said.
Tony C. Eggler, 27, was driving west shortly after 8 p.m. on state Route 206, just east of Ackerman... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011 - 4:52 pm
Last week, we featured a video by New York City food blogger Liza de Guia, who recently visited the northern Catskills to make a two-part mini-documentary about slaughterhouses. This week, we return for a peek at Part II. For anyone who grew up on a farm... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011 - 2:40 pm
According to an alert from Delaware County Emergency Management, State Highway 206 in Walton was shut down earlier today after a natural gas line break, and was re-opened around 12:45 pm.
The Walton Reporter writes on their Facebook wall that they've... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011 - 12:42 pm
Edie M. Halstead, the former justice for the town of Davenport who resigned from the bench last October, blew off her own traffic tickets and withheld thousands of dollars in collected court fines from the court's bank account, according to a Commission... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011 - 8:36 am
On Saturday, the Watershed Post attended the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program's annual Ashokan Watershed Conference. The subject this year was a timely one: "Flood Resilience for Towns, Businesses and Landowners." We'll be posting about what we... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 3:23 pm
On Saturday, the Daily Freeman ran a story good enough to appear in a fine satirical publication like The Onion. The headline itself is a gem: "Cat wasn't burned alive, New Paltz police say."
As you may have guessed, this is a follow-up story to a story... Read more
By Claudia Fragnito on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 12:35 pm
Spring is here and with it, the anticipation of gardening - fresh, local fruits and vegetables! - and babies! These chicks will be the source of the eggs in many a frittata in the coming months! (Photo taken by Claudia Fragnito at the Ostrander chicken... Read more
By Claudia Fragnito on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 12:35 pm
So it appears people are ready and eager to start their vegetable gardens! Mother Earth News - http://www.motherearthnews.com/diary-of-an-organic-gardener/thinking-about-starting-a-garden-jump-right-in.aspx - has put together some key pointers on... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 11:40 am
Last weekend, the Full Moon Resort in Oliverea played host to the wonderfully-named Beefstock music festival -- an annual get-together of musicians that has been going for ten years now.
Beefstock, which has been called "Bonnaroo for great obscure New... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 8:47 am
Anti-frackers from across the state are expected to rally in Albany this morning as part of a massive protest organized by a coalition of New York environmental groups. By last week, 500 people had already registered to participate, according to a press... Read more
By wateradmin on Sunday, Apr. 10, 2011 - 11:01 am
"Potshots," by Bovina artist Gary Mayer, runs every Sunday. You can see Gary's collected Sunday cartoons by clicking here. For some context about this week's cartoon, click here.
Mayer is an artist who's lived in Bovina for the past seven years.... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Apr. 9, 2011 - 10:02 am
The Daily Freeman has the story:
LIVINGSTON – A Mount Tremper man has been arrested and charged with four counts of felony second-degree assault and one count of misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child in connection with injuries to his... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Apr. 8, 2011 - 3:38 pm
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection has agreed to make a bunch of changes to the way it manages its NYC watershed reservoirs, according to a press release sent out yesterday. The changes will have a big impact on the Delaware River,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Apr. 8, 2011 - 2:57 pm
The Ashokan Reservoir, looking towards West Hurley. Photo by Flickr user Nick Stenning.
File under: Wishful Thinking. According to a couple of stories in the Daily Freeman – one this Wednesday, one a week ago – the town of Hurley is considering banning... Read more
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