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By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 - 1:43 pm
Above: A paddler heads down to the shore of the Pepacton Reservoir during the 2014 boating season. Photo via the NYC DEP's Flickr page.
In the three years since the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) opened four of its upstate... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 - 12:21 pm
Water is an ever-present fact of life in the Catskills--especially in the small towns that have seen frequent flooding in the last few decades.
It's also an ever-renewing source of inspiration for artists and musicians, from 18th-century German composer... Read more
By Jenna Scherer on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 - 10:21 am
David Becker released "To Be Forever Wild," a documentary film about the Catskills, in the summer of 2014. The project has been four years in the making—we interviewed Becker back in 2012 about his plans for the film, which was shot and edited... Read more
By Alecia Lynn Eberhardt on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 - 2:58 pm
Hudson Valley Cider Week begins on Friday, Nov. 14 and runs through Saturday, Nov. 23, 2014.
Hard cider is the fastest-growing beverage in the alcohol industry—and it’s right at home in upstate New York, a region that’s home to dozens of orchards. A new... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 - 4:22 pm
Above: Greg Henderson stands next to Stratton Falls in a video shot in June 2014. Still from "The Roxbury at Stratton Falls - Dream Stage" video.
Greg Henderson and Joseph Massa have purchased Roxbury's historic Stratton Falls waterfall and its adjoining... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 - 1:33 pm
The prize casino developers have been vying for all year is almost at hand. The New York State Gaming Facility Location Board is scheduled to announce plans to build up to four casino resorts across the state--with two possibly slated for development in... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 - 3:42 pm
A student making a verbal threat to other students prompted Margaretville Central School to issue a recorded voicemail to parents on Monday, Nov. 10.
The recorded message stated:
Margaretville Central School became aware of a threat made to students. We... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 - 12:45 pm
Four people were injured in an accident at the intersection of Route 28 and DuBois Road in the Ulster County hamlet of Shokan on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 9, according to the Daily Freeman.
A Freeman reporter talked to a state police deputy, who said on... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014 - 1:02 pm
Former congressional hopeful Sean Eldridge has drawn the ire of the Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) with his comments about economic development in the New York City watershed.
Eldridge, a Democrat, lost the race for New York State's 19th... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014 - 12:23 pm
A man wearing a ski mask and a blue hoodie has the residents of Schoharie County nervous this week after he allegedly invaded a home on Route 30 early on Saturday, Nov. 1.
Social media lit up with gossip on Saturday as drivers along Route 30 saw police... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014 - 11:04 am
Above: Simi Stone. Photo via her Facebook page.
Simi Stone, a Woodstock-based music phenom who blows audiences away with her huge voice and stage presence, will be playing the Bearsville Theater on Sunday, Nov. 9. alongside a phalanx of other female... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 - 12:07 pm
Phil Lenihan, the 61-year-old owner of an eclectic series of businesses that were revitalizing the town Roxbury in Delaware County, died suddenly on Friday, Oct. 31.
Phil Lenihan had various careers as a punk band manager, classics scholar, and paralegal... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 - 11:29 pm
Republican Congressman Chris Gibson kept his seat in New York's 19th Congressional District with large leads over Democratic challenger Sean Eldridge on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
In a statement emailed to the press at 10:42 p.m. on election night, Eldridge... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 - 12:24 pm
Above: A zombie lurking along the race route. Photos contributed by Bobbi Ryan.
Ninety-eight runners turned up to try to outrun hordes of zombies at the New York Power Authority's Blenheim-Gilboa Visitor's Center on Saturday, Oct 25, according to Bobbi... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 - 3:00 pm
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, voters go to the polls to decide who will win the race for New York's 19th Congressional District: incumbent Republican Congressman Chris Gibson or Democratic challenger Sean Eldridge.
Gibson, who was first elected in 2010, once... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014 - 4:28 pm
Photos and video by Julia Reischel.
State bigwigs and local officials doused the massive new concrete spillway of the Gilboa Dam with buckets of reservoir water on Friday, Oct. 31 to celebrate the completion of the dam's $138 million rehabilitation... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 - 3:58 pm
Halloween is a whole week of festivities this year. The fearsome fun began last weekend and continues through the big day itself on Friday, Oct. 31 and beyond.
Here's our guide to Catskills Halloween events for Oct. 30 - Nov. 2.
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By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 - 12:50 pm
A 27-year-old woman is in critical condition after a head-on collision with a car driven by a Delaware County Sheriff's deputy, according to a press release from the Delaware County Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff's deputy is Stephanie Proffitt, and the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 - 10:00 am
On Oct. 10, Watershed Post reader Tim Cox visited Blue Hole, a legendary swimming hole in the Ulster County hamlet of Sundown, and shared his shot in our Flickr Pool. (No word on whether he took a dip.)
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 - 3:22 pm
The Catskills remain Brooklyn's primary source for American-Gothic-style atmospherics.
A new music video for "Hey Doreen" from the Brooklyn-based indie band Lucius features familiar sites along Route 28 in Delaware and Ulster counties, including the... Read more
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