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By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014 - 10:31 am
Flickr user A Man Called ACME was up at dawn on Presidents' Day to capture this view of a sunrise at the Landis Arboretum in Esperance.
Photo taken on February 17, 2014 and shared in the Watershed Post Flickr pool. Share your cold-weather photos with us... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 - 6:41 pm
Above: The scene of a propane explosion in the village of Stamford, taken around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Damage can be seen on the side wall of the house on the right, 59 Main Street, where the explosion occurred. Photo by Michael Martin.
A propane... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 - 5:52 pm
In the last few weeks, the owners and staff of the Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz have weathered the outbreak of a nasty gastrointestinal virus, a week-long closure, the stem-to-stern disinfection of the entire resort by a 200-person cleaning crew,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 - 11:52 am
Above: Snow falling thick and fast at 11:40 a.m. in Margaretville at the WP HQ.
This winter isn't over yet. The National Weather Service in Albany is predicting that a "quick burst" of 1 to 3 inches of snow will fall in the eastern Catskills this... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 - 11:05 am
Above: New DEP commissioner Emily Lloyd and New York City mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday in the Blue Room at City Hall, where de Blasio announced the appointment of Lloyd and two other city administrators. Photo courtesy of Mayor de Blasio's office. ... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 - 4:31 pm
Photo illustration. The reservoir in the background is the Pepacton in Delaware County; photo by Timothy Cox, shared in the Watershed Post's Flickr group pool.
A union representing about 200 watershed police working for the New York City Department of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 - 11:32 am
Above: Hudson Bennett bobsledding in Oliverea. Photo by Aaron Bennett.
It's not Russia, but with multiple feet of snow on the ground, who cares?
Aaron Bennett sent photos of his kids, Hudson and Samuel Bennett, doing aerials and bobsled routines on the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 - 9:32 am
Two Margaretville residents and a Saugerties man face felony drug charges, after a search by a state police K-9 turned up almost 700 envelopes of heroin in the car they were traveling in.
On Sunday, Feb. 16 around 11:30 p.m., state police patrolling the... Read more
By Jennifer Strom on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014 - 11:21 am
Above: Two Old Tarts proprietors John Schulman (left) and Scott Finley in their Bovina bake shop. Photo by Andrew Wyrich.
John Schulman and Scott Finley met for the first time at 22 Lee Lane in Andes way back when it was home to the Slow Down Food... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Feb. 14, 2014 - 1:45 pm
The worst is over. Yesterday's travel advisory for Delaware County was lifted at 11:51 a.m. today via email by Delaware County Sheriff Tom Mills:
Per Order of Delaware County Sheriff Thomas Mills:
Effective immediately, the travel advisory for Delaware... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Feb. 14, 2014 - 11:06 am
Above: I love you, Catskills-style: A snowy branch in the shape of a heart. Photo by Barbara Small, who has really been rocking the photos this week. Share your Catskills Valentine's Day photos with us via Facebook, our Flickr group, or by old-fashioned... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 - 5:07 pm
Above: Route 30 south of Middleburgh in Schoharie County this afternoon. Photo used with permission.
Governor Andrew Cuomo just declared a state of emergency in a slew of additional counties affected by today's snow storm, including Schoharie County in... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 - 3:55 pm
At 2:15 p.m. today, Delaware County Sheriff Tom Mills issued a travel advisory via email warning motorists to stay off all roads in Delaware County:
Per Order of Delaware County Sheriff Thomas Mills:
Effective immediately, due to the current winter storm... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 - 2:49 pm
1. We heart art. On Valentine's Day, meet and mingle with the artists in permanent residence at the Woodstock Commons, a new affordable-housing center for artists, seniors and working families. "Share The Love," a gallery show featuring the artists'... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 - 11:20 am
Above: The Breens' house in Delhi after a fire gutted it on Februay 3. Photo by Fred Harris.
Two fundraisers are being held this weekend to benefit Gerard and Lilly Breen, whose Delhi home was destroyed in a fire on February 3.
An email from Faiga... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 - 10:28 am
Didn't we just do this? Today is another day of widespread snow days and closures across the Catskills.
Twelve to 18 inches are forecast for the Catskills region of upstate New York on February 13, 2014. We're following winter storm Pax (yup, that's its... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 - 10:34 pm
Last month, a Delaware County judge delivered a stinging defeat to Town of Harpersfield officials and the town's new motorcycle track, ruling in favor a group of angry neighbors of the track who brought a lawsuit against both the track and the town. In... Read more
By Jennifer Strom on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 - 9:59 pm
Beers of the Catskills: There's plenty to choose from. Photo from the Facebook page of Cave Mountain Brewing Co. in Windham, whose proprietors are planning to expand into wholesale.
Craft beer drinkers of the greater Catskills region, rejoice: many new... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 - 4:42 pm
Above: Max being released into the wild on Saturday, February 8. Her GPS tracking device is visible on her back. Photo courtesy of Michael and Peg DiBenedetto.
Note from reporter Julia Reischel: I reported last week that a golden eagle named "Max" was... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 - 3:47 pm
Reader Dave Channon sent us this photo of his thermometer displaying 12 degrees below zero on Broad Street Hollow Road in Shandaken today. Dave writes:
This is the second time we had 12 below zero this winter. I understand this was not unusual 20 years... Read more
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