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By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Jun. 13, 2013 - 10:56 pm
Lady Antebellum, appearing Saturday at the Taste of Country Festival at Hunter Mountain.
Father’s Day is upon us -- an opportunity to honor and enjoy the dad in your life. This weekend, the various venues and organizations of the Catskills region and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 13, 2013 - 5:51 pm
On Wednesday, a simmering dispute over the future of the Ulster and Delaware rail corridor in Ulster County erupted in legal action: County executive Mike Hein has served the privately-operated Catskill Mountain Railroad with a legal "demand to cure"... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 13, 2013 - 10:26 am
A rainfall prediction issued by the National Weather Service in Binghamton early Thursday morning, calling for 2 to 3 inches of rain in the southwestern Catskills region.
The latest forecasts for a rainstorm sweeping through the area Thursday and into... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 13, 2013 - 9:22 am
An Elmont man stabbed himself to death while driving on the New York State Thruway in the Ulster County town of Plattekill on Tuesday, according to a statement by New York State Police.
Around 7:25pm on Tuesday, police say, two witnesses saw a 2002... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2013 - 3:16 pm
Above: The Catskill Mountain Railroad's Kingston City Shuttle. Photo from the Catskill Mountain Railroad website.
An ongoing battle between rail and trail supporters intensified this week, when the chair of Ulster County's Railroad Advisory Committee (RAC... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2013 - 11:44 am
Not a good place to sleep off a few. Photo of tractor by Flickr user Leo Reynolds; published under Creative Commons license.
Hot off the press at the Daily Star: Dennis Valente, town supervisor of Davenport, has been arrested on DWI charges after falling... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2013 - 10:58 am
Above: 24-hour precipitation forecast for Thursday, June 13, issued Wednesday, June 12. Source: National Weather Service.
Heavy rain is expected to fall across southeastern New York, northeastern Pennsylvania and New England on Thursday, prompting flood... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 11, 2013 - 2:46 pm
Above: Fledgling bald eagles at a nest near the Gilboa Dam on June 4, 2013. Photo courtesy of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Weighing in at over 230 million pounds of concrete, with a $400 million price tag and a crew of over 100... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 11, 2013 - 9:24 am
Two Herkimer County men were arrested recently after they were caught red-handed stealing railroad spikes and spike plates from the Canadian Pacific Rail line in Richmondville, according to a statement from the New York State Police.
On Friday, May 31,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 10, 2013 - 3:16 pm
A military contractor from Hunter was among three Americans who were shot and killed on Saturday on an Afghan army base in the Pakikta province of Afghanistan, several news outlets are reporting.
The Times Union reports that 54-year-old defense contractor... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 10, 2013 - 11:30 am
Photo of a giant fiberglass head floating in the Hudson River from the Marist College crew team's Facebook page.
Since the Marist crew team discovered a 7-foot-tall fiberglass head floating in the Hudson River one fine April day, making headlines around... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 10, 2013 - 9:38 am
A two-car accident in the town of Liberty on Friday claimed the life of a 46-year-old Rock Hill woman.
According to a New York State Police press release, Kim Gessner was driving west on Ferndale-Loomis Road in a 2008 Nissan Versa around 9am on Friday. As... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Monday, Jun. 10, 2013 - 8:37 am
To the Editor:
I am writing a letter in support of keeping a railroad line from Kingston to Roxbury. Wait, where? Roxbury? Yes. The line used to go beyond Roxbury all the way to Oneonta and even further. Many years ago the line between Roxbury (in... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jun. 7, 2013 - 3:13 pm
Above: Dierdre Scozzafava, the Deputy Secretary of State for Local Government, presented the Cuomo administration's proposed "Tax-Free NY" legislation at SUNY Delhi on June 6, 2013. Photo by Julia Reischel.
Governor Andrew Cuomo's rush to pass an... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jun. 7, 2013 - 12:39 pm
Above: A screenshot from the NWS's river forecast page. Dots indicate USGS streamgauges; the color indicates whether flooding is forecast over the next 48 hours. All gauges in the Catskills region are either green (no flooding forecast) or yellow (near... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Jun. 7, 2013 - 11:52 am
This weekend, the second annual FireFest will take place at Maple Shade Farm in Delhi, and it looks to be a barn-burner.
A fundraiser for joint hosts of the event Bloomville and Delhi Fire Departments, the festival features a variety of vendors, food,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 6, 2013 - 6:00 pm
Above: A screenshot of a National Weather Service image showing the projected 5-day track of Tropical Storm Andrea as it moves up the East Coast, as of Thursday afternoon. For a current image, check the NWS's Tropical Storm Andrea page.
Heavy rains and... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Jun. 6, 2013 - 10:14 am
Above: A Trout Parade headdress and 7th Annual Livingston Manor Trout Parade poster, from an exhibit of Trout Parade memorabilia on display at the Catskill Art Society from June 1-9.
Just try to speak the words “Trout Parade” without smiling. Then imagine... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 6, 2013 - 9:37 am
A gas station just across the street from Hunter Mountain was on lockdown for several hours Wednesday night, after a bomb threat was called in to state police.
The Daily Mail reports that the Valero station was searched and declared safe:
New York State... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Jun. 5, 2013 - 9:45 pm
Dear Editor:
In early April, we met with our Congressman, Chris Gibson, asking him to take positive steps to address the disease of gun violence that contributes enormously to the U.S.A.’s violent death rate running some 5-to-10 times higher than other... Read more
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