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By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 - 3:18 pm
The Catskills gets its fair share of random celebrities, but we're not much of a hotspot for Beltway insiders. Maybe that's changing, though: U.S. Senator Christopher Coons, Democrat of Delaware, was recently spotted at the Roxbury, where the Senator and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 - 12:24 pm
Roger F. Coleman, publisher of Hudson-Catskill Newspapers, died suddenly of an apparent heart attack on Monday, New Year's Eve in Kentucky. He was 61.
The Hudson-Catskill Newspapers company publishes the Daily Mail in Catskill and the Register-Star in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 - 10:19 am
Sidney radio station WCDO, which broadcasts on 101 FM and 1490 AM, rang in the New Year with a new online live audio stream. As of January 1, the station -- one of the few that broadcasts original local news and sports in the region -- can be heard live... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 - 4:14 am
In the wake of last Friday's horrifying shooting at a Connecticut elementary school that left 26 people dead, including 20 children, schools around the Catskills are increasing their security.
The Daily Mail reported this week that students at both... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 - 4:29 pm
Above: Don't get excited: this photo's from 2007. Maybe if we post enough pictures of the white stuff Mama Nature will get the hint that we (and Belleayre and Windham and Hunter and Plattekill) are ready for winter to get started! Photo by Flickr user... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 - 6:27 pm
The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a wind advisory for the western Catskills including Sullivan and Delaware counties, effective from 7 pm tonight until 7 am tomorrow morning.
Gusts could reach 40-50 miles per hour overnight, so batten... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 - 3:51 pm
New York State is currently accepting public comments on its latest draft of gas drilling regulations. Helen Slottje, a lawyer who has been prominent in the movement to pass town bans on gas drilling, is hosting a series of public forums this week on the... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 - 3:00 pm
The Greater Stamford Chamber of Commerce is hosting a pre-Christmas pop-up market at the Frank W. Cyr Center tomorrow, Thursday, December 20 from 2:30-6:30 pm. 50 vendors are scheduled to be there, along with, according to the Chamber's Facebook page "11... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 - 4:24 am
In the Catskills, we do have partridges -- not to mention pear trees.
But here at the WP, we thought we'd put a more local spin on a favorite carol. While we're at it, we'd like to wish a very Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas to our readers across the... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 - 1:11 pm
This weekend, the Bearsville Theater will host a benefit for Sandy relief, with music for the whole family. The event, which takes place on Saturday, December 22nd from noon to three p.m. in the Theater Lounge, features Uncle Rock, Story Laurie & Ira... Read more
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