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By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 - 9:43 pm
Staten Island hunter James Sperring shot himself in the foot while hunting with his brother in the Sullivan County town of Lumberland on Tuesday -- and his problems don't end there, the Times Herald-Record reports.
James Sperring, 53, was using a rope to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 - 9:19 pm
Schoharie County businesses have been hit by more than their fair share of crime over the last week.
At least eight businesses in towns around Schoharie County were burglarized over the weekend after Thanksgiving, the Times-Journal reports:
Burglars broke... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 - 12:26 pm
Above: The official trailer for "How To Survive a Plague," a documentary about AIDS activists in the '80s and '90s by filmmaker David France.
The Delaware County town of Middletown may get the chance to root for one of its own at the upcoming Oscars in... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 - 10:57 am
Above: Leaping trout grace the walls of the Arts Upstairs Gallery in Phoenicia. Photo by Mark Loete Photography.
If there are any Catskills creatures whose iconic status is beyond all doubt, the leaping trout and the working artist are two such. This... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 - 10:54 am
The Federal Emergency Management Agency set up a Disaster Recovery Center at the Hudson River Maritime Musuem in Kingston on Monday. The center will be open every weekday through Friday, December 7 to help businesses and individuals who were affected by... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 - 9:49 am
Two stranded hikers were rescued from Slide Mountain on Sunday after the pair spent an unplanned night outdoors.
At 5:48am on Sunday, according to a New York State Police press release, troopers in Kingston received a 911 call from Ulster County about two... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 - 4:58 pm
Photo courtesy of the Prattsville Great American. Used with permission.
Cheers to Prattsville's newest business, which opened its doors to the public today. Catskill Mountain Wine and Liquor celebrated its grand opening in low-key local style: No flashy... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 - 1:56 pm
On his way from Montreal to a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Justin Bieber made an unscheduled stop in the Catskills. The Bieb tweeted:
when your bus breaks down in the middle of the catskill mountains... #notswaggy
— Justin Bieber... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 - 1:33 pm
Above: An artist's rendering of the Catskill Interpretive Center, a long-planned -- and long-dormant -- project on Route 28 in Mount Tremper that has recently gotten some new wind in its sails. From the Catskill Interpretive Center website.
The proposed... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 - 10:50 am
Above: Morning light shows off the early-winter snow on the flanks of Hunter Mountain today. From Hunter's Facebook page.
The Catskills high peaks got a pretty dusting of snow this week, and local ski resorts are poised to take advantage of it. The... Read more



