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By Andrew Wyrich on Monday, Sep. 24, 2012 - 11:03 am
Paul Fero winds up for a throw at the 2012 Rock In River Festival in Franklin, PA on August 24. Photo by Michael Henderson; reproduced by permission.
How many times can you skip a rock?
Chances are, not as many times as Paul Fero.
Fero, an Oliverea... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 21, 2012 - 3:35 pm
Above: Rocco's owner Erik Risher in front of the restaurant in May, shortly after Rocco's opened its doors. Photo by Julia Reischel. For more photos of Rocco's, see our Flickr album.
Rocco's Speakeasy, a steakhouse and bar on Route 28 in Shandaken, has... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 17, 2012 - 2:19 pm
It's just one lane, but it makes a world of difference to Greene County mountaintop residents: The Route 23 bridge across the Schoharie Creek in Prattsville is back in service once more.
The bridge was abruptly closed to traffic on Monday, September 10... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Sep. 14, 2012 - 2:11 pm
Above: A bee happily nomming away on some Joe Pye Weed in Delhi. Photo by Flickr user mountain_man_ny_2 in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
With a beautiful weekend on tap yet again, here's a quick look at what's going on around the local blogs:
Five... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 13, 2012 - 3:20 pm
With speculation flying about what the state's next move on hydraulic fracturing will be, the spotlight is on New York's Southern Tier, where the richest Marcellus Shale gas deposits lie.
WSKG's Matt Richmond has a terrific radio documentary out today... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 13, 2012 - 2:43 pm
The Daily Freeman reports today that the Rural Ulster Preservation Company -- an affordable-housing agency known to most locals as RUPCO -- has been expanding its territory recently, and thus needs a new name:
O’Connor said the agency may wind up formally... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012 - 4:41 pm
Above: Shaolin kung fu practitioners at the opening ceremony for the new USA Shaolin Temple in Fleischmanns, held in May on the grounds of the temple. Photo courtesy of USA Shaolin Temple.
If you're curious about the ways of Buddhist warrior monks, you... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012 - 11:20 am
Above: Before (well, during) and after photos of Jeanne Sager's cancer-fighting 'do. Photos courtesy of Jeanne Sager; reproduced with permission.
How far would you go to fight cancer?
Jeanne Sager, the Sullivan County writer and mom behind the blog Inside... Read more
By Lisa Selin Davis on Friday, Sep. 7, 2012 - 3:20 pm
WP readers: We really, really dig the local blog Upstater, whose editor Lisa Selin Davis and her team of writers dish up daily doses of upstate life and droolalicious real estate. And apparently the feeling is mutual. We're delighted to announce that we'... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Wednesday, Sep. 5, 2012 - 11:12 am
Above: Brett Cohen's "fake celebrity" YouTube video, which has gotten over 4 million views to date.
Have you heard of the hotshot celebrity Brett Cohen?Maybe you’ve heard his newest single, or perhaps you might remember seeing him on the silver screen in... Read more
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