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By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Jul. 20, 2012 - 9:21 am
Above: A heron stretching its legs near Monticello. Photo by Catskills Photography in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
As I write this, it's pouring rain. Hallelujah! We're in the beginning stages of a drought, so let's hope it keeps raining for a bit.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jul. 19, 2012 - 2:01 pm
Above and below: Rosa Isela De Los Santos, right, and her family. Photos by Julia Reischel.
Last August, Rosa Isela De Los Santos felt some pain in her stomach. When she went to the doctor, she discovered that she had gastric cancer.
Since then, De Los... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Jul. 19, 2012 - 12:44 pm
Editor's note: Recently, I wrote about a press release sent by Delaware County Sheriff Tom Mills's office, concerning a voluntary inmate work program at the county jail. Our story -- entitled "Delaware County sheriff nostalgic for chain gangs" -- pointed... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Thursday, Jul. 19, 2012 - 12:16 pm
Above: The SUNY Delhi culinary team posing after winning the American Culinary Federation National Championship. Left to right: Stephanie Wickert, Leonard Messina, Edward Maley, team captain Matthew Howard, and James Russell. Photo Courtesy of SUNY Delhi'... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Wednesday, Jul. 18, 2012 - 12:32 pm
The driver of a Jeep Cherokee that collided with a ShortLine bus on Route 42 in Monticello yesterday has been pronounced dead, a New York State Police press release said.
Yesterday afternoon, according to the press release, the driver of the Jeep clipped... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 17, 2012 - 9:54 pm
In the wake of an announcement that the HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley is planning to close Kingston Hospital, the Daily Freeman did some digging around in HAHV's recent tax records. They found a lot of red ink.
The Freeman reports that Woodland Pond... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 17, 2012 - 6:42 pm
Around 3:40pm, a Jeep Cherokee collided with a ShortLine bus on Route 42 in Monticello, leaving the driver of the Jeep critically injured and injuring many of the bus's passengers.
CatskillScoop reported around 3:45pm that members of the Catskills... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 16, 2012 - 8:02 pm
Above: Ulster County executive Mike Hein, with Ulster County Department for the Environment Coordinator Amanda LaValle and Riverkeeper's Kate Hudson, at a press conference on the Draft Consent Order held at the Saugerties Beach last month. Photo courtesy... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Monday, Jul. 16, 2012 - 2:12 pm
Lightning struck an RV at Yogi Bear Jellystone Park in the Ulster County town of Gardner on Sunday, setting it on fire, according to a news story in today's Daily Freeman.
Four Long Island children were inside the RV when it the lightning struck, setting... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Monday, Jul. 16, 2012 - 12:35 pm
Above: 22-year-old Zan Strumfeld browses through some of the many used books available at this year’s Elting Memorial Library Fair. Photo by Andrew Wyrich.
Bookworms from across the Catskills crawled throughout New Paltz last weekend for the 56th annual... Read more
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