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By Lissa Harris on Monday, May. 7, 2012 - 11:29 am
Last week saw a couple of catastrophic ATV accidents in the Catskills.
On Thursday, May 3, two local residents were fatally injured while riding an ATV in Andes: 32-year-old John W. Morris and 45-year-old Julie M. Manon. The Daily Star reports:
Manon died... Read more
By J.N. Urbanski on Friday, May. 4, 2012 - 4:31 pm
Above: A recent photo from the ongoing construction of the new USA Shaolin Temple, on Breezy Hill Road in Fleischmanns. Photo from USA Shaolin Temple's Facebook page.
The Catskill Mountains are famously a magnet for people who want to create their own... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 3, 2012 - 3:27 pm
The verdict is in: Lejuan Wainwright, who has been on trial since last Wednesday for the stabbing death of 20-year-old Walton resident Tyler Warner, was found guilty today of second-degree manslaughter.
It's a lesser charge than the one the prosecution... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, May. 2, 2012 - 12:32 pm
35-year-old Hurley resident Shawn Tyler, accused of beating his landlord Ann Gaffney to death with a sledgehammer last December to steal a few hundred dollars from her pocket, pled guilty in Ulster County court yesterday to first-degree murder.
The Daily... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Tuesday, May. 1, 2012 - 5:15 pm
Above: Cinco de Mayo, a day for the celebration of Mexican heritage, is this Saturday. The image above is in the archives of Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries and DeGolyer Library. Used under a Creative Commons license.
It's only... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Tuesday, May. 1, 2012 - 1:50 pm
Lejuan Wainwright is currently on trial in Delhi for the stabbing death of Tyler Warner outside of Wainwright's apartment in Walton on August 20 of last year.
Wainwright has maintained that the stabbing was in self-defense. Today, Wainwright is expected... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Apr. 30, 2012 - 10:57 am
The Ulster County Sheriff's Office reports that a driver was injured on Friday afternoon in Accord, when a large tree branch broke and fell onto the windshield of her car.
According to a press release from the sheriff's office, Debra Fehring, a 50-year-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Apr. 30, 2012 - 10:29 am
Video by Jessica Vecchione.
This weekend, hundreds of people descended on the Delaware County town of Delhi for the annual Relay For Life, a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society.
During the two-day relay, teams camped out overnight at the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Apr. 28, 2012 - 2:04 pm
Above: Department of Environmental Conservation officers provide an honor guard at the April 28 memorial service for Robert Van Benschoten, a longtime employee of the agency and its former director of law enforcement. The service was held at the New... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Apr. 26, 2012 - 9:23 am
Catskills Cycling blogger Mike Wentland and daughter Isabelle pick up bicycles for this Saturday's giveaway from Overlook Mountain Bikes in Woodstock. Photo courtesy of Mike Wentland.
Local blogger and bike advocate Mike Wentland can't fix all the damage... Read more
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