West Davenport
By Rebecca Andre on Saturday, Sep. 3, 2016 - 3:37 pm
On August 28, 2011, Irene, downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, arrived in the Catskills region of New York. The storm killed three people, destroyed entire towns and caused millions of dollars in damage.
In the days, weeks, months and years... Read more
By Michael Ryan on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 - 6:30 pm
Above: The podium at Gov. Andrew Cuomo's August 3 announcement about $54.2 million in grants slated for broadband internet service across New York State. Photo via the governor's Flickr page.
Hundreds of miles of remote rural roads and thousands of local... Read more
By Margaretville Health Foundation on Monday, Jul. 25, 2016 - 4:36 pm
By Robert Cairns on Wednesday, Jul. 20, 2016 - 8:20 pm
Weekly newspapers in the Catskills region have had a bad month. One local weekly quit publishing entirely, while two more that are part of a regional chain laid off veteran reporters.
The Delaware County Times, a newspaper that traces its lineage back to... Read more
By Margaretville Health Foundation on Monday, Jul. 18, 2016 - 3:15 pm
By Margaretville Health Foundation on Friday, Jul. 8, 2016 - 4:46 pm
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jul. 6, 2016 - 1:09 pm
Above: Heroin, cocaine, cash and marijuana seized from a hotel room in Davenport on Tuesday, July 5. Photo via the Delaware County Sheriff's Office.
A 21-year-old man from the Bronx was arrested with heroin and cocaine packaged for sale in a motel room... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jul. 1, 2016 - 8:35 pm
Above: A poster promoting Lake Wawaka in the Delaware County hamlet of Halcottsville, one of six ads that will promote the Catskills region in the NYC public transit system this summer. To see all six posters, click here.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo pulled out all... Read more