East Meredith
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 - 10:10 am
This morning, a joint legislative budget hearing was packed to the gills as Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner Joe Martens testified to legislators about hydraulic fracturing.
Martens began speaking at 9:30am. The Democrat and Chronicle... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 - 9:27 am
Above: Ice on the mill pond at the Hanford Mills Museum -- thick enough to be scored for harvesting yesterday. Photo via the Hanford Mills Museum's Facebook page.
Despite this week's warm weather, Peg Odell of the Hanford Mills Museum tells us this... Read more
By Jason Dole on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 - 11:55 am
Above: Congressman Chris Gibson listens to Olga and Ivan Orisek of Forestburgh at his Liberty office open house on Wednesday, January 30. Photo by Jason Dole.
Though he's been in office since 2011, Congressman Chris Gibson (R-Kinderhook) is still a fresh... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 - 4:13 pm
Above: An ice check at the mill pond, conducted earlier this month.
Right now, at 4 pm, it is 51 degrees in New Kingston. Never fear, fans of actual winter, the temperatures will be dropping back down to the 20s on Friday, just in time for this Saturday's... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 - 12:54 pm
National Weather Service forecasters are warning Catskills residents that high winds are expected to develop tonight and tomorrow, increasing the risk of downed trees and power outages across the region. The area is already under a flood watch, with heavy... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 - 3:54 pm
Heavy rain and warmer temperatures are pushing into the southern Catskills, melting snow on the ground and bringing an increased risk of flash flooding.
An alert issued Tuesday afternoon by the National Weather Service in Binghamton urges Delaware,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 - 10:30 am
A snowstorm that threatens to change over to ice and sleet later in the day is prompting school closings and other cancellations across the Catskills region.
Ulster County executive Mike Hein's office announced this morning that the State of the County... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 - 9:56 am
Above: Video of Ted Blazer's comments to the Catskills at the Boiceville Inn last night. Apologies for the extremely fuzzy video quality. Video shot by Julia Reischel.
Ted Blazer, the CEO of the Olympic Regional Development Authority, visited the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 - 3:22 pm
Above: A screenshot from state senator John Bonacic's website, urging constituents in the 42nd District to sign a petition to repeal New York State's new gun control law.
With the ink hardly dry on New York State's new gun control law, New York state... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 - 12:21 pm
A Davenport man who was employed at the Covidien pharmaceutical plant in Hobart has been arrested on felony drug trafficking charges, after a lengthy investigation linked him to two other recent arrests involving the trafficking of oxycodone powder... Read more
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