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By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 - 4:47 pm
In a news conference this afternoon, Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared that several major roads in New York State would be closed late tonight because of the snowstorm bearing down on the Northeast.
In the Hudson Valley, I-84 will be closed to commercial traffic... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 - 2:35 pm
Three local residents and a dog were drowned in two separate accidents in Delaware County this week, the New York State Police announced Thursday morning. In both incidents, the victims apparently fell through thin ice and succumbed to hypothermia.
The... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 - 11:47 am
A snowstorm moving into upstate New York from the southwest is expected to dump heavy snow on the Catskills, starting this afternoon and continuing overnight.
A combination of heavy snow, blowing winds and subzero temperatures will make travel in the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 - 11:33 pm
Above: A screenshot of the forecast hydrograph for the West Branch of the Delaware River in Walton, taken at 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21.
The National Weather Service at Binghamton has issued a flood warning for the West Branch in Walton, effective... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 - 11:06 am
Above: Lucky Dog Farm Store in Hamden sells local groceries and serves lunch. Photo by Richard A. Smith.
In many ways, the Catskills region is the land that time forgot. Too rural to attract droves of big-box stores, and too stubborn to change fast, the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013 - 5:30 pm
Might want to make sure your front door is shut this weekend. Photo taken in Thompsonville on March 8, 2013 by John of Catskills Photography; shared in the Watershed Post's Flickr group pool.
It's official: We're about to get whomped. A storm moving into... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 - 9:29 am
In the forecast for the lower Hudson Valley today: Heavy snow, with the chance of more than six inches accumulating in some spots, according to the folks at Hudson Valley Weather. There's a winter weather advisory on for Orange and Rockland counties west... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 - 12:39 pm
Above: Hand-painted glassware by Lilian Miccio, one of the artisan vendors at the Holiday Extravaganza at the Roxbury Arts Center, Dec. 7-8. Photo from the Roxbury Arts Group's Facebook page.
Holiday shoppers: Looking for something you can't find on... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013 - 5:27 pm
Above: A rooster from Horton Hill Farm in Jefferson casts a discerning eye on the Watershed Post's 2014 Catskills Food Guide. Thanks to Horton Hill Farm for the photo.
In the local economy, businesses don't stand alone. They form relationships with each... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013 - 12:26 pm
Above: Middleburgh's newest business, Valley Tax and Accounting, which opened at 296 Main Street on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Downtown Middleburgh was devastated by flooding from Irene and Lee, and recovery has been a long process. But with several new... Read more
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