Margaretville
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013 - 5:05 pm
A flowing Catskills stream, photographed by James McCracken in Hunter. A newly-revised midterm draft of a ten-year plan for the management of New York City's unfiltered watershed calls for almost $40 million in new funding to keep the Catskills' many... Read more
By Gerda van Leeuwen on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013 - 1:57 pm
LONGYEAR GALLERY:
28 of the erea's finest artists under one roof. new group exhibitions monthly.Paper Works by Corneel Verlaan8/22-9/15, 2013and a new group exhibit of Longyear Gallery artistsOPENING RECEPTION:SATURDAY 8/24, 3-6PMgallery hours: Fri, Sun,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013 - 9:43 am
The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a flash flood warning for northern Delaware and southern Otsego counties, including the towns of Delhi and Oneonta. Torrential rainfall is expected anytime between now and 12:30pm, and the Oleout,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 12, 2013 - 5:06 pm
Above: Fresh-harvested garlic and handmade garlic roasters from Barber's Farm, a family farm in the Schoharie County town of Middleburgh. This Saturday, August 17, Barber's and over 20 other local farms are participating in Schoharie County Family Farm... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Friday, Aug. 9, 2013 - 4:48 pm
Photo of Charlie Sanborn, by Nicholas Piatek Photography.
The Catskills are two-wheel paradise, especially if you're not afraid of a few hills. Some people move here just because they love the riding; others try it out on a whim and fall in love with the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Aug. 9, 2013 - 8:01 am
A flash flood watch is in effect today for eastern New York and western New England, including Greene, Schoharie and Ulster counties. The flash flood watch, issued around 3am by the National Weather Service in Albany, is in effect until 6pm.
Local flood... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013 - 12:46 pm
Above: Protesters at a fundraiser for local Republican Congressman Chris Gibson on Tuesday, at which House Speaker John Boehner was the featured guest. Detail from a larger image posted on Facebook by Citizens Action of New York, whose members took part... Read more
By The Open Eye Theater on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013 - 9:13 am
FOLLOW THE SHORT CUTS TO THE OPEN EYE THEATER
In the seven ten-minute plays of Summer Shortcuts III, opening Thursday, August 8, at The Open Eye Theater in Margaretville, bold and daring playwrights use comedy, drama, and verse to provide... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 - 10:53 am
To commemorate the two-year anniversary of Tropical Storms Irene and Lee, which devastated communities across the Catskills on August 28, 2011, we are collecting your flood stories. To see all the submitted flood stories, click here. To see last year's "... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 - 10:53 am
Meet Nemo, a 730-pound pig currently being treated at Cornell University for B-cell lymphoma. According to a recent television news report from CNY Central, Nemo may be the first of his species to be treated for lymphoma; Cornell vets are using a catheter... Read more
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