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By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2015 - 8:41 pm
It's taken seven years, but Route 28 in Ulster and Delaware counties has finally received legislative approval to become the Catskill Mountains Scenic Byway, according to a press release from New York State Senator James Seward.
Seward made the... Read more
By The Tinderbox on Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2015 - 3:59 pm
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By Catskill Forest Association on Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2015 - 1:58 pm
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Every 3rd Wednesday we talk to Gary Mead about a different tree found in or near the Catskill Mountains. Every tree is different, and there is always something... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2015 - 10:04 am
Above: Lazy Crazy Acres gelato.
Karen and Jake Fairbairn, the owners of the Arkville-based "cow-to-cone" gelato maker Lazy Crazy Acres, announced in a blog post on Tuesday, June 16 that they are shuttering their gelato business.
The Fairbairns have run... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jun. 15, 2015 - 4:22 pm
It's unusual for New York City-based media outlets to pay much attention to the Catskills, and even more unusual for them to examine the long, often painful history of how exactly New Yorkers get their water, more than a billions gallons a day of it, from... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jun. 15, 2015 - 3:39 pm
Above: A hydrograph showing Trout Creek's brief spike into flood stage early on Monday, June 15. More rain on Tuesday, June 16 may cause flash flooding around the Catskills.
A series of heavy rains over the past few days have added much-needed inches of... Read more
By Margaretville Telephone Company on Sunday, Jun. 14, 2015 - 12:54 pm
A power outage at a major telecommunications switching center in Albany, New York impacted telephone, internet, long distance and cellular service throughout the Central New York region on Sunday, 6/14, from about 6am to 11:30am. The impairments affected... Read more
By Margaretville Health Foundation on Saturday, Jun. 13, 2015 - 2:12 pm
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2015 - 12:21 pm
Sean Eldridge, a young political upstart who lost the election for New York's 19th Congressional District from Republican Chris Gibson last year, has finally made it public: He won't be running for election again.
Eldridge, a first-time Democratic... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jun. 8, 2015 - 2:30 pm
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued a sweeping tornado watch for much of New York and New England this afternoon.
The tornado watch includes Delaware, Greene, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster counties in the Catskills from 1:40 p... Read more