Roxbury
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2011 - 12:58 pm
We'll be doing another special flooding edition of our radio show at 1pm today. Listen live by clicking here.
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2011 - 8:17 am
As of around 7:30am, Marty Finch at the Roxbury Fire Department said there were no evacuations underway in Roxbury, although the fire department had already been called out to rescue someone in the Denver Vega valley this morning.
At the time, he said the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 2, 2011 - 8:58 pm
Delaware County Human Services has put together a fleet of free shuttle buses that will ferry hurricane victims to and from the Delhi Price Chopper, the Oneonta Wal-Mart, and the Disaster Assistance Center on Belleayre Mountain starting tomorrow. Here's... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 8:23 pm
8:45pm: Clarification from Terry Doyle: WIOX didn't go off the air because of floodwaters in its studio, but because of the power outage in Roxbury. In an email, Doyle writes:
WIOX stopped broadcasting when the hamlet of Roxbury lost power. Though the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011 - 11:14 am
Douglas Cronk Last Wednesday, August 3, the New York State Police arrested 42-year-old Grand Gorge resident Douglas Cronk on charges of first-degree robbery.
Cronk is charged with the armed robbery of the Roxbury Country Store on March 2, 2009. During the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011 - 5:30 pm
Today at 1pm we aired our second installment of the Watershed Post Half-Hour News Hour, our 30-minute radio news show, on WIOX 91.3 FM in Roxbury. You can listen to today's show below. (Our debut show aired in July -- you can listen to it here.)
We talked... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jul. 12, 2011 - 8:54 am
Quick: Where is Bedell, NY?
According to the Historical Society for the Town of Middletown's Tin Horn blog, there used to be an enormous sign with letters 20-feet high answering that question for strangers approaching the intersection of Little Red Kill... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 21, 2011 - 11:28 am
Dora Fowler: Photo via website of New York TeacherYesterday, the New York State Senate's Finance Committee adopted a resolution honoring a remarkable lady, Dora Fowler, who held the title of New York state's oldest teacher until her retirement from... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2011 - 11:03 am
The Delaware County Sheriff's Office is reporting that justice was swift when an angry 22-year-old started ripping down Memorial Day flags in Grand Gorge on Saturday.
According to a press release, Robert J. Giordano was spotted systematically throwing the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, May. 27, 2011 - 12:08 pm
Radio listeners, rejoice: Roxbury's community radio station, WIOX 91.3, is back online again after being off the air since Monday due to a "fried" circuit board.
Station manager Joe Piasek emailed to say that as of 4:40pm yesterday afternoon, the new... Read more
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