Hobart
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jul. 21, 2011 - 3:35 pm
There are some things that just go together. Ice and tea. Beans and cornbread. Hobart and horseshoes.
Back in the late 1700s, local lore tells, Hobart pioneer Foote More was the first in the nation to manufacture those square nails once used to keep the... Read more
By Matthew Perry on Friday, May. 27, 2011 - 1:25 pm
Hobart, a "book village" that has been long established as the Delaware County hub for bibliophiles, is celebrating Memorial Day with a village-wide book sale and the grand opening of a new bookstore on Main Street.
Tomorrow, the brand-new Mysteries... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2011 - 3:53 pm
Election day in Fleischmanns. Photo contributed by Ben Fenton.
The results are in from most of the region's village elections. Here's a roundup:
In Fleischmanns, the newly-reelected (and unopposed) village trustee Ben Fenton emailed us yesterday about... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2011 - 12:25 pm
Today's the day for village elections, and while many races across the Catskills have candidates for various village boards and mayors who are running unopposed, there are a few real contests out there. Here's a list of the heated challenges:
Sullivan... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 - 8:34 am
***Update: The Daily Star is reporting that court documents filed by the Oneonta Police Department allege that Sprague was attempting to rape Ridge.
An Oneonta man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Sonja Ridge, 26, in the early... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 - 11:36 am
An outdoor wood boiler, photographed by Flickr user julianmeade.
After a long, hot summer of discontent, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has given up on outlawing old outdoor wood boilers. The agency is rolling out regulations... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 - 12:45 pm
Photo of a woolly bear caterpillar by Roban Kramer, via Flickr.
When you see these little brown-and-black fuzzy caterpillars everywhere, that means it's right around Columbus Day in the Catskills. Aside from Memorial Day and Labor Day, this is one of the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 8, 2010 - 10:31 am
This just in from the State Police press office: An errant trash bag led to an arrest last Friday. This is why one should take those "no dumping" signs seriously:
On September 3, 2010, Trooper Elinor Pruiksma out of SP Margaretville arrested Joseph... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 22, 2010 - 5:55 pm
Horseshoe Festival
There are some things that just go together. Abbott and Costello. Rhythm and blues. Beans and cornbread. Hobart and horseshoes. Back in the late 1700s, local lore tells, Hobart pioneer Foote More was the first in the nation to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jun. 24, 2010 - 2:01 pm
The Mountain Eagle has the depressing story:
Members of the Greater Stamford Area Chamber of Commerce learned there would be no ‘Music on the Mountain’ event this summer and heard a presentation by Kees Trappenburg about the Junior Golf Program at the... Read more
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