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By Julia Reischel on Friday, Dec. 19, 2014 - 12:35 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is basking in the celebratory mood of his constituents this week. On Wednesday, Dec. 17, his administration announced that New York State will ban hydraulic fracturing natural gas drilling and also gave a green light to a casino resort... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 - 4:27 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo attended a celebratory rally at Bethel Woods in Sullivan County on Thursday, Dec. 1 to kvell about the state Gaming Facility Location Board's decision to allow a casino to be built on the site of the former Concord Resort Hotel.
"A whole... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 - 3:30 pm
Above: A rendering of the Montreign casino.
The New York State Gaming Facility Location Board has chosen to allow one developer to build a casino in the Catskills: the Montreign Resort Casino in the Sullivan County town of Thompson. The board also granted... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 - 3:01 pm
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Dec 12, 2014 at 10:12am PST
At a cabinet meeting that was open to the public today, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York State Department of Conservation Commissioner Joseph Martens and New York Department of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014 - 4:52 pm
Left: Julio L. Martinez. Photo via the New York State Police.
After police allegedly found drugs in his vehicle, a Monticello man attempted to flee the scene by running into traffic on busy Route 17, according to a New York State press release.
Julio L... Read more
By Margaretville Health Foundation on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014 - 11:04 am
Over the holiday season, we all tend to slack on our healthy habits. We no longer worry about looking good in that bathing suit, so we trade fresh salads and fruit for holiday cookies and feasts, hiding behind sweaters and baggy clothes. But it doesn’t... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 - 10:16 am
Gov. Andrew Cuomo handed out early Christmas presents on Thursday, Dec. 11 in the form of $709.2 million in economic and community development funding to hundreds of organizations across New York state. Several Catskills organizations, including MTC Cable... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014 - 10:11 am
The highway superintendent of the Sullivan County town of Forestburgh was arrested on a drunk driving charge by the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office on Nov. 28, according to Alex Beam at the Times Herald-Record.
Beam reports that neither the highway... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014 - 9:20 am
Above: A window display at Ragtime Clothing Exchange in Callicoon, which hosts its first Dickens on the Delaware event this weekend. Photo via the Dickens on the Delaware Facebook page.
The snow is on the ground, just in time for the fourth installment... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 - 6:12 pm
Above: The Route 23 bridge over the Schoharie Creek in Prattsville. Photo by Doug Kerr.
The steel truss bridge that carries Route 23 over the Schoharie Creek in the Greene County town of Prattsville is slated for replacement in 2016, according to the New... Read more
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