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By Lissa Harris on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 - 2:41 pm
The Delaware River Basin Commission, a multi-state and federal agency that governs water use in the Delaware River Basin, has abruptly cancelled a meeting at which commissioners were expected to vote on new gas drilling regulations.
A notice posted on the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011 - 4:59 pm
A decaying bathroom at former Borscht Belt jewel Grossingers. Photo taken in 2008 by Jonathan Haeber; published under Creative Commons license.
Dean Gitter, the developer whose Crossroads Ventures has spent over a decade trying to build a luxury resort on... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011 - 5:39 pm
The Albany Times-Union's Capitol Confidential blog reports today that a coalition of U.S. representatives in the House has secured $338.6 million in funding for farmers affected by the Tropical Storm Irene flooding:
Reps. Paul Tonko, D-Amsterdam, and... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 - 3:05 pm
We stayed up late on November 8 to cover election returns live on the internet and on the radio. The radio portion of the program was our special hour-long election edition of the Watershed Post Half-Hour News Hour, which aired from 11pm to midnight on... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011 - 5:11 pm
Photo by Flickr user Michele Truex. Published under Creative Commons license.
Every election season, there are a few races that are so close that a victor can't be declared for certain until every last absentee and affidavit ballot has been counted. This... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011 - 11:17 am
This week on the Watershed Post Half-Hour News Hour, we talked with freelance writer and Rosendale resident Sari Botton about a voting kerfuffle in Rosendale's hotly contested supervisor race. We also discussed some of the most interesting election... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 - 12:14 am
The polls are in: As of this post, the county Boards of Elections have posted election results on the web, with only a few scattered precincts yet to be reported.
Click the links below to find out how your town fared:
Delaware County
Greene County... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 - 10:35 am
First off: If you haven't voted yet, go out there and do it! You can look up your ballot (or, in Sullivan County, a list of candidates) by choosing your town from our five-county Election Guide. For many towns, we've also included links to local news... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011 - 11:25 pm
Photo by Flickr user Ann Douglas. Published under Creative Commons license.
This year, voters go to the polls on November 8. Because it's an odd year, it's local-election season, with most towns in the Catskills and across New York State electing... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 - 10:42 am
Photo of old clocks by Flickr user servus. Published under Creative Commons license.
Don't forget to set your clocks back an hour tonight: Daylight Saving Time ends at 2am on Sunday, November 6.
Merrimack Patch editor Carol Robidoux writes today that... Read more
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