Ulster County
By Andrew Wyrich on Wednesday, Jul. 18, 2012 - 6:58 pm
Coming off a spur of drug-related arrests, local police are concerned that heroin might be being injected into the region at an alarming rate, according to an article by The Daily Mail.
The Greene County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Erkan... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jul. 18, 2012 - 1:55 pm
This just in from the National Weather Service: A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Ulster and Dutchess Counties until 2:15pm.
Watch out for quarter-sized hail, high winds, and cloud-to-ground lightning,, Northern Dutchess and East Central... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 17, 2012 - 9:54 pm
In the wake of an announcement that the HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley is planning to close Kingston Hospital, the Daily Freeman did some digging around in HAHV's recent tax records. They found a lot of red ink.
The Freeman reports that Woodland Pond... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 17, 2012 - 4:31 pm
Zachary Rogers, a 23-year-old volunteer firefighter from the Pine Hill Fire Department, was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with two counts of arson, among other charges.
Shandaken police say that evidence suggests that Rogers set two brush fires on... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Tuesday, Jul. 17, 2012 - 10:06 am
Above: Early morning fishing at the Ashokan Reservoir in the Catskills. Photo submitted to our Flickr Pool by Timothy E. Cox.
We've been getting a lot of great photos in our Flickr group pool lately. Below, please enjoy some gorgeous shots of local... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 16, 2012 - 8:02 pm
Above: Ulster County executive Mike Hein, with Ulster County Department for the Environment Coordinator Amanda LaValle and Riverkeeper's Kate Hudson, at a press conference on the Draft Consent Order held at the Saugerties Beach last month. Photo courtesy... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Monday, Jul. 16, 2012 - 12:35 pm
Above: 22-year-old Zan Strumfeld browses through some of the many used books available at this year’s Elting Memorial Library Fair. Photo by Andrew Wyrich.
Bookworms from across the Catskills crawled throughout New Paltz last weekend for the 56th annual... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 16, 2012 - 10:00 am
A little rain over the weekend was welcome, after a summer that's been unusually dry so far. But upstate New York is still pretty parched, raising the risk of wildfires, causing normally gushing streams to run at a trickle, and threatening drinking water... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Friday, Jul. 13, 2012 - 12:24 pm
Above: A striking depiction of the Grim Reaper graces the front of an empty trailer on state Route 32 in Rosendale. Photo by Andrew Wyrich.
The future of a unique roadside sign in Rosendale could be getting a bit grimmer.
Rosendale Town Supervisor... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jul. 13, 2012 - 9:28 am
Three days of theater, music, arts and storytelling kick off tonight, when the first annual Byrdcliffe Festival of the Arts comes to Woodstock.
The festival features a jam-packed schedule of performances and interactive workshops at the Byrdcliffe Guild's... Read more
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