Ulster County
By Rich Muellerleile on Friday, Jul. 8, 2011 - 10:03 am
Image by Flickr user David B. Gleason.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible, odorless, and poisonous gas found in the fumes of burning fuel that contains carbon -- fuels such as wood, charcoal, fuels used in a camp stove or lantern, or the gasoline used... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jul. 7, 2011 - 9:06 am
There's something about Shandaken and A-list performing arts talent -- the town is home not only to the Phoenicia Festival of the Voice, but also the Mount Tremper Arts Festival, a magnet for expert dancers from New York City who come up to perform for a... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jul. 6, 2011 - 4:53 pm
A line of severe thunderstorms is marching across the Catskills this afternoon, as this snapshot of radar taken at 4:41pm shows. The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch earlier today for Delaware, Greene, Schoharie and Ulster... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jul. 6, 2011 - 9:11 am
This Friday, Cast Party, a weekly cabaret and variety show that usually spends its Monday nights entertaining crowds at the legendary Manhattan jazz club Birdland, is coming to Belleayre for a little Borscht Belt nostalgia.
Veteran emcee Jim Caruso (above... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jul. 5, 2011 - 2:50 pm
There was lots of excitement in the tiny hamlet of Bearsville last Friday, according to the Daily Freeman:
An elderly woman was rescued from her car in a stream Friday morning after the vehicle barrelled backward from the Cub Market parking lot, then... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jul. 5, 2011 - 11:31 am
Lois Lubrano, a 41-year-old Napanoch woman, allegedly attempted to kill her 72-year-old mother with a 12-gauge shotgun last Thursday, the State Police out of Ellenville report in a press release.
Lois Lubrano: Photo via New York State PoliceThe unnamed... Read more
By Matthew Perry on Friday, Jul. 1, 2011 - 10:46 am
Looking for 2013 fireworks? Check out our Catskills Fourth of July Guide here. -- Ed
Photo via Flickr user bayasaa.
So many fireworks, so little time, so many miles to travel. If you're seeking the rockets' red glare this weekend, you can find it in all... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jul. 1, 2011 - 9:48 am
The Ulster County Sheriff's Office is reporting that it has made an arrest on Wednesday in a case of stolen coins in Saugerties.
According to a press release, 19-year-old James Raymond of Glasco allegedly stole coins from a Saugerties residence on Old Rte... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 29, 2011 - 1:11 pm
Photo by Flickr user David Chess. Published under Creative Commons license.
By law, a school contingency budget has to spend less than the failed budget it is adopted to replace.
So, after having two budget proposals shot down by voters this year, the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 28, 2011 - 2:08 pm
Good news for Wawarsing homeowners sitting atop the leaky Delaware Aqueduct: Last week, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has agreed to set $3.7 million aside to bail out homeowners whose houses have been damaged by leaks from the... Read more
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