Ulster County
By wateradmin on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011 - 9:36 am
"Potshots," by Bovina artist Gary Mayer, runs every Sunday. You can see Gary's collected Sunday cartoons by clicking here.
Mayer is an artist who's lived in Bovina for the past seven years. Originally hailing from Detroit, he lived for many years in... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 - 4:37 pm
The Ulster County Sheriff's Office reports that it has arrested two teenagers who attempted to rob a deli in Wallkill early this morning. Eighteen-year-old Louis A. Ponessa of Wallkill and an unnamed 15-year-old were both charged with burglary.
Read the... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 - 4:04 pm
A How-To Guide for talking with officials about the recent flooding in Shandaken. Compiled by Claudia Fragnito.
Key Talking Points/Messages:
Subject:
Recent flooding of the Esopus and tributary creeks/streams in Shandaken, NY
Key Messages (pick and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011 - 12:13 pm
As if village Mayor Terry Dungan suffering a stroke on Christmas Day wasn't bad enough: The longtime chief of the New Paltz volunteer fire department, David Weeks, has just resigned in the wake of a leaked email conversation between village elected... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011 - 12:02 pm
The plight of the Ulster County town of Wawarsing, which has been sitting atop a leaky section of the Delaware Aqueduct for decades, may be no fun for residents who have to constantly pump out their basements and drink bottled water. But for a California... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011 - 9:33 am
Richard Ulloa, the Ulster County man who allegedly sent threatening demands for millions of dollars to Ulster County judges, banks and a Rosendale police officer last year, was convicted of running a "fraudulent lien scheme" by a federal jury on December... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011 - 7:19 pm
The latest from the Times Herald-Record about the search for 33-year-old Zach Green, who has been missing since Sunday:
By midday, police were almost certain that the 6-foot-2-inch, 220 pound man wasn’t near the Esopus Creek or along the railroad tracks... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011 - 7:13 pm
Belleayre's slopes today. Via the Belleayre Mountain Facebook page.
There are two big stories about Belleayre Mountain Ski Center making the rounds today. First off, Jay Braman Jr. has juicy articles in both the Daily Freeman and the Catskill Mountain... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011 - 3:04 pm
What happens when a designer goes on a road trip through Ulster County? She falls in love with the fonts on the signs.
Yesterday, Gail Anderson, who sits on the board of directors of the Society of Publication Designers, shared the photographic fruits of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011 - 8:34 am
The Freeman reports that the Woodstock Town Board has renewed a policy that empowers the Board to discourage general municipal mayhem, in order to "keep town meetings from becoming debate sessions among members of the audience and extending past midnight... Read more