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By Lissa Harris on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 - 9:49 am
Two stranded hikers were rescued from Slide Mountain on Sunday after the pair spent an unplanned night outdoors.
At 5:48am on Sunday, according to a New York State Police press release, troopers in Kingston received a 911 call from Ulster County about two... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 - 4:58 pm
Photo courtesy of the Prattsville Great American. Used with permission.
Cheers to Prattsville's newest business, which opened its doors to the public today. Catskill Mountain Wine and Liquor celebrated its grand opening in low-key local style: No flashy... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 - 1:56 pm
On his way from Montreal to a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Justin Bieber made an unscheduled stop in the Catskills. The Bieb tweeted:
when your bus breaks down in the middle of the catskill mountains... #notswaggy
— Justin Bieber... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 - 11:12 am
On Thursday afternoon, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation unveiled its latest set of proposed regulations to govern hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. The new proposed regulations replace an earlier set of draft regulations,... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 - 3:37 pm
Above: Santa pays a pre-Christmas visit to the annual Woodstock Holiday Open House in December 2010. Photo by Julia Reischel.
Shopping small and local for the holidays will get you a whole lot more than a warm fuzzy glow of political rectitude. It’ll get... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 - 9:26 am
Above: The Hoos building in Livingston Manor on Wednesday, November 21, the day after it was destroyed by fire. Photo by Kurt Knuth.
Right before Thanksgiving, a devastating fire destroyed the historic Hoos building in the center of Livingston Manor. The... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 - 8:46 am
Above: Firefighters from Olive helped a Long Beach firefighter gut his flood-damaged home after Hurricane Sandy. Photos contributed by Chris Winne.
Chris Winne, the chief of the Olive Fire Department, sent these photos last week of a trip five Olive... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 - 1:33 pm
Above: An artist's rendering of the Catskill Interpretive Center, a long-planned -- and long-dormant -- project on Route 28 in Mount Tremper that has recently gotten some new wind in its sails. From the Catskill Interpretive Center website.
The proposed... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 - 10:50 am
Above: Morning light shows off the early-winter snow on the flanks of Hunter Mountain today. From Hunter's Facebook page.
The Catskills high peaks got a pretty dusting of snow this week, and local ski resorts are poised to take advantage of it. The... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 - 10:31 am
Dear Editor,
A few days ago, I saw an Internet statement that said, “I’m thankful for those who choose to shop local.” As a board member of our local chamber of commerce, I can say that I agree with that sentiment.
But I am also am thankful for the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 - 4:07 pm
A head-on collision between two cars on Route 28 in Boiceville on Thanksgiving Day left three people injured, and may result in charges being filed, state police say.
The accident was called in to 911 at 7:17pm on Thursday, November 22. According to New... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 - 12:42 pm
Top: Bobbi Goldman cuts the ribbon at the MURAL Gallery's new Hobart location while Rhonda Harrow, Colin Hart, Joann Stupple, Tracy Jacknow, and Judy Thuss of the Mt. Utsayantha Regional Arts League watch. At right, Linda Stratigos, the executive director... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 - 10:57 pm
A New Jersey man died in a one-car accident on Route 206 in the Delaware County town of Colchester on Sunday afternoon. County sheriff's deputies identified the man as 53-year-old George Swan, of Ridgewood, New Jersey.
The accident was investigated by... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 - 8:42 pm
State police have arrested two West Hurley residents in connection with a string of burglaries at homes in Woodstock. On Sunday, 24-year-old Mark D. Vandendooren and 23-year-old Kasandra M. Quednau were taken into custody.
Police say the pair committed... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 - 1:13 pm
Above: A video report from WNYT on a fire that destroyed a New Baltimore family home.
A raging fire destroyed a historic 19th-century farmhouse on Cole Lane in New Baltimore late Sunday morning, according to several news accounts.
The Powell family was... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 - 12:17 pm
The Catskill Mountains are full of hidden treasures, lurking far off the beaten path and waiting to reward the patient traveler who knows where to look.
Case in point: Art Reed's glassblowing studio, tucked into an out-of-the-way corner of Delaware County... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 - 11:10 am
Dear Editor,
I would just like to make a comment about a wonderful catering group we have right here in our local environs. They are known as AteOAte and can be located at info@AteOAtecatering.com. I was very lucky to have been invited to two affairs in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 - 11:06 am
A pair of Accord residents who were injured in a fiery car wreck on Route 209 in Kerhonkson on Wednesday were apparently hale and hearty enough to attack EMTs, hospital staff and police at the Ellenville Regional Hospital.
Arrested on felony assault and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 - 9:36 am
On Friday, November 23, the New York State Police in Cobleskill and the Village of Cobleskill Police Department conducted an investigation into underage liquor sales in Schoharie County. As part of the investigation, an undercover underage volunteer went... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 - 8:31 am
A response to this letter was published in our letters section on December 12, 2012. -- Julia Reischel
Dear Editor:
Completing a world-class trail network linking the Walkway Over the Hudson to Kingston and then out to the Ashokan Reservoir and beyond... Read more
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