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By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012 - 11:20 am
Above: Before (well, during) and after photos of Jeanne Sager's cancer-fighting 'do. Photos courtesy of Jeanne Sager; reproduced with permission.
How far would you go to fight cancer?
Jeanne Sager, the Sullivan County writer and mom behind the blog Inside... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2012 - 1:10 pm
Photo by First Sergeant Perry Soule of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office.
As if anyone in America could forget: Today is the eleventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
In Ulster County, police and first responders held... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2012 - 9:35 am
The state Department of Transportation shut down the bridge over the Schoharie Creek on Route 23 in Prattsville on Monday evening, and it is unclear when it will be open again. An alert from the DOT states only that the bridge is closed "until further... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 10, 2012 - 3:09 pm
Above: Detail from a map showing over a dozen alternate routes proposed by the Constitution Pipeline Company. Full map embedded below. Source: Constitution Pipeline website.
The company behind the Constitution Pipeline, which has held several public... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 10, 2012 - 11:14 am
Watershed Post reader David snapped this shot of a fawn trying to blend in with his lawn ornaments from his front door in Delhi. Thanks David! (Send us two more, and you're on your way to earning our "Where The Wild Things Are" badge.)
Photo taken on... Read more
By Lisa Selin Davis on Friday, Sep. 7, 2012 - 3:20 pm
WP readers: We really, really dig the local blog Upstater, whose editor Lisa Selin Davis and her team of writers dish up daily doses of upstate life and droolalicious real estate. And apparently the feeling is mutual. We're delighted to announce that we'... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 7, 2012 - 11:19 am
There's only two things money can't buy: True love and home-grown tomatoes. Above, photographer Mark Zilberman proves that you can grow gorgeous tomatoes in the high-altitude Catskills town of Andes. Shared in the Watershed Post Flickr group.
It's... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 6, 2012 - 4:18 pm
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Above: Itty-bitty Trout Creek. Source: Google Maps.
The tiny Delaware County hamlet of Trout Creek, in the town of Tompkins, will soon begin work on a community sewer system funded by the New York City Department of Environmental... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 6, 2012 - 10:22 am
Update, 9/7: Newburgh police have called off the investigation, telling ABC News yesterday that the incident was a prank fabricated by children who claimed to witness the abduction. The Times Herald-Record reports that police studied videos from public... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Wednesday, Sep. 5, 2012 - 4:29 pm
Above: Photo of the Orpheum in Saugerties by Flickr user katstan in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
The streets of Saugerties will host the village's First Friday event of the fall this Friday night. Participating businesses are set to offer a spate of... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Wednesday, Sep. 5, 2012 - 11:12 am
Above: Brett Cohen's "fake celebrity" YouTube video, which has gotten over 4 million views to date.
Have you heard of the hotshot celebrity Brett Cohen?Maybe you’ve heard his newest single, or perhaps you might remember seeing him on the silver screen in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2012 - 12:22 pm
Two Liberty residents face burglary charges after a stolen rifle was found during a traffic stop, according to New York State Police.
On Thursday, August 30, Village of Liberty police stopped Liberty resident Lakiay Arevalo for a traffic violation. During... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2012 - 9:53 am
Friday, August 31 was a blue moon -- the second full moon in a single calendar month, a phenomenon that only rolls around every couple of years. The next blue moon won't be seen in the night sky until July 31, 2015.
John of Catskills Photography took this... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Sep. 1, 2012 - 1:05 pm
On Thursday, August 30, the village of Margaretville came together to reflect on the Irene floods. Local videographer Jess Vecchione produced the video above, using footage taken at the ceremony. In it, she juxtaposes shots of the incredible devastation... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 - 3:18 pm
It's a first for the Watershed Post: Our combined print and online Catskills Outdoor Guide is hot off the press.
It's stuffed with helpful info about getting outside in the Catskills: lists of favorite hikes, a reservoir-boating how-to guide, tips on... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 - 3:18 pm
It may have been a few years since you were a Scout. Or maybe while the rest of the kids were out learning to use compasses and doing good deeds, you were home playing XBox. Or maybe you're thinking, "What's XBox?"
Fret not: You, too, can get out, do neat... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 - 2:57 pm
Matthew Avitabile, the mayor of the tiny Schoharie County village of Middleburgh, wants answers about last year's flood response from the powerful city and state agencies that operate two vast dams above the village.
Today, the village sent out a press... Read more
By Jeff Senterman on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 - 12:50 pm
Photo by Diana Misner Watters, one of the entries in the 2012 Central Catskills Great Outdoor Experience photo contest.
The many hiking trails of the Catskill Mountains and the Catskill Park Forest Preserve are accessible to all, even those who do no... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 - 4:24 pm
Above: The "Waterfall" house, offered by Kellie Place of Century 21 Chesser Realty.
The phrase “unique Catskills property” is a redundant one. As we who dwell here know, the vast majority of homes up this way have personality to spare – be it a... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 - 3:57 pm
Above: It's Labor Day - have some fun! Photo of kids at the Delaware County Fair by Flickr user MccWolf in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
This weekend is the unofficial end to summer, 2012, and we've got a round up of the best of what's happening around... Read more
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