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By Andrew Wyrich on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012 - 3:16 pm
Above: Vandals broke into Margaretville Cemetery on Monday night and damaged a dozen headstones. Photo courtesy of Diane Galusha.
On Monday night, Margaretville Village Cemetery was struck by vandals who toppled over headstones and permanently damaged... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012 - 9:53 am
The Daily Star reports that on Sunday night, fire tore through a barn on a dairy farm in Franklin, killing over 20 milk cows and calves and putting an end to a century of dairy farming by the Boning family.
Some of the cows were able to be rescued from... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 - 12:39 pm
This week's must-read story for upstate New York: An editorial by Times Union columnist Fred LeBrun, titled "End of the anti-frack world is near." In it, LeBrun claims that a gubernatorial plan to greenlight hydraulic fracturing by the time the leaves... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 - 11:32 am
Above: “The Huckleberry Brook Dancing Bear,” by David Barry, winner of the 2011 Watershed Post’s “Best-Kept Secret in the Catskills” photo contest. Submit your photo to the 2012 "Great Outdoors Experience" photo contest and win a dinner at Peekamoose.
To... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 - 11:24 am
We're putting it together as we speak and it's looking good: Our 24-page print pocket compendium of all things Catskills and outdoorsey. Today is the last day to get in touch with me to place your ad -- we put it to bed this week.
Some prime spots are... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 - 1:14 pm
A lot of things were still new in 1969. Rock festivals and consumer video, to name two. At the storied Woodstock Music and Art Festival in Bethel, New York, a few young souls were combining the two, using their new-fangled cameras to record what even then... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 - 11:05 am
Above: Bikers roll out for a men's pro event in the Tour of the Catskills race over the weekend. Via YouTube.
This weekend, road bikers from across the country descended on Greene County for the fifth annual Tour of the Catskills. The three-day race pits... Read more
By Pure Catskills on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012 - 3:59 pm
Above: Rob Birdsall, Land Conservation Specialist, Watershed Agricultural Council, poses for his best Cauliflower Lady impression. "I Buy Local because...I come from a long line of farm families."
As the Pure Catskills Buy Local campaigns enters its 10th... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 - 5:11 pm
A six-year tax battle between Shandaken and its largest landowners may have ended on July 20 when a jury ruled in favor of the town. However, despite their latest defeat, the landowners have not thrown in the towel just yet.
The group of landowners is... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 - 2:17 pm
Above, Michelle Jennings and Maria Todaro took the stage during the final dress rehearsal for "Divas Unleashed: The Benefit," which kicks off the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice tonight. Photos by Kerry Henderson.
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 - 11:00 am
Dear WP reader,
We're on posting hiatus through the end of the week. We may post a few news items here and there, but for the most part, we'll be focusing on offline projects.
(Full disclosure: Some of those projects involve replacing the Watershed... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012 - 12:44 pm
Tomorrow, the Phoenicia Festival of the Voice opens with "The Benefit," an operatic comedy starring Maria Todaro and Michelle Jennings.
But even before the show begins, all eyes will be on another VIP: Ted Blazer, president of the Olympic Regional... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2012 - 4:25 pm
Above: Some of the trash collected at this year's annual Delaware River cleanup, sponsored by Kittatinny Canoes in Milford, PA. Photo from Kittatinny's Facebook wall.
For over twenty years, a dedicated group of volunteers has been making an annual four-... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2012 - 1:52 pm
Above: John Schulman (left) and Scott Finley in their new Bovina bake shop. Photos by Andrew Wyrich.
When John Schulman and Scott Finley were deciding on a name for their soon-to-be-opened café, one option in particular immediately stuck.
“We just kept... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2012 - 12:45 pm
A flash mob of opera fans staged an impromptu performance on the Walkway Over the Hudson on Saturday morning to promote this weekend's Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice.
VoiceFest executive director Kerry Henderson sent us these photos of... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2012 - 10:52 am
Starting today at 4 p.m., Ulster County will be buzzing with humming motors, fried food, and live music as the 125th annual Ulster County Fair begins.
This year, over 45,000 people are expected to wander through the lines of rides and vendors at the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 30, 2012 - 2:42 pm
Above: The Schoharie Creek in Lexington, where the USGS recently found the invasive algae Didymosphenia geminata, also known as "rock snot." Photo by Flickr user Doug Kerr; published under Creative Commons license.
The invasive alga known as "rock snot"... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jul. 30, 2012 - 1:43 pm
Top: Maria Todaro, left, and Michelle Jennings. Above: The "Divas Unleashed" in action. This is just one of over 20 events happening this weekend as part of the Festival of the Voice.
This Thursday, the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice kicks... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jul. 30, 2012 - 1:24 pm
The following is a press release from the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice. -- Julia Reischel
On Thursday, August 2nd at 7:30PM, the “Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice” begins its annual four day celebration with the operatic... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 30, 2012 - 12:40 pm
On a clear day, you can see for miles. Christopher Mooney took this shot from atop the fire tower on Mt. Utsayantha in Stamford, looking out over the northwestern edge of the Catskills.
In the early twentieth century, Utsayantha's spectacular view -- and... Read more
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