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By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Jul. 12, 2012 - 11:47 am
Photo: Victoria Charkut and Peter Mullin's new restaurant Buttercup will be serving Thursday through Sunday in Andes. Photo by Mellisa Misner.
Victoria Charkut and Peter Mullin have wandered and lived all over Europe for decades, and settled in Delaware... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 12, 2012 - 9:56 am
Above: A screenshot from the website of the Catskill Park Resource Foundation, which is seeking to mount a $5 million campaign to rebrand the Catskills region. The CPRF is currently running a contest seeking Catskills slogans; the winner will receive $1,... Read more
By Jason Dole on Wednesday, Jul. 11, 2012 - 4:56 pm
Above: Mom's Supporting Troops carries its flag in Roscoe's Independence Day parade on Saturday. The community group includes parents of recent and actively serving military. All photos by Jason Dole.
Call it “4th of July weekend, observed.” From... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jul. 11, 2012 - 4:36 pm
Recently, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has been using their Facebook page to post old black-and-white photos, taken during the construction of the city's massive water system in the last century.
Above: A September, 1941 photo... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jul. 11, 2012 - 1:28 pm
The Margaretville Fire Department was founded way back in 1887, 125 years ago. To celebrate, firefighters old and very young (see above) marched in a parade through Margaretville on Saturday, July 7. Reader Sharon Goldstein sent us these photos from the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jul. 11, 2012 - 12:48 pm
The conversation over the Catskill Scenic Byway Project continues. For background, click here and here. -- Julia Reischel
To the Editor,
The Scenic By-way Plan for Route 28 has been misunderstood, misrepresented, misinterpreted and mistakenly attacked for... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jul. 11, 2012 - 11:37 am
On Tuesday, at their regular town meeting, the Highland town council voted 5-0 to ban natural gas drilling and exploration within town limits.
Highland is now the fourth Sullivan County town to pass a local bans on gas drilling, joining Bethel, Tusten and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 10, 2012 - 2:22 pm
Above: A cleanup team at work at the site of a diesel fuel spill in the Pepacton reservoir. Photo by DEP regional manager Mark Danvetz.
No sooner had the New York City Department of Environmental Protection finished cleaning up 2,500 gallons of diesel... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jul. 10, 2012 - 2:11 pm
Normally, the loudest thing in downtown Andes on a given weekend is a passing motorcycle. But this Saturday, teenagers from across the Catskills will converge on the fire pavilion on Tremperskill Road to play rock, alternative rock, thrash metal, and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 10, 2012 - 10:22 am
Above: Ulster County executive Mike Hein signing five new property tax exemptions into law. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Ulster County Executive.
On Monday, July 9, Ulster County executive Mike Hein signed five new property tax exemptions into law... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Monday, Jul. 9, 2012 - 10:30 am
A 21 year-old Saugerties woman was arrested for rape last Thursday after allegedly engaging in sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old boy, according to a New York State Police press release.
After an investigation by the Ulster County Family Violence... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jul. 6, 2012 - 5:58 pm
Above: Brian Handy and his DEP vehicle parked upstream of the Gilboa Dam off State Route 990V, where Handy spent Tropical Storm Irene. Photo by Christopher Auger-Domínguez.
Our next subject in the Faces of the Flood Project, a collaborative effort to tell... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jul. 6, 2012 - 5:17 pm
Captain Brian HandyWest-of-Hudson Patrol DivisionPolice DepartmentBureau of Police and SecurityDepartment of Environmental ProtectionGilboa, Schoharie County
Brian Handy and his DEP vehicle parked upstream of the Gilboa Dam off State Route 990V, where... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Jul. 6, 2012 - 3:26 pm
Photo: Dry weather = clear nights. This photo of the Big and Little Dippers was taken by Flickr user Catskills Photography in the Watershed Post Flickr pool. We encourage you to join the pool and submit your local photos.
Think Independence Day is over... Read more
By Jason Dole on Friday, Jul. 6, 2012 - 11:56 am
Above: Fourth of July celebration in the Village of Liberty. Village police say “1,000 people or more, steady throughout the day” thronged Main Street for the street fair and parade. All photos by Jason Dole.
When a town's name is synonymous with “Freedom... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 5, 2012 - 4:53 pm
Above: A 2008 video from the University of Albany about student research at the Pethick Site, an active prehistoric archaeological dig in the Schoharie County town of Esperance.
Today and Friday, July 5 and 6, the New York State Museum and the University... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 5, 2012 - 2:57 pm
Background: Last week, after the Town of Hurley voted to withdraw from the Catskill Scenic Byway project, the Watershed Post ran a letter to the editor from Melinda McKnight blasting the town board for their decision. McKnight is Hurley's representative... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 5, 2012 - 10:43 am
A New York City woman was killed on Tuesday evening when the SUV she was driving blew a tire and spun out of control. Four young passengers were injured, and a 12-year-old is in critical condition at Albany Medical Center.
According to a New York State... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 3, 2012 - 6:00 pm
The Daily Freeman announced this morning that Jan Dewey, formerly the advertising director for the Poughkeepsie Journal, has been named the publisher of the newspaper. Dewey will also be in charge of overseeing operations at all of the Journal-Register... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 3, 2012 - 5:20 pm
Above: Photo of cut log by Flickr user EasyPickle. Published under Creative Commons license.
This afternoon, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that they are loosening the regulations that govern transportation of... Read more
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