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By Jason Dole on Thursday, Jun. 21, 2012 - 3:56 pm
On Tuesday, June 26, Julian Schreibman will face opponent Joel Tyner in a primary to run on the Democratic ticket in this November's Congressional election. The winner will challenge Republican incumbent Chris Gibson, who currently represents New York's... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Thursday, Jun. 21, 2012 - 1:53 pm
The death of a 2-year-old girl on Wednesday is being investigated by New York police as a homicide, according to several news reports.
The New Paltz Police Department told The Daily Freeman that an autopsy by Dr. Michael Sikirica determined that the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 21, 2012 - 12:00 pm
With the Democratic primary less than a week away, Congressional candidate Joel Tyner has suddenly found himself in the middle of an embarrassing dustup with former campaign treasurer Misha Fredericks.
On Tuesday, the day after the single debate between... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Wednesday, Jun. 20, 2012 - 5:38 pm
Above: Highlights from testimony at a June 19 hearing held by the state DEC on the topic of New York City's releases of muddy water into the Lower Esopus Creek. Video by Andrew Wyrich.
Ulster County residents and officials packed the largest lecture hall... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Wednesday, Jun. 20, 2012 - 2:34 pm
Above: New Paltz Middle School in New Paltz. Photo by Robin Weinstein for The New Paltz Oracle.
For both New Paltz and Highland voters, the second time was the charm.
Voters from both towns approved their respective school budgets on Tuesday. Highland's... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 20, 2012 - 12:12 pm
Image by Flickr user molamoni. Published under Creative Commons license.
A swath of eastern New York, including Greene and Ulster counties, is under an excessive heat warning issued by the National Weather Service until 8pm tonight.
Temperatures in the... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Jun. 20, 2012 - 8:13 am
Today we're launching a guide to the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice, with coverage of the many vocal acts headed to the Catskills this August. This article is the first in a series. -- Julia Reische
Above and bottom: Camille Zamora... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Tuesday, Jun. 19, 2012 - 5:31 pm
Above: A 2001 aerial photo of a 6.45 acre property on Delaware Avenue in Sidney that may soon be seized by the Delaware County Industrial Development Agency in an eminent domain proceeding. Source: Delaware County Community Online Mapping Tool. To see a... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 19, 2012 - 4:41 pm
It's midsummer this Thursday, which means that the Fourth of July is coming up. (Yes -- already.)
We're publishing a Catskills Fourth of July Guide next week. (See its bones by clicking the link.) We'll be stocking it with fireworks, fairs, and a... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, Jun. 19, 2012 - 3:35 pm
Dear Editor:
Last year when Halcottsville residents received their Roxbury School
tax bill, jaws dropped. In some cases, it nearly doubled. Several
families remarked that they were considering leaving the area because
school taxes were killing them.... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Tuesday, Jun. 19, 2012 - 2:24 pm
A prominent Manhattan real estate executive and his instructor died in a skydiving accident on Friday afternoon in the Ulster County town of Plattekill.
According to news accounts of the accident, David Winoker, a 49-year-old father of three, and his... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Tuesday, Jun. 19, 2012 - 2:14 pm
Above: St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church. Photo by Flickr user Greyhound Dad, used under a Creative Commons license.
St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church sits somewhat surreally on a hill on the north side of Route 23A, evoking a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 19, 2012 - 11:45 am
Above: Video footage of the debate between Joel Tyner and Julian Schreibman, vying for the chance to run on the Democratic ticket for New York's new 19th Congressional District. Tyner and Schreibman will face each other in a Democratic primary on Tuesday... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 18, 2012 - 3:22 pm
Above: A chest freezer donated to the Matthew 25 Food Pantry by the Shoprite in Hudson, after the pantry at 298 Main Street was damaged by fire. Photo from the Matthew 25 Food Pantry's website.
The Matthew 25 Food Pantry in Catskill, which was shut down... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 18, 2012 - 10:38 am
Above: The Grist Mill Real Estate building at 265 Main Street in Saugerties, where a man fell to his death early Sunday morning. Image via Google Street Map.
On Sunday morning at 6:08am, 27-year-old Saugerties resident Donald E. Briggs was found... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Jun. 15, 2012 - 2:58 pm
Above: Kayaking on the Pepacton Reservoir, lucky ducks. Photo by Tina Schvejda in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
Although commenting on the weather is this column's part-time vocation, there's little editorializing needed today: the weather is amazing,... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Jun. 15, 2012 - 2:05 pm
Above: Ribbons (and a cow butt) much like the contestants at the Walton Regional Livestock Show will vie for this weekend. Photo by Flickr user Lottery Monkey on Flickr, used under Creative Commons license.
The second annual Walton Regional Livestock Show... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jun. 15, 2012 - 11:38 am
Above: A video featuring actor Mark Ruffalo advocating for the New York Solar Jobs Act (S.4718/A.5173).
Actor Mark Ruffalo is known around the world for his recent role as The Hulk in "The Avengers" -- and locally, for his crusade against hydrofracking.... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jun. 15, 2012 - 10:00 am
Lorna Collins-Mihill, a 40-year-old special education teacher at the Coxsackie Elementary School and a resident of Rensselaer, faces charges of child endangerment and harassment after a month-long investigation into an incident on a school bus on May 11.... Read more
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