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By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 - 8:44 am
Photo of bobcat by Flickr user ucumari. Published under Creative Commons license.
New York's bobcat population is growing, says the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The elusive cats, found mostly in the Catskill, Taconic and... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 - 1:43 pm
The Daily Freeman is reporting today that the planned expansion of the NYC-owned Margaretville wastewater plant has been completed.
The expansion will now enable residents in the area who had individual septic systems to tie into the plant. The private... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 - 1:10 pm
Catskills locals are makng a splash among the nation's most avid cinemaphiles at the Sundance Film Festival this week.
David France, the owner of Margareville's Galli-Curci building (appropriately, a former movie theater), is a festival darling with his... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 - 10:24 am
An 18-year-old student at the BOCES campus in the town of LIberty was rescued by state toopers, sheriff's deputies, and volunteer firemen from sinking into an icy pond on Tuesday, according to a press release from the New York State Police.
The teenager... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 - 1:18 pm
On Tuesday, the Onteora Central School district held yet another meeting to discuss the planned reconfiguration of its three elementary schools, which could result in the closing of the Phoenicia School or the re-shuffling of grade levels among the... Read more
Got flood damage? New grants available for businesses and municipalities are now taking applications
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 - 9:40 am
Above: Flood damage from Tropical Storm Irene in the Greene County town of Lexington. Photo taken on August 30, 2011, by Flickr user kimmcg. Posted in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
Two big grant programs for storm-ravaged businesses, property-owners,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 - 11:15 am
A hearing on the Route 28 Scenic Byway project, scheduled for tonight at 6pm in the Shandaken Town Hall, has been postponed. The byway meeting conflicted with an important Onteora School Board meeting on the reconfiguration of the district's elementary... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 - 9:05 am
Above: A photo graphic from "Hidden Risk," a new study about the prevalence of mercury in wildlife of the northeastern United States.
A study released by the Biodiveristy Research Institute and the Nature Conservancy today has found that there are "high... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 - 5:12 pm
Ulster County meeting with DEP at SUNY UlsterAbove, join our live blog at 6pm covering tonight's DEP forum in Ulster County.
Tonight, a long-anticipated public meeting will be held at 6pm at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge, for Ulster County officials and... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 - 2:40 pm
Greene County landscape by Flickr user Gail Dedrick. Used under Creative Commons license.
Thanks to anonymous donors, 25 acres of land has been donated to the Wildlife Land Trust, part of the Humane Society of the United States. The land, which will now... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 - 12:40 pm
Above: Peter Ames posting with his memorial to late Andes resident Kevin Roney, which was installed in the Andes Hotel tavern on January 19, 2012. Photo by MJ Donnelly.
A year ago today, Kevin Roney died. Roney was a beloved fixture in the town of Andes... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 - 8:57 am
Peg Ellsworth, the director of the Roxbury-based MARK Project, asked us to get the word out this week about several new grant programs for small businesses and commercial properties in Delaware County. Two press releases about the new programs as well as... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 - 3:27 pm
The National Weather Service has announced snow and winter weather advisories across much of the region for tonight and tomorrow.
Ulster County: Winter Weather Advisory from 1am through 3pm tomorrow, 3-6 inches of snow.
Delaware County: Winter Weather... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 - 3:15 pm
Greenville has just written the next chapter in the ongoing story of bringing expanded cell service to the region. The Daily Mail is reporting that the Greenville town board unanimously voted down a proposal from T-Mobile to install a cell tower atop a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 - 12:34 pm
On Saturday, January 21, Congressman Paul Tonko (D, NY-21) will host a town hall meeting in the village of Schoharie to discuss flood recovery in the region.
The meeting will be held from noon to 1:30pm in the Schoharie High School Auditorium, 136 Academy... Read more
By wateradmin on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 - 12:10 pm
Photo of Route 28 road signs by Daniel Case. From Wikimedia Commons, published under Creative Commons license.
Much has been said, with much more likely remaining to be said, about ongoing efforts to gain a scenic byway designation for a 50-mile section... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 - 10:54 am
Above: Helen Mitchell standing with Glen and Rachel Gaetano, the brand new owners of Barlow's, a general store that has been operating continuously in Treadwell for 171 years. Photo by Cheryl Petersen.
Cheryl Petersen, a reporter who writes for the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 - 5:28 pm
Below: Live blog coverage of the NYPA's public meeting in Schoharie to discuss the power authority's response to flooding during the Irene floods, August 28, 2011. Feel free to join in the conversation, or if you're on Twitter, we're using the hashtag #... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 - 2:15 pm
Today, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a division of the US Department of Agriculture, announced that it is setting aside $31.5 million in disaster aid for projects sponsored by local town, city, county or tribal governments in New York... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 - 12:38 pm
At 1pm, the Daily Freeman will be livestreaming video of Congressman Maurice Hinchey's announcement that he will not seek reelection in 2012. Click here to watch in real time.
This morning, the Times-Union broke the news that the Congressman's wife,... Read more
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