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By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011 - 3:00 pm
A truck driver drove 40 feet off the New York State Thurway in Rosendale this morning and was flown to Westchester Medical Center with serious leg and chest injuries, according to a New York State Police press release.
Sixty-two-year-old Ralph Rickert, of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 23, 2011 - 7:12 pm
Above: Adie & the Twins, a local musical act from Sharon Springs, introduce a couple of holiday recipes from the Beekman Boys' 2011 holiday advent calendar.
This holiday season, local celebs Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge -- a.k.a., the Fabulous... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011 - 11:40 am
The Onteora Central School District is currently contemplating a reconfiguration of its three elementary schools -- a process that could result in the closing of a school, or a new division of the grade levels.
The Onteora Board of Education recently... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 - 9:10 am
Today at 1pm and 3pm on the Watershed Post Half-Hour News Hour, we talk with Ken McCarthy, the founder of rebuild123.org, a website that helps local flood relief organizations use the internet to solicit and receive the exact donations they need.
Also, we... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011 - 11:42 am
Photo by Flickr user Sonja Alves. Published under Creative Commons license.
Everybody needs a holiday now and then, even new-media news junkies. We're going to be spending some time during these last two weeks of 2011 on things that can't be done while... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011 - 11:40 am
Above: "Fungus documenting a 1924 climb to the top of the Hunter Mountain Observatory," from the Mystery Spot's website.
Laura Levine, the proprietress of Phoenicia's Homer & Langley's Mystery Spot Antiques, finds all sorts of treasures in attics,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011 - 11:19 am
The Times Herald-Record has the grim story today: One man is dead and two people are injured after a crash near Glen Spey in Sullivan County around 3am this morning.
Sullivan County Sheriff's Office officials suspect that alchohol was involved in an... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 - 10:21 am
Above: A slide from a 12/15/11 presentation by the SAGE Commission discussing a potential transfer of Belleayre to ORDA management. Read the full presentation below or by clicking here.
Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration still wants to hand the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 - 10:57 am
Above: A screenshot of the Star-Gazette's map of Tropical Storm Lee contamination in Sidney. Click here to get the the full interactive map.
The Elmira Star-Gazette has published a great piece of journalism this week. The paper has tracked down... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 - 5:14 pm
Above: A satellite image of the turbid lower Esopus spilling into the Hudson River. From Google Maps.
Ulster County executive Mike Hein has fired another salvo in his ongoing battle with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 - 10:52 am
A string of residential burglaries in Liberty has led to the arrest of three local men, according to New York State Police.
A press release from state troopers:
On December 14, 2011 State Police in Liberty announce the arrest of Brian Hendrickson, age... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 - 10:45 am
Batten down the hatches, and watch out for downed trees and power lines: Ulster, Greene and Schoharie Counties (as well as much of the rest of Eastern New York) are under a wind advisory through 1pm today.
Via NY-Alert:
Westerly Winds Will Blow At 15 To... Read more
By wateradmin on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 - 10:18 am
A pair of medieval fiddles built by John Bromka, half of the Bells and Motley duo who will be playing at the Empire State Railway Museum this Saturday.
Something magical happens when a community actually celebrates together; when it’s
not just going... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 - 4:56 pm
Wherever in the world you find ballet, you'll find the Nutcracker -- and the wilds of upstate New York are no exception. This Friday and Saturday, the Fokine Ballet Company performs Tchaikovsky's most popular ballet at the Goodrich Theater at SUNY Oneonta... Read more
By wateradmin on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 - 10:38 am
For a town of less than 1000 people, Lexington has some pretty exciting politics. The latest development: Glenn Howard of the Lexington town council has abruptly resigned, midway through a town meeting held last Tuesday, December 6.
Michael Ryan for The... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 - 5:38 pm
Town of Ulster police officer Travis Nissen was just 27 years old when he was killed in an off-duty car accident on Route 28 in Olive on Friday, December 9.
Today in a ceremony attended by over 100 fellow police officers, family and friends gathered to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 - 12:10 pm
This week on the Watershed Post Half-Hour News Hour, we talk with Dan Viles, the owner of Cable Ad Net, a cable television advertising company that has launched a brand-new over-the-airwaves TV station, WYBN TV 14, from the top of Windham Mountain.... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 - 11:54 am
The Times Herald-Record reports today that a stray piece of math homework left near a burgled house in Liberty led police to the 12-year-old alleged burglar:
The owner said he arrived Sunday morning and found a window removed and jewelry, cellphones,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 - 10:00 am
Above: DEP Deputy Commissioner Paul Rush at the Ashokan Reservoir this summer. Photo from the DEP, via Flickr.
The relationship between the New York City Department of Environmental Protection and the upstate communities who live in its watershed is... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011 - 3:53 pm
Today, the Hanford Mills Museum in East Meredith, Delaware County, did its first "ice check" of the season. It's a winter ritual that culminates in the annual Ice Harvest, a festive occasion each February that involves kids wielding traditional ice-... Read more
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