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By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 - 2:21 pm
You might have missed the last appearance of the Delaware County Complaints Choir on August 6 -- they had to hightail it to a church basement when the skies opened over the Arts & Soul of the Catskills festival.
Luckily for you, the Complaints Choir... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 - 1:32 pm
This Saturday, do as the pagans do and head to the hamlet of Palenville in Greene County to celebrate all things witchy. Organized by Palenville's resident priestess, Cathryn Platine, and her religious order, the Maetreum of Cybele, Pagan Pride Day will... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 - 11:24 am
Shandaken town supervisor Rob Stanley told the Watershed Post yesterday that flags throughout Shandaken will be at half-mast this week in honor of Pfc Douglas Cordo, who was killed last week in Afghanistan. The Daily Freeman had a nice tribute to Cordo... Read more
By Lillian Browne on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 - 10:54 am
The Delaware Phoenix stillA local artisanal distillery known for its herb-infused absinthes is branching out into whiskey. Cheryl Lins, owner of Delaware Phoenix Distillery located at 144 Delaware Street in Walton, is set to release three new products at... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 - 10:05 am
The Associated Press reports (via North Country TV station WPTZ) that a 3.4 magnitude earthquake shook Franklin County, New York yesterday afternoon at 1:14pm. The quake was centered on the town of Brandon:
The Franklin County Sheriff's Department says... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 - 9:26 pm
Image: Potential 5-day path of Hurricane Irene and associated storms. From NOAA.
It will most likely be a few days til the worst of the storms associated with Hurricane Irene hit upstate New York, but emergency responders are already... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 - 5:26 pm
This Saturday, August 27, Phoenicia's Parish Field will host Shandaken Day, featuring vendors, watermelon-eating contests, music, games, and the annual tug-o-war among the town's emergency first responders. (Our money's on Watershed Post safety... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 - 12:02 pm
Politics around here has always been a little more complicated than Republican vs. Democrat. And with gas drilling emerging as a big -- and party-busting -- issue in the upcoming town elections across New York State, the political landscape is getting... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 - 9:36 am
Laurence M. Krause, a 48-year-old Pine Bush resident, was arrested on Saturday, August 20 and charged with the forcible touching of a 16-year-old boy in Shawangunk.
From the New York State Police:
On August 20th, 2011, the members of the New York State... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 - 8:13 am
We've launched this Shandaken town page to give residents and businesses new tools for reaching their customers. One of them is our free classified ads, which any registered user of the Watershed Post can post. Check out our latest classified advertiser,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 - 2:20 pm
Just a quick reminder: The Conservative Party of Shandaken is holding its caucus tonight at 7pm at the Phoenicia Fish and Game club. The public is invited.
Anybody got a good idea for how to illustrate this post?
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 - 2:10 pm
Anyone feel the earthquake a few minutes ago? It seems a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit Virginia just before 2pm, about 83 miles south of Washington, D.C, and people are feeling it up and down the East Coast.
We felt the building shake a little here in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 - 12:00 pm
A Catskill man who allegedly fired a few shots through a front door in a dispute with his girlfriend has turned himself in, according to the Greene County Sheriff's Department. The Daily Mail reports:
Jeremy Lee, 35, was arrested Sunday after police... Read more
By wateradmin on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 - 11:52 am
Main Street Pine Hill. Photo by Daniel Case, via Wikimedia Commons.
So, trying to pick up where I left off a week ago as to why Pine Hill is painted on the side of Trailways buses: It turns out that Pine Hill was painted on buses long before there was a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 - 8:46 pm
Video clip: Andes resident Laurie McIntosh (a.k.a. Story Laurie) delivers her testimony in song, at a public forum on gas drilling last Friday.
On the evening of Friday, August 19, over 100 people crammed into the Andes Central School auditorium to air... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 - 4:28 pm
Troop 163 getting ready for its closeup on Friday at the Ashokan Reservoir fountain. Photo by Diane Galusha.
This Saturday, a crew of 15 boy scouts from West Shokan will arrive triumphantly in Central Park after trekking the 120-mile path that New York... Read more
By Jim Friedlich on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 - 2:45 pm
This spring I took off from my investment business, and we moved to our second home in Shokan. We’ve been summering here for over a decade, but this year was different. In place of obsessively checking my Blackberry, I set sight on cultivating the perfect... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 - 1:33 pm
To the editor:
Kayak, canoe, row, or sail the Ashokan Reservoir! This is the second season for AshokanBoaters.org, a boating group dedicated to bringing the DEP's recreational boating program to the Ashokan.
A visit to the Cannonsville Reservoir will... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 - 12:46 pm
The Delaware County Fair has packed up and gone home. Congrats to everyone who took home ribbons, incuding Lucas Walley, who won the title of Junior Champion in the 4-H competition with his Ayrshire spring calf. Photo by Christopher Auger-Dominguez.
By WP Newsroom on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 - 11:13 am
Dear Editor:
Recently notice of NYS Healthy NY HMO Aetna's 2012 proposed rate hike and request for commentary was sent out. The rate hike is approximately going up by 26% for next year. This monthly payment is a sincere hardship for sole proprietors... Read more
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