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By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jul. 27, 2011 - 11:07 am
Unless the state Department of Environmental Conservation makes big changes to its latest draft of gas drilling regulations, New York State is on track to ban hydraulic fracturing in and around New York City's vast, unfiltered watershed. But many... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jul. 27, 2011 - 8:20 am
The Byrdcliffe Guild is Woodstock is trying something new: a music series featuring musicians and bands that call the Hudson Valley and the Catskills their home away from tour. They're calling it the "World Beyond the Woods" tour. From the press release:... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2011 - 2:22 pm
Photo of rusty mailbox by Flickr user Mandy Jansen. Published under Creative Commons license.
Today, the United States Postal Service released a list of almost 3,700 post offices across the country -- many of them in small, rural towns -- that the agency... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2011 - 1:35 pm
A severe thunderstorm watch is (once again) in effect for most of the state, including the Catskills region, until 7pm tonight.
From NY-Alert:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 686 Is In Effect Until 700 PM EDT For The Following Locations Ny . New York... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2011 - 11:03 am
On Sunday evening, a man was killed in the Sullivan County town of Forestburgh when the Fiat convertible he was driving struck a tree and burst into flames. Today, the Times Herald-Record reports, he's been identified as 60-year-old Forestburgh resident... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2011 - 9:13 am
The new Sidney Center Community Center. Photo by Julia Reischel.
The last time the American flag flew from the top of the flagpole at Sidney Center Elementary School was in 2005, when the school was shuttered because of declining enrollment.
This past... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 25, 2011 - 4:05 pm
Photo by Flickr user Michele Borioli. Published under Creative Commons license.
Joe Sicinski, who runs the food bank at the Andes Presbyterian Church, has a problem on his hands. He's still got plenty of things like canned corn, cranberry sauce and green... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 25, 2011 - 11:47 am
Radar image of southeastern New York State as of 11:45 am. From the National Weather Service.
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for much of New York State through 7pm tonight. From NY-Alert:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 683 Is In Effect Until 700 PM... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 25, 2011 - 11:35 am
Photo by Flickr user Marion Doss. Published under Creative Commons license.
With emerald ash borer and Asian longhorned beetle threatening to spread destruction across New York State's forests, the state Department of Environmental Conservation is getting... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 25, 2011 - 11:05 am
28-year-old New Jersey resident Yamil Mendez was killed on the New York State Thruway in New Paltz yesterday, when a tire failure caused the SUV he was driving to flip over. Five passengers were also injured. From the New York State Police:
The New York... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jul. 25, 2011 - 9:36 am
You should take that headline literally. Thanks to a water main break in the village of Catskill, the Catskill Community Center's "Summer Fun Programming" has been cancelled today, according to its website:
URGENT! NO SUMMER REC OR SUMMER FUN TODAY... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 25, 2011 - 6:46 am
Early Sunday morning, a car struck a tree in the Ulster County town of Rochester, injuring three occupants. Its driver, 20-year-old Matthew Kalaschenkow of Accord, faces DWI, vehicular assault, reckless endangerment, and various traffic charges.
From the... Read more
By wateradmin on Sunday, Jul. 24, 2011 - 9:48 am
"Potshots," by Bovina artist Gary Mayer, runs every Sunday. You can see Gary's collected Sunday cartoons by clicking here.
Mayer is an artist who's lived in Bovina for the past seven years. Originally hailing from Detroit, he lived for many years... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jul. 22, 2011 - 2:01 pm
Above: "The Huckleberry Brook Dancing Bear," by David Barry, winner of our "Best-Kept Secret in the Catskills" photo contest.
A secret azure swimming hole. An abandoned dairy truck moldering in the weeds. A back road through jaw-dropping fall leaves. We... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jul. 22, 2011 - 12:54 pm
Video: Billy Bob Liggan takes a video tour of the Rosendale Street Festival, 2008.
Party down, Rosendale: The annual Street Festival is in town once again. This Saturday and Sunday, the little town's Main Street will be transformed into an open-air fiesta... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jul. 22, 2011 - 12:16 pm
This just in: 17-year-old Anthony Pacherille, who shot classmate Wesley Lippitt and then himself in the Cooperstown police station last year, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. The Daily Star reports:
The 11-year sentence will be reduced by the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jul. 22, 2011 - 11:44 am
The Delaware County Sheriff's Department reports that 51-year-old Timothy J. Wren of Colchester was arrested this week and charged with forcible touching, third-degree rape and other felony charges stemming from alleged sexual acts with a child under the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jul. 22, 2011 - 9:18 am
Looks like AOL Weather is having some issues with their local forecast.* (It's hot in Arkville, but not THAT hot -- Weather Underground puts the current temperature around 81 degrees.)
The heat wave rolling across most of New York State isn't expected to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 21, 2011 - 10:07 pm
Looks like the Ulster Savings Bank has finally managed to unload the Friar Tuck Inn in Catskill for a modest $2.4 million. (That's $1.4 million less than what the bank was owed, when they foreclosed on the Route 32 property last April.)
But the identities... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 21, 2011 - 4:32 pm
Photo: Excess water spilling over the Gilboa Dam at the Schoharie Reservoir. Image released into the public domain, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
At a public hearing in Kingston today, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection released... Read more
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