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By Julia Reischel on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 - 3:19 pm
Above: The Dividing Weir Bridge the year it was built, in January 1915. Photo via the NYC DEP's Flickr page.
The bridge that carries Reservoir Road across Ulster County's Ashokan Reservoir, known by the New York City Department of Environmental... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 - 3:20 pm
Image provided by Spillian.
What do fly fisherman do when trout season is a month away and the temperatures are still deep-freeze cold? At this time of year, reminiscing fondly about being thigh-high in a Catskills stream is about as close to fishing as... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 - 2:23 pm
Above: Image via the Delaware Valley Ridge Riders Facebook page.
Snowmobiles are usually found high on snowy ridges, running single file on a huge network of groomed trails around the Catskills.
But this Saturday in Downsville, the motorized sleds get to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 - 10:06 am
Two Delaware County men were found dead on Wednesday, Feb. 25 -- one on his property where he had been cutting a tree for firewood, and the other a few blocks from his home after he was reported missing.
Seventy-year-old Ralph Hunt was attempting to cut... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015 - 4:54 pm
Above: Tuna skewers at Commune Saloon. Photo via the Commune Saloon website.
With Woodstock still reeling from the closure of beloved Mexican restaurant Gypsy Wolf Cantina in December, it’s a good time for the Ulster County town to have something of a... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 - 2:17 pm
A Delaware County man has serious injuries after his girlfriend stabbed him with a kitchen knife in a home in Hancock on Monday, Feb. 23, police say.
Left: Niki M. Patire. Photo via the New York State Police.
Twenty-seven-year-old Niki M. Patire is... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015 - 4:58 pm
A 33-year-old employee of Windham Mountain Ski Resort was arrested on Friday, Feb. 20 for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from the Greene County ski mountain, according to a New York State Police press release.
Jessica L. Greene, who is listed on... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015 - 3:42 pm
Top: The sign for the Hi-Way Drive-In. Photo courtesy of “Enjoy Your Intermission.”
Some Catskills families run farms or general stores; for Roger and Sharon Babcock, the family business is the Hi-Way Drive-In Theatre on Route 9W in the Greene County town... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 - 10:33 am
To the Editor:
As a young child growing up along the old Ulster and Delaware rail line, I remember fondly seeing and hearing the trains rumble along the tracks. As a result, I have followed this Trail/Rail debate with great interest.
Through the years (... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 - 2:31 pm
A Mount Tremper resident's garage caught fire on Friday morning, in a two-alarm blaze that drew upwards of 50 firefighters from several local volunteer fire departments to the scene.
The garage fire, near a home at 5283 Route 28, was reported at 9:39 a.m... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 - 10:13 am
This story has been updated with information from fire investigators. See bottom for new info. - Ed.
The Key Bank building on Main Street Phoenicia that burned on Monday, Feb. 16 reignited briefly on Thursday, Feb. 19, prompting firefighters to respond... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 - 6:47 pm
Above: Firefighters respond to a fire near Phoenicia Thursday, Feb. 19. Photo by Sara Loughlin.
A structure in the Ulster County town of Shandaken is on fire on Thursday, Feb. 19, according to eyewitnesses.
A neighbor down the street reports that a large... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 - 6:04 pm
Above: The portion of Route 28 where a head-on collision occurred on Feb. 18, 2015. Image via Google Street View.
Two cars slammed into each other almost head-on in the Delaware County town of Andes on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Both drivers were injured, and... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 - 11:30 am
Stacy Post, the supervisor of the Greene County town of Windham, was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday, Feb. 19 on 30 counts of felony eavesdropping and official misconduct, according to the Windham Journal's Michael Ryan, who was covering the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 - 11:02 am
Above: "Finn Does Not Like Bowling," by Elinor Hills, one of the works being exhibited in the Art.Write.Now.Tour 2014-15. Image used with permission from the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.
Over 100 teenage artists from around the country will... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 - 10:15 am
Above: Brian Olenych, fresh out of the sauna, is warm enough for anything in Arkville on Saturday, Feb. 14. Photos courtesy of Marcia Olenych.
This February is in the top five of the coldest Februarys on record, according to the National Weather Service... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 - 9:51 pm
To the Editor:
Thanks to visionary Supervisor, Mike Hein, Ulster County has become a leader in the State of New York. We’ve seen notable achievements in four areas that affect the quality of our lives: environment, infrastructure, social... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 - 9:49 pm
Dear Editor:
The following letter was sent to the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) who is taking comments until February 27, 2015 about giving the Constitution Pipeline Co. a Water Quality Permit. Please see why it should be denied below... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 - 9:45 pm
Dear Editor,
Growing up in Olivebridge we often wondered when the train might come through along those abandoned tracks in Shokan. As a kid, the idea of a train ride seemed like it might be fun. But that train never came. It still hasn't, 25 years later... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 - 9:42 pm
Dear Onteora Residents,
Have you signed yet? The Ulster County School Boards Association is seeking to end the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA), which has cut over $7,300,000 in State Aid to our Onteora School District since being introduced in 2010... Read more
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