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By Julia Reischel on Monday, Sep. 8, 2014 - 10:36 am
The New York State Department of Transportation has closed Route 42 in Greene County's Halcott Mountain Pass for a few days this week to remove the remains of a rockslide that cut across the road in May.
Beginning today, Monday, September 8, Route 42 in... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 5, 2014 - 4:14 pm
A developer who bought the former Narrowsburg school and planned to turn it into a drug rehabilitation center has agreed to back away from the project.
At a meeting on Thursday, September 4, the Sullivan West School District voted unanimously to allow the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 5, 2014 - 11:28 am
On July 2, floodwaters stood two feet deep on Main Street in the Sullivan County village of Jeffersonville. Other spots in the towns of Callicoon and Delaware, including the Villa Roma Resort, were also inundated by flash flooding.
But the amount of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 5, 2014 - 12:58 am
A 66-year-old Margaretville woman who was allegedly dealing large amounts of cocaine out of her house has been arrested by Delaware County police, and is facing multiple felony drug trafficking charges.
Delaware County sheriff's deputies arrested Diana... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 4, 2014 - 1:49 pm
For Tim Luby and Jess Fritscher, a pair of avid hikers with a longstanding love for the trails and hollows of the Catskills, visiting just wasn't enough.
"We were driving back from one of our many trips to the Catskills," Luby said. "I kind of blurted... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 4, 2014 - 1:23 pm
This Saturday, experienced hikers from both sides of Balsam Lake Mountain in the remote town of Hardenburgh will lead hikes to the site of the oldest fire tower in the Catskills. A wooden fire tower at the summit was originally installed in 1887 to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 4, 2014 - 12:16 pm
Above: Kaaterskill Falls shot from behind in January 2014 by Dave Hebb, who shared the photo in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
After two people fell to their deaths off Kaaterskill Falls in Greene County this summer, the New York State Department of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 3, 2014 - 5:37 pm
A Madison County man was arrested in the Delaware County town of Bovina on Monday and charged with second-degree murder for the death of his girlfriend, who was stabbed to death in the couple's Cazenovia home over the Labor Day weekend.
The victim, 44-... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 2, 2014 - 12:15 pm
Vice President Joe Biden was indeed at the Emerson Resort & Spa in Mount Tremper on Saturday, August 30, according to Tony Lanza, a spokesman for the resort. Biden was part of a wedding party that stayed at the resort and attended several events there... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 2, 2014 - 11:40 am
Above: A sailboat glides on the surface of the Pepacton Reservoir on May 26, 2012. Photo by Tina Schvejda; posted in the Watershed Post's Flickr group pool.
This summer, the Catskills Outdoor Guide is partnering with the New York City Department of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014 - 3:13 pm
Don't look now, but the leaves are already turning in the highest peaks of the Catskills. That and the arrival of Labor Day weekend confirms it: Summer is ending. Go out with a bang -- in some cases, a literal bang, with fireworks -- with these great... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014 - 12:39 pm
The Wynkoop Road bridge over the Esopus Creek in the Ulster County town of Hurley, which has been closed since June for repairs, re-opened on Thursday, August 28. County Executive Mike Hein was on hand at a ribbon cutting with a crowd of notables,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014 - 5:43 pm
For Bud Holden and Ken Henderson, two old friends who have been fishing the Beaverkill for 40 years, it was supposed to be just another day on the river. But fate had other plans.
On the morning of Thursday, August 21, Holden and Henderson were among a... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014 - 10:50 am
Above: Bill Lonecke with his wife, Barbara (left), and daughter, Cindy (right), standing where their Maplecrest house used to be. It was washed away during Tropical Storm Irene by the Batavia Kill, which is 50 yards away to the right. Photo by Christopher... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 - 4:56 pm
There's no weekend like this weekend to hike up a Catskills fire tower. Not only can you earn one of our coveted Catskill Fire Towers badges if you do (see details here or below), but you'll also get a rare treat: the sight of a fire tower cab glowing... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 - 9:56 am
Above: A photo of the Hill Cest Roller Rink in the village of Sidney, New York, on fire late on Tuesday, August 26. Photo via the Delaware County NY Fire Wire & Emergency News Facebook page.
The Hill Crest Roller Rink, a nightlife institution for... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014 - 6:33 pm
The VW Parts building owned by infamous Fleischmanns junkyard operator William Hrazanek caught fire around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26. The former junkyard, located at 717 Wagner Avenue, is in the process of being purchased with federal disaster funds as... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014 - 2:41 pm
Left: Dennis A. Albach. Photo via the New York State Police.
A 49-year-old Bloomingburg man has been arrested for drunkenly brandishing a rifle, firing shots, and destroying several car windows after a fight at the Twin Lakes Mobile Park in the Sullivan... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014 - 10:39 am
A short section of Route 42 in the town of Lexington is scheduled to be closed on Tuesday while a private bridge is installed, according to the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT).
Route 42 will be closed from Spruceton Road to Beech Ridge... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 22, 2014 - 5:22 pm
Above: A mudslide on Route 10 in the Schoharie County town of Sharon on August 21, 2014. Photo via the Schoharie County Fire Wire Facebook page.
Heavy rains caused flooding and a mudslide in the town of Sharon in Schoharie County Thursday night,... Read more
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