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By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014 - 1:06 am
Pro mountain bikers from around the world are competing on the slopes of Windham Mountain this weekend as part of the Union Cyclist Internationale (UCI) Mountain Bike World Cup.
Today, the elite event was the men's and women's Cross Country Eliminator... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 8, 2014 - 9:38 pm
Above: Grandpa Woodstock in happier times. Photo by Flickr user flat-outcrazy.
Woodstock's 70-year-old hippie icon, Grandpa Woodstock, was arrested on Friday, August 8 on charges of selling marijuana and controlled substances out of an apartment at 135... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 8, 2014 - 4:31 pm
A 26-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a two-year-old Marlborough boy, according to a press release from the New York State Police.
The man, Kenneth M. Stahli (left) of Milton, allegedly abused the... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Friday, Aug. 8, 2014 - 3:07 pm
The following is a letter that was sent to the NYS Department of Transporation, and forwarded to the Watershed Post. -- Ed.
August 5, 2014
Joan McDonald, CommissionerNYS Department of Transportation50 Wolf RoadAlbany, NY 12232
Re: NYS Routes #10 and #28... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 8, 2014 - 2:18 pm
Brace yourselves: The Catskills are having their biggest moment since the height of the Borscht Belt resorts in the '50s.
Hudson Valley Magazine has dedicated its entire August issue to the region, declaring that "The Catskills Are Back," and featuring... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 - 3:44 pm
The Route 23 bridge in Catskill will be one lane only on Friday and next week as the New York State Department of Transportation resurfaces it, according to a travel advisory issued by the DOT:
Motorists are advised that the New York State Department of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 - 12:13 pm
The Delaware County Fair, the Catskills' annual bacchanal of butter statuary, demolition derbies, livestock, and country pride, kicks off Monday, August 11, and runs through Saturday, August 16.
The Delaware County Fair. August 11 - 16. Walton... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014 - 5:06 pm
What's the most exciting thing you can do in the great outdoors? Get hitched. Catskills weddings with an outdoorsy twist —in a barn, near a bonfire, on a ski lift or horseback — are on the rise, according to Lydia Castiglia, who runs Catskill Weddings, a... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014 - 3:51 pm
A man has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing a building in the village of Bloomingburg owned by Shalom Lamm, a developer at the center of a heated controversy over a Hasidic housing development in the tiny Sullivan County village.
The man, 38-year-... Read more
By John Phillip Tappen on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014 - 5:00 pm
Piers Playfair and his wife Lucy believe that the arts are the key to economic development in the Catskills.
“It’s important we have a strong artistic spine,” Playfair said.
The couple decided to bring renowned jazz musicians to the Catskills two years... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014 - 2:31 pm
It's high season for the Catskills outdoors, and this Saturday there are two hiking events that should get your boots on the trail.
Learn how to lead a team of volunteers on a trail maintainance hike during a hands-on workshop on Saturday at the Mountain... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014 - 10:48 am
Above: Tour of the Catskills racers riding the grueling Devil's Kitchen climb in 2010.
Cyclists from around the world hit the roads in Greene County over the weekend for the Tour of the Catskills, three days of racing that feature some of the steepest... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014 - 5:50 pm
The Union Street Guest House, an inn in Hudson that caters to the Catskills country wedding set, set off an internet firestorm today when the New York Post's Page Six wrote an article about the inn's strategy for keeping negative reviews off of Yelp:... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014 - 12:37 pm
A 28-year-old woman from Staten Island slammed her all terrain vehicle (ATV) into a tree at Bates State Forest in the Schoharie County town of Broome on Saturday, August 2, according to Tony Desmond, the Schoharie County Sheriff.
The woman, Lauren Galante... Read more
By Heather Rolland on Friday, Aug. 1, 2014 - 4:37 pm
Outdoor recreation opportunities abound in the Catskills, running the gamut from strolling on rail trails to expert-only wilderness bushwhacks. Whatever your adventure level — or your dog’s — there’s plenty to do with a pup in tow here in the Catskills.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 1, 2014 - 9:49 am
Above: The Cannonsville Reservoir in 2012. Photo by Flickr user David, shared in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
This summer, the Catskills Outdoor Guide is partnering with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Catskill... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 1, 2014 - 1:02 am
A ten-foot-tall, 10,000-pound statue of a Hindu rain goddess arrived in Big Indian on Sunday celebrate the reopening of a long-dormant Catskills ashram.
The Poughquag-based Bodhivastu Foundation is planning to open a Buddhist spiritual retreat center at... Read more
By John Phillip Tappen on Thursday, Jul. 31, 2014 - 3:17 pm
An Oneonta man was arrested yesterday on several charges, including rape, following an investigation into a sexual assault that occurred early Monday in the Delaware County town of Davenport, according to a press release from the Delaware County Sheriff’s... Read more
By John Phillip Tappen on Wednesday, Jul. 30, 2014 - 3:59 pm
Above: Kaaterskill Falls in April 2014. Photo by Paige Patunas, shared with the Watershed Post via our Flickr pool.
A Dutchess County woman died yesterday evening after she fell from the top of Kaaterskill Falls, a popular Greene County tourist... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jul. 30, 2014 - 12:38 pm
The Catskill Heritage Alliance, a local environmental group that has long been critical of the proposed Belleayre Resort project in Highmount, has released a study that claims the resort will fail unless scaled back.
The study, commissioned by Washington... Read more
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