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By Katherine Speller on Thursday, Jun. 12, 2014 - 12:31 pm
Above: A video of highlights from the 2013 Taste of Country Festival, which featured Lady Antebellum, Trace Adkins, Willie Nelson, Hunter Hayes, Billy Currington and more. Source: Taste of Country Festival's YouTube channel.
Ready your cowboy hats and... Read more
By John Phillip Tappen on Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2014 - 4:03 pm
Kenco's Kingston Kayak Festival returns to the Kingston Point Beach on Saturday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to offer opportunities for both seasoned and novice kayakers alike.
Kayakers will be able to learn new skills in beginner, intermediate and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2014 - 1:51 pm
Green Door, a Liberty-based quarterly magazine about Catskills life and culture, is shutting down.
It's been a good run; in their three years and 13 issues, Green Door's founders have launched a multi-use art space on Liberty's Main Street, popularized... Read more
By Katherine Speller on Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2014 - 11:28 am
One fish, two fish, red fish, 25-foot-long giant segmented puppet fish.
All this and more can be found at the 11th Annual Trout Parade, Saturday, June 14 at 1 p.m., on Main Street in Livingston Manor.
The parade features the art and wit of local... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 10, 2014 - 2:37 pm
On Memorial Day weekend, our 2014 Catskills Outdoor Guide hit the streets! We went through about 2,000 copies in 24 hours, and are waiting on the rest of our 20,000 print run to be delivered this week. They're going like hotcakes.
This year's edition of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 9, 2014 - 10:10 pm
Water is everywhere in the Catskill Mountains, even their name: The “kill” in “Catskills” is a Dutch word for “creek.” There’s plenty of open water to go around for kayakers, canoers, sailors and rowers — especially now that four of New York City’s vast... Read more
By John Phillip Tappen on Friday, Jun. 6, 2014 - 4:09 pm
Squeezed between the end of spring and the beginning of summer, strawberry season in the Catskills emerges for a brief but illustrious period.
For most farms, the season begins in June and lasts about four weeks, sometimes stretching into the first week... Read more
By Katherine Speller on Friday, Jun. 6, 2014 - 3:15 pm
Above: A room at the Arnold House. Photo courtesy of the Arnold House.
For over a century, urbanites have found refuge in the Catskills. But the heyday of the grand Victorian mountain hotels is over, and the era of Borscht Belt resort kitsch is passing... Read more
By John Phillip Tappen on Thursday, Jun. 5, 2014 - 3:35 pm
A man who was wounded in a Sullivan County shooting on May 23 was arrested Wednesday on gun and drug charges, after he was discharged from Westchester Medical Center.
Arrested on Wednesday, June 4 was 33-year-old William Sullivan of Yulan. Sullivan has... Read more
By Jennifer Strom on Thursday, Jun. 5, 2014 - 2:18 pm
One World Cup mountain biking competition featuring 7,000 riders from 35 countries. Three days of yoga. Car and motorcycle shows, skateboard races. Summer concerts starring Buddy Guy, Gretchen Wilson and the brothers Allman and Avett. A chance to taste... Read more
By John Phillip Tappen on Thursday, Jun. 5, 2014 - 2:03 pm
For 21 years, the first Saturday in June has been reserved for appreciating the nation’s mountain trails and greenery. This Saturday, June 7, Catskill area parks will observe the 22nd annual National Trails Day by hosting outdoor celebrations — welcoming... Read more
By Katherine Speller on Thursday, Jun. 5, 2014 - 1:21 pm
Above: A still of the doe mid-crash, from the security camera footage of at Hudson Coffee Traders. Via Times Herald Record's Youtube channel.
Taking a break from the daily grind, a small doe crashed through the glass front door of Hudson Coffee Traders,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 5, 2014 - 12:16 pm
The charge is "burglary," but according to state police, the only thing taken was a dump.
A Saugerties man was arrested on Wednesday, after allegedly paying a visit to the Saugerties Chiropractic Center before opening hours and defecating on the carpet... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 4, 2014 - 4:14 pm
After falling and hitting his head on the ice in February, Woodstock artist Lenny Kislin has recently returned to his passion: making sculptures from primitive early American antiques.
Last week, despite the fog of anti-seizure medication, Kislin started... Read more
By Katherine Speller on Wednesday, Jun. 4, 2014 - 3:06 pm
The tenth annual Mountain Jam Music Festival, produced by Radio Woodstock WDST and hosted by Hunter Mountain, kicks off on Thursday, June 5 and continues through Sunday, June 8 featuring a line-up of 40 musical acts across three stages.
Jimmy Buff,... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Jun. 4, 2014 - 12:41 pm
Residents of the Catskills are often people who thrive on privacy and peace, but it’s also important that the commons contain ample opportunities to get off of the farm and out of the woods to socialize. Happily, we’re blessed with a fine selection of... Read more
By Katherine Speller on Tuesday, Jun. 3, 2014 - 4:27 pm
A 54-year-old Wurtsburo man was arrested for menacing last week after allegedly flashing the butt of his silver handgun during an argument at Timberline Camplands, a trailer campground in the Sullivan County town of Mamakating.
Angel L. Rivera was... Read more
By John Phillip Tappen on Tuesday, Jun. 3, 2014 - 11:04 am
A South Cairo man was arrested and jailed last week after police found evidence of an illegal distilling operation, unregistered guns, marijuana and fireworks at his home.
On Wednesday, May 28, Robert Litchko Jr. of South Cairo was arrested by officers... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 2, 2014 - 1:39 pm
Above: The newly-restored Rosendale Trestle over the Rondout Creek, reopened in 2013 as a pedestrian walkway on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail. Photo by John Fischer Photography (noroadunturned.com).
To celebrate National Trails Day, which is this... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, May. 30, 2014 - 3:16 pm
A 61-year-old Long Island man died in the Sullivan County town of Fremont on Saturday, May 24 when his own car rolled over him in a freak accident, according to a New York State Police press release.
Richard Monticciolo of Lynbrook was on his way to... Read more
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