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By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, May. 14, 2014 - 1:49 pm
Above: Kids investigate stream creatures during a water workshop, which will take place on Tuesday, May 20 in Tannersville this year. Photo via the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District.
The four-mile Schoharie Reservoir, created by the 88-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 13, 2014 - 10:43 pm
A SUNY New Paltz student and two of his recently-graduated roommates got a real-life ethics test this March, when they bought an old couch for $20 -- and found $40,000 in cash stuffed into the cushions.
The Little Rebellion, a student publication at SUNY... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 13, 2014 - 10:11 pm
A Sullivan County man has been arrested and charged with committing a rape in the city of Kingston in September of 2013, Kingston police reported Tuesday.
Arrested was 42-year-old Jonathan Johnson of Monticello, who is charged with felony rape in the... Read more
By Katherine Speller on Tuesday, May. 13, 2014 - 6:26 pm
Above: A sign declares the shuttered Hanover Farms farmstand "Closed By The Town Of Shandaken By Court Order." Photo by Julia Reischel.
Concerned residents crowded Shandaken Town Hall last Thursday night, lining the walls and spilling out into the hallway... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 13, 2014 - 2:20 pm
This Wednesday, Woodstock's eateries will be putting their best food forward at the second annual Taste of Woodstock.
The event kicks off at 6 p.m. with a wine tasting at the Film Center on Rock City Road. There, participants can pick up a wristband and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, May. 12, 2014 - 3:30 pm
Photo by Flickr user Mark Menzies; published under Creative Commons license.
Casino developers hoping to land one of four prized licenses from New York State will have to prove that they're investing enough in the project. But although the state's minimum... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, May. 12, 2014 - 11:44 am
A Cobleskill man has been jailed on assault and weapon charges after an incident at an Athens construction site, in which police say he struck a man in the head with a masonry trowel.
Arrested on Friday was 44-year-old Glen Gallup, who faces charges of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, May. 9, 2014 - 1:50 pm
Above: A WWII plane that crash-landed at the edge of a field on North Montgomery Hollow Road in Roxbury on Friday. Photo by Lissa Harris.
A small airplane with a single occupant crashed on North Montgomery Hollow Road near Hubbell Corners, in the Delaware... Read more
By Jennifer Strom on Friday, May. 9, 2014 - 1:30 pm
Above: The Parker family (left to right): Carol, Kelly, Bill and Eric, with Lilly and Lincoln. Photography by Richard A. Smith.
Bill and Carol Parker both grew up on farms and were happy to escape them as young adults. Bill’s family raised veal in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, May. 9, 2014 - 1:16 pm
The treasurer of the Cobleskill Bowling League has been charged with embezzling about $10,000 from the league, police say.
Arrested this week by New York State Police troopers was 50-year-old Summit resident Charles Bowen, who has been charged with third-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 8, 2014 - 5:51 pm
This Saturday, Sullivan County celebrates food, wine and public radio at Foodstock, an annual fundraiser for WJFF Radio Catskill. The event, held at the Villa Roma Resort in Callicoon, features a smorgasbord of tastings from local chefs, farmers, bakers,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 8, 2014 - 3:42 pm
More than $10,000 that should have gone toward caps and gowns for next year's graduating seniors, senior pictures, yearbooks and a class trip went into a Sullivan County teacher's pocket instead, police say.
On Thursday, May 8, state police arrested 46-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 8, 2014 - 12:38 pm
Tonight's public hearing on Hanover Farms, a farmstand on Route 28 in Mt. Tremper, ought to draw a feisty crowd to the Shandaken Town Hall.
The farmstand was shut down by a New York State Supreme Court judge's order last November, the latest in a long... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, May. 7, 2014 - 8:02 pm
Photo of raw milk by Flickr user Kristen Taylor; published under Creative Commons license.
Two years ago, farmers Bob and Stacey Stap decided to start selling raw milk from their 100-cow farm in the Orange County hamlet of Pine Bush. It made sense: The... Read more
By Katherine Speller on Wednesday, May. 7, 2014 - 1:59 pm
Above: Cyclists, vendors and more attend the New Paltz Bike Swap to recycle or pick up new wheels. Photo courtesy of New Paltz Bike Swap Facebook page.
Bike enthusiasts hoping to recycle their rides can trade in forgotten, road-weary bicycles or shop... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 6, 2014 - 6:14 pm
A man who was stopped on Route 28 in Olive last week, and arrested for possession of a stun gun, was found to be a fugitive from justice wanted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to the New York State Police.
Arrested on... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 6, 2014 - 11:55 am
A Cohoes man who was reported missing, after he left his house on a bicycle on Sunday and did not return, was found late Monday afternoon in the village of Schoharie, about 47 miles away.
The disappearance of 54-year-old Felix Rodriguez was widely... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, May. 5, 2014 - 12:42 pm
Above: An injured victim being treated at the scene of this morning's bus accident on Route 17 in Ramsey, N.J. Photos by Boyd A. Loving; courtesy of the Cliffview Pilot.
A flying car wheel smashed through the windshield of a Pine Hill Trailways bus bound... Read more
By Katherine Speller on Thursday, May. 1, 2014 - 1:15 pm
Who needs an Oscar? The first place winners at the Catskill Mountains Film Festival take home a home-grown version of the iconic golden statuette: the "Catty," a cat hand-carved by a Catskills woodworker out of foraged mountain birch.
Left: A "Catty," the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 1, 2014 - 12:09 pm
A raccoon that was killed in a recent fight with a dog in the Delaware County hamlet of Bloomville was found to be infected with rabies, county health officials announced.
The raccoon was sent to the New York State rabies laboratory for testing. County... Read more
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