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By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Jun. 26, 2013 - 12:39 pm
Dear Editor,
This was the view from the Brooklyn Bridge Park as The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce attended the Watershed Experience held by NY City DEP on Sat. 6/22/2013. The Chamber attended the event together with representatives from Sullivan,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 26, 2013 - 9:38 am
Above: 2011 Fireworks in Poughkeepsie. Photo by Flickr user Atomox, posted in the Watershed Post Flickr Pool.
When folks Google "Fireworks" and "Catskills," we pop up. 2,148 people read our online guide to Catskills fireworks last year. Sponsor our 2013... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 24, 2013 - 4:11 pm
Some homegrown Catskills trail rocks. We've got a bunch more where they came from. Photo taken on the Escarpment Trail by Flickr user Kevin Kenny; published under Creative Commons license.
Summertime in the mountains got off to a promising start last... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 24, 2013 - 11:20 am
Kayakers on the Pepacton Reservoir. Photo by Dennis Schvejda; shared in the Watershed Post's Flickr group pool.
For decades, New York City's enormous reservoirs have been off-limits to all but a few dedicated anglers in rowboats. But when cautious city... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jun. 21, 2013 - 3:42 pm
Just in time for the weekend: A Middleburgh road that was closed for nearly a week after it was damaged by a mudslide has reopened, according to the Schoharie County Department of Public Works.
A DPW employee told the Watershed Post that Huntersland Road... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jun. 21, 2013 - 12:47 pm
State Route 375 in Woodstock, now known as the Levon Helm Memorial Boulevard. Photo by Flickr user Doug Kerr; published under Creative Commons license.
With a stroke of the gubernatorial pen, Route 375 between West Hurley and Woodstock has been officially... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Jun. 20, 2013 - 5:51 pm
Dear Editor,
Plans for the Catskill Mountain Rail Trail should include markers and plaques along the route to highlight sites of significant natural and human history through which the trail passes. There is overwhelming evidence that the proposed rail... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Jun. 20, 2013 - 4:22 pm
Catskillian Gothic: Jayni and Chevy Chase, who will be in town for two Hollywood-heavy events in Ulster County this weekend.
It’ll be a star-studded good time for all at Woodstock's Andy Lee Field on Saturday, as Catskill Mountainkeeper brings their... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 20, 2013 - 11:25 am
It took months of police work, and an investigation that involved a slew of law enforcement agencies, from the Walton village police to the FBI, but it finally happened: An arrest has been made in connection with a series of sadistic Facebook threats made... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013 - 5:05 pm
A satisfied customer at Bohringer's Fruit Farm in Middleburgh. Photo by James McCracken; shared in the Watershed Post's Flickr group pool.
June brings many things: Weddings. Graduations. A riot of greenery. And of course, strawberries. The brief, glorious... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013 - 3:48 pm
It's been a perilous week on Greene County roads and trails.
On Wednesday morning, state police say, two Athens women walking along the shoulder of Cauterskill Road in Catskill were struck by a car that drifted off-course. One died; the other was injured... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013 - 12:18 pm
Jack o' diamonds is a hard card to find. Photo by Flickr user Scott Namelrod; published under Creative Commons license.
The latest out of Albany: With just days left in the legislative session, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and key state legislators struck a late-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013 - 10:23 am
After a defeat at the polls in May, the Cairo-Durham Central School District passed a revised budget by 472-360 on Tuesday, the Daily Mail reports:
After the $27.7 million budget was voted down in May, the revised budget dropped the tax levy from $12,550,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013 - 10:00 pm
After the Middleburgh school district's first budget was defeated at the polls by a slender margin, voters in the district passed a revised budget Tuesday. The district announced the results on Facebook:
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By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013 - 5:57 pm
A 21-year-old Delhi man drowned on the West Branch of the Delaware River on Tuesday after he fell from his kayak.
Around noon on Tuesday, according to a news release from the Delaware County Sheriff's Office, local first responders and police responded to... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013 - 3:49 pm
Dear Editor,
I am writing to express my support for the proposed Catskill Mountain Rail Trail (CMRT). As a resident of the City of Kingston, I am very excited about the impact this trail will have on our city! The CMRT will begin in Midtown Kingston (near... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013 - 3:21 pm
Dear Editor,
Is it only me or does the weather feel weird these days. In late May, we had temperatures in the 40's accompanied by rain and strong wind. Usually, cold temperatures in late May are associated with clear weather and high pressure- not wind... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013 - 3:10 pm
Dear Editor,
The 38.5 mile U&D corridor was purchased in 1979 for 1.5 million dollars by Ulster County (approximately four million dollars in 2013 dollars). Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR) supporters are now urging people to tell County Executive... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013 - 3:09 pm
Above: The old Ulster & Delaware rail tracks near Cathedral Glen on Highmount. Photo by Julia Reischel.
A controversial plan to convert Ulster County's old rail corridor into a walking trail from Kingston to Highmount got a boost on Monday, with the... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013 - 3:00 pm
Dear Editor,
When I was a kid growing up in a Phoenix suburb, my friends and I rode our bikes everywhere. They were our source of freedom, adventure and comradeship. There were streets throughout the small city that were wide, lightly-trafficked, and safe... Read more
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