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By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, May. 29, 2013 - 2:05 pm
Dear Editor:
Flying Cat Music recently hosted a concert at the Empire State Railway Museum in Phoenicia with Malcolm Holcombe, an extremely talented and nationally respected musician who resides in the Swannanoa Valley, outside of Ashville, North Carolina... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, May. 29, 2013 - 1:59 pm
Above: A Foodstock guest enjoys some of the fare at the annual event that supports public radio in the Catskills. Photo Credit: Jason R. Dole
To the editor:WJFF's Foodstock Fine Food & Wine Festival on Saturday, May 11, was a huge success!More than... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, May. 29, 2013 - 1:53 pm
To the editor:
Regarding the May 14 meeting on the Leatherstocking Pipeline at Delhi's Town Hall.
Regardless of the energy cost advantages, real or imagined, that will benefit DA, Clark's, SUNY and possible newer enterprises, it looks like the people most... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, May. 29, 2013 - 1:40 pm
To the editor:
The "Belleayre Resort at Catskill Park" naysayers, have views that are irrelevant.
They do not understand today's issues. It is time for the leaders of Save the Mountain, Catskill Heritage Alliance and others who want to block... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, May. 29, 2013 - 1:38 pm
To The Editor:
So it continues with a small but vocal group known as the Catskill Heritage Alliance. On the record as being against cell towers, against full expansion of the Belleayre Ski Center, against the Belleayre Resort and against unrestricted... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, May. 29, 2013 - 1:28 pm
To the editor:
We, the elected municipal officials of the Towns and Villages in Ulster, Greene and Delaware Counties, are writing to our regional media outlets, DEC and New York State officials in support of the Belleayre Resort at Catskill Park. We... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, May. 29, 2013 - 1:01 pm
Ulster County sheriff Paul Van Blarcum is recovering in Kingston Hospital after a bizarre accident on Monday afternoon, in which a car veered off the road, crashed into Van Blarcum's parked truck, and shoved the truck onto the sheriff.
The accident... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 28, 2013 - 2:07 pm
It's been a rough year for the Marbletown Elementary School. The closing of the Rosendale school last June is still fresh for many former Rosendale students now attending Marbletown. Throughout the year, Marbletown Elementary has been plagued with a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 28, 2013 - 12:14 pm
A former employee of Covidien, a pharmaceutical company whose Hobart-based plant manufactures controlled prescription narcotics, has been arrested and charged with the theft of hydrocodone tablets from the plant.
On Thursday, May 23, Delaware County... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 28, 2013 - 10:11 am
A few of Sullivan County's crowned princesses wave from a float at the Liberty Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27, in this photo by John of Catskills Photography on Flickr. From left to right: Jennifer Nolan, Miss Sullivan County 2013; Tisha Curry, Ms... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, May. 28, 2013 - 10:02 am
This spring, Peekamoose Restaurant & Tap Room sponsored our Catskills-wide photo contest, in which over 60 readers from around the region sent us images of their favorite Catskills outdoor experiences.
After much deliberation, our seven-person jury... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, May. 25, 2013 - 3:46 pm
Snow on Memorial Day Weekend? In the high peaks, anything's possible.
Watershed Post reader Jamie Sabuda took this shot at 8am on Hunter Mountain this morning, on Becker Hollow Trail at roughly 3800 feet in elevation. "Thought y'all might like to see,"... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, May. 24, 2013 - 11:45 pm
Thanks to dozens of advertisers, our excellent freelancers and contributors, and a team of graphics and creative specialists, we've finished the 2013 Catskills Outdoor Guide.
Print copies hit the streets today, just in time for Memorial Day weekend. (Sure... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 23, 2013 - 11:48 pm
Photo: An ATV rider at Stone Tavern Farm.
Some people come to the mountains for peace and tranquility. Some come for things that go vroom vroom. Either way, you've come to the right place. For curious beginners, or those who just want to spend a few hours... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Thursday, May. 23, 2013 - 11:35 pm
Joseph D'Acunto of Black Dome Mountain Guide Service.
When learning any new skill, it's always wise to get good advice from a pro. That goes double for skills involving powerful firearms.
Joseph D'Acunto, a licensed hunting, camping and hiking guide who... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 23, 2013 - 10:04 pm
Above: Photo by Eve Bernhard. Submitted to the 2013 Catskills Outdoor Experience Photo Contest.
Clubs and Organizations
NYS Department of Environmental ConservationAlmost half of the land in the “forever wild” Catskill Park is owned by New York State.... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, May. 23, 2013 - 6:43 pm
Above: Hundreds of rubber duckies take to the waters of Gooseberry Creek in the Tannersville Rubber Duck Race & Crazy Boat Race and Festival on May 25. Photo via the Great Northern Catskills website.
Memorial Day weekend in the Catskills abounds with... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 23, 2013 - 5:10 pm
Above: The Admiral's Dress Grey Caddis. Fly and photo by Anthony Ritter of Gone Fishing Guide Service.
Fishing is a Catskills tradition. The cold, bubbling streams are the birthplace of a distinctly American style of "dry fly" fishing. Catskills anglers... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 23, 2013 - 4:55 pm
“Two Boys and a Dog in East Meredith” by Cindy Dunne. Second place winner of the 2013 Catskills Great Outdoor Experience Photo Contest.
We could tell you where our favorite secret Catskills swimming holes are, but then we'd have to kill you. Odds are if... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 23, 2013 - 4:34 pm
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a flood watch for eastern New York and western New England, in effect through 8am Friday morning. In New York State, the watch covers Albany, Columbia, Greene and Ulster counties.
From a NY-Alert message... Read more
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