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By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 - 10:38 am
Photographer Ethan Myers took this photo of a wintery stream in Hunter on November 17, and shared it with us in the Watershed Post Flickr pool. Check out a closeup of the snow on the moss, below.
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 - 4:37 pm
The National Weather Service in Albany warns that freezing rain is expected this afternoon and into the evening across the Catskills, especially at elevations above 1200 feet. From NY-Alert:
Elevations Above 1200 Feet Will Be Most Susceptible To These... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 - 4:25 pm
Above: Toy soldiers stand guard during the town-wide holiday Woodstock Open House in 2010. Photo by Julia Reischel.
Short notice, we know -- but if you're a fan of Christmas caroling, we suggest you head to Woodstock, where the team of internationally-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 - 2:19 pm
An investigation into drug activity in and around Ellenville, which has been underway for thirteen months, has paid off in the form of 23 arrests by the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team (URGENT) and the Ellenville police.
Most of the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 - 11:58 am
Downtown Bloomingburg in August, 2008. Photo by Daniel Case; published on Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons license.
It seems Bloomingburg wants a little less government. About 100 residents of the Sullivan County village -- population 420, as of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 - 2:20 pm
Above: MARK Project director Peg Ellsworth, who serves on the Southern Tier Regional Economic Council, presents Gov. Andrew Cuomo with a gift basket of Delaware County goodies during the Governor's visit to the Southern Tier on Wednesday. Photo courtesy... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 - 11:50 am
Three Ulster County residents were arrested after the stabbing of a Palenville man on Tuesday, an assault police say occurred after an argument over a drug sale.
Around 11:30pm on Tuesday night, according to a New York State Police press release, a 23-... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 - 10:39 am
Above: The original 1960s mechanical pin-setter machines and surface ball-returns of Margaretville Bowl. All photos by Julia Reischel.
Walking into Margaretville Bowl is walking onto the set of "Mad Men."The eight-lane alley opened in 1960 with brand-new... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 - 9:43 pm
Staten Island hunter James Sperring shot himself in the foot while hunting with his brother in the Sullivan County town of Lumberland on Tuesday -- and his problems don't end there, the Times Herald-Record reports.
James Sperring, 53, was using a rope to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 - 9:19 pm
Schoharie County businesses have been hit by more than their fair share of crime over the last week.
At least eight businesses in towns around Schoharie County were burglarized over the weekend after Thanksgiving, the Times-Journal reports:
Burglars broke... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 - 1:53 pm
The Delaware County village of Hancock is under a boil-water advisory after a water main break on Tuesday afternoon, NY-Alert warns.
Water service was restored to the village quickly after the main break yesterday, according to village deputy clerk Monica... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 - 1:08 pm
Marcia Olenych (the owner of Mountain Flame in Arkville) sent us this photo of her commute this morning over Margaretville Mountain, right next to the Margaretville Mountain Inn, looking into the East Branch of the Delaware River Valley.
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 - 12:26 pm
Above: The official trailer for "How To Survive a Plague," a documentary about AIDS activists in the '80s and '90s by filmmaker David France.
The Delaware County town of Middletown may get the chance to root for one of its own at the upcoming Oscars in... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 - 10:57 am
Above: Leaping trout grace the walls of the Arts Upstairs Gallery in Phoenicia. Photo by Mark Loete Photography.
If there are any Catskills creatures whose iconic status is beyond all doubt, the leaping trout and the working artist are two such. This... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 - 9:59 pm
State police in Liberty announced the arrest of 47-year-old Edward Patalon of Cochecton today, on charges that he stole a Kubota tractor from another town resident.
The tractor in question was reported stolen on November 16. With help from Pennsylvania... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 - 3:17 pm
This just in from the Delaware County Sheriff's Office: A lengthy undercover investigation into drug activity in the village of Walton and around Delaware County has netted seven arrests.
The seven, all arrested on sealed indictment warrants issued by the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 - 12:52 pm
Above: A new billboard near Exit 22 off I-88, advertising a renewed search for information on the unsolved 1974 killing of SUNY Cobleskill student Kathleen Kolodziej. Source: New York State Police.
It has been nearly 40 years since the chilly day in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 - 10:54 am
The Federal Emergency Management Agency set up a Disaster Recovery Center at the Hudson River Maritime Musuem in Kingston on Monday. The center will be open every weekday through Friday, December 7 to help businesses and individuals who were affected by... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 - 9:41 am
Winter has its grip on the Catskills, but nature is already laying plans for the return of life to the landscape next spring. Mark Zilberman snapped this shot of a luminous seed head against an early-winter sky in Andes recently. For a larger view, see... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 - 4:51 pm
Above: The Gilboa Dam. Photo by Flickr user mountain_man_ny_2, published under Creative Commons license.
In the coming weeks, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection will install two massive siphons in the Gilboa Dam, which has been under... Read more
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