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By Julia Reischel on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 - 7:17 pm
Above: The Flager in South Fallsburg in the 1950s Catskills. Image from 1950s Unlimited via Flickr. To the wider world, the Catskills mean just one thing: The Borscht Belt, with its famous Jewish resorts that inspired the movie “Dirty Dancing.” But... Read more
By Margaretville Health Foundation on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 - 2:32 pm
Department: MH Administration Schedule: Per Diem Shift: M-W-F Days (18 hour week) Weekends of Events (OT) Union: No Position Summary: The Margaretville Health Foundation Administrative Development Coordinator provides administrative, program, and mission... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 - 12:29 am
Above: Gary Rosa celebrates his election to the position of Delaware County Family Court Judge. Photo via the Vote for Gary Rosa Facebook page.  Gary Rosa has won a heated race for Delaware County's new family court judge position over county attorney... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015 - 9:16 pm
The polls are closed across the Catskills, and we're following the returns as they come in using our Storify widget, below. You can stalk your own results right along with us. Raw election results are being posted on the board of election websites for ... Read more
By Robert Cairns on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015 - 10:53 am
The Delaware County Board of Supervisors, without much fanfare, has updated the county's ethics policy, which has been the subject of much controversy this year. The board, at a Wednesday Oct. 28 meeting, passed a resolution adopting “The 2016 Ethics and... Read more
By Robert Cairns on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 - 6:32 am
Above: Leigh Melander, owner of a lodge in Fleischmanns, argued against a proposed bed tax during a public hearing on Oct. 28. Photo by Robert Cairns. After a run-up of weeks and a public hearing held on Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Delaware County Board of... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 - 4:24 pm
Above: One of the many creepy scenes at Night Terrors Haunted Farm in Schoharie.  Halloween is this Saturday, Oct. 31, and the Catskills are celebrating with costume bashes, trick-or-treat events, zombies, witches and more. Here’s our five county guide to... Read more
By Robert Cairns on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015 - 11:41 am
Above: Mounted officers rode through obstacles during a demonstration of skills on Friday. Photo by Robert Cairns. Delaware County has its first mounted police patrol since the 1980s. Six members of a multi-jurisdictional force of cops on horseback... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 - 2:46 pm
Above: Gov. Andrew Cuomo riding a motorcycle through the Catskills. Photo via the governor's press office, via Flickr. Riding on a motorcycle in a leather jacket through the peak of the Catskills fall colors, Gov. Andrew Cuomo led a procession of bikers... Read more
By Robert Cairns on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015 - 2:54 pm
A local law to create a hotel and motel occupancy tax came a step closer to reality on Wednesday, Oct. 14, when the Delaware County Board of Supervisors scheduled a public hearing on the law to add two percent to the bills for overnight stays. Wednesday's... Read more

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