Delaware County
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Dec. 24, 2012 - 3:16 pm
Local photographer Mark Zilberman's house all decked out for Christmas, Catskills style. Photo taken in Andes on Christmas Day, December 25, 2011, and shared in the Watershed Post Flickr group pool.
Whatever holidays you celebrate, we hope you have a very... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 - 2:21 pm
Parallel contrails through winter trees in Monticello on December 14, by Catskills Photography via the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
The forecast for this afternoon calls for the world to continue (by most accounts), and also some snow in Delaware and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 - 3:51 pm
New York State is currently accepting public comments on its latest draft of gas drilling regulations. Helen Slottje, a lawyer who has been prominent in the movement to pass town bans on gas drilling, is hosting a series of public forums this week on the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 - 4:24 am
In the Catskills, we do have partridges -- not to mention pear trees.
But here at the WP, we thought we'd put a more local spin on a favorite carol. While we're at it, we'd like to wish a very Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas to our readers across the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 - 11:10 am
Above: A group of DEP and Delaware County employees who worked together on storm recovery in Queens were honored in a ceremony in Downsville on Friday. Commissioner Strickland is fifth from left. Also in the photo are Jim Eisel, chairman of the Delaware... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 - 11:01 am
Above: Flood damage in Phoenicia caused by Tropical Storm Irene. Photo taken on September 4, 2011 by fixBufflao and posted to the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
Yesterday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a plan to buy up to 33 properties in... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 - 1:27 pm
There’s fresh relief on the horizon for would-be automotive bodies beautiful in the Central Catskills: Ben Krom is already lining up customers for West Branch Collision and Classics, now open at 60 Delaware Street in Walton. The Watershed Post chatted... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 - 10:32 am
The Delaware County Sheriff's Office reports that two men were arrested in Downsville on Friday, December 7, after they tried to sell 73 bags of heroin to an undercover police informant.
Arrested were 29-year-old Patrick Ladd and 30-year-old Walter Lewis... Read more
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 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
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