Delaware County
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 - 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 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 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 - 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 Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 - 1:56 pm
On his way from Montreal to a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Justin Bieber made an unscheduled stop in the Catskills. The Bieb tweeted:
when your bus breaks down in the middle of the catskill mountains... #notswaggy
— Justin Bieber... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 - 11:12 am
On Thursday afternoon, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation unveiled its latest set of proposed regulations to govern hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. The new proposed regulations replace an earlier set of draft regulations,... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 - 3:37 pm
Above: Santa pays a pre-Christmas visit to the annual Woodstock Holiday Open House in December 2010. Photo by Julia Reischel.
Shopping small and local for the holidays will get you a whole lot more than a warm fuzzy glow of political rectitude. It’ll get... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 - 10:50 am
Above: Morning light shows off the early-winter snow on the flanks of Hunter Mountain today. From Hunter's Facebook page.
The Catskills high peaks got a pretty dusting of snow this week, and local ski resorts are poised to take advantage of it. The... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 - 10:31 am
Dear Editor,
A few days ago, I saw an Internet statement that said, “I’m thankful for those who choose to shop local.” As a board member of our local chamber of commerce, I can say that I agree with that sentiment.
But I am also am thankful for the... Read more
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