Delaware County
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 5, 2012 - 2:57 pm
Background: Last week, after the Town of Hurley voted to withdraw from the Catskill Scenic Byway project, the Watershed Post ran a letter to the editor from Melinda McKnight blasting the town board for their decision. McKnight is Hurley's representative... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 3, 2012 - 5:20 pm
Above: Photo of cut log by Flickr user EasyPickle. Published under Creative Commons license.
This afternoon, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that they are loosening the regulations that govern transportation of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 3, 2012 - 11:24 am
Above: Photo from the Stamford Auto Show on July 1. Taken by Flickr user mountain_man_ny_2; shared in the Watershed Post's Flickr group pool.
On Sunday, the Stamford Rotary Club held its 34th annual Auto Show at 159 West Main Street. David, a local... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 2, 2012 - 10:54 am
Civil war reenactors from far and wide descended on the Delaware County town of Sidney over the weekend for three days of living history.
Local filmmaker Jess Vecchione was on hand on June 30 at the Greater Maywood Rural Community Services Center, on the... Read more
By J.N. Urbanski on Thursday, Jun. 28, 2012 - 12:43 pm
Above and bottom: Tony and Elizabeth Ruiz and their children, Zed and Evie. Photos by Mellisa Misner.
As we work on relaunching our Catskills-wide business directory, we're beefing up our coverage of local businesses. This is the first installment of a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 28, 2012 - 12:01 pm
This morning, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 5-4 in favor of letting most provisions of the healthcare reform law stand. (The ruling did strike down a provision that imposed federal penalties on states if they refuse to expand their Medicaid... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jun. 28, 2012 - 9:46 am
Photo of a small tugboat and an oil spill surrounded by yellow booms on the Pepacton Reservoir. Taken on Tuesday, May 15 from Route 30, near the pump station for the East Delaware Tunnel, by Lissa Harris.
The New York City Department of Environmental... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Wednesday, Jun. 27, 2012 - 1:51 pm
Above: Visitors of the 2011 Hobart Horsehoe Festival show off their skills. Photo courtesy of Hobart Historical Society.
Get your horseshoes ready, ladies and gentlemen.
On Saturday, July 28, the 11th Annual Hobart Horseshoe Festival will be coming to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 26, 2012 - 11:53 pm
With most districts reporting, the Associated Press called the Democratic primary in New York's 19th Congressional District in favor of attorney Julian Schreibman, shortly after 11pm. Schreibman, a first-time candidate, defeated Dutchess County legislator... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 26, 2012 - 10:24 am
Joel Tyner (left) and Julian Schreibman, candidates seeking to run on the Democratic ticket for New York State's 19th Congressional District this year.
Voters, don't forget to go to the polls: New York State holds its statewide primaries today.
Here in... Read more
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