Delaware County
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, Jun. 12, 2012 - 2:22 pm
We've received a bunch of letters this month. Read them all in our letters section. To support the Margaretville American Legion Post's rebuilding efforts, send a check to American Legion Post 216, PO Box 41, Margaretville, NY 12455. -- Julia Reischel... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Jun. 7, 2012 - 12:33 pm
Above: A staircase built by Clark Sanders, a Catskills resident who specializes in stone and straw-bale construction. Photo by Clark Sanders' website.
There's some bad news for Catskills home-hunters who want energy-efficient, earth-friendly houses:... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2012 - 1:34 pm
Above: 2012 Delaware County Dairy Princess Miquela Hanselman and Alternate Dairy Princess Cali Lutz. Photo by Chery Petersen.
On May 25, Delaware County crowned its 50th "dairy princess," 17-year-old Miquela Hanselman.
Cheryl Petersen, who writes for... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2012 - 11:30 am
Above: Andes trail-lovers -- Bob Moses and Nick Verni of the Catskill Mountain Club and Bill Feldman of Andes Works! -- get muddy on Saturday while building a section of the Andes Rail Trail. Photo contributed by Ann Roberti.
Last Saturday, June 2, was... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 5, 2012 - 3:33 pm
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Above: A Google map showing a 2.1-mile stretch of Highway 30A that the NYC DEP is funding repairs to this summer. (Google Maps, whose road names can be capricious in the rural stretches of upstate New York, calls it NYC Rd. No. 6 and BWS... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Monday, Jun. 4, 2012 - 7:51 pm
On Saturday, June 2, beer lovers from across the Catskills flocked to Andes to share in their love for beer at the Andes Hotel's fourth annual Craft Beer Fest.
A wide variety of both light and dark craft beers, some from beloved New York State breweries... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Monday, Jun. 4, 2012 - 10:10 am
Following a month long investigation, New York State Police in Oneonta and Sidney arrested four people last week for a string of residential burglaries spanning three counties.
On Tuesday, May 29, police in Oneonta and Sidney arrested Nicole L. Luna, a 27... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 31, 2012 - 11:54 pm
For years, the state-owned Belleayre Mountain Ski Center in New York's Catskill mountains was a playground for police officers and other “VIP” skiers who were allowed to ski for free at the discretion of Belleayre management.
Two years ago, Belleayre came... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 31, 2012 - 10:18 am
A familiar sight that won't be cropping up along Delaware County roadways this year: The iconic cow signs for the Meredith Dairy Fest. Photo by Carolyn Simmons of West Laurens; shared in the Watershed Post Flickr group pool.
As if the brutal economy... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, May. 30, 2012 - 10:53 am
The dreaded tornadoes we were warned about never materialized, thankfully, but New York State was pelted with epic thunderstorms on Tuesday. And in a few places, hailstones.
A couple of Watershed Post readers sent us photos of hailstones from the deluge.... Read more
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