Delaware County
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2011 - 11:03 am
The Delaware County Sheriff's Office is reporting that justice was swift when an angry 22-year-old started ripping down Memorial Day flags in Grand Gorge on Saturday.
According to a press release, Robert J. Giordano was spotted systematically throwing the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, May. 31, 2011 - 8:41 am
As we mentioned last week, vintage baseball players from around the region gathered in the village of Fleischmanns over the weekend to attempt to break the world record for the longest baseball marathon ever played. Watershed Post correspondent (and... Read more
By Matthew Perry on Friday, May. 27, 2011 - 1:25 pm
Hobart, a "book village" that has been long established as the Delaware County hub for bibliophiles, is celebrating Memorial Day with a village-wide book sale and the grand opening of a new bookstore on Main Street.
Tomorrow, the brand-new Mysteries... Read more
By Matthew Perry on Friday, May. 27, 2011 - 12:34 pm
A ger is a portable, wood-framed dwelling that is typically found in the Central Asian steppes. (You may know it as a yurt, which is the Russian word; ger is Mongolian.)
On Saturday, however, the Michael Kudish Natural History Preserve in Stamford will... Read more
By Matthew Perry on Friday, May. 27, 2011 - 12:12 pm
This Memorial Day weekend the Walton Historical Society will sponsor a real-time trip to Civil War-era camps and battlefields at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. The Blue and the Gray will pitch their tents on Friday, May 27, march through the village of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, May. 27, 2011 - 12:08 pm
Radio listeners, rejoice: Roxbury's community radio station, WIOX 91.3, is back online again after being off the air since Monday due to a "fried" circuit board.
Station manager Joe Piasek emailed to say that as of 4:40pm yesterday afternoon, the new... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, May. 27, 2011 - 11:44 am
Thunderstorms last night have knocked out power to thousands of people in Ulster and Sullivan Counties, according to news accounts. The Daily Freeman says central Ulster County was hit hard:
In all, there are 87,705 Central Hudson customers in Ulster... Read more
By Matthew Perry on Thursday, May. 26, 2011 - 2:31 pm
The traditional and the new will be in evidence as Andes kicks off summer with a typically busy Memorial Day weekend. Tay Home will celebrate its expansive new digs at 131 Main Street with a Grand Opening Party on Saturday. Rain or shine, the town's... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, May. 25, 2011 - 3:24 pm
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Above: The approximate location of the area XTO Energy is seeking to take water from, in the town of Sanford, Broome County. From Google Maps.
As we reported earlier this month, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) is weighing... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, May. 25, 2011 - 12:31 pm
On May 27, Gary Mayer, the Watershed Post's resident cartoonist, will show a collection of paintings, sculptures and caricatures from 5-7pm at a reception that kicks off the West Kortright Centre's 2011 season. Mayer, whose wicked talent for caricature... Read more
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