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By Jessica Porter on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016 - 12:52 pm
When Cathy and Ben Ballone bought the shuttered Catskill Game Farm in 2012, they hoped to breathe new life into the historic former private zoo. Instead, they have spent four years unsuccessfully seeking millions of dollars from investors to rehabilitate... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 - 2:32 pm
Rain falling on frozen ground may lead to flooding across the Catskills on Tuesday, Feb. 16, according to the National Weather Service in Albany and Binghamton.  The western Catskills counties of Delaware and Sullivan are under a flood advisory until 6 p.... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016 - 9:17 pm
Above: Miss Kitty's Saloon, one of the suites at the Roxbury Motel. Image via the Roxbury Motel website.  According to legend, Saint Valentine was a pretty wild character who was incarcerated and executed for performing illegal marriages back in the third... Read more
By Timothy Knight on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 - 10:33 am
Fordham University law professor Zephyr Teachout ended weeks of speculation on Monday, Jan. 25 by announcing her candidacy for outgoing Republican Congressman Chris Gibson’s 19th congressional district seat, which represents the Catskills and the Hudson... Read more
By Rebecca Andre on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 - 8:07 pm
Above: Tom Joyce of Andes in Delaware County, Lisa Lyons of Livingston Manor in Sullivan County and Robert Eggleton of the town of Rockland in Sullivan County talk about a map of the Catskills at a Jan. 23 forum about tourism and economic development in... Read more
By Robert Cairns on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 - 10:44 am
Above: Zephyr Teachout, right, a potential Democratic candidate for the 19th U.S. Congressional District seat, spoke with town of Andes Supervisor Bud Gladstone on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at a gathering in Delhi. Photo by Robert Cairns.  Zephyr Teachout, the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 - 4:04 pm
Above: Radar shows a band of nasty winter weather heading for the Catskills on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 12. Image via NWS Binghamton. Snow squalls, lake effect snow, high winds and general weather nastiness are forecast for portions of the Catskills this... Read more
By Alan Via on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 - 3:16 pm
Above: Snowshoes at Catskill Mountain Storehouse. Photo by Tim Luby.  Now that winter has arrived in the Catskills in earnest, it’s time to break out the snowshoes. If you’ve never tried hiking with snowshoes, read on for a guide on how to choose, size... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 - 1:54 pm
  A photo posted by BSP Kingston (@bspkingston) on Dec 14, 2015 at 3:44pm PST Above: Just like Times Square, only smaller, Uptown Kingston's New Year's Eve features a ball drop, fireworks, a block party, burlesque, vaudeville, a speakeasy and... Read more

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