Windham
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 - 7:10 pm
The Freeman reports that a Pennsylvania woman died today after a skiing accident on Windham Mountain:
Troopers at the Catskill barracks said Joan Sabatini, 69, of Yardley, Pa., was skiing with friends on the Wedgie Trail about 11:20 a.m. when she fell,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 - 9:19 am
An 18-year-old woman, Erin Clare Malloy-McArdle, died after skiing into a tree on a Windham Mountain ski slope on Saturday morning.
According to a press release from the New York State Police, Mallow-Mcardle, who was a novice skier, skied off the trail... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 - 8:41 am
A nine-hour standoff between police and reportedly armed people in an apartment over Windham Hardware ended without any injuries around 11pm, according to multiple news reports. The Daily Mail has an extended story today, though details are still emerging... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 - 7:19 pm
The Daily Mail has a breaking-news story:
At least one armed man is allegedly holding one or more hostages in the Town of Windham, according to reports.
From NY-ALERT at 6:21 pm:
RTE 23 EB/WB CLOSED from South St. to RTE 296 (Town of Windham) at 6:10PM... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 - 9:22 am
Sad news today from Windham: longtime local radio personality Guy Patrick Garraghan died last night. From WRIP/97.9's website:
Friends, I’m afraid we must announce very sad news. Around 9:15 PM on Tuesday, November 2, the Mountaintop lost a native son who... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010 - 12:42 pm
The folks over at Windham Mountain say that it was pretty frosty there this morning, and they have photo to prove it on their Facebook page.
Got any frost photos? Send them to us at editor@watershedpost.com, or upload them to our Flickr page.
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2010 - 11:26 am
Armenian food lover Douglas Kalajian, who blogs at TheArmenianKitchen.com, recently visited Windham, where, he reports, there is now a fantastic Armenian (and Greek!) specialty foods store:
The Armenian flag fluttering over Route 23 is one of several... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 24, 2010 - 10:25 pm
Elvis feels the burn at Warrior Dash, a race that travels all over the country combining the raw athleticism of the triathlon, the geeky anarchy of Comic Con, and the muddy fervor of that bigass battle in Braveheart. Missed the race at Windham last... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010 - 2:40 pm
The Mountain Biking World Cup held over the weekend in Windham was a blast, reports Catskills Cycling, which was there to watch the whole thing. Not only did the proprietor of the local cycling website have videos and finish-line photos of the winners of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 27, 2010 - 7:35 am
Witchy wares at Palenville's Pagan Pride Day.
Need something to do this weekend? Lucky you -- the Catskills are hosting the biggest mountain-biking event in the world this week, as well as a bunch of fairs, festivals, and exhibits. (Peruse them at your... Read more
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