Jefferson
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015 - 9:16 pm
The polls are closed across the Catskills, and we're following the returns as they come in using our Storify widget, below.
You can stalk your own results right along with us. Raw election results are being posted on the board of election websites for ... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 - 4:24 pm
Above: One of the many creepy scenes at Night Terrors Haunted Farm in Schoharie.
Halloween is this Saturday, Oct. 31, and the Catskills are celebrating with costume bashes, trick-or-treat events, zombies, witches and more. Here’s our five county guide to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 - 2:46 pm
Above: Gov. Andrew Cuomo riding a motorcycle through the Catskills. Photo via the governor's press office, via Flickr.
Riding on a motorcycle in a leather jacket through the peak of the Catskills fall colors, Gov. Andrew Cuomo led a procession of bikers... Read more
By Timothy Knight on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015 - 6:26 pm
Above: Gilboa Supervisor Tony VanGlad, left, accepting a check from Oorah Camp Director Avraham Krawiec in July 2014. Photo courtesy of the Schoharie News.
Schoharie County officials have denied an application from Oorah, a New Jersey-based nonprofit... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 - 4:21 pm
Above: Sugar maples. Photo by DeirdreLovesTrees, submitted to the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
This is it: The peak of fall. Columbus Day Weekend is the biggest weekend of the year in the Catskills, the time when the leaves peak in glorious colors and the... Read more
By Margaretville Health Foundation on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 - 3:00 pm
The Auxiliary of Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center will again present the Harvest Moon Ball. An annual tradition which honors the Keene Roadman Volunteer of the Year will take place at Hanah Resort and Country Club on... Read more
By Timothy Knight on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 - 10:11 am
With all 16 town supervisor seats up for grabs and three major countywide offices also slated to be on the Nov. 3 ballot, it is setting up to be a contentious season of vigorous campaigning in Schoharie County.
Although County Treasurer Bill Cherry has... Read more
By Alan Via on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 - 11:16 am
The annual Lark in the Park kicks off this weekend on Saturday, Oct. 3 and runs for a week through Columbus Day on Monday, Oct. 12. This annual celebration originated in 2004 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Catskill Park, and is an opportunity... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2015 - 2:06 pm
Over six inches of rain have fallen in the past day in the high peaks region of the Catskills, causing minor flooding in streams in Greene and Ulster counties on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Schools in the Greene County town of Catskill closed early today, and... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 25, 2015 - 11:28 am
A 60-year-old Jefferson man shot and killed a 43-year-old man in the Schoharie County town of Jefferson early on Thursday, Sept. 24 during a dispute in a home on Westkill Road, police say.
Left: Jack S. Macaluso. Photo via the New York State Police.
Jack... Read more