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By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 4, 2012 - 3:52 pm
The latest chapter in the ongoing saga of the muddy lower Esopus is being written -- and officials in Ulster County are clamoring to be more than just a footnote in it.
On May 23, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced that they had... 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 WP Newsroom on Wednesday, May. 30, 2012 - 3:56 pm
Dear Editor,
WOW!! Get to fabulous Phoenicia to experience the STS Playhouse's absolutely wonderful production of "Spitfire Grill" this weekend May 26-27 and June 1-3 and 8-10. www.stsplayhouse.com This entertaining show is directed by Glenn Laslo Weiss,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, May. 30, 2012 - 3:33 pm
For a story in today's paper, Wall Street Journal reporter Joseph Avila made the trek from Manhattan to Middletown to spend some quality time with one of the Catskills' most notorious movers and shakers: Dean Gitter, the developer who's been pushing for... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 29, 2012 - 1:59 pm
Via NY-Alert: There is a tornado watch on across northeastern New York and the Capital Region, including Greene and Schoharie counties, until 9pm.
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Central New York that includes... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, May. 25, 2012 - 7:58 pm
Above: Paul Rush, the Deputy Commissioner of the DEP, helps Jim Eisel, the Chair of the Delaware County Board of Supervisors, into a life preserver at the boat launch on the Pepacton Reservoir on May 24, 2012. Photo by Julia Reischel.
It's finally... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 24, 2012 - 2:17 pm
Above: A video showing the damage Irene wreaked on the Bridge Street Bridge in Phoenicia. Taken August 29, 2011 by YouTube user mjanensch1.
Phoenicia's Bridge Street Bridge, which was feared to be irreparable after the wrath of Irene, will officially re-... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, May. 24, 2012 - 11:08 am
On Saturday, May 19, Onteora High School's young stars and starlets put on a musical theater tribute to Broadway called, fittingly, "Young Broadway." Here's a photo from the curtain call, featuring, from left to right, Roberto Noel-Berman, Katie Martucci... Read more
By wateradmin on Thursday, May. 24, 2012 - 1:32 am
Above: The Shandaken Theatrical Society's sign on its historic building in Phoenicia. Photo by Julia Reischel.
The day that Hurricane Irene hit the Catskills last year, the Shandaken Theater Society was holding a small flea market in front of its... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, May. 23, 2012 - 3:45 pm
Dear Editor,
We, Tony Fletcher and Laurie Osmond, would like to thank the voters of the Onteora Central School District for re-electing us to the School Board on Tuesday, May 15. We appreciate the vote of confidence.
The election was ultimately quite... Read more
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