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By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2015 - 12:49 pm
Above: Catskills v. Hamptons T-shirts on The Graham & Co.'s Instagram page in 2013.  The "Year of the Catskills" continues: On Tuesday, June 23, the New York Post's Page Six gossip column quotes an "NYC nightlife guru" as saying that, yes, the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2015 - 8:41 pm
It's taken seven years, but Route 28 in Ulster and Delaware counties has finally received legislative approval to become the Catskill Mountains Scenic Byway, according to a press release from New York State Senator James Seward. Seward made the... Read more
By New York City Department of Environmental Protection on Friday, Jun. 19, 2015 - 5:09 pm
Watershed MaintainerNYC Department of Environmental Protection Job ID: 196722Civil Service Title: Watershed MaintainerTitle Code No: 91011Level: 00Job Category: Maintenance & OperationsCareer Level: Entry-LevelProposed Salary Range: $ 36,181.00 - $ 52... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2015 - 3:32 pm
Above: The first strawberries of the season at Dressel Farms on June 6. Photo via Facebook.  It's strawberry season, that momentarily magical time of year when you can eat fat, juicy, locally-grown berries by the bucketfull at U-Pick farms around the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jun. 15, 2015 - 4:22 pm
It's unusual for New York City-based media outlets to pay much attention to the Catskills, and even more unusual for them to examine the long, often painful history of how exactly New Yorkers get their water, more than a billions gallons a day of it, from... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2015 - 12:21 pm
Sean Eldridge, a young political upstart who lost the election for New York's 19th Congressional District from Republican Chris Gibson last year, has finally made it public: He won't be running for election again. Eldridge, a first-time Democratic... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jun. 8, 2015 - 2:30 pm
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued a sweeping tornado watch for much of New York and New England this afternoon. The tornado watch includes Delaware, Greene, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster counties in the Catskills from 1:40 p... Read more
By Catskill Forest Association on Wednesday, Jun. 3, 2015 - 1:27 pm
Saturday, June 13th, 9:45PM – 4PMMeet @ the Woodland Valley State Campground Paul Misko – Woodland Valley Historian – will be leading a Forest & History hike in Woodland Valley. Paul has been visiting Woodland Valley since he was born and has managed... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2015 - 12:56 pm
We're celebrating Catskills outdoors and trails this week as we ramp up for National Trails Day, which is Saturday, June 6. Here's a roundup of new trails and attractions that have opened in the past year or will soon open in the Catskills.  CATSKILL... Read more

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