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By Julia Reischel on Friday, Dec. 19, 2014 - 12:35 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is basking in the celebratory mood of his constituents this week. On Wednesday, Dec. 17, his administration announced that New York State will ban hydraulic fracturing natural gas drilling and also gave a green light to a casino resort... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Dec. 19, 2014 - 1:22 am
Above: An interactive timeline of 15 years of Belleayre Resort review. The staff of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation say that they have thoroughly vetted the environmental impact of the proposed Belleayre Resort on a Catskills... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 - 3:01 pm
  A video posted by Mark Ruffalo (@markruffalo) on Dec 12, 2014 at 10:12am PST At a cabinet meeting that was open to the public today, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York State Department of Conservation Commissioner Joseph Martens and New York Department of... Read more
By Margaretville Health Foundation on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014 - 11:04 am
Over the holiday season, we all tend to slack on our healthy habits. We no longer worry about looking good in that bathing suit, so we trade fresh salads and fruit for holiday cookies and feasts, hiding behind sweaters and baggy clothes. But it doesn’t... Read more
By Tim Luby on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 - 12:49 pm
If you’re scratching your head wondering what to get that special someone who spends most of his or her time outside, you can stop worrying now. Take it from me, outdoorspeople love gear almost as much as they love the mountains, and there’s always a neat... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 - 10:16 am
Gov. Andrew Cuomo handed out early Christmas presents on Thursday, Dec. 11 in the form of $709.2 million in economic and community development funding to hundreds of organizations across New York state. Several Catskills organizations, including MTC Cable... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014 - 9:20 am
Above: A window display at Ragtime Clothing Exchange in Callicoon, which hosts its first Dickens on the Delaware event this weekend. Photo via the Dickens on the Delaware Facebook page.  The snow is on the ground, just in time for the fourth installment... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 - 6:12 pm
Above: The Route 23 bridge over the Schoharie Creek in Prattsville. Photo by Doug Kerr. The steel truss bridge that carries Route 23 over the Schoharie Creek in the Greene County town of Prattsville is slated for replacement in 2016, according to the New... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 - 4:34 pm
Above: Photo by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, via Flickr.  This Sunday, the Peekamoose Restaurant & Tap Room is throwing a fundraising bash for the Community Pantry, the food pantry that serves the Delaware County town of Middletown. The... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 - 2:42 pm
Above: Benton, the kitten that took over the front page of the Chicago Tribune for 16 minutes on July 30, 2013, thanks to a website goof. We feel your pain, Trib. If you visited the Watershed Post today and got an error message instead of a piece of... Read more

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