Ulster County
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016 - 5:39 pm
The owners of a defunct farmstand in the Ulster County town of Shandaken must pay the town $126,200 in fees for “flagrant and egregious” violations of town law that occurred in 2012 and 2013, an Ulster County Supreme Court judge ruled on Jan. 28.
Al and... Read more
By Timothy Knight on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 - 10:33 am
Fordham University law professor Zephyr Teachout ended weeks of speculation on Monday, Jan. 25 by announcing her candidacy for outgoing Republican Congressman Chris Gibson’s 19th congressional district seat, which represents the Catskills and the Hudson... Read more
By Rebecca Andre on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 - 8:07 pm
Above: Tom Joyce of Andes in Delaware County, Lisa Lyons of Livingston Manor in Sullivan County and Robert Eggleton of the town of Rockland in Sullivan County talk about a map of the Catskills at a Jan. 23 forum about tourism and economic development in... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 - 4:46 pm
Two men died after a 1996 Dodge Ram pickup truck hit a tree in the Ulster County town of Rosendale on Wednesday, Jan. 20, police say.
The men, 58-year-old driver Ronald Myroniuk and 58-year-old passenger Robert Myroniuk, both of Cottekill, were driving on... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 - 3:43 pm
Above: A contestant in the 2012 Shandaken Primitive Biathlon. Image via shandakenprimitivebiathlon.net.
This Sunday, Jan. 17, buckskin-swathed competitors wearing snowshoes and carrying muzzleloading rifles will compete in the 19th-annual Shandaken... Read more
By Gina C. Gould on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 - 11:15 am
Above: A view of the downstream face of the Olivebridge dam in 1911 as it was under construction as part of the soon-to-be-flooded Ashokan Reservoir. Image via the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program. Used with permission.
One hundred years ago,... Read more
By Robert Cairns on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 - 10:44 am
Above: Zephyr Teachout, right, a potential Democratic candidate for the 19th U.S. Congressional District seat, spoke with town of Andes Supervisor Bud Gladstone on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at a gathering in Delhi. Photo by Robert Cairns.
Zephyr Teachout, the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 - 4:04 pm
Above: Radar shows a band of nasty winter weather heading for the Catskills on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 12. Image via NWS Binghamton.
Snow squalls, lake effect snow, high winds and general weather nastiness are forecast for portions of the Catskills this... Read more
By Alan Via on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 - 3:16 pm
Above: Snowshoes at Catskill Mountain Storehouse. Photo by Tim Luby.
Now that winter has arrived in the Catskills in earnest, it’s time to break out the snowshoes. If you’ve never tried hiking with snowshoes, read on for a guide on how to choose, size... Read more
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