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By Lissa Harris on Monday, May. 13, 2013 - 1:56 pm
Proof that there really are only two seasons in the Catskills -- winter and the Fourth of July. Photo taken at 1:45pm on Monday, May 13 at the Watershed Post's headquarters in New Kingston.
As if the snow falling out of the sky wasn't warning enough:... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, May. 11, 2013 - 11:49 am
On Thursday, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection announced that it would allow boat rental businesses to store rental vessels directly on the banks of the NYC reservoirs. The policy change will make things easier for rental companies... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Friday, May. 10, 2013 - 9:36 pm
Dear Editor:
As many of you are aware, the Unit Management Plan for the expansion of Belleayre Mountain and the Belleayre Resort have been presented by the DEC for public review.
Belleayre Mountain – Capital improvements would include adding 16 trails,... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Friday, May. 10, 2013 - 11:30 am
Above: Who says moms always have to be nice? The Kindred Spirits Steakhouse and Pub in Palenville is serving up a Naughty Mother’s Day Brunch featuring ribald songstress Lex Grey from 11am to 4pm on Sunday, May 12.
Whether it's affection or guilt that... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Friday, May. 10, 2013 - 9:45 am
Our shorter, warmer winters make it unwise to spend a lot of taxpayer dollars on private luxury ski resorts that depend on snow to make a buck. Our wetter, stormier summers are not very good for expensive golf resorts, which are going bankrupt all over... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, May. 9, 2013 - 2:26 pm
Above: The Middletown Town Hall and court building. Photo via Google Street View.
Can a judge be fair in a town where everyone knows everyone else? The recent dismissal of a small-town judge by a state commission shows that even in the tiniest towns,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, May. 7, 2013 - 11:24 am
Above: [From left to right] Lindsay Day, Issis Orrego, Alana Moskowitz, and Chelsea Shultis celebrate after taking a 3rd place ribbon at the 31st Olympics of the Visual Arts in Saratoga Springs, NY on April 23. All four are students at Margaretville... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Friday, May. 3, 2013 - 11:26 am
Dear Editor:
Last week the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released documents for review of the proposed Crossroads resort and plans for expansion at the Belleayre Mountain Ski Center (http://www.dec.ny.gov/press/90370.html).
The... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 2, 2013 - 11:41 am
Two upstate New York towns that faced lawsuits over their gas drilling bans have won in appeals court, delivering a major victory to proponents of town "home rule."
The towns of Dryden and Middlefield faced separate lawsuits seeking to overturn their... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, May. 1, 2013 - 9:42 am
Above: "Fiddleheads", May 8, 2012, at Frost Valley YMCA, by Robin White. Just one of the 60-odd photos submitted to our photo contest.
Wow, you Catskills folks take a lot of photos.
Submissions from across the Catskills poured in last night to our 2013... Read more
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