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By John Phillip Tappen on Friday, Jul. 25, 2014 - 11:46 pm
About two dozen people attended the first public forum of Transition Catskills, a group dedicated to making the Catskills more economically resilient, on Wednesday night at the Open Eye Theater in Margaretville.
“This was our first effort to organize a... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jul. 24, 2014 - 4:07 pm
In an unusual move, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany condemned an obituary and mass for a former priest who died last week as "highly insensitive" to the people he is accused of sexually abusing while he was a minister.
Former priest Robert H. Purcell... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jul. 18, 2014 - 2:47 pm
An ongoing investigation into heroin and other illegal drug sales in Delaware County has led to the recent arrests of two local people on sealed grand jury indictments, the Delaware County Sheriff's Office announced Friday.
Arrested on Thursday, July 17... Read more
By Janel Bladow on Thursday, Jul. 17, 2014 - 12:30 pm
“I just stared and said ‘Oh, that’s my restaurant.’ This is my dream,” said Paula Douralas, proprietor and chef of Petra Estiatorio, the Greek restaurant that opened at Shephard Hills Golf Club over the Fourth of July weekend.
Last winter, Douralas... Read more
By Katherine Speller on Friday, Jul. 11, 2014 - 12:00 pm
Charles “Sonny” Somelofski of Catskill Outdoor Adventures in Margaretville (catskilloutdooradventures.com), remembers when the licensing process to become an outdoor guide in New York state was a simple paper questionnaire with a $2 fee that asked whether... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 8, 2014 - 4:41 pm
Look out, Catskills: Yet another round of thunderstorms is taking aim at the region, with the possibility of high winds, damaging hail and even the chance of a tornado.
As of late Tuesday afternoon, a line of storms is organizing in western New York and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 3, 2014 - 1:23 pm
The forecast for Fourth of July weekend in the Catskills looks bright and clear -- but before Friday arrives with cooler temps and sunnier skies, another round of intense thunderstorms has the region under flash flood watch.
All five of the Catskills... Read more
By Roxbury Wine and Spirits on Tuesday, Jul. 1, 2014 - 1:21 pm
Please join us on Saturday, July 5 from 3-5pm for a tasting of Kymar Farms Schoharie Shine, Mapple Jack and Eau De Vie De Pomme! You will have a chance to meet and talk to the owners and distillers of these fine spirits and of course purchase anything you... Read more
By D. Seiler on Monday, Jun. 30, 2014 - 1:22 pm
The July 2014 Roxbury Library Association Summer Reading Program at the
Roxbury Library will focus on the NYS 2014 themes "Fizz! Boom! Read!" for
grades K-4 and "SPARK a Reaction" for grades 5-7 and will run from
Tuesday, July 8th, through Thursday, July... Read more
By D. Seiler on Wednesday, Jun. 25, 2014 - 2:58 pm
To kick off July 4th weekend, Christopher Durham, a Roxbury resident, will
be giving a reading of his recently published children’s book “ZOBO” at
the Roxbury Library Saturday morning, July 5th, at 10:30 a.m. . Come hear
the story of the little sad clown... Read more
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