Woodstock
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 - 11:54 am
The position of fire commissioner in Woodstock is a hot commodity these days.
Last night, 314 people turned out to choose among four candidates for an open seat on the five-member Board of Fire Commissioners, according to Judy Peters, the secretary and... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 - 11:16 am
This article is written in response to a letter to the editor published on November 26, 2012. -- Julia Reischel
Dear Editor,
I am writing in response to a letter posted here & comments at last week's Special Session of the UC Legislature by Kathy... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 - 10:46 am
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday that the deadline to register for federal aid in the wake of Hurricane Sandy has been extended past December 31 to January 28. Residents in counties hard-hit by the storm, including Ulster and Sullivan county in... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 - 6:35 am
Tonight, the annual election for a vacant seat on the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Woodstock Fire District will take place from 5 to 9pm at the Woodstock Firehouse No. 1, located at 242 Tinker Street. An announcement on the Woodstock fire department... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 - 4:37 pm
The National Weather Service in Albany warns that freezing rain is expected this afternoon and into the evening across the Catskills, especially at elevations above 1200 feet. From NY-Alert:
Elevations Above 1200 Feet Will Be Most Susceptible To These... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 - 4:25 pm
Above: Toy soldiers stand guard during the town-wide holiday Woodstock Open House in 2010. Photo by Julia Reischel.
Short notice, we know -- but if you're a fan of Christmas caroling, we suggest you head to Woodstock, where the team of internationally-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 - 4:51 pm
Above: The Gilboa Dam. Photo by Flickr user mountain_man_ny_2, published under Creative Commons license.
In the coming weeks, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection will install two massive siphons in the Gilboa Dam, which has been under... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 - 1:56 pm
On his way from Montreal to a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Justin Bieber made an unscheduled stop in the Catskills. The Bieb tweeted:
when your bus breaks down in the middle of the catskill mountains... #notswaggy
— Justin Bieber... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 - 11:12 am
On Thursday afternoon, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation unveiled its latest set of proposed regulations to govern hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. The new proposed regulations replace an earlier set of draft regulations,... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 - 3:37 pm
Above: Santa pays a pre-Christmas visit to the annual Woodstock Holiday Open House in December 2010. Photo by Julia Reischel.
Shopping small and local for the holidays will get you a whole lot more than a warm fuzzy glow of political rectitude. It’ll get... Read more
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