Andrew Wyrich
Articles
Jun. 11, 2012
You know the routine – you put your left foot in, you take your left foot out, you put your left foot in, and then you shake it all about – but there isn’t anything routine when you do it with a couple thousand other hokey-pokey enthusiasts.
On... Read more
Jun. 8, 2012
The Schoharie Fire Department's current temporary location on Fort Road, and the future site of the rebuilt Niagara Engine Co. No. 6. Photo by Matt Brisley.
After having seven and a half feet of water flow through it in last year’s floods, Niagara Engine... Read more
Jun. 8, 2012
Photo: Shandaken Ambulance Service Captain Rich Muellerleile proudly displays his squad's recent awards at the Shandaken town board meeting on Monday, June 4. Photo by Rusty Mae Moore.
The town of Shandaken’s Ambulance Service was recently voted Agency... Read more
Jun. 5, 2012
The Walmart on Anawana Lake Road in Monticello. Photo by Jason Dole.
The Monticello Walmart's vermin problem is so bad it's making national news. The superstore, which has failed four consecutive health inspections, will be at the center of a special... Read more
Jun. 4, 2012
On Saturday, June 2, beer lovers from across the Catskills flocked to Andes to share in their love for beer at the Andes Hotel's fourth annual Craft Beer Fest.
A wide variety of both light and dark craft beers, some from beloved New York State breweries... Read more
May. 30, 2012
Above: Animal Planet's coverage of past Cat'n Around Catskill displays on "Must Love Cats."
This weekend, Catskill’s cat-loving population purred and flocked to the streets as part of the Cat’n Around Catskill 2012.
The number of cats shown this year... Read more
May. 29, 2012
Christopher Mooney took this up-close-and-personal photo of a cecropia moth this Memorial Day weekend.
There have been reports that Mothra has invaded the Catskills – well, not exactly. Godzilla’s classic movie monster nemesis hasn’t come rampaging... Read more
May. 29, 2012
A week-long Department of Environmental Conservation investigation led to the raid of a West Coxsackie Chinese restaurant that allegedly poached fish from the Hudson River and Coxsackie Reservoir.
DEC police said Dragon Garden, located on Route 9W in... Read more
May. 25, 2012
Joe Moskowitz and Pauline Liu in the freshly-sheetrocked 4,000-square-foot space currently being transformed into the Arkville Cowdome. Photo by Mellisa Misner.
This Memorial Day, a new venue for Catskill entertainment will be opening up in Arkville:... Read more
May. 25, 2012
New York State Police in Kingston announced the arrest of 22-year-old Sean Fischer on Thursday. Fischer's is the second arrest made in connection with a burglary at a Stewart’s Shop in Hurley on April 28.
Police say that Fischer, who was an employee of... Read more
May. 24, 2012
Rain means rainbows, and recently, the Catskills has had its fair share of both. A few Watershed Post readers have taken stunning rainbow photos around the Catskills recently. Check out their captures of the colorful creations below.
Local Twitter user... Read more
May. 23, 2012
When is a fresh peach front-page news? When it's the first one for sale in town in almost nine months. Reader Sharon Skoble Goldstein took these photos today at the re-opening of Freshtown, a Margaretville supermarket that has been closed since the Irene... Read more
May. 22, 2012
Tony Lanza, the longtime superintendent of the Belleayre Mountain Ski Center, was dismissed from his position today.
Belleayre Mountain is currently run by the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), which is preparing to hand over the... Read more
May. 22, 2012
Photo by Flickr user warrantedarrest; published under Creative Commons license.
State police seized “several ounces” of marijuana on Saturday after responding to a custody issue on Sagendort Corners Road in Howes Cave, and sent a growing operation’s... Read more