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By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 - 11:00 am
Dear WP reader,
We're on posting hiatus through the end of the week. We may post a few news items here and there, but for the most part, we'll be focusing on offline projects.
(Full disclosure: Some of those projects involve replacing the Watershed... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012 - 12:44 pm
Tomorrow, the Phoenicia Festival of the Voice opens with "The Benefit," an operatic comedy starring Maria Todaro and Michelle Jennings.
But even before the show begins, all eyes will be on another VIP: Ted Blazer, president of the Olympic Regional... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2012 - 4:25 pm
Above: Some of the trash collected at this year's annual Delaware River cleanup, sponsored by Kittatinny Canoes in Milford, PA. Photo from Kittatinny's Facebook wall.
For over twenty years, a dedicated group of volunteers has been making an annual four-... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2012 - 1:52 pm
Above: John Schulman (left) and Scott Finley in their new Bovina bake shop. Photos by Andrew Wyrich.
When John Schulman and Scott Finley were deciding on a name for their soon-to-be-opened café, one option in particular immediately stuck.
“We just kept... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2012 - 12:45 pm
A flash mob of opera fans staged an impromptu performance on the Walkway Over the Hudson on Saturday morning to promote this weekend's Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice.
VoiceFest executive director Kerry Henderson sent us these photos of... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2012 - 10:52 am
Starting today at 4 p.m., Ulster County will be buzzing with humming motors, fried food, and live music as the 125th annual Ulster County Fair begins.
This year, over 45,000 people are expected to wander through the lines of rides and vendors at the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 30, 2012 - 2:42 pm
Above: The Schoharie Creek in Lexington, where the USGS recently found the invasive algae Didymosphenia geminata, also known as "rock snot." Photo by Flickr user Doug Kerr; published under Creative Commons license.
The invasive alga known as "rock snot"... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jul. 30, 2012 - 1:43 pm
Top: Maria Todaro, left, and Michelle Jennings. Above: The "Divas Unleashed" in action. This is just one of over 20 events happening this weekend as part of the Festival of the Voice.
This Thursday, the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice kicks... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jul. 30, 2012 - 1:24 pm
The following is a press release from the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice. -- Julia Reischel
On Thursday, August 2nd at 7:30PM, the “Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice” begins its annual four day celebration with the operatic... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 30, 2012 - 12:40 pm
On a clear day, you can see for miles. Christopher Mooney took this shot from atop the fire tower on Mt. Utsayantha in Stamford, looking out over the northwestern edge of the Catskills.
In the early twentieth century, Utsayantha's spectacular view -- and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 30, 2012 - 10:41 am
Kimberly Searor. Photo from Kingston Police Department.
UPDATE, 8/1: Searor was found on Tuesday in Saugerties, the Freeman reports.
On Sunday, the Kingston Police Department reported 14-year-old Kimberly Searor missing from her home in Kingston:
she left... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Jul. 28, 2012 - 11:14 am
A flash flood watch is in effect across Eastern New York this morning, including Greene, Schoharie and Ulster counties:
Through Sunday Morning * Showers And Embedded Thunderstorms Will Become More Numerous Across Much Of Eastern New York And Adjacent... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Jul. 27, 2012 - 3:43 pm
Camouflage: you're doing it right. Photo by Catskills Photography in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
A bit of scary weather behind us (albeit not nearly as scary as predicted for most of us in the blogshed), we can now expect to enjoy the weekend, isn't... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Jul. 27, 2012 - 2:20 pm
"Even I, Lucas, have heard the legend of a man-fish!"
Tomorrow, the STS Playhouse presents a showing of "Creature from the Black Lagoon," the beloved drive-in classic from 1954. Shown on real 16mm reel-to-reel film, STS describes the film experience as '... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 26, 2012 - 9:14 pm
Above: Rainbow over the Gypsy Wolf Cantina in Woodstock around 8pm this evening. Photo by Mara Dean; reproduced with permission.
Fast-moving thunderstorms tore across New York State like a freight train today. In the Catskills, the feared tornadoes never... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 26, 2012 - 8:36 pm
This just in via email from the Delaware County Sheriff's Office:
Per Steve Finch, Delaware County 911 Coordinator:
Hancock Telephone Company is experiencing a long distance telephone outage at this time.
Incoming and Outgoing long distance service is... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 26, 2012 - 5:53 pm
Dutchess and Ulster County under severe thunderstorm warning. Via NY-Alert, 5:36pm:
The National Weather Service In Albany Has Issued A * Severe Thunderstorm Warning For... Ulster County In East Central New York... Western Dutchess County In East Central... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 26, 2012 - 5:28 pm
Update: As of 5:40pm, there is now a tornado warning in effect for Sullivan County. Via the NWS:
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
540 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 26, 2012 - 5:16 pm
This just in from the National Weather Service: A tornado warning has been issued for Delaware and Broome counties.
The National Weather Service In Binghamton Has Issued A * Tornado Warning For... Southeastern Broome County In Central New York...... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 26, 2012 - 4:37 pm
With major storms -- and tornadoes -- rolling into upstate New York this afternoon and evening, a lot of people across the Catskills are anxious to keep tabs on the weather.
(Here in New Kingston, we've still got mostly blue skies for now.)
Here are a few... Read more
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