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By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jul. 13, 2012 - 5:21 pm
Above: Catskills slogans generated by the collective hive-mind via the #catskillsslogans hashtag on Twitter. We designed some of them into T-shirts. Because they're awesome. (If you'll give us permission, we'll make a T-shirt out of yours, too. Buy any of... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Jul. 13, 2012 - 4:33 pm
Photo: Kiamesha Lake by Flickr user Catskills Photography in the Watershed Post photo pool.
Time for another glorious weekend! Here's what's popping up around some local sites.
This weekend! Canal Days Celebration at the Schoharie Crossing State... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Friday, Jul. 13, 2012 - 12:24 pm
Above: A striking depiction of the Grim Reaper graces the front of an empty trailer on state Route 32 in Rosendale. Photo by Andrew Wyrich.
The future of a unique roadside sign in Rosendale could be getting a bit grimmer.
Rosendale Town Supervisor... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jul. 13, 2012 - 9:28 am
Three days of theater, music, arts and storytelling kick off tonight, when the first annual Byrdcliffe Festival of the Arts comes to Woodstock.
The festival features a jam-packed schedule of performances and interactive workshops at the Byrdcliffe Guild's... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Thursday, Jul. 12, 2012 - 6:20 pm
Photo: A pride flag flying on a sunny day, much like festival-goers can expect in Bethel on Saturday. Photo by Flickr user torbkahopper, used under a Creative Commons license.
Afetr a three-year hiatus, GALA Catskills is reviving its Day To Be Gay... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Thursday, Jul. 12, 2012 - 3:16 pm
After much debate and discussion, HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley is moving toward closing Kingston Hospital and move all hospital services to the campus of neighboring Benedictine Hospital within 18 months, the group announced on July 9.
An HAHV... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Jul. 12, 2012 - 11:47 am
Photo: Victoria Charkut and Peter Mullin's new restaurant Buttercup will be serving Thursday through Sunday in Andes. Photo by Mellisa Misner.
Victoria Charkut and Peter Mullin have wandered and lived all over Europe for decades, and settled in Delaware... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 12, 2012 - 9:56 am
Above: A screenshot from the website of the Catskill Park Resource Foundation, which is seeking to mount a $5 million campaign to rebrand the Catskills region. The CPRF is currently running a contest seeking Catskills slogans; the winner will receive $1,... Read more
By Jason Dole on Wednesday, Jul. 11, 2012 - 4:56 pm
Above: Mom's Supporting Troops carries its flag in Roscoe's Independence Day parade on Saturday. The community group includes parents of recent and actively serving military. All photos by Jason Dole.
Call it “4th of July weekend, observed.” From... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jul. 11, 2012 - 4:36 pm
Recently, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has been using their Facebook page to post old black-and-white photos, taken during the construction of the city's massive water system in the last century.
Above: A September, 1941 photo... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jul. 11, 2012 - 1:28 pm
The Margaretville Fire Department was founded way back in 1887, 125 years ago. To celebrate, firefighters old and very young (see above) marched in a parade through Margaretville on Saturday, July 7. Reader Sharon Goldstein sent us these photos from the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jul. 11, 2012 - 12:48 pm
The conversation over the Catskill Scenic Byway Project continues. For background, click here and here. -- Julia Reischel
To the Editor,
The Scenic By-way Plan for Route 28 has been misunderstood, misrepresented, misinterpreted and mistakenly attacked for... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jul. 11, 2012 - 11:37 am
On Tuesday, at their regular town meeting, the Highland town council voted 5-0 to ban natural gas drilling and exploration within town limits.
Highland is now the fourth Sullivan County town to pass a local bans on gas drilling, joining Bethel, Tusten and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 10, 2012 - 2:22 pm
Above: A cleanup team at work at the site of a diesel fuel spill in the Pepacton reservoir. Photo by DEP regional manager Mark Danvetz.
No sooner had the New York City Department of Environmental Protection finished cleaning up 2,500 gallons of diesel... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jul. 10, 2012 - 2:11 pm
Normally, the loudest thing in downtown Andes on a given weekend is a passing motorcycle. But this Saturday, teenagers from across the Catskills will converge on the fire pavilion on Tremperskill Road to play rock, alternative rock, thrash metal, and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 10, 2012 - 10:22 am
Above: Ulster County executive Mike Hein signing five new property tax exemptions into law. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Ulster County Executive.
On Monday, July 9, Ulster County executive Mike Hein signed five new property tax exemptions into law... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jul. 6, 2012 - 5:58 pm
Above: Brian Handy and his DEP vehicle parked upstream of the Gilboa Dam off State Route 990V, where Handy spent Tropical Storm Irene. Photo by Christopher Auger-Domínguez.
Our next subject in the Faces of the Flood Project, a collaborative effort to tell... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jul. 6, 2012 - 5:17 pm
Captain Brian HandyWest-of-Hudson Patrol DivisionPolice DepartmentBureau of Police and SecurityDepartment of Environmental ProtectionGilboa, Schoharie County
Brian Handy and his DEP vehicle parked upstream of the Gilboa Dam off State Route 990V, where... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Jul. 6, 2012 - 3:26 pm
Photo: Dry weather = clear nights. This photo of the Big and Little Dippers was taken by Flickr user Catskills Photography in the Watershed Post Flickr pool. We encourage you to join the pool and submit your local photos.
Think Independence Day is over... Read more
By Jason Dole on Friday, Jul. 6, 2012 - 11:56 am
Above: Fourth of July celebration in the Village of Liberty. Village police say “1,000 people or more, steady throughout the day” thronged Main Street for the street fair and parade. All photos by Jason Dole.
When a town's name is synonymous with “Freedom... Read more
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