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By wateradmin on Thursday, Mar. 8, 2012 - 8:58 am
“This is not a business. This is a bookstore.”
That quote from Dan Sofaer, owner of Woodland Valley Books on Main Street in Phoenicia, tells you as much about Dan as it does about the used bookstore he opened in Phoenicia. Those of you who haven’t been... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2012 - 1:21 pm
Tonight, the Rosendale Theatre hosts a special screening of "Miss Representation," a documentary about the bizarrely skewed world of women in media that premiered at Sundance last year.
On hand for the screening: A panel of women in (you guessed it) media... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2012 - 11:54 am
Above: A freshly-poured beer from Brewery Ommegang. Photo by Flickr user Bandita.
Governor Andrew Cuomo wants New York State to create a "farm breweries" license that would allow local farms with on-site breweries and wineries to conduct tastings, run... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2012 - 8:16 am
Above: Nancy McShane and Ann Roberti with their 2011 trash haul on Tremperskill Road in Andes. Photo by Sarah Lewis.
Every spring, Ann Roberti, Nancy McShane, and Judy Garrison roll up their sleeves and pick up trash off the byways of the town of Andes.... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2012 - 4:06 pm
Above: Mike Myers as Dr. Evil in "Austin Powers," demanding one million dollars -- no, scratch that, 100 billion dollars -- from the governments of the world.
$81.3 billion. That's how much Delaware County officials are demanding in reparations for the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2012 - 3:40 pm
Above: The triumphant girls' Livingston Manor basketball team, which beat Roscoe 53 - 31 last night at Sullivan County Community College to win the Section Nine Class D championship. Photo by Nick Piatek - SportsInsightsNY.com.
It's March Madness for... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2012 - 3:22 pm
Above: Know who else wants your blood? The Red Cross. Photo by Flickr user Ednaar, used under a Creative Commons license.
The American Red Cross is hosting a blood drive in one of its mobile units in downtown Kingston tomorrow, in front of Kingston... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2012 - 11:08 am
Video of last night's NYSHTA awards ceremony by Joseph Massa of the Roxbury Motel.
Last night, the New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association gave its highest honor, the 2012 Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year award, to Gregory Henderson... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2012 - 10:51 am
A Pine Bush woman is facing felony charges of fourth-degree grand larceny, for allegedly stealing a golden retriever worth $1,200 from an acquaintance.
Ulster County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 27-year-old Colleen Neidermier on a warrant from the Town of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2012 - 10:03 am
On Saturday, March 3, Prattsville held a Housing Expo and Home Improvement Show for homeowners looking to rebuild after the devastating Irene floods.
The Daily Mail's Michael Ryan was on hand, and spoke to a few of Prattsville's determined residents:
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By Andrea Girolamo on Monday, Mar. 5, 2012 - 3:46 pm
Above: The original laptop. Photo by Flickr user xlibber; used under Creative Commons license.
Interested in writers and their writing? Tonight, from 7-9pm at 76 MAIN! in Stamford, writers will present new works in progress. Part of the Roxbury Arts... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Mar. 5, 2012 - 2:45 pm
Over the weekend, local photographer Mark Zilberman caught the soulful gaze of his neighbor's horse on film. (Well, on pixels, anyway.)
Photo taken in Andes on March 3. Thanks to Mark for sharing it in our Watershed Post Flickr group pool. We often... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Mar. 5, 2012 - 9:52 am
The Times Herald-Record reports that a new supermarket is coming to site of the former Liberty Great American, shuttered since last summer:
NSA Supermarkets, a Brooklyn-based company, is in the process of buying Great American's North Main Street... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Mar. 2, 2012 - 3:06 pm
Above: Oh, hey, Plattekill! So, it snowed this week, but don't worry, it'll melt in time to muddy up the weekend. Good one, Mother Nature, good one. Photo by Flickr user Oliver Rich, used under a Creative Commons license.
Upstater is reporting this week... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Mar. 2, 2012 - 2:04 pm
Above: Former Denning Recycling Manager Ed Mues in happier times. Photo courtesy of Denning Concerned Citizens.
To hear his supporters tell it, Ed Mues was more than a trash man. Mues, recently dismissed by the Denning town board from his job as manager... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Mar. 2, 2012 - 11:27 am
Above: A ski lift at Belleayre. Via the Belleayre Mountain Facebook page.
A ski lift at Belleayre Mountain Ski Center malfunctioned yesterday, causing 40 people to have to be evacuated, according to Department of Environmental Conservation spokeswoman... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Mar. 2, 2012 - 11:10 am
Above: A house being built in Windham on February 3 following destruction by last fall's floods. Photo by Hans Pennink for FEMA.
The Windham Journal reported this week that the town of Windham has actually received cold hard cash from the Federal... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Mar. 1, 2012 - 6:44 pm
Above: Jake and Karen Fairbairn in Lazy Crazy Acres's mobile kitchen-on-wheels. Photo courtesy of Lazy Crazy Acres.
The Lazy Crazy Acres recipe for ice cream is deceptively simple: Start with a cow.
Meet small-batch gelato makers, dairy farmers, and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Mar. 1, 2012 - 1:20 pm
With a joint Senate and Assembly redistricting task force hopelessly mired in partisan bickering, the once-a-decade Congressional redistricting process is now in the hands of a federal court.
Earlier this week, any hope that feuding Albany pols could... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Thursday, Mar. 1, 2012 - 1:04 pm
Above: Prattsville depicted in the days of Zadock Pratt on an 1844 postcard, when Pratt's tannery was the biggest business in town. From Wikimedia Commons.
Thanks to Irene, the picture the country has of Prattsville in its collective consciousness is,... Read more
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