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By Rusty Mae Moore on Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 - 12:06 pm
This week, at the town of Shandaken's regular monthly board meeting: The continuing saga of the Bridge Street Bridge, flood mitigation, Pine Hill applies for historic district status, supervisor Rob Stanley gets into the marriage business, plans for new... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 - 10:53 am
Levon Helm may be a national treasure, but here in the Catskills, we think of him as our own. The four-time Grammy-winning musician has called Woodstock home since the 1960s, and his famous "Midnight Ramble" sessions draw musicians and rock acolytes to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 - 9:34 am
Above: Photo from the scene of a fire at 14 Brunel Drive in Boiceville, taken by Ralph VanKleeck Jr. of the Olive Fire Department. Reproduced with permission.
A fire that started in a garage caused major damage to a home on Brunel Drive in Boiceville on... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Thursday, Mar. 8, 2012 - 8:37 pm
Al's Seafood, a Phoenicia institution in business since 1940, will close its doors permanently after dinner service on March 19. The Daily Freeman reports:
“At close of business on March 19th, I turn off the lights at Al’s for the last time,” [Paul... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Thursday, Mar. 8, 2012 - 5:13 pm
Salaries of Town of Catskill employees frozen over three years ago may soon be thawed, the Daily Mail reports today.
The town's human resources consulting form made the recommendations, citing wage and salary studies it conducted a few years ago.... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Thursday, Mar. 8, 2012 - 12:48 pm
Above: An aerial view of the Cannonsville Reservoir. Not pictured: Cannonsville itself. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under a Creative Commons license.
Cannonsville, described by Wikipedia as "defunct," was a town that, like many others in the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Mar. 8, 2012 - 12:19 pm
After a year in office, Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens told his staff in a memo issued on February 23 that he was "especially proud of the DEC's response to Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee." But he forgot to... Read more
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 Lissa Harris on Monday, Mar. 5, 2012 - 5:36 pm
On March 1, New York State troopers arrested 39-year-old Stone Ridge resident Teresa Carlucci on the charge of grand larceny in the third degree. Police say Carlucci stole money from an Ulster County volunteer fire department while acting as their... Read more
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
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