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By Lissa Harris on Monday, Apr. 18, 2011 - 10:50 am
A Napanoch man is in critical condition today, after being stabbed by his sister during a domestic dispute. A press release from the Ulster County Sheriff's Department:
Detectives from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office report the arrest of a Napanoch... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Apr. 18, 2011 - 10:47 am
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce has released its study of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, and it reports that energy companies have injected instant coffee, walnut hulls, and the highly toxic cancer-causing... Read more
By wateradmin on Sunday, Apr. 17, 2011 - 10:23 am
"Potshots," by Bovina artist Gary Mayer, runs every Sunday. You can see Gary's collected Sunday cartoons by clicking here.
Mayer is an artist who's lived in Bovina for the past seven years. Originally hailing from Detroit, he lived for many years in... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Apr. 16, 2011 - 8:31 pm
A trailer containing three horses slid off the road and partially overturned on Rte. 28 in Andes this afternoon, leading to a dramatic equine rescue by the Andes Fire Department, state troopers, a Delhi veterinarian, and multiple volunteers who rushed to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Apr. 15, 2011 - 4:40 pm
This weekend is the last time you'll be able to catch Walter Putrycz, flanked by fidders above, playing John Burroughs, the famous naturalist, at the Open Eye Theater in Margaretville. "Pepacton," the theater's multimedia tribute to one of Roxbury's most... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Apr. 15, 2011 - 3:09 pm
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officers have set a large trap for the bear that knocked down a Cairo woman in front of her home earlier this week, the Daily Mail reports. The first bear that is caught in the trap will be killed,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Apr. 15, 2011 - 2:54 pm
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation just gave a small reprieve to anyone who sells outdoor wood boilers, the controversial home heating furnaces known as OWBs. As of today, sellers have three more months to sell any old OWBs that don't... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Apr. 15, 2011 - 10:25 am
According to a press release from the State Police in Kingston, a man who fled police in Kingston early this morning was shot by an Ulster County Sheriff's Deputy during an altercation in a Van Deusen Street backyard.
The man, 28-year-old Raymond Snyder... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Apr. 15, 2011 - 10:09 am
Hats off to local parents Marc and Jessica Caserto, who had to make some minor adjustments to their birthing plan on Wednesday when their son couldn't wait long enough to be born in the hospital. From the Daily Freeman:
HIGHLAND — “It was quite a day.”... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 14, 2011 - 4:38 pm
After enduring two floods in two months last year, the residents of the Ulster County village of Phoenicia wanted to do something -- anything -- to fix their chronic flooding problem. Days after the December 1st flood, town and county officials rallied... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Apr. 14, 2011 - 1:16 pm
Image: "Screech Owl," egg tempera painting by Gail Bunting, whose paintings will be on display in the Erpf Gallery in Arkville from April 16 through June 17. Opening reception April 16, 2-4pm.
With the weather warming up, fine art galleries are beginning... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 14, 2011 - 8:47 am
The Daily Mail is reporting this morning that a black bear cruising for tasty garbage attacked a Cairo women in her driveway yesterday afternoon. The woman, who is 53, hurt her back during the encounter, and was taken to Albany Medical Center for... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2011 - 4:43 pm
This just in: The state Department of Environmental Conservation has granted the town of Shandaken a permit to dredge the Stony Clove Creek to alleviate flooding in Phoenicia. The Times Herald-Record reports:
The state Department of Environmental... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2011 - 1:57 pm
Onions v. corn: Which one can take the political heat? Photo by Flickr user Matthew Fugel.
Sometimes, even fruits and vegetables are political. Today's Daily Freeman features an update in an ongoing drama over where to locate the Catskill farmers' market... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2011 - 10:00 am
The State Police in Middletown report that Derek Winnie, proprietor of Winnie's Auto Sales in Saugerties, has been arrested and charged with various crimes related to the furnishing of fraudulent documents in the sale of a vehicle.
Here's the press... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2011 - 9:49 am
The Daily Star has the story:
A 27-year-old East Branch man died Monday evening when he lost control of his motorcycle, state police in Binghamton said.
Tony C. Eggler, 27, was driving west shortly after 8 p.m. on state Route 206, just east of Ackerman... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011 - 4:52 pm
Last week, we featured a video by New York City food blogger Liza de Guia, who recently visited the northern Catskills to make a two-part mini-documentary about slaughterhouses. This week, we return for a peek at Part II. For anyone who grew up on a farm... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011 - 2:40 pm
According to an alert from Delaware County Emergency Management, State Highway 206 in Walton was shut down earlier today after a natural gas line break, and was re-opened around 12:45 pm.
The Walton Reporter writes on their Facebook wall that they've... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011 - 12:42 pm
Edie M. Halstead, the former justice for the town of Davenport who resigned from the bench last October, blew off her own traffic tickets and withheld thousands of dollars in collected court fines from the court's bank account, according to a Commission... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011 - 8:36 am
On Saturday, the Watershed Post attended the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program's annual Ashokan Watershed Conference. The subject this year was a timely one: "Flood Resilience for Towns, Businesses and Landowners." We'll be posting about what we... Read more
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