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By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 - 1:57 pm
Above: Frieda Suess' house on the Watershed Post Flickr pool. Have a shot of your own halls decked out for the holiday? Send it to andrea.girolamo@watershedpost.com or upload it to our pool on Flickr -- we'll be displaying snapshots of houses all lit up... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 - 3:23 pm
Local author Shannon Hayes has just published her fourth book on the topic of sustainable eating, Long Way on a Little. Hayes, who holds a Ph.D. in sustainable agriculture and community development from Cornell University, works with her family raising... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 - 12:23 pm
Flickr user A Man Called ACME took this photo of a Blenheim waterfall on December 2 and posted it in our Flickr pool. It's one of several wintery waterways our readers have shot recently.
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 - 11:01 am
Above: Flood damage in Phoenicia caused by Tropical Storm Irene. Photo taken on September 4, 2011 by fixBufflao and posted to the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
Yesterday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a plan to buy up to 33 properties in... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 - 1:27 pm
There’s fresh relief on the horizon for would-be automotive bodies beautiful in the Central Catskills: Ben Krom is already lining up customers for West Branch Collision and Classics, now open at 60 Delaware Street in Walton. The Watershed Post chatted... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 - 1:20 pm
Above: Dawn Ceeno, the owner of the Moose-Be-Morning Coffee Shop, behind the counter in happier days. Photo contributed by Carolyn Bivins.
Dawn Ceeno and her daughter Rain, the owners of the Moose-Be-Morning Coffee Shop, lost their entire business in a... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 - 11:54 am
The position of fire commissioner in Woodstock is a hot commodity these days.
Last night, 314 people turned out to choose among four candidates for an open seat on the five-member Board of Fire Commissioners, according to Judy Peters, the secretary and... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 - 11:16 am
This article is written in response to a letter to the editor published on November 26, 2012. -- Julia Reischel
Dear Editor,
I am writing in response to a letter posted here & comments at last week's Special Session of the UC Legislature by Kathy... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 - 3:51 am
The Daily Freeman has dug up a shocking new piece of information about the Sunday arrest of 42-year-old Matthew DiDonna, a social studies teacher at Kingston High School and Hurley resident, on felony drug charges: DiDonna was arrested after a neighbor's... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 - 3:18 pm
This Saturday, Rosendale will sparkle and shine, sing and soar, as Frozendale Daze joy pervades Main Street. It would be hard to pick a favorite festival from this town’s smorgasbord, but Frozendale might be considered the homiest. Originally a Chamber of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 - 1:16 pm
A man who allegedly shot himself in the backside after dropping his .22 revolver while hunting on Thanksgiving Day will be charged with a felony, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation announced in a press release today.
Timothy E. Kelly, a... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 - 11:20 am
Photo by Flickr user Jim Lugach. Used under a Creative Commons license.
We're smack-dab in the middle of Hanukkah, Christmas is two weeks away, and so it's time for you to send us photos of your holiday lights. Whether you go subtle and ring your abode... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 - 10:46 am
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday that the deadline to register for federal aid in the wake of Hurricane Sandy has been extended past December 31 to January 28. Residents in counties hard-hit by the storm, including Ulster and Sullivan county in... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 - 6:35 am
Tonight, the annual election for a vacant seat on the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Woodstock Fire District will take place from 5 to 9pm at the Woodstock Firehouse No. 1, located at 242 Tinker Street. An announcement on the Woodstock fire department... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 - 10:38 am
Photographer Ethan Myers took this photo of a wintery stream in Hunter on November 17, and shared it with us in the Watershed Post Flickr pool. Check out a closeup of the snow on the moss, below.
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 - 4:37 pm
The National Weather Service in Albany warns that freezing rain is expected this afternoon and into the evening across the Catskills, especially at elevations above 1200 feet. From NY-Alert:
Elevations Above 1200 Feet Will Be Most Susceptible To These... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 - 4:25 pm
Above: Toy soldiers stand guard during the town-wide holiday Woodstock Open House in 2010. Photo by Julia Reischel.
Short notice, we know -- but if you're a fan of Christmas caroling, we suggest you head to Woodstock, where the team of internationally-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 - 11:58 am
Downtown Bloomingburg in August, 2008. Photo by Daniel Case; published on Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons license.
It seems Bloomingburg wants a little less government. About 100 residents of the Sullivan County village -- population 420, as of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 - 2:20 pm
Above: MARK Project director Peg Ellsworth, who serves on the Southern Tier Regional Economic Council, presents Gov. Andrew Cuomo with a gift basket of Delaware County goodies during the Governor's visit to the Southern Tier on Wednesday. Photo courtesy... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 - 11:50 am
Three Ulster County residents were arrested after the stabbing of a Palenville man on Tuesday, an assault police say occurred after an argument over a drug sale.
Around 11:30pm on Tuesday night, according to a New York State Police press release, a 23-... Read more
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