Above: Picture of a Catskill reservoir. Photo by Flickr user Christopher Mooney, via the Watershed Post Flickr pool. Used under Creative Commons license.
- Perhaps it's in honor of today's date? The village of Saugerties has instituted a criminal ban on synthetic marijuana that's being sold at with bizarre names like Head Banger, K-2, Spice and Yucatan -- looks like oregano, illegal like maryjane. The state passed a civil ban on sales, but Saugerties' ban imposes criminal penalties.
- Help a reader out! Upstater got a query from a reader about which towns are "safe, cool and affordable in the tax department" -- if you've got some suggestions, head on over and leave a comment!
- Foodstock coming soon!
- The Hudson Valley Chefs Consortium reveals the ULTIMATE BISCUIT RECIPE.
- Historic Brown's burns down, displacing families from their homes; big media outlets focus on the Dirty Dancing connection.
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