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By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 - 1:47 pm
Above: Map of broadband access across the country, via the Federal Communication Commission's broadband mapping tool. Below: A map of AM radio set ownership across the county in 1930, from the U.S. Census Bureau, via The Daily Yonder.
The Daily Yonder had... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 - 12:19 pm
Adam Bosch at the Times Herald-Record has the story.
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 - 9:55 am
Big win for little Kingston publisher McPherson & Co. last night: Their latest novel, a tale of horse-racing in backwoods Virginia by author Jaimy Gordon, just won the National Book Award for fiction. It's the literary equivalent of the Academy Awards... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 - 8:41 am
A nine-hour standoff between police and reportedly armed people in an apartment over Windham Hardware ended without any injuries around 11pm, according to multiple news reports. The Daily Mail has an extended story today, though details are still emerging... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 - 7:19 pm
The Daily Mail has a breaking-news story:
At least one armed man is allegedly holding one or more hostages in the Town of Windham, according to reports.
From NY-ALERT at 6:21 pm:
RTE 23 EB/WB CLOSED from South St. to RTE 296 (Town of Windham) at 6:10PM... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 - 12:19 pm
A homeowner in Hamden is missing a collection of antique powder horns, flasks, and other historical paraphernalia, some of them dating back to the 1700s, according to a press release issued today by the Delaware County Sheriff's Office. The release:
The... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 - 9:40 am
If you were awake around 4am this morning, you probably heard a mighty roar of wind. Reports are trickling in of some serious storm activity across the Catskills last night. NY-Alert reports that there was hail and downed trees in Ulster County this... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010 - 4:53 pm
Big, surprising news out of Sullivan County this afternoon. The hamlet of Bridgeville, which has been the focus of several Indian tribes' casino dreams for years, just got closer to becoming the home of a major gaming resort.
The Stockbridge-Munsee Band... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010 - 11:53 am
The Daily Freeman's Jay Braman broke the news today that Belleayre Ski Center is going to see some nasty job cuts:
Belleayre Mountain Superintendent Tony Lanza delivered bad news today to ski center employees. Lanza said he told staff members that top... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 - 5:06 pm
Saturday's meeting of the Coalition of Watershed Towns. Photo and videos by Julia Reischel.
Taking advantage of a “Halley's comet” moment of influence, the Coalition of Watershed Towns has negotiated a new agreement with the New York City Department of... Read more
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