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By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 - 7:56 am
Incredible news. Not only do women eat barbecue, but now, the Catskill Daily Mail tells us, they shoot guns too. And sometimes they're even good at it. What is this, the future?
Also, it seems the Daily Mail has discovered the fundamental difference... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 - 7:49 am
Fear of fracking is everywhere, and it's starting to affect the whims of potential real estate buyers in Sullivan County, writes David Knudsen of the Sullivan County Real Estate blog. Yesterday, he recounted a conversation he had with a friend and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010 - 1:18 pm
Remember Sandy Foster, the Delhi weekender whose 125-square-foot cottage studio made the New York Times this June? Well, we just stumbled across her blog -- and if you've got a sweet tooth for shabby chic, Victoriana, and architectural elements in various... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010 - 10:06 am
The law against serving alcohol to minors, that is, which Keith W. Valentine voted for in 2007.
According to the Daily Freeman, Valentine and his wife threw a combination graduation and 4th of July party last month where drinks were served to 18-year-olds... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010 - 7:38 pm
The Daily Freeman reports that a 19-year-old hiker, whose name has not yet been released, was killed today in a fall:
Police said the teenager was hiking with fellow students from Bard when he left the group to hike to the top of the falls. He apparently... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010 - 7:18 pm
That's Tommy Ramone, nee Tom Erdelyi -- and he'll be performing with guitarist Claudia Tienan at 2pm Sunday afternoon, on the porch of Homer and Langley's Mystery Spot Antiques.
The duo, known as Uncle Monk, play a mean streak of bluegrass, a fact that... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010 - 5:42 pm
Monticello school board member Jo-Ann Peabody recently moved to North Carolina -- but she wasn't about to let that stop her from serving on the board. Until the Times Herald-Record came calling, that is.
Jo-Ann Peabody released a statement by email late... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010 - 10:55 am
The Times-Herald Record has the tragic story of Betzalel Levin, a camp counselor from Brooklyn who drowned in White Lake yesterday within feet of a life preserver and a boatload of campers. It's unclear why Levin, who dove off a rented boat in order to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010 - 8:48 am
After last week's controversial goose murder in the town of Ulster, a 19-year-old named Christopher Roser has been charged with the act. Instead of being charged with animal cruelty, however, he's being charged with "the unlawful taking of a migratory... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010 - 3:25 pm
On WIOX's blog, they've posted previews of some of the regular shows the station has planned. (Among them: our correspondent Simona David's Monday-noon talk show, which will kick off on August 30 with guest interviewee Linda Norris, recently returned from... Read more
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