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By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Apr. 22, 2010 - 2:05 pm
Photo of a Delaware County sunset by Catskill05, via Flick. http://www.flickr.com/photos/catskill05/ / CC BY-ND 2.0
Ah, Earth Day, one of the most nebulous holidays of the year. Celebrations and commemorations are underway, and it seems like pretty much... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Apr. 22, 2010 - 10:03 am
We just got an email from Demon On Wheels director Christina Eliopoulos, who's shooting a documentary about local mechanic Mike Ondish and his bitchin' '68 Shelby Mustang:
I'm seeking out 2 production interns who can assist us from May 3 through May 8 on... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Apr. 22, 2010 - 9:27 am
Comments aren't gone, the Daily Star tells us -- the paper has just switched to Disqus for its comment system. Old comments are gone, alas. But their new system is one many newspapers and blogs are using, and.it's got some good features for commenters,... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2010 - 6:08 pm
The Delaware County Board of Supervisors has unanimously passed a resolution in support of Dean Gitter's Belleayre development project, the Daily Freeman reports. (The story also appears in the Catskill Mountain News, but their content is behind a paywall... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2010 - 5:43 pm
The Jewish Single Malt Whisky Society enjoyed a recent visit to Tuthilltown Distillery in Gardiner:
Gable is one of these super-charming and disarming type guys. A charismatic dude who knows his business quite well. Gable went on to provide a tasting... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2010 - 3:48 pm
In a bold move that can best be described as the Vatican II of copyediting, the AP announced recently that the proper spelling for one of those Internet gizmoids the kids are all up on shall henceforth be "website," not "Web site."
Journalists, take note.
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2010 - 10:16 am
The Oneonta Daily Star unveiled its new website last night, as part of a company-wide push by its corporate parent, Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.
Webmaster Jason Whitney claims it's not that different now...
Whitney said the changes to the site will... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2010 - 7:02 pm
The Times Herald-Record has a look at the steel bases being made by DC Fabrication and Welding:
None of the millions of visitors to the memorial will ever see them.
But they'll be doing their jobs underground, beneath the memorial on the footprint of the... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2010 - 2:06 pm
The AP's headline: 8 thumbs up.
By WP Newsroom on Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2010 - 12:17 pm
First the New Kingston film festival went on maternity leave, and now the Franklin Stage Company is taking a hiatus! The Daily Star reports that the theater company won't be putting on plays this summer:
"There just isn't enough staff," Marner said. "We... Read more
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