People
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 - 10:53 pm
A three-year-old boy who drowned at Taghkanic State Park in Columbia County on Tuesday afternoon was identified by state police today as Connor Bagley of Athens, according to several news accounts.
Fox 23 spoke to police and several witnesses at the scene... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 - 10:44 am
Prattsville residents are getting ready to get down and dirty this weekend.
On August 28, 2011, Prattsville's Main Street was almost completely destroyed by the flooding from Tropical Storm Irene. A year later, don't expect the anniversary to be a somber... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012 - 5:16 pm
Update, 8/24: Lawson was found in the woods near his home on Thursday night. See our story for more details.
A Hamden man whose mobile home was destroyed by fire on Monday morning is missing, the Delaware County Sheriff's Office reports.
William D. Lawson... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012 - 10:54 am
Above: The house of Dave Rikard, a week after the Irene floods devastated Prattsville's Main Street. Rikard appears in a New York Magazine feature story this month about Prattsville. Photo by Jay Harsevoort; shared in the Watershed Post's Flickr group... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 - 12:50 pm
Above: It's hot; take a nap. Photo by Flickr user annroberti in the Watershed Post Flickr pool. We're in the waning weeks of summer -- back to school shopping! County fairs! Ever more unpredictable weather! So get out there and enjoy one of the final... Read more
By Jason Dole on Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 - 12:40 pm
Above: The big $25,000 winner in Monday's Sullivan Renaissance Awards was a community-wide floral planter project by the Narrowsburg Beautification Group. Narrowsburg won top honors despite vandals stealing several planters earlier in the season. All... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012 - 11:30 am
Above: Stephanie Carter, in front of a longtime Delhi staple, Stewart's. Photo by Mellisa Misner.
A town with a practical and well-appointed dry goods store is a fortunate place, and for 129 years, Delhi has had a gem. During those long decades, the... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012 - 2:26 pm
The New York State Police at Catskill announced the arrest of a 55-year-old Prattsville man on Wednesday for cashing seven forged checks at a local supermarket.
Lila Rikard was charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument and grand larceny,... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012 - 1:28 pm
A 33-year-old Kingston man was arrested earlier this week and charged with engaging in sexual acts with a 5-year-old girl.
Rudolph “Rudy” Robinson was arrested on Monday and charged with criminal sexual act in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012 - 10:59 am
A 24-year-old Cairo man was arrested for burglary on Tuesday, according to a New York State Police press release.
Joseph G. White was arrested by New York State Police at Catskill after a burglary in progress complaint was reported at 70 Chappell Road in... Read more
Pages
