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By Lissa Harris on Friday, Mar. 16, 2012 - 6:54 pm
Above: Flickr user Ben Helmer captures a moody shot of bystanders watching the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kingston, March 11, 2012. Posted to the Watershed Post Flickr group pool.
Looks like Middletown supervisor Marge Miller has pulled the plug on her... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Mar. 16, 2012 - 11:56 am
From the Hudson Valley Film Commission: A film company shooting in Sullivan County later this month is looking for cast members on short notice to play several roles in their short film, "My Pain Is Worse Than Your Pain."
One very specific role they're... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Mar. 16, 2012 - 10:18 am
Above: Raw video from a fire at a yeshiva in Kiamesha Lake from the Times Herald-Record.
On the evening of Thursday, March 15, a massive fire broke out in the dormitory of a boys' yeshiva (a Jewish religious school) in Kiamesha Lake near Monticello. The... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Mar. 15, 2012 - 12:13 pm
Photo of card catalog by Flickr user Aaron Schmidt. Published under Creative Commons license.
In a small town, everybody's entangled with their neighbors, even those whose job it is to stay out of the fray: News reporters. Every community newspaper... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2012 - 1:09 pm
Screenshot of the Walton Reporter's new website at waltonreporter.com.
Congratulations to the Walton Reporter on rolling out their new website this week.
The paper, which covers a wide swath of Delaware County along with their Walton home base, has been... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2012 - 9:57 am
On Monday, March 12, a driver lost control of a car headed southbound on Route 17 near Monticello, plunging down a steep embankment, rolling several times, and killing a passenger. Driver Michael Messineo, a 58-year-old resident of Liberty, stands charged... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2012 - 2:26 pm
Photo of Indian spices by Flickr user Francis Bijl. Published under Creative Commons license.
File under: Better safe than sorry.
Rondout Valley High School and Middle School were put under a brief lockdown around 10am on Monday, March 12, when a FedEx... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 - 6:36 pm
Above: Family Traditions owner Peri Rainbow-Sloan behind the counter. Photo by Anne Pyburn Craig.
A new business in Stone Ridge is a unique blend of gift shop, art gallery, and space for dispute resolution and educational services. All are invited to... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 - 5:04 pm
Above: Ostriches hanging out in the snow. Clearly this photo was taken a few weeks ago, and not yesterday. Photo from Flickr user Catskills Photography, in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
It was in the 60s yesterday in the eastern 'Skills. People... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 - 2:22 pm
Above: A video about Schoharie County after the devastating Irene and Lee floods, filmed by Schoharie Recovery. Schoharie Recovery is one of the partners in a regional recovery effort called SALT (Schoharie Area Long Term).
Starting Monday, March 12,... Read more