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By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011 - 9:51 pm
Early this morning, a Trailways bus from Kingston bound for New York City rear-ended a tractor-trailer, leaving the driver hospitalized and nearly half of the bus's 16 passengers with minor injuries. LoHud.com reports:
The trucker told troopers that he... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011 - 2:24 pm
Several TV news crews reported yesterday from the demo site in Prattsville that used to be Pam Young's family home. Built in 1947, the house was home to four generations of Young's family until August 28, when Tropical Storm Irene flooded the house and... Read more
By wateradmin on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011 - 11:00 am
Rob Stanley and Ken Jacobs address flood cleanup volunteers in Phoenicia. From a set of photos of volunteers on the Phoenicia, NY Facebook page.
This is the third, and for now at least, last installment of “expressions of gratitude” in the wake of the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 - 4:18 pm
On Saturday, October 15, the Occupy Wall Street movement spread to the Chase Bank plaza in New Paltz, where protestors marched, chanted and carried homemade signs decrying corporate control of American politics.
YouTube user kiew0101 took the video above... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 - 12:56 pm
Ah, New York State. It's a magical place, where the hills are alive with the sound of chizzles chizzling, skiers defy gravity, and the Higway runs through it all.
Watershed Post reader Nancy Fallon, who spotted the road sign above and took the photo,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 - 9:21 am
Clarkson professor Hung Tao Shen (left) and Lauren Davis examine the Delaware River on Davis’ property on August 27, 2011, one day prior to the flooding caused by Hurricane Irene. Photo courtesy of Clarkson University.
Clarkson University announced last... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 - 10:02 am
Emil Donaberger55-year-old New Jersey resident Emil Donaberger has been arrested on kidnapping and larceny charges, after state police found him camping in a wooded area in Claryville with a ten-year-old boy who had been reported missing. Donaberger... Read more
By wateradmin on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 - 11:03 am
Phyllis Parrish receives a check for $171,790 from Randy MacDonald. Parrish is a board member of the Windham Chapter of the Catskill Mountain Foundation and Mr MacDonald is a managing partner of the Windham Mountain Partners. Photo courtesy of Beth Barry... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 - 9:21 am
Video of flooding in Boiceville along Route 28, September 2011. By Youtube user foghat1987.
The floods of Irene and Lee have claimed another casualty: The Trail Motel, a longtime fixture on Route 28 in Boiceville. The Daily Freeman has a feature today... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011 - 4:41 pm
Daniel R. FullingtonOn Sunday, October 9, 29-year-old Meredith resident Daniel R. Fullington was arrested and charged with rape in the first degree, in connection with a 911 call that was made reporting a sexual assault in the Town of Kortright on... Read more
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