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By Lissa Harris on Friday, Aug. 12, 2011 - 12:22 pm
A 21-year-old man drowned yesterday afternoon in Mohican Lake, in the Sullivan County town of Lumberland, after jumping from a rowboat and attempting to swim to shore.
The Times Herald-Record reports:
The young man, who was with the group in the rowboat... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Aug. 12, 2011 - 9:26 am
Image from U.S. Patent Application No. 12/566,756, filed by Susan Schieren of Leeds, NY on September 25, 2009.
For most of us, having to hold a hair dryer while using it is one of life's minor aggravations. For the disabled, it might not be possible at... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 - 8:36 am
40-year-old Kingston resident Scott Albright was arrested yesterday, after his four-year-old son was found wandering in a road in the town of Esopus. The Ulster County Sheriff's Office reports:
Investigation yielded further evidence that the child was... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 - 9:14 am
According to a news report by Cyclists International, 20-year-old Colby Samstag, a junior at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the university's cycling team, was severely injured in the Tour of the Catskills race on Sunday.
The website... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011 - 9:45 am
Photo of twee chainsaw bear in front of the Margaretville Freshtown by Lissa Harris.
This week, Upstater -- a new blog about real estate and rural life, for downstate folks with upstate inclinations-- takes a look at the Delaware County village of... Read more
By Rich Muellerleile on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011 - 12:34 pm
Summer is in full swing here in the Catskills, and the flurry of outdoor activities that these hills and dales offer bring droves from near and far to take advantage of what incredible resources Mother Nature offers us. She’s a tough mother in the summer... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011 - 11:14 am
Douglas Cronk Last Wednesday, August 3, the New York State Police arrested 42-year-old Grand Gorge resident Douglas Cronk on charges of first-degree robbery.
Cronk is charged with the armed robbery of the Roxbury Country Store on March 2, 2009. During the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011 - 9:24 am
Video: Tour of the Catskills pro cyclists ride past the Thompson House in Windham this weekend.
Biking is big in the Catskills and Hudson Valley -- and getting bigger, says Adam Bosch of the Times Herald-Record. Bosch has a story in today's paper on the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011 - 4:57 pm
Tomorrow, some 800 cyclists will descend on Greene and Ulster Counties for the fourth annual Tour of the Catskills, a three-day road race that spans nearly 200 miles and draws both amateur and professional cyclists from far and wide. The race will kick... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011 - 12:26 pm
Photo of the Western Hotel in Callicoon by Flickr user dougtone. Published under Creative Commons license.
In the New York Post today, real estate writer Tina Traster takes a stroll down Callicoon's Main Street, in search of the powerful lure that draws... Read more
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