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By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 - 7:04 pm
Above: A map showing snow forecasts for Central New York, the Southern Tier and northeast Pennsylvania from the National Weather Service in Binghamton.
Snow is already falling across much of New York State, and is expected to keep falling throughout the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Dec. 24, 2012 - 3:16 pm
Local photographer Mark Zilberman's house all decked out for Christmas, Catskills style. Photo taken in Andes on Christmas Day, December 25, 2011, and shared in the Watershed Post Flickr group pool.
Whatever holidays you celebrate, we hope you have a very... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 - 3:51 pm
New York State is currently accepting public comments on its latest draft of gas drilling regulations. Helen Slottje, a lawyer who has been prominent in the movement to pass town bans on gas drilling, is hosting a series of public forums this week on the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 - 4:24 am
In the Catskills, we do have partridges -- not to mention pear trees.
But here at the WP, we thought we'd put a more local spin on a favorite carol. While we're at it, we'd like to wish a very Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas to our readers across the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 - 11:01 am
Above: Flood damage in Phoenicia caused by Tropical Storm Irene. Photo taken on September 4, 2011 by fixBufflao and posted to the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
Yesterday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a plan to buy up to 33 properties in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 - 4:37 pm
The National Weather Service in Albany warns that freezing rain is expected this afternoon and into the evening across the Catskills, especially at elevations above 1200 feet. From NY-Alert:
Elevations Above 1200 Feet Will Be Most Susceptible To These... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 - 2:20 pm
Above: MARK Project director Peg Ellsworth, who serves on the Southern Tier Regional Economic Council, presents Gov. Andrew Cuomo with a gift basket of Delaware County goodies during the Governor's visit to the Southern Tier on Wednesday. Photo courtesy... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 - 1:56 pm
On his way from Montreal to a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Justin Bieber made an unscheduled stop in the Catskills. The Bieb tweeted:
when your bus breaks down in the middle of the catskill mountains... #notswaggy
— Justin Bieber... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 - 11:12 am
On Thursday afternoon, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation unveiled its latest set of proposed regulations to govern hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. The new proposed regulations replace an earlier set of draft regulations,... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 - 3:37 pm
Above: Santa pays a pre-Christmas visit to the annual Woodstock Holiday Open House in December 2010. Photo by Julia Reischel.
Shopping small and local for the holidays will get you a whole lot more than a warm fuzzy glow of political rectitude. It’ll get... Read more
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