Greene County
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014 - 10:48 am
Above: Tour of the Catskills racers riding the grueling Devil's Kitchen climb in 2010.
Cyclists from around the world hit the roads in Greene County over the weekend for the Tour of the Catskills, three days of racing that feature some of the steepest... Read more
By Heather Rolland on Friday, Aug. 1, 2014 - 4:37 pm
Outdoor recreation opportunities abound in the Catskills, running the gamut from strolling on rail trails to expert-only wilderness bushwhacks. Whatever your adventure level — or your dog’s — there’s plenty to do with a pup in tow here in the Catskills.... Read more
By John Phillip Tappen on Wednesday, Jul. 30, 2014 - 3:59 pm
Above: Kaaterskill Falls in April 2014. Photo by Paige Patunas, shared with the Watershed Post via our Flickr pool.
A Dutchess County woman died yesterday evening after she fell from the top of Kaaterskill Falls, a popular Greene County tourist... Read more
By John Phillip Tappen on Friday, Jul. 25, 2014 - 11:46 pm
About two dozen people attended the first public forum of Transition Catskills, a group dedicated to making the Catskills more economically resilient, on Wednesday night at the Open Eye Theater in Margaretville.
“This was our first effort to organize a... Read more
By John Phillip Tappen on Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2014 - 4:14 pm
National Weather Service forecasters have issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Catskills and central New York, including Schoharie, Ulster, Delaware, Sullivan and Greene counties, lasting until 10 p.m. Wednesday night.
The following was posted on... Read more
By John Phillip Tappen on Monday, Jul. 14, 2014 - 10:29 am
Above: Musicians performing at the Catskills Irish Arts Week. Photo by Timothy H. Raab, from the Catskills Irish Arts week Facebook page.
Fervid followers of traditional Irish music and dance descend on East Durham this week for the twentieth annual... Read more
By Katherine Speller on Friday, Jul. 11, 2014 - 12:00 pm
Charles “Sonny” Somelofski of Catskill Outdoor Adventures in Margaretville (catskilloutdooradventures.com), remembers when the licensing process to become an outdoor guide in New York state was a simple paper questionnaire with a $2 fee that asked whether... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 8, 2014 - 4:41 pm
Look out, Catskills: Yet another round of thunderstorms is taking aim at the region, with the possibility of high winds, damaging hail and even the chance of a tornado.
As of late Tuesday afternoon, a line of storms is organizing in western New York and... Read more
By John Phillip Tappen on Monday, Jul. 7, 2014 - 2:25 pm
A horrific multi-car accident on I-90 last Friday left two people dead, including a South Cairo resident, and two others injured.
Shortly before midnight on Friday, July 4, State Police, Fire, EMS and Thruway Authority responded to an accident on the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 3, 2014 - 1:23 pm
The forecast for Fourth of July weekend in the Catskills looks bright and clear -- but before Friday arrives with cooler temps and sunnier skies, another round of intense thunderstorms has the region under flash flood watch.
All five of the Catskills... Read more