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By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 - 6:12 pm
Above: The Route 23 bridge over the Schoharie Creek in Prattsville. Photo by Doug Kerr.
The steel truss bridge that carries Route 23 over the Schoharie Creek in the Greene County town of Prattsville is slated for replacement in 2016, according to the New... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 - 2:42 pm
Above: Benton, the kitten that took over the front page of the Chicago Tribune for 16 minutes on July 30, 2013, thanks to a website goof. We feel your pain, Trib.
If you visited the Watershed Post today and got an error message instead of a piece of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014 - 5:26 pm
A winter weather advisory is in effect for Delaware, Greene, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster counties today, Friday, Dec. 5, beginning this afternoon and lasting through tomorrow morning.
The high roads in the Catskills will be icy tonight, according to a... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014 - 11:57 am
Above: A festive bovine bust at Lucky Dog Farm Store in Hamden.
Challenge: Spend every holiday shopping dollar at a Catskills merchant this month. To help you do it, here's the third installment of our holiday shopping guide. (Want even more things to do... Read more
By Margaretville Health Foundation on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014 - 10:14 am
Safe toy checklist
Too often, accidents involving children and toys occur and may result in eye injuries. Each year, thousands of children age 14 and younger suffered serious eye injuries, even blindness, from toys.
There are three important ways you... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 - 2:10 pm
Above: An ice wall in Platte Clove in 2013. Photo by Dave Hebb and shared in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
The National Weather Service has issued winter weather advisories for snow and freezing rain beginning on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 2 and lasting... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014 - 1:20 pm
It's holiday shopping season in earnest, now that Thanksgiving is over. You can spend all your gift-giving dollars this year with Catskills merchants and businesses, and maybe see a few Christmas trees and even Santa himself while you're at it. To help... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014 - 2:39 pm
Above: A trio of Catskills turkeys in 2008. Photo by Kristine Paulus, via Flickr.
Ah, gratitude. We all know it’s the right spirit to maintain, there’s a science supporting its benefits, and yet it can be so easy to lose track of in everyday life. How... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014 - 10:40 am
Above: Photo of snow accumulation in Monticello on Nov. 26, 2014 by John (aka Catskill Photography) and shared in our Flickr pool.
Our expected snowstorm arrived this morning, Nov. 26, with flakes falling in earnest around 9:50 a.m. at the Watershed Post... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 - 9:49 pm
Update, 10:00 p.m.: According to a statement issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office late Tuesday evening, commercial traffic will be banned from I-84 in New York State as of 7 a.m. on Wednesday. Long tandem vehicles will also be banned from parts of the New... Read more
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