High Falls
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 - 11:50 am
A new package of gun laws that includes a stricter definition of banned "assault weapons" and new provisions on gun ownership and mental illness is making its way through the New York State Legislature. Late on Monday night, the Republican-controlled... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 - 10:37 am
Photo of flu shot being administered by Indiana Public Radio. Published under Creative Commons license.
With flu cases skyrocketing across the state and the nation, Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared an official public health emergency for the state of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 - 2:29 am
Above: The Cannonsville Reservoir looking serene, if a bit low on water, in July of 2012. Photo by Flickr user mountain_man_ny_2; published under Creative Commons license.
The agency that manages New York City's water -- and its vast upstate watershed --... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 - 5:03 pm
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Above: Video of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 'State of the State' address on Wednesday afternoon.
In his 2013 'State of the State' address, Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out an ambitious... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 - 11:33 am
Ulster County law enforcement officers are spearheading a county-wide effort to review local school safety policies, and are seeking input from the public about what can be done to make Ulster County schools safer.
In the wake of the Newtown shootings in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 - 3:10 pm
The governors of New York and New Jersey are publicly venting outrage over a decision by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to adjourn on Tuesday night without voting on a critical Hurricane Sandy relief bill.
This afternoon, New York... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 - 9:21 pm
Photo by Flickr user Rosie Rogers. Published under Creative Commons license.
Ah, New Year's Eve. Time for kisses and champagne, feast foods and dancing. Here’s a smorgasbord of what’s going on out there around the Catskills and just beyond our borders,... Read more
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 Andrea Girolamo on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 - 4:14 am
In the wake of last Friday's horrifying shooting at a Connecticut elementary school that left 26 people dead, including 20 children, schools around the Catskills are increasing their security.
The Daily Mail reported this week that students at both... Read more