Shokan
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 18, 2013 - 10:16 am
Trouble, billiards and romance come to Boiceville tonight as Onteora Middle and High School students put on "The Music Man" as their spring musical. Above, Onteora seniors Zoe Patschke (as Marian the Librarian) and Seth Owitz (as Professor Harold Hill)... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2013 - 11:54 am
Eighteen runners from the Catskills region -- Delaware, Greene, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster Counties -- were among those registered for the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, where explosions killed at least three people and injured over 140.
The... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2013 - 11:24 am
Top: A photo by Amanda Lee Popp, which won an honorable mention in last year's Great Outdoor Experience Photo Contest.
The contest is now closed. Winners will be announced on May 28, 2013. Thanks!
To celebrate the 2013 Catskills Outdoor Guide that we'll... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Apr. 5, 2013 - 9:04 am
Above: The Times Herald-Record's office in Middletown, Orange County. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
The News Corp-owned media group that publishes the Times Herald-Record may soon be on the market, according to a story this week in the Wall Street Journal (... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Apr. 1, 2013 - 12:34 pm
Above: Photo of a brown trout fresh from the Pepacton Reservoir on April 1, 2013, the first day of trout season, posted on Facebook by the Vineyard Wine Bar in Downsville.
From April 1 through October 15, it's open season on trout in New York State -- the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Mar. 29, 2013 - 5:30 pm
Above: A shot of "The Cliff" on Hunter Mountain, taken on March 27 -- in most years, a date when Catskills skiers are already putting their gear back in the attic.
Skiing on Easter Sunday? Yes indeed: All four Catskills mountains are open for business... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Mar. 28, 2013 - 11:09 am
Above: Olivia Paetow, a student at Onteora High School, gets a lesson in microbiology from Donna Reynolds of the DEP. Photos courtesy of NYC DEP.
Students from Ulster County and the Bronx got a hands-on lesson in water science this week, as part of a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Mar. 27, 2013 - 12:41 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that the deadline for registering for individual FEMA aid in 13 Sandy-affected counties will be extended, from March 29 to April 13, 2013.
Among the 13 counties eligible for individual FEMA aid for Sandy storm losses... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2013 - 11:22 pm
A man has been found dead at the scene of a fire on Route 28 in Shokan that forced the closing of Route 28, and drew hundreds of police and first responders, on Tuesday afternoon.
According to a statement released by New York State Police late Tuesday... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2013 - 4:56 pm
Police, firefighters and other first responders rushed to the scene of a blaze at 3358 Route 28 in Shokan that broke out shortly before 4pm.
Shots have been heard from within the building, according to a post on Ulster County Fire/Rescue Incidents, a... Read more
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