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By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 - 11:02 am
DNA evidence has led to the arrest of a man from the Rosendale hamlet of Tillson, 52-year-old William F. Ryan, on multiple burglary charges, according to the Ulster County Sheriff's Office.
Ryan faces charges of third-degree burglary, third-degree... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 - 4:50 pm
Watershed Post readers sure have seen a lot of bears. We've featured two posts with reader-submitted bear photos so far this month, and more just keep coming in. Here are the latest.
Below, a photo by Brian Albanese, taken by his "stealth cam" on... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 - 1:37 pm
Above: A photo of a bear taken by a trail cam in Margaretville. Courtesy of Adam Varsano.
Last week, we urged you to send us your bear photos -- and did you ever. Thanks to Adam Varsano, whose furry subject appears to have noticed that his cover has been... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 - 10:48 am
Photo of Aedes aegypti mosquito in action by James Gathany. Published under Creative Commons license.
First measles, now West Nile? Ulster County seems to be a hotbed of rare diseases lately.
The Ulster County Health Department announced today that a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 - 5:57 pm
Ulster County drama, thy name is URGENT: A public dustup between county comptroller Elliott Auerbach and Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum is unfolding over the fate of about $200,000 in cash seized in drug busts by the multi-agency Ulster Regional Gang... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 - 1:51 pm
Photo of Muzzy arrows by Flickr user Justin D. Miller. Published under Creative Commons license.
Early October is usually prime time for leaf-peeping in the Catskills. This year, it's time for deer-hunting too, thanks to a rule change by the state... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 28, 2012 - 12:12 pm
Above: A three-bedroom ranch house on 14 acres in Hancock that local realtor Leonard Piorkowski hasn't been able to get a bite for, despite a tempting $107,000 sticker price. Photo from listing on Klimchok Real Estate's website.
For some upstate New York... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Monday, Sep. 24, 2012 - 11:03 am
Paul Fero winds up for a throw at the 2012 Rock In River Festival in Franklin, PA on August 24. Photo by Michael Henderson; reproduced by permission.
How many times can you skip a rock?
Chances are, not as many times as Paul Fero.
Fero, an Oliverea... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Sep. 20, 2012 - 4:01 pm
Feet and creeks: They were meant to be together. Photo taken in Jefferson by Flickr user MccWolf; shared in the Watershed Post Flickr group pool.
Calling all creek geeks: This is your week!
Creeks in the Catskills are a force to be reckoned with: They... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2012 - 8:43 pm
High winds are taking out power lines across upstate New York tonight, leaving tens of thousands of people without power.
As of this post, Central Hudson is reporting that 29,961 of its upstate New York customers have power outages. NYSEG has 22,056... Read more