Ulster County
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 - 5:14 pm
Above: A satellite image of the turbid lower Esopus spilling into the Hudson River. From Google Maps.
Ulster County executive Mike Hein has fired another salvo in his ongoing battle with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 - 10:45 am
Batten down the hatches, and watch out for downed trees and power lines: Ulster, Greene and Schoharie Counties (as well as much of the rest of Eastern New York) are under a wind advisory through 1pm today.
Via NY-Alert:
Westerly Winds Will Blow At 15 To... Read more
By wateradmin on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 - 10:18 am
A pair of medieval fiddles built by John Bromka, half of the Bells and Motley duo who will be playing at the Empire State Railway Museum this Saturday.
Something magical happens when a community actually celebrates together; when it’s
not just going... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011 - 2:00 pm
Richard Ulloa, a 52-year-old Stone Ridge man, was arrested last year with two other local members of the "sovereign citizen" movement, after filing trillions of dollars' worth of fake liens against local bankers and government officials.
This week, Ulloa... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 - 7:23 pm
Five years ago, Ulster County voted in favor of a charter form of government. Instead of being run solely by the legislature, the county is now managed by an elected executive who is responsible for the budget and for appointing department heads.
Ulster... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 - 3:33 pm
Nineteenth-century stereoscopic image of a Catskills creek after a flood. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
The wheels of government turn slowly. Months after flooding from Irene and Lee struck the Catskills, several much-needed regional projects to... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 - 11:26 am
Poster by a Bennett Elementary School fourth-grader, included in a 2009 exhibit at the Ulster County Clerk's Office.
With enrollments falling and budget battles growing ever fiercer, the Onteora Central School District will soon have to face the agonizing... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 - 11:11 am
Local videographer Jessica Vecchione shot this video at Catskill Cabaradio at the Pine Hill Community Center on Saturday and shared it with us. Center and right are Laurie and Ira McIntosh.
By Dave Channon on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 - 10:38 am
Above: Justin Nikles, "The Incredible Eye."
The November show at The Arts Upstairs gallery in Phoenicia ends this weekend. Here's a portion of Dave Channon's review of the show in his November edition of Art Safari, his monthly column. Channon is an... Read more
By Carol La Monda on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 - 6:07 pm
Photo by Flickr user Marjon Kruik; published under Creative Commons license.
As a child, I remember the year separating into distinct seasons. Fall was school and the World Series. Winter was snow and Christmas. Spring was Easter and flowers. Summer... Read more
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