Ulster County
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 - 11:24 am
Shandaken town supervisor Rob Stanley told the Watershed Post yesterday that flags throughout Shandaken will be at half-mast this week in honor of Pfc Douglas Cordo, who was killed last week in Afghanistan. The Daily Freeman had a nice tribute to Cordo... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 - 5:26 pm
This Saturday, August 27, Phoenicia's Parish Field will host Shandaken Day, featuring vendors, watermelon-eating contests, music, games, and the annual tug-o-war among the town's emergency first responders. (Our money's on Watershed Post safety... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 - 8:13 am
We've launched this Shandaken town page to give residents and businesses new tools for reaching their customers. One of them is our free classified ads, which any registered user of the Watershed Post can post. Check out our latest classified advertiser,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 - 2:20 pm
Just a quick reminder: The Conservative Party of Shandaken is holding its caucus tonight at 7pm at the Phoenicia Fish and Game club. The public is invited.
Anybody got a good idea for how to illustrate this post?
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 - 2:10 pm
Anyone feel the earthquake a few minutes ago? It seems a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit Virginia just before 2pm, about 83 miles south of Washington, D.C, and people are feeling it up and down the East Coast.
We felt the building shake a little here in... Read more
By wateradmin on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 - 11:52 am
Main Street Pine Hill. Photo by Daniel Case, via Wikimedia Commons.
So, trying to pick up where I left off a week ago as to why Pine Hill is painted on the side of Trailways buses: It turns out that Pine Hill was painted on buses long before there was a... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 - 4:28 pm
Troop 163 getting ready for its closeup on Friday at the Ashokan Reservoir fountain. Photo by Diane Galusha.
This Saturday, a crew of 15 boy scouts from West Shokan will arrive triumphantly in Central Park after trekking the 120-mile path that New York... Read more
By Jim Friedlich on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 - 2:45 pm
This spring I took off from my investment business, and we moved to our second home in Shokan. We’ve been summering here for over a decade, but this year was different. In place of obsessively checking my Blackberry, I set sight on cultivating the perfect... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 - 1:33 pm
To the editor:
Kayak, canoe, row, or sail the Ashokan Reservoir! This is the second season for AshokanBoaters.org, a boating group dedicated to bringing the DEP's recreational boating program to the Ashokan.
A visit to the Cannonsville Reservoir will... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 - 11:13 am
Dear Editor:
Recently notice of NYS Healthy NY HMO Aetna's 2012 proposed rate hike and request for commentary was sent out. The rate hike is approximately going up by 26% for next year. This monthly payment is a sincere hardship for sole proprietors... Read more
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