Ulster County
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011 - 10:23 am
A mockup of what a Rondout Valley tourist map might look like, from the Valley of the Giants website.
Pop artist Maria Reidelbach -- the force of nature behind Kerhonkson's "Gnome Chomsky," the world's second-largest garden gnome -- has a vision for... Read more
By wateradmin on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011 - 1:10 pm
Last week's Olive Town Board meeting occurred in the wake of a contentious public meeting about the new Town of Olive comprehensive plan. Our Olive government correspondent, Cindy Johansen, videotaped both meetings. This video, divided into seven... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011 - 12:52 pm
Just a quick note to report that tonight is the Shandaken Democratic caucus. It's taking place at 7pm at Glenbrook Park on State Route 42. (In a hat tip to Tom Rinaldo, we're running the lovely photo of the donkey above to complement his photo on last... Read more
By wateradmin on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011 - 12:13 pm
That’s a question I asked myself nine years ago when I first moved to Shandaken. Back then, I foolishly assumed that a giant mother company named Trailways owned all the Trailways buses nationwide. As we all know, assumptions can get you in trouble. That... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011 - 9:22 am
Ulster County will be making some tough budget decisions this fall, the Daily Freeman reports:
In a memo to Legislator Richard Gerentine, chairman of the county Legislature’s Ways and Means Committee, Budget Director Arthur Smith said that earlier... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 - 8:56 pm
This just in from the Phoenicia Observer:
Shandaken and Phoenicia are experiencing power outages that started at 1900 hours (7pm) due to a transformer fire located on Rdy Frank Rd, in Shandaken. NYSEG is working on the sitation and a time frame for the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 - 11:41 am
11:40am update: The flooding on Route 212 has been cleared, according to NY-Alert and Tony Fletcher, who tweeted us the good news.
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 - 10:26 am
11:15am: Update from Kathleen Nolan, via Facebook:
When I drove by just before 9 am, the center Triangle formed by the intersection of Country Route 40 (Old Plank Road) and Route 212 was flooded -- I think that's the intersection you mean. A crew of... Read more
By wateradmin on Friday, Aug. 12, 2011 - 3:48 pm
Dispatch from Shandaken #3: This is not a test. This is the real thing. Clementine is missing and probably is very scared, and her people, including two children, are worried sick over her. A $500 reward has been posted for her safe return.
This is also... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 12, 2011 - 12:03 pm
Ever dreamed of being a yoga teacher? Megan Leigh of Chichester Yoga is holding an open house Q&A session for would-be yoga teachers this Saturday. Come for a yoga class beforehand and stay to pepper Leigh with questions.
Yoga Teacher Training Open... Read more
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