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By Rich Muellerleile on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 - 4:02 pm
If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be? As we start to experience the chills of a Catskills winter, questions like that (except maybe a little less tongue in cheek) become more and... Read more
By Rich Muellerleile on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011 - 10:16 am
In a stark contrast to our last installment of safety news, this month we are urging local residents to prepare for the zombie apocalypse. This month will also bring princesses, witches, ghosts, and more than likely a few werewolves to the region.
No... Read more
By Rich Muellerleile on Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2011 - 5:00 pm
As I stood in my own ambulance bay in Phoenicia on September the 16th -- anxious, profusely sweating, and feeling rather defeated after I denied repeated offers of a tetanus vaccine from the kind and concerned representatives from the Ulster County... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011 - 2:50 pm
The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has... Read more
By Rich Muellerleile on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011 - 12:34 pm
Summer is in full swing here in the Catskills, and the flurry of outdoor activities that these hills and dales offer bring droves from near and far to take advantage of what incredible resources Mother Nature offers us. She’s a tough mother in the summer... Read more
By Rich Muellerleile on Friday, Jul. 8, 2011 - 10:03 am
Image by Flickr user David B. Gleason.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible, odorless, and poisonous gas found in the fumes of burning fuel that contains carbon -- fuels such as wood, charcoal, fuels used in a camp stove or lantern, or the gasoline used... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2011 - 4:47 pm
A woman was attacked by a fox in the Schoharie County town of Esperance yesterday while cleaning out a camper.
According to a press release from the Schoharie County Sheriff's Department, the attack occurred around 4:30pm on Saddlemire Hill Road, and... Read more
By Rich Muellerleile on Monday, Jun. 6, 2011 - 11:16 am
With warmer weather prevalent during the daytime hours and cooler nights following them the propensity for thunderstorms to develop is high this time of year. Our topography presents situations where someone could be caught off guard by rapidly changing... Read more
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