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Mar. 16, 2010
It's election day in villages around New York State. Most polls opened at noon today, and close at 9pm. Here's our guide to the races in and around the Catskills. Note: Races are grouped by county (Delaware, Greene, Schoharie, Ulster and Sullivan) and by... Read more
Mar. 15, 2010
A young harp seal spotted last week in the Rondout Creek died in the middle of a rescue attempt organized by the Riverhead Foundation, the Daily Freeman reports.
Earlier: Seal swims to Kingston
Mar. 15, 2010
In the MLS database for $3.5 million: A Saugerties property with 4 beds, 3 baths, 2,860 square feet of living space, and a backyard that rivals the seven wonders of the ancient world. Opus 40, a massive bluestone sculpture that sprawls across an... Read more
Mar. 15, 2010
Looks like we got lucky. While pickup trucks were being swept away in the town of Tuxedo, in Orange county, the rain wasn't even enough to douse the St. Patrick's day parade in Kingston:
Video by Clark Richters at The Kingston News, who was onhand to... Read more
Mar. 12, 2010
The Open Space Institute just bought 67 acres of cliff faces in the Gunks, to be added to the Mohonk Preserve and used for conservation and recreation.
The rock formations that comprise the cliffs on the Shawangunk Ridge feature many different... Read more
Mar. 12, 2010
It was with a heavy heart that Skip of Cluckin' A Critter Farm in Greene County sent a seemingly rabid raccoon to meet its maker this morning.
All I know is that I don't want to kill these animals, but I won't take a chance on loosing our own animals to... Read more
Mar. 12, 2010
The Catskill Watershed Corporation announced several funding decisions: a $255,000 loan for the Maverick Health Clinic in Phoenicia to relocate to Boiceville, and $36,493 in reimbursement for a Greene County motel's septic system. Press release below.... Read more
Mar. 12, 2010
Sullivan West's superintendent of schools, Kenneth Hilton, makes a surprise debut on stage as Teen Angel this weekend in the high school's production of Grease. (Remember the Busby Berkeley-meets-Liberace dream sequence? "Beauty school dropout," he... Read more
Mar. 12, 2010
David Turick, proprietor of the aptly-named Auto Undertakers in Monticello, is being charged with contempt of court after repeatedly blowing off court orders to clean up his property. He faces up to $2 million in fines, and the state A.G.'s office is... Read more
Mar. 12, 2010
Weather watchers are expecting moderate flooding this weekend around the Catskills region, but nothing massive. That's great news, considering the epic snowfall we got this month. A slow thaw over the past week has local emergency responders breathing a... Read more
Mar. 12, 2010
Times Herald-Record reporter Adam Bosch shot video of former governor Eliot Spitzer talking about Wall Street regulation at SUNY New Paltz yesterday.
Former Spitzer aide Lloyd Constantine has a new book out about Spitzer's brief and rocky tenure as... Read more
Mar. 11, 2010
Public school lunch is generally a joyless affair: mystery-meat sloppy joes, frozen tater tots, canned string beans that last saw dirt and sunlight sometime in the Clinton administration. But for one glorious day this week, Delaware Academy students in... Read more
Mar. 11, 2010
One of Spring Lake Farm's sows enjoying the March sunshine. Photo by Ulla Kjarval.
Mar. 11, 2010
Tea Party not your cup of, er, tea? The founders of a new organization dedicated to more civil political discourse have declared this Saturday "Coffee Party Day." Lots of New Yorkers are on board, says the Albany Project.
New York is playing its part in... Read more
Mar. 11, 2010
Millstones used to be critical to America's food chain. Until the late 1800s, when steel rollers began to take over the job, flour was made by grinding grain with heavy millstones turned by water or wind power. But before you could grind the grain, you... Read more
Mar. 10, 2010
At last: Honest-to-God local radio in Roxbury.
As all of the final touches are getting done, the radio station plans on starting its testing in May with the hopes of filling a full schedule of programming but Labor Day.
The station's looking for... Read more
Mar. 10, 2010
The DIY Network just announced that for 2010, Charles Petersheim of Catskill Farms is the builder on Blog Cabin, a DIY Network show that "asks Internet users to vote on the design features for a real cabin getaway." The DIY Network has some great photos... Read more
Mar. 10, 2010
Being on the NYC bus route has its perks. Margaretville had a big story today in offManhattan, a site that features "car-free green getaways" within striking distance of the city.
When the warmer winds of March begin to wind their way around the... Read more
Mar. 10, 2010
Greene County racehorse owner Ernie Paragallo was found guilty today on 33 counts of animal cruelty, a year after a raid on his farm found 177 sick and starving horses. He faces up to two years in prison and $33,000 in fines--for comparison, that's less... Read more
Mar. 10, 2010
Is there some kind of terrible recession going on in the creative industry? It seems like the anti-budget-cut campaigns coming out of New York State's usually-staid nonprofit sector are getting awfully clever lately.
From the Healthcare Association of... Read more