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Above: Garlic mustard flowers. Photo by Sannse at the English language WikipediaBy Ryan Trapani Read moreThe Watershed Post's News from Local Businesses column carries news from local businesses in...
View ArticleGuide to a Catskills Memorial Day Weekend
Above: Hundreds of rubber duckies take to the waters of Gooseberry Creek in the Tannersville Rubber Duck Race & Crazy Boat Race and Festival on May 25. Photo via the Great Northern Catskills...
View ArticleCatskills cyclists share their favorite rides
Photo of Charlie Sanborn, by Nicholas Piatek Photography.The Catskills are two-wheel paradise, especially if you're not afraid of a few hills. Some people move here just because they love the riding;...
View Article18 Great Catskills Hikes
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View ArticleA guide to boating on the Catskills reservoirs
Above: Perch Lake and Pepacton Reservoir by Corneel Verlaan. Photo submitted to the 2013 Catskills Great Outdoor Experience Photo Contest. Boating on Catskills reservoirs in 5 StepsThe reservoirs hold...
View Article2013 Catskills Great Outdoor Experience Photo Contest
This spring, Peekamoose Restaurant & Tap Room sponsored our Catskills-wide photo contest, in which over 60 readers from around the region sent us images of their favorite Catskills outdoor...
View ArticleIt's here: The 2013 Catskills Outdoor Guide
Thanks to dozens of advertisers, our excellent freelancers and contributors, and a team of graphics and creative specialists, we've finished the 2013 Catskills Outdoor Guide.Print copies hit the...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Please join the conversation on the 29th!
To the editor:We, the elected municipal officials of the Towns and Villages in Ulster, Greene and Delaware Counties, are writing to our regional media outlets, DEC and New York State officials in...
View ArticleWith school budget voted down, Middleburgh goes back to the drawing board
Voters in Schoharie County's Middleburgh Central School District voted down this year's proposed $20,277,789 budget on May 21 by just 25 votes: 374 for to 399 against.Now, with a second budget vote...
View ArticleFlood watches declared as two storms move toward Catskills
Above: A screenshot of a National Weather Service image showing the projected 5-day track of Tropical Storm Andrea as it moves up the East Coast, as of Thursday afternoon. For a current image, check...
View ArticleAndrea swings by Catskills; only minor flooding expected
Above: A screenshot from the NWS's river forecast page. Dots indicate USGS streamgauges; the color indicates whether flooding is forecast over the next 48 hours. All gauges in the Catskills region are...
View ArticleCuomo administration pushes tax-free business scheme to skeptical Catskills...
Above: Dierdre Scozzafava, the Deputy Secretary of State for Local Government, presented the Cuomo administration's proposed "Tax-Free NY" legislation at SUNY Delhi on June 6, 2013. Photo by Julia...
View ArticleThey've been burgling on the railroad (allegedly)
Two Herkimer County men were arrested recently after they were caught red-handed stealing railroad spikes and spike plates from the Canadian Pacific Rail line in Richmondville, according to a statement...
View ArticleBald eagles and cement mixers coexist peaceably at the Gilboa Dam
Above: Fledgling bald eagles at a nest near the Gilboa Dam on June 4, 2013. Photo courtesy of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Weighing in at over 230 million pounds of concrete,...
View ArticleFlood watches in effect across Catskills region
Above: 24-hour precipitation forecast for Thursday, June 13, issued Wednesday, June 12. Source: National Weather Service.Heavy rain is expected to fall across southeastern New York, northeastern...
View ArticleStorm tracking south, but flood watches still in effect
A rainfall prediction issued by the National Weather Service in Binghamton early Thursday morning, calling for 2 to 3 inches of rain in the southwestern Catskills region.The latest forecasts for a...
View ArticleThis weekend: A slew of upstate events for Father's Day
Lady Antebellum, appearing Saturday at the Taste of Country Festival at Hunter Mountain.Father’s Day is upon us -- an opportunity to honor and enjoy the dad in your life. This weekend, the various...
View ArticleFlooding, road closures in Catskills as new rainstorms move south
NEWS10 ABC: Albany, New York News, Weather, SportsAbove: A video report from News 10 of flooding in Middleburgh's Main Street on Friday afternoon. Just when it was clearing up: Rainstorms moving south...
View ArticleBounty of the County: SALT benefit at the Carrot Barn
June 29, 2013 - 5:00pmOn behalf of the Honorable Thomas DiNapoli, The Albany Chefs' Food and Wine Festival Board of Directors, the Bounty of the County Event Committee and Schoharie Area Long Term we...
View ArticleCatskills Family Creameries Open House
July 5, 2013 (All day)Save The Date: Friday, July 5thLife on the farm is of great interest to our communities as the desire to know where our food comes from continues to grow. Join seven small...
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