Cuomo signs casino legislation
The fate of casinos in New York State must still be decided at the ballot box this November -- but the effort to build casinos in upstate New York took a step forward today, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed...
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List your business in our new Catskills Food Guide
Above: Jane Axamathy of the Bake House in Kauneonga Lake gives fresh bread to Spencer Cutler of the neighboring Fat Lady Cafe. Photo by Jason Dole.Do you run a Catskills restaurant, cafe, bakery, food...
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NewsShed: Finding Nemo
Meet Nemo, a 730-pound pig currently being treated at Cornell University for B-cell lymphoma. According to a recent television news report from CNY Central, Nemo may be the first of his species to be...
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NewsShed: Chesapeake bails on Southern Tier gas leases
Above: Protesters at a fundraiser for local Republican Congressman Chris Gibson on Tuesday, at which House Speaker John Boehner was the featured guest. Detail from a larger image posted on Facebook by...
View ArticleFlash flood watch in effect for the Catskills
A flash flood watch is in effect today for eastern New York and western New England, including Greene, Schoharie and Ulster counties. The flash flood watch, issued around 3am by the National Weather...
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Catskills 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;...
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NewsShed: Obama plans an upstate tour
Above: Fresh-harvested garlic and handmade garlic roasters from Barber's Farm, a family farm in the Schoharie County town of Middleburgh. This Saturday, August 17, Barber's and over 20 other local...
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Changes afoot for NYC watershed plan
A flowing Catskills stream, photographed by James McCracken in Hunter. A newly-revised midterm draft of a ten-year plan for the management of New York City's unfiltered watershed calls for almost $40...
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Harvest Moon Ball
October 19, 2013 - 6:00pm - 11:00pmHarvest Moon Ball presented by the Auxiliary of Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center. To request an invitation email your name and address...
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Harvest Moon Ball October 19th
Join us at the Harvest Moon Ball presented by the Auxiliary of Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center. To request an invitation email your name and address to...
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This weekend: See the fire towers glow and earn a badge
Above: Our Catskill Fire Towers badge on a proud hiker's backpack. Photo by Lisa Lyons. The Catskills fire towers are already pretty neat, but they're going to be especially awesome this weekend. For...
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Hein blasts state for leaving Lower Esopus out of watershed pact
Above: Turbid water from the Lower Esopus mixes with clearer water in the Hudson River. Photo taken by Riverkeeper in November of 2011, when turbidity in New York City's Catskill watershed and the...
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This weekend: Labor Day in the Catskills
Child of the corn: A young Catskillian ventures into a corn maze at the annual Bovina Farm Day, returning to Crescent Valley this Sunday.Still deciding how to spend Labor Day Weekend? The Catskills has...
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The tree at Mine Kill Falls
Flickr user A Man Called ACME took this shot of a tree at Mine Kill Falls in Schoharie County over the Labor Day weekend. What photos did you take on your holiday? Upload them to our Flickr pool and we...
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NewsShed: Route 28 hot rodder breaks all the rules
Meet Steve Heller's Cro-Magnum: The body of a 2006 Dodge Magnum, the tail fins of a 1957 DeSoto, the bumpers of a couple of mid-century Cadillacs, and 160 silver bullets welded to the front grille....
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Election advertising in the Watershed Post
It's that time of year again: election season is upon us! Give your candidate a boost with an ad in the Watershed Post. Design is included in our low rates, and we're the best way to reach readers...
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NewsShed: Frosty nights ahead
A Catskills bumblebee forages on clover. Photo posted on Instagram this morning by Sean Mahoney.Happy Thursday, Catskills. The hour has come at last: There's a chance of patchy frost in tonight's...
View ArticleLocal primaries held Tuesday
Some local voters registered with a political party will have a chance to weigh in at the polls on Tuesday, September 10. The local races underway in the region may not be as headline-grabbing as...
View ArticleStorm tracker: Brace for thunderstorms, Catskills
A round of intense thunderstorms is headed east across upstate New York this afternoon. We're keeping track of fast-moving Catskills weather updates in the Storify post below. As we add new updates,...
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With judge's ruling, DEP officers may finally get cop benefits
Photo illustration. The reservoir in the background is the Pepacton in Delaware County; photo by Timothy Cox, shared in the Watershed Post's Flickr group pool.Since 9/11, the number of Department of...
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