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This Memorial Day, bike the Catskills

By Andrea Girolamo
5/18/12 - 6:26 pm

Above: Cycling on some Catskills roads. Photo via the Catskill Mountain Cycling Club Facebook page.

Cyclists who ride the Catskills know this is a perfect place to get on the bike for a quick 20-miler. And what better time to do it than this Memorial Day weekend, when two of our local cycling clubs are offering planned rides for cycling enthusiasts?

'Tour de Pepacton'

Billy Allison, of the Catskill Mountain Cycling Club, is the organizing brains behind this year’s Tour de Pepacton, a ride to benefit Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care, on Sunday, May 27. Read more

Armed kidnapping suspect arrested in Richmondville

By Lissa Harris
5/17/12 - 3:05 pm

State police report that a four-day crime spree that stretched from Saratoga Springs to Richmondville has come to an end, with the arrest of 36-year-old Saratoga Springs resident Nicholas P. Beer.

According to a release from the New York State Police, Beer was involved with several larcenies in Saratoga County, stole a box truck in Wilton, then returned to his home to collect his girlfriend and two young sons. When Beer's girlfriend refused to come with him, police say, Beer pointed a loaded .22 Marlin rifle at her and forced her to get in the truck.

With his family in tow, police say, Beer left Saratoga County on Monday morning, went south through Otsego County, and ended up in Schoharie County on Tuesday, May 15. State troopers responding to a suspicious vehicle complaint found the stolen truck parked near the Reinhardt Mini Mart in Richmondville. Beer was placed under arrest, and his girlfriend and sons were found unharmed in the back of the truck. Read more

School elections today

By Lissa Harris
5/15/12 - 9:57 am

A reminder: New Yorkers go to the polls today to vote for school budgets and board members. To find your local polling place, check your school district's website.

Problems at the polls? Let us know at editor@watershedpost.com.

Thousands of rural post offices to reduce hours under new USPS plan

By Lissa Harris
5/10/12 - 11:33 am

Above: A Google map of New York State post offices that will have reduced hours under the new plan. Click on a red dot to get information about a post office's current hours and their planned reduced daily hours. Use the controls on the left to zoom in or out, or click and drag the map with your mouse. For a larger view, click here. Data from the United States Postal Service. Read more

Letter to the Editor: Fair Election Funding

By WP Newsroom
5/9/12 - 2:31 pm

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Gilboa dam sirens to be tested tomorrow

By Lissa Harris
5/8/12 - 10:04 am

At 12:30pm on Wednesday, May 9, the Gilboa Dam alert sirens will be tested.

Regular tests of the system will be held on the second Wednesday of the month henceforth, the Times Journal reports.

The sirens, which were heavily damaged during flooding from Tropical Storm Irene last year, were finally repaired in April, to the tune of $220,000. The Schenectady Daily Gazette reports that in light of last year's catastrophic floods, Schoharie County is considering activating the sirens for flooding, not just the risk of dam failure:

[Schoharie County Emergency Management Director Colleen] Fullford said she expects county officials to discuss whether to revise the siren plan in place. Up until now, the public has been told that the sirens will be activated when the Gilboa Dam is at risk of imminent failure or when there’s an emergency that could result in dam failure. Read more

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