Government
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 - 4:53 pm
Above: Kraft macaroni and cheese. Photo by Mike Mozart, via Flickr.
A Kraft Heinz manufacturing plant in the Delaware County town of Walton that was slated for closure has been saved in an eleventh-hour deal struck by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and U.S. Senator... Read more
By Timothy Knight on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 - 9:25 am
Above: Republican Chris Tague, shown above in a campaign image from his website, raised almost $20,000 in his successful bid to beat Schoharie County Town Supervisor Gene Milone on Nov. 3.
The political dynamics of Schoharie County were significantly... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 - 12:29 am
Above: Gary Rosa celebrates his election to the position of Delaware County Family Court Judge. Photo via the Vote for Gary Rosa Facebook page.
Gary Rosa has won a heated race for Delaware County's new family court judge position over county attorney... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015 - 9:16 pm
The polls are closed across the Catskills, and we're following the returns as they come in using our Storify widget, below.
You can stalk your own results right along with us. Raw election results are being posted on the board of election websites for ... Read more
By Robert Cairns on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015 - 10:53 am
The Delaware County Board of Supervisors, without much fanfare, has updated the county's ethics policy, which has been the subject of much controversy this year.
The board, at a Wednesday Oct. 28 meeting, passed a resolution adopting “The 2016 Ethics and... Read more
By Robert Cairns on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 - 6:32 am
Above: Leigh Melander, owner of a lodge in Fleischmanns, argued against a proposed bed tax during a public hearing on Oct. 28. Photo by Robert Cairns.
After a run-up of weeks and a public hearing held on Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Delaware County Board of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 - 10:14 am
Above: KeyBank officials Charles Larsen and Jacquelyn Kahrs present a $2,000 check to Phoenicia Fire Chief Gary Carr. Photos contributed by Robin Kirk.
The staff of the KeyBank building that was gutted by fire in the Ulster County hamlet of Phoenicia on... Read more
By Robert Cairns on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015 - 1:24 pm
Above: This artist's rendering shows what the proposed Delhi Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is expected to look like. The project includes a combination of renovation and new construction at the site of the former Delaware County Countryside Care... Read more
By Timothy Knight on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015 - 5:35 pm
Above: The Summit Shock Facility in the Schoharie County town of Fulton was closed in 2011. Photo via the New York State Office of General Services, via Flickr.
Over two dozen residents packed the Fulton Town Hall on Monday, Oct. 19 to express their... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 - 2:46 pm
Above: Gov. Andrew Cuomo riding a motorcycle through the Catskills. Photo via the governor's press office, via Flickr.
Riding on a motorcycle in a leather jacket through the peak of the Catskills fall colors, Gov. Andrew Cuomo led a procession of bikers... Read more



