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By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 - 10:00 am
If anyone in the Catskills still needs convincing that cell phone service is sorely needed in the region, after this year's torrential flooding and widespread communication outages -- well, here's one more local scrap of evidence.
A couple of hunters who... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 - 12:33 pm
Breaking news: We've gotten word this morning that Amphenol, a high-tech manufacturer whose 1200-employee plant in Sidney was heavily damaged in the recent flooding, has decided to remain in Sidney rather than relocate the plant elsewhere. An announcement... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011 - 5:23 pm
Owner Kari Blish flies the "Open" flag in front of the the Flour Patch for the first time since the August flood, on Wednesday, November 23. Photo by Lissa Harris.
In a small town, every business is vital. But it's the ones that feed people that always... Read more
By wateradmin on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011 - 9:20 am
Window display at the Phoenicia Pharmacy. Photo by Flickr user Lori_NY; published under Creative Commons license.
When I think of historic places, I think of roadside markers. I think of heroic conflicts and memorable people long deceased. I think of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 - 12:11 pm
The Rondout Valley School Board voted unanimously at their meeting on Tuesday, November 22, to close the Rosendale Elementary School in June.
Rosendale Elementary, one of three elementary schools in the Rondout Valley Central School District, faces a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011 - 5:11 pm
Oorah, a Jewish summer camp company that runs programs for boys and girls at a campus called The Zone in Stamford, reports that last week, a burglar (or burglars?) broke into the camp and made off with some expensive equipment from the game room,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011 - 11:17 am
The Sullivan County Democrat reports today that Medicap, Livingston Manor's sole pharmacy, closed its doors last week.
Shirley Fulton, owner of a nearby gift shop, told Democrat reporter Dan Hust that she's holding out hope that another pharmacy might... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011 - 1:53 pm
Every Saturday, Muller Plaza in Oneonta is home to a small group of protestors allied with the Occupy Wall Street movement. This short film by Jessica Vecchione, taken on Saturday, November 19, features the Occupy Otsego protesters strumming guitars,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011 - 1:22 pm
The Daily Freeman and Times Herald-Record are reporting two deaths in the town of Ulster over the weekend, in unrelated auto accidents: 28-year-old Amber Haley and 45-year-old Gerald Bowden, both residents of Ulster.
More information:
Times Herald-Record... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 - 12:58 pm
Detail from cover of the November 17, 2011 issue of the New Paltz Oracle, a newspaper run by student journalists at SUNY New Paltz.
For the last two weeks, the SUNY New Paltz community has been embroiled in controversy over a series of racist incidents on... Read more
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