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By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 2, 2011 - 12:48 pm
Incredible video from Accord of local residents building a temporary bridge to help neighbors escape from behind a washed-out road. (Hat tip to Kitty Sheehan, who posted this on Twitter. Not sure who the videographer is.)
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 - 3:57 am
Above: Video of damage at the Frost Valley YMCA, created by stranded YMCA staffers up the blocked-off Oliverea Road.
Anyone with updates, please post them on our Hurricane Irene Catskills live blog.
4am, Wednesday, 8/31/11:
Frost Valley YMCA, the Full... Read more
By wateradmin on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 - 12:28 pm
From outside appearances, Phoenicia at least appears calm. To be more accurate it appears fully festive, with Shandaken Day opeining at 10:00 AM under a sunny and windless sky. The event started on a somber note with a deeply respectful moment of silence... Read more
By Lillian Browne on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 - 10:02 am
Photo by Lillian Browne.
The Delaware County Grand Jury handed down an indictment on Friday, August 26th, charging LeJuan Wainwright with Manslaughter in the First Degree. Delaware County District Attorney Richard Northrup Jr., stated that the case was... Read more
By Jack McShane on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 12:43 pm
Photo of Catskills forest by Flickr user Scott Dexter. Published under Creative Commons license.
We're delighted to bring you the Field Notes column by Andes resident Jack McShane, who writes regularly about the green hills and hollows of the Catskills... Read more
By wateradmin on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 8:33 am
Marilyn was frantically coordinating the search for a lost dog in town, with the help of many of her many friends. Flyers were made and circulated, descriptive emails went out, dog sightings came in, and then search parties went out, only to return empty-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 - 2:39 pm
20-year-old Ahman Alrefai of Jackson Heights was killed yesterday afternoon, near Tar Hollow Road in the town of Hancock, when the ATV he was riding went off the road and overturned.
From the Delaware County Sheriff's Office:
On Wednesday afternoon... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 - 11:24 am
Shandaken town supervisor Rob Stanley told the Watershed Post yesterday that flags throughout Shandaken will be at half-mast this week in honor of Pfc Douglas Cordo, who was killed last week in Afghanistan. The Daily Freeman had a nice tribute to Cordo... Read more
By Lillian Browne on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 - 10:54 am
The Delaware Phoenix stillA local artisanal distillery known for its herb-infused absinthes is branching out into whiskey. Cheryl Lins, owner of Delaware Phoenix Distillery located at 144 Delaware Street in Walton, is set to release three new products at... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 - 2:20 pm
Just a quick reminder: The Conservative Party of Shandaken is holding its caucus tonight at 7pm at the Phoenicia Fish and Game club. The public is invited.
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