Sidney Center
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 - 7:37 pm
The Daily Star reports today that Joseph Ermeti, municipal attorney for the Delaware County town of Sidney, was arrested over a month ago on third-degree assault charges.
The Daily Star's report has few details on the arrest, but notes that Ermeti is... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 - 11:01 am
Antlers: Too small (top) and large enough to kill (bottom): DECThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is expanding its antler-restriction program for deer hunting into a larger portion of the Catskills, in a bid to allow more young... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 - 11:54 am
Pink Pearl apple at Montgomery Place Orchards, an orchard and cidery in Red Hook, NY on the Cider Route. Photo from Montgomery Place's website.
The Apple Project, a scion of local farm advocacy group Glynwood, is sparking a revival of old-school... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011 - 10:38 am
A video by food.curated showing damage to Maple Downs Farm, a dairy farm in the Schoharie County town of Middleburgh that was devastated by the recent floods.
On Monday, October 17, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) and the New York State... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 - 12:47 pm
Last Thursday, October 13, the Sidney Town Board voted to grant the Leatherstocking Gas Company a public franchise agreement, which will allow it to build a natural gas pipeline through Sidney, Coventry, and Bainbridge.
According to a video of the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 - 11:06 am
If you experienced flooding after Tropical Storm Lee in Delaware or Ulster county, you have an extra month to apply for the U.S. Department of Labor's Disaster Unemployment Insurance. The New York Office of Emergency Management made the announcement... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 - 11:05 am
If you lost your job or gig because of Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee, you have an extra month to apply for the U.S. Department of Labor's Disaster Unemployment Insurance.
Victims of Lee in Delaware and Ulster counties have until Nov. 14 to apply... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 - 12:21 pm
Thanks to the New York State DOT for ensuring that our local tourist attractions are well-marked. For instance, this sign on Route 28 in Shandaken, which appears to depict a hardy mountaineer skiing directly uphill on a 60-degree slope.
(Or perhaps our... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 - 12:27 pm
The National Weather Service in Binghamton announced around 12:10 pm that a flash flood watch is in effect for south central New York and northeastern Pennsylvania, through the evening. In the Catskills region, the alert includes Delaware and Sullivan... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 - 10:24 am
Above: A lecture on the dangers of fracking organized by Friends of Sustainable Sidney on Tuesday at the Greater Maywood Rural Community Services Community Center.
A group called Friends of Sustainable Sidney is hoping that tonight's Sidney Town Board... Read more
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