Official information about the fire was not immediately available. Calls to several local fire departments were not returned, and neither the Delaware County Sheriff's Office nor the county Department of Emergency Services gave any information about the fire.
Contacted by phone, the business's owner, Bill Bloom, said that he did not know what had caused the fire. He found out about the fire around 6am, he said, when a Delaware County police officer called him. Read more
THREE MARGARETVILLE RESTAURANTS TO OFFER DINNER & THEATER
The Binnekill Square Restaurant, Inn Between Steak and Seafood and Hanah Resort and Country Club will offer a renewal of the Dinner & Theater program for the 2013 season performances of The Open Eye Theater beginning with the world premiere of the musical play Irving Berlin’s America opening May 23 and running for eight performances. Patrons of the restaurants can book Dinner & Theater for the regular menus, or special menus if offered, and after fine dining before the show continue their evening with vouchers for premium reserved seats at the theater. The program also applies to brunch before Sunday matinees or dinner afterward. Theater tickets can be purchased at the restaurants. Read more
Above: A state Department of Environmental Conservation map showing emerald ash borer distribution in New York State. For a larger version, visit the DEC's website.
The beetles were recently found in an area near the village of Unadilla, which lies on the border between Delaware and Otsego counties. The infestation was reported by a timber harvester working in a private woodlot, the first report of the insect from a commercial woodlot. Read more
Above: A mini-documentary on the wedding of William Warren and Renard Latour, shot by local filmmaker Jessica Vecchione of Vecc Videography.
New York State law barred William Warren and Renard Latour from marrying for almost four decades.
But when the couple decided to marry this spring, it wasn't the law that stood in their way. It was less than a mile of road between O'Connor Hospital and the Delhi town clerk's office -- a road that 75-year-old Warren, paralyzed in all four limbs, could not travel without medical help.
On Wednesday, May 8, Warren and Latour were married at O'Connor Hospital, in front of a small group of witnesses that included doctors, nurses, hospital staff, family and friends, a documentary filmmaker, and Warren's former hospital roommate, who showed up with his wife.
The wedding might never have happened without the intervention of Warren's doctor, Alberto Gaitan. Read more
Runs four Wednesdays, June 5, 12, 19, and 26, from 5:30-6:45PM and is taught by Nancy Forstbauer from Stargayzeryoga Studio in Stamford. This is yoga for all levels and age groups. Vinyasa Yoga is characterized by a focus on a dynamic connecting posture that creates a flow between the more static traditional yoga postures. Blocks and straps provided, mats available or you can bring your own. Nancy Forstbauer took her first yoga class at age 18, and has been practicing and teaching yoga ever since. Read more
