Greene County
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jul. 6, 2011 - 4:53 pm
A line of severe thunderstorms is marching across the Catskills this afternoon, as this snapshot of radar taken at 4:41pm shows. The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch earlier today for Delaware, Greene, Schoharie and Ulster... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jul. 5, 2011 - 3:25 pm
Photo by Flickr user akasped.
That question has divided the community around Cairo-Durham Central School this month.
In early June, the Daily Mail reported that C-D students were flying and displaying the confederate flag in the school parking lot:... Read more
By Matthew Perry on Friday, Jul. 1, 2011 - 10:46 am
Looking for 2013 fireworks? Check out our Catskills Fourth of July Guide here. -- Ed
Photo via Flickr user bayasaa.
So many fireworks, so little time, so many miles to travel. If you're seeking the rockets' red glare this weekend, you can find it in all... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 28, 2011 - 2:36 pm
This just in: Alexander "Sandy" Mathes, the executive directory of the Greene County Industrial Development Agency, has resigned, according to the Daily Mail. No explanation was given:
In a statement, the IDA Board of Directors said the decision was “... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 22, 2011 - 6:02 am
Radar image at 6am, June 22.
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for Ulster, Sullivan and Greene counties, thanks to a set of thunderstorms that are expected to pass over the southern Catskills later today and tonight. (See the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Jun. 18, 2011 - 11:26 am
The Daily Mail is reporting that 12 Greene County employees got a nasty surprise yesterday when county officials abruptly announced that they would be laid off to save $1.3 million. The cuts come after unsuccessful attempts to negotiate with county unions... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2011 - 1:43 pm
From left to right: James Rueger, representative from Shandaken, Pine Hill Community Center (holding small round sign); Robert Selkowitz, Town of Olive (holding rectangular sign); Diane Galusha, Catskill Watershed Corporation; Doris Bartlett, Town of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 6, 2011 - 11:44 am
Gov't Mule performing "Thorazine Shuffle" at Hunter Mountain's Mountain Jam Festival on Saturday.
The seventh annual Mountain Jam Festival at Hunter Mountain went off splendidly over the weekend, and featured a showstopping act from a diva-esque performer... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jun. 2, 2011 - 3:59 pm
A bulls-eye rash characteristic of Lyme Disease. Photo by Hannah Garrison via Wikimedia Commons.
The Greene County Legislature's education committee got an earful about the dangers of Lyme Disease yesterday from a Cornell educator who is convinced that... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, May. 31, 2011 - 2:53 pm
Videographer Lance Wheeler may specialize in "exceptional and affordable wedding video," but on Saturday he shot a death-defying rescue of a pilot trapped in a crashed glider in Greene County.
In the video above, which has quite the knuckle-biting... Read more
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